Raise the Bar, from Next Chapter Raise, is a podcast for female founders with a very simple mission - getting female founders funded faster. The podcast features news related to female founders, first-hand accounts from founders, investors, lawyers and other key players in the ecosystem, advice from our experts-in-residence, and alternative pitches that showcase our platform members. We will talk about how to fix the broken funding system to help more women succeed and how women can battle through the current system to access capital and scale their businesses. The podcast is hosted by Amanda Williams, strategy lead at Next Chapter, and a former impact investor and manager of accelerator programmes across Asia.mWith our podcast, we want to inspire, empower and celebrate female founders.
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November 8, 2024Episode 2525 min
Maaike Doyer - The Future of Female Investing
In this episode, Nicole Denholder sits down with Maaike Doyer, co-founder of Epic Angels, to discuss her inspiring journey from corporate finance to angel investing, the mission behind Epic Angels, and her vision to empower women to take charge of their financial futures.
April 17, 2024Episode 2414 min
How to overcome getting a lot of No's to my pitch?
In this episode, I share insights on how you can overcome rejection in pitching. I'll be giving you practical techniques to walk into meetings with the right mindset, identify the right investor, and effectively seek feedback to refine your approach and increase your chances of pitch success."Every no brings you closer to a yes, stay strong. keep refining your pitch and believe in the value of you and your business idea."
March 28, 2024Episode 2316 min
Founder Profiles Decoded: Money Strategies for Every Business stage
Join me, Nicole Denholder, your scale-up expert and fellow entrepreneur, on our latest episode of the Raise the Bar podcast by NCR! Today, we delve into the crucial topic of understanding different founder profiles and the types of money that best suit each stage of business growth. Tune in to gain valuable insights and strategies to propel your business forward!
February 15, 2024Episode 2222 min
Episode 22: Shea Stanley - Navigating Expansion with Creativity and Strategy
On this podcast we talk to Shea Stanley In 2011, she founded Little Steps Asia, the leading website and weekly e-newsletter dedicated to delivering the inside scoop to parents on what to do, buy, and discover in Asia and beyond. Little Steps Asia has been successfully running regionally with dedicated local sites in Hong Kong, Singapore, Bali, Jakarta, Macau, and Kuala Lumpur. I talked to Shea about building her team, the right culture for international expansion, her use of tools, data and standard operating procedures for streamlined business management. So many invaluable and actionable takeaways you can use today!
January 30, 2024Episode 2128 min
Episode 21: David Friedrichs - Coming full "Cerqul"!
On this podcast we talk to David Friedrichs who co-founded Cerqular, which was borne out of their passion for sustainable living. In this episode, David shares their moment of inspiration to launch, their transition from corporate to startup life, their vision for Cerqular and why most of their investors are female!
May 22, 2023Episode 2026 min
Episode 20 - Vaishnavi Reddy: Scaling with micro personas and community.
On this episode, Nicole Denholder speaks with Vaishnavi Reddy about how Unsweetened Beauty is using AI-powered personalisation to simplify skincare. Vaishnavi also shares how they built their community to 30,000 people since launch, how they engage with the customers, the importance of micro personas, why they wanted an investor who backs their business and how they are deploying the $500,000 they recently raised.
May 11, 2023Episode 1941 min
Episode 19: Denise Sandquist: The Power of Social Communities
In this Episode, Nicole Denholder speaks with Denise Sandquist, the co-founder of SKAPA, the parent company FIKA, Asia's first female-focused AI social & dating app and the newly launched LIKA, authentic social network for Gen-Z where you connect with people in groups around mutual interest. Denise shares her personal story that led to recognise the power of community, the launch of LIKA and the expansion into LIKA.
November 4, 2022Episode 1819 min
Episode 18: Alison Eyring: Incubating an idea to grow a new category building company
On this episode of Raise the Bar, we speak with Alison Eyring, the founder of Produgie, a Singapore based company that is building a new category in software to multiply the impact of every leader & team in all businesses.
November 4, 2022Episode 1722 min
Episode 17: Kate Choyce: Conviction is critical when telling your business story
On this episode of Raise the Bar, we speak with Kate Choyce, the founder of HR Tech, a Hong Kong based company revolutionising the recruitment industry through technology. Kate explains how she is driven night and day to change the recruitment industry through their flagship product the HR Pod and how success, through validation by companies such as Microsoft, keeps her motivated.
April 4, 2022Episode 1613 min
Episode 16: Rithika Gupta: Knocking chemicals off your shelf, one bottle at a time
Rithika Gupta, the founder of Ollie, a Singapore based retail brand that helps you better harness the power of essential oils. Rithika shares learning about essential oils through her family’s wholesale business , FP Aromatics Singapore, and how she then launched Ollie as a direct to consumer product business and the differences that she has experienced between these two business models. She also shares the benefits of starting in Singapore and how she is focused on Ollie being innovative in an existing industry segment. As a member of Next Chapter’s Capital Club programme, an exclusive programme for women business leaders ready to fundraise, we are pleased to be sharing Rithika’s journey as a founder and her plans for Ollie.
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