Renegade Ventures

Today, Ellie and Maggie are joined by Jenna Ahern of Guardian Owl Digital. As a college student, she and two other women co-founded Bluegrass Premier, a field hockey club in Louisville, simply because they saw a need for it. She did not view this as business ownership at the time but rather as a practical solution to an unmet demand. After setting up the club, she decided to focus on her career in...

What happens to your business if something were to happen to you? Who takes over when you retire? If someone walked in today and offered to buy your business, what would the magic number be? If you don’t have the answers, we get it. And so does Jessica Fialkovich, whose business consulting work at Exit Factor is designed to prepare business owners for all the above. Experiencing the layoffs of 200...

Ellie and Maggie talk entrepreneurship with Rivergreen Cocktails' founder Danielle Mann. A former OBGYN and current practicing hospitalist, Danielle discusses how her love of learning and the research skills she acquired studying medicine played a crucial role in developing Rivergreen Cocktails and their flagship all-natural premium gin canned cocktail. The three discuss timing, taking breaks, and...

Ellie, Maggie, and Cuddle Clones Co-founder Jennifer Williams discuss how ideas in business are easy, getting them done is the hard part. From actuarial work to making fluffy ( even feathered) clones of customers' pets, executing ideas is the hallmark of all good business. What can we all learn from businesses nothing like ours? How can imagining solutions to other industry problems teach us a...

Welcome back to Renegade Ventures for Season 2! Ellie returns with a new co-host, Maggie Harlow. With years of business experience, Maggie brings an insightful perspective to the Renegade Ventures podcast. In this episode, Ellie and Maggie catch up on what they've been up to and share what’s in store for the season ahead.

Debbie Lowe was a woman before her time creating and leading a Information Technology company in Healthcare in 1998. The business started with her husband and grew to a full family affair until the time came to sell. She talks about navigating family transitions, finding a buyer in the midst of 2020, and rebuilding her career and creating a new business.  Thank you to our Guest! Connect + Follow D...

Reportedly, 78% of Business owners are planning on the sale of their business to fund their retirement, but they know nearly nothing about the process or what their business is worth. Today’s episode talks about the process of selling your business. The pathway isn’t an easy one and that’s why Brokers exist! Today’s guest is my business partner and mentor Phil Eleson. He talks about buying and sel...

The world of Venture Capital has captured headlines for years but there are many types of equity-based financing for different stages and styles of businesses. Today's episode is with Elizabeth Rounsavall, a woman who has worn many hats in the investing world!  Venture Capital, Angel Investing, Private Equity, Real Estate, and Family office investing we touch on all of these types of equity financ...

Debt financing can be a confusing and scary path to take to fund your business. Not only that, it's an option that isn’t widely accessible unless you already have money. This week’s episode we walk through the business loan options and the process. Our guest Shirie Hawkins has spent her career dedicated to small business owners and helping them get the resources they need. She has been a Commercia...

Drive down any major road and you will see dozens of different franchise businesses. Have you ever considered what it would be like to own one? Today’s Guest Maggie Harlow is the owner of Signarama Downtown Louisville, and we walk through her process of deciding she wanted to own a business, to her choosing Signarama, to growing her business to a top-producing franchise in their 1500 locations.  O...

Today’s guest took her entry-level position, and with time, talent, and some “dog”ged determination became CEO of Pet First pet insurance - just in time to manage their acquisition by powerhouse MetLife.  Katie Blakeley has led teams through the excitement of fast growth, the anxiety of looming post-acquisition change, and the doldrums of extensive due diligence. Katie was unafraid to be aggressiv...

05. Business Buying 101: The Basics (What, Why, How + How Much?) Host Ellie Puckett leads today’s conversation, a straightforward look at the initial steps you must take if you want to acquire a solidly-researched, revenue-generating, wealth-building real-life business.  From exploring what kind of business you want to own, discovering your business buying boundaries, and the rarely discussed topi...

What does racial and gender inequality have to do with buying and selling businesses? Everything. The systemic issue of wealth inequality holds at its core a central question - who gets to own generational assets and why? A foundational and transferable asset that creates generational wealth is business ownership. Renegade Ventures is here to help close the wealth gap through buying and building b...

Renegade Jesika Young went from commercial banking to acquisition entrepreneur and is now one of the most influential women in manufacturing. On today's episode we discuss the Buyer's Journey and how one woman combined her curiosity about business acquisition and her expertise in the commercial banking world to build an empire. Pivoting away from her successful career in banking to strike out on a...

Roughly 80% of business owners are expecting the sale of their business to fund their retirement. A majority of them have no idea what their business is worth, and absolutely no exit plan to speak of. Not having a solid plan on why, when and how to step down from your business can mean losing key employees, disappointing family members, and most importantly - leaving with less money! After 30+ yea...

The first time things just “don’t work out” is understandable, not everything is meant to be. The second time your career plans are thwarted by the poor choices of others is a wake up call. The third time you are sitting in front of yet another (typically male) CEO hearing why your role is being “reimagined” and you are out of a job? Well, that is how a Renegade is born. Faced with starting over y...

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