Lee Schneider

The Impact Pitch: How Tech Founders Tell Stories that Attract Capital

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THE IMPACT PITCH supports the founder/funder ecosystem by connecting startups, funders, and incubators who all have the common goal of creating social impact companies that thrive. It shines a light on startups that are in their early-stage funding rounds or that are underrepresented. Scientists and tech founders sometimes struggle to translate their technical innovations into compelling business narratives. In the Impact Pitch, you’ll hear from a founder, an investor, or sometimes both, about how they worked to shape their pitch, the challenges, the reboots, and the successes as well. Each ep...

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Lee Schneider

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Kelly O’Connell and Fernanda Carapinha: Building Infrastructure for Founder Success 24.06.2026 38:34

In this episode of THE IMPACT PITCH, Lee Schneider interviews a VC, Kelly O’Connell, managing partner of the 360 Venture Collective, and a founder, Fernanda Carapinha, founder and CEO of WE Intelligence and creator of Founderverse® Why do 90% of startups fail? Not because founders can't succeed-but because they lack the intelligence, systems, and infrastructure to scale effectively. Fernanda Carap...

La Keisha Landrum Pierre: What Does it Take to Pitch an Impact Startup? 02.06.2026 12:49

What does it take to pitch an impact startup? Host Lee Schneider sits down with La Keisha Landrum Pierre, General Partner and Co-Founder of Emmeline Ventures. She is a venture capital investor who reviews over a thousand pitches a year. In their conversation, they break down exactly what separates the founders who raise capital from those who don’t. La Keisha explains why clarity, structure, and t...

Pocket Sun & Michelle Turner 15.04.2026 33:01

This episode is a look into the early-stage funding journey of Michelle Turner and her virtual healthcare startup, Here Now Health. The company serves kids in foster care through Medicaid-covered mental health services. The episode features two interviews. The first is with founder Michelle Turner about how she pitched and closed her pre-seed round. The second interview is with her investor Pocket...