Season Two: Episode Seven – The road to entrepreneurship – risks, investing, and transitioning from a corporate setting to the startup world. Episode Description: Nevin Chetry (Fordham Law ’19) interviews Rob Sanchez (Fordham Law ’14), CEO of MouthMedia Network and Lois Herzeca, COO of MouthMedia Network to discuss the path and risks founders take to…
Season Two: Episode Six – Examining for-profits and non-profits, benefit corporations, the B Lab certification process, philanthropy LLCs, and impact investing. Episode Description: Bernice Grant, Senior Director of the Entrepreneurial Law Program at Fordham University School of Law joins with Professor Dana Brakman Reiser, Professor of Law at Brooklyn Law School, Visiting Professor of Law…
Season Two: Episode Five – Examining impact investing — a relatively new form of investing which is directed at having a social or environmental impact alongside a financial return. Episode Description: Evan Lin (Fordham Law ’19) and Zhujing Wu (Fordham Law ’19) interview Tom Brunner, Partner at LeapFrog Investments, to discuss impact investing, its legal…
Season Two: Episode Four – How companies can raise capital through an initial public offering and the five biggest surprises that often come along the way. Episode Description: Joe Slochowsky (Fordham Law ’19) and Philipp Kirschbaum (Fordham Law ’19) interview James Shea (Fordham Law ’09), formerly Special Counsel at Sullivan & Cromwell LLP and now…
Season Two: Episode Three – A look at equity and crypto crowdfunding and Republic, an equity crowdfunding platform focused on diversity and mission-driven startups. Episode Description: Julia Báez Valentín (Fordham Law ’19) and Soo Young Hong (Fordham Law ’19) interview Chuck Pettid (Fordham Gabelli School of Business, MBA, Finance ’06) on the crowdfunding platform Republic…
Season Two: Episode Two – Considerations and advice for forming a public benefit corporation from one of the most successful benefit corporations in the world. Episode Description: Adam Mengler (Fordham Law ’19) interviews Chris Mitchell (Fordham Law ’00), General Counsel of Kickstarter—a Public Benefit Corporation and Certified B Corporation—to discuss the benefits and challenges that…
Season Two: Episode One – A look at the problems of and solutions for gaining access to capital for female and minority entrepreneurs. Episode Description: Oluwayemisi (“Yemi”) Danmola (Fordham Law ’19) and Diana Ryzhova (Fordham Law ’19) interview Ramona Ortega (Fordham Law ’13), Founder and CEO of Mi Dinero Mi Futuro (My Money My Future…
Season One: Episode Sixteen – Legal and business considerations for entrepreneurs and business owners when seeking office space. Episode Description: Kevin Chan (Fordham Law ’18) offers an overview of various legal and business considerations for entrepreneurs and new business owners who are looking for office space, including the legal differences between lease and license agreements,…