A serial entrepreneur, Sevetri Wilson started her first business while attending Louisiana State University, a newsletter, using her community as a resource to help her get things going. After college, at the age of 22, she founded Solid Ground Innovations, a full service strategic communications and management firm. As a self-proclaimed bootstrapper, she decided to take the next step in her journey to turn SGI into a scaleable platform by setting her sights on transforming the nonprofit sector through technology. As the Founder and CEO of Resilia, Sevetri has successfully raised millions of dollars in funding while being a changemaker in her community and beyond.
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TIMESTAMPS
0:00 - Intro
0:57- Sevetri on always having the entrepreneurial spirit
2:08 - Sevetri shares a story on how her mother and father inspired her
3:48 - Sevetri talks about her first business at LSU - BNOW
6:04 - Sevetri on having the confidence to lead a team
7:10 - Sevetri on bootstrapping her second venture Solid Ground Innovations
9:24 - Sevetri shares a story receiving guidance on her first big contract
13:03 - Sevetri explains how she goes about networking
16:05 - Sevetri on having a clear and direct ask
18:20 - Sevetri on lack of women and representation in her industry
19:15 - Sevetri shares a story on her biggest learning lessons
22:10 - Sevetri shares a story on starting her tech venture Resilia
24:12 - Sevetri explains how Resilia helps non-profits and big corporations
25:50 - Sevetri on successfully raising funds for her businesses
27:47 - Sevetri shares the origins of the name Resilia
29:10 - Sevetri on being resilient and dealing with disappointment
30:25 - Sevetri gives advice for aspiring entrepreneurs
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