The Wealthy Wellthy podcast series is the latest venture of Krisstina Wise who has been named one of the 100 Most Influential Real Estate Leaders in the country, been featured in USA TODAY and lauded by Apple for creative leadership with emerging technologies. Krisstina is a real estate mogul and founder of several businesses, but after coming close to death she realized … [Read more...] about Wealthy Wellthy.
Crowdfunding
Make your impact count.
Impact investing is having a moment. Investors as well-heeled as Bill Gates, and as humble as your average college kid, are trying to find ways to "save the world" while also generating returns. This newfound desire to use the markets to affect change is a positive development, but like any other investment, impact or not, there are risks involved. Making the wrong decisions … [Read more...] about Make your impact count.
Share the wealth.
Brian Beckon believes we should share the wealth. Brian is an attorney with over twenty-five years of experience working for nonprofits, start-ups, and publicly-traded companies. When he was starting out as a young attorney, he wanted to find a way to make the world better. Now, as principal at Cutting Edge Capital, he focuses on strategies for raising capital for communities … [Read more...] about Share the wealth.
Why community capital matters.
When discussing why underserved communities tend to stay that way, insufficient access to capital is the elephant in the room. Traditionally, to secure funding for say, a multifamily apartment building, or a new retail shopping center, one would have to go through conventional lenders, private equity firms, venture capital groups, or independent angel investors. What all of … [Read more...] about Why community capital matters.
The beginning.
I'm Eve Picker and my life is rich with urban (ad)ventures, I’ve developed a dozen buildings in blighted neighborhoods, founded a non-profit called cityLAB and built Pittsburgh’s first tiny house, organized a speaker series, launched a Pittsburgh e-zine called Pop City, and established downtown Pittsburgh’s first co-working space. I also … [Read more...] about The beginning.