🚀 Taking Black-Owned Brands to the Next LevelHow does a Black-owned winery land on American Airlines? How do you build the right network to make your biggest business dreams happen? In this episode of More Than the Hype, Kristin Taylor sits down with Kelly Ifill, the founder of Guava, a digital banking platform designed for Black entrepreneurs.Kelly spills all the details on how she helped KT Winery secure its spot on American Airlines, why networking is everything, and how she raised $2.5M in venture funding in an industry that often overlooks Black founders.✨

• What You’ll Learn:How Kelly helped secure the American Airlines deal for KT Winery

• The power of networking and why your connections = your net worth

• What investors really look for when funding Black entrepreneurs

• The reality of pivoting a startup and keeping investors on board

• Kelly’s top business lessons (spoiler: Know your pitch, and move fast!)

🔥 Resources & Mentions:

• Guava – Digital banking for Black entrepreneurs

• KT Winery – Now served on American Airlines!

• Black Ambition – Funding for Black & Latinx entrepreneurs

• Hillman Talk on TikTok – Where business meets culture

Book Recommendation:

• Build (by Tony Fadell)

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