Creating a business plan can be overwhelming and no one really has time to read one fully. A Lean Canvas replaces elaborate business plans with a single page business model. A Lean Canvas can be used to quickly persuade others that working with you (or investing in your business) is a smart decision. Experienced founders will walk you through deconstructing your idea into key assumptions followed by some customer discovery techniques that can help you validate your idea fast!

ABOUT THE FACILITATORS

Gv Freeman is a Growth Strategist with over 20 years of experience living at the center of a marketing, product, sales & self-care Venn diagram. A multipotentialitie at heart, Gv’s interests and experience span the roles of entrepreneur, executive, coach, marketer, salesman, product manager, DJ and Yoga teacher. Grounded firmly in the cornerstones of alignment, strategy, and process, Gv pulls from these disciplines to help startups launch, companies grow, and entrepreneurs live an integrated life.

Pravina Pindoria is from England and moved to St. Louis after winning an Arch Grant for Tallyfy - a B2B SaaS company that automates tasks between people. As Co-founder of Tallyfy, Pravina helped raise $2.6m in seed funding from investors in St. Louis and Silicon Valley. Pravina helped the company get its first 100 customers and $1m revenue with less than a MVP. Pravina has deep experience in the customer discovery process, UX, product management and scaling a tech startup with a remote workforce. Through Tallyfy, Pravina has consulted and helped other tech-enabled companies unlock further economic efficiencies, find new markets and scale their operations through workflow automation.

Passion into a Paycheck is a program designed to inspire and guide teenagers who are interested in entrepreneurship. The program aims to help teenagers identify their passions and turn them into viable business ideas. It provides resources about business planning, marketing, finance, and other important aspects of starting and running a successful business. The program emphasizes the importance of creativity, innovation, and hard work, and encourages teenagers to take risks and learn from their mistakes. Through Passion into a Paycheck, teenagers can gain the skills and confidence they need to pursue their entrepreneurial dreams and turn their passions into profitable ventures.

ABOUT THE FACILITATOR

Devon Moody-Graham, MBA is an International business strategist, author and community leader dedicated to seeing a positive shift in economic development through entrepreneurship in underserved communities. For over 14 years, Devon has been dedicated to using entrepreneurship as a tool to build sustainability and generational wealth for startups especially in minority communities. She is building a pipeline for international business expansion for minority-owned businesses. Her experience and partnerships have brought over $4M in capital to small businesses. She has worked with over 1000+ businesses and 15,000 youth and young adults in entrepreneurship and professional training over the last 13 years to bring awareness to the feasibility of wealth building. Her strategic approach to guiding clients to sustainability using her network of connections that takes small business and corporate clients to the next levels of innovation and revenue generation. Her current focus is on Startup Sustainability with her R3 Method focusing on Relationships, Resources, and Revenue.

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