web02.fireside.fm Tue, 21 Apr 2026 09:12:23 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) The Leading Ladies of Economic Development - Episodes Tagged with “Bold Vc” https://www.llofed.com/tags/bold%20vc Fri, 01 Aug 2025 04:00:00 -0400 This podcast is a safe place for female economic development professionals to share stories, insights, and challenges of the economic development industry. We hear from women leaders across the country about their careers in ED and how you can apply their experiences to your own economic development career goals. en-us episodic These are the women leading economic development across the US. Kaycee Bunch This podcast is a safe place for female economic development professionals to share stories, insights, and challenges of the economic development industry. We hear from women leaders across the country about their careers in ED and how you can apply their experiences to your own economic development career goals. no economic development, econ dev, development, community development, women, leadership Kaycee Bunch kayceegbunch@gmail.com Venture Capital and Wellness with Bold Ventures│Lindsay Karas Stencel & Danielle Blount http://www.llofed.com/episode21-lindsaykarasstencel-danielleblount a613319e-a6db-4132-8ff0-a3539f672416 Fri, 01 Aug 2025 04:00:00 -0400 Kaycee Bunch full 2 Kaycee Bunch 36:15 no In this episode of the Leading Ladies of Economic Development Podcast, we welcome Lindsey Karas Stencel and Danielle Blount, of Bold Ventures, to discuss how traditional venture capital can align profit with wellness. Lindsey shares her journey through various high-stress roles that led to the creation of Bold Ventures, a $30 million venture capital fund focused on underserved founders in key sectors. Both guests highlight the significance of taking care of the mental, physical, and financial health of founders. They also address common misconceptions about venture capital, the importance of collaboration with economic development partners, and their unique approach through the nonprofit Boulder. Danielle emphasizes the need for real-world entrepreneurial experience over theoretical courses, and the episode closes with their insights on creating an environment that prioritizes human assets in business growth. In this episode, we explore: * The counterintuitive idea that sometimes the best solution is to do less, challenging the norms of our capitalistic society. * By reducing our commitments and focusing on what truly matters, we open ourselves to an abundance of time, creativity, and energy that can lead to more meaningful achievements. * The importance of putting founders first and how VC’s can achieve that. Quotable: “ Sometimes, the answer is do less.” Resources and Links Connect with Lindsay Karas Stencel on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/lkstencel/) Connect with Danielle Blount on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/blountdanielle/) BOLD Ventures | Be One, Live Determined (https://bebold.vc/) BOLDER Inc (https://www.bolderinc.org/) BOLDER Book Club Launch (https://www.linkedin.com/posts/bolder-inc_we-are-thrilled-to-announce-the-official-activity-7343600787886874626-fLYh?utm_source=social_share_send&utm_medium=member_desktop_web&rcm=ACoAACkRMyQBPElPt_cSjSBeujeskKla9EgchkU) Special Guests: Danielle Blount and Lindsay Karas Stencel. venture capital, economic development, econdev, BOLD VC, Lindsay Karas Stencel, Danielle Blount, Bolder Inc In this episode of the Leading Ladies of Economic Development Podcast, we welcome Lindsey Karas Stencel and Danielle Blount, of Bold Ventures, to discuss how traditional venture capital can align profit with wellness. Lindsey shares her journey through various high-stress roles that led to the creation of Bold Ventures, a $30 million venture capital fund focused on underserved founders in key sectors. Both guests highlight the significance of taking care of the mental, physical, and financial health of founders. They also address common misconceptions about venture capital, the importance of collaboration with economic development partners, and their unique approach through the nonprofit Boulder. Danielle emphasizes the need for real-world entrepreneurial experience over theoretical courses, and the episode closes with their insights on creating an environment that prioritizes human assets in business growth.

In this episode, we explore:

  • The counterintuitive idea that sometimes the best solution is to do less, challenging the norms of our capitalistic society.
  • By reducing our commitments and focusing on what truly matters, we open ourselves to an abundance of time, creativity, and energy that can lead to more meaningful achievements.
  • The importance of putting founders first and how VC’s can achieve that.

Quotable: “ Sometimes, the answer is do less.”

Resources and Links
Connect with Lindsay Karas Stencel on LinkedIn
Connect with Danielle Blount on LinkedIn
BOLD Ventures | Be One, Live Determined
BOLDER Inc
BOLDER Book Club Launch

Special Guests: Danielle Blount and Lindsay Karas Stencel.

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In this episode, we explore:

  • The counterintuitive idea that sometimes the best solution is to do less, challenging the norms of our capitalistic society.
  • By reducing our commitments and focusing on what truly matters, we open ourselves to an abundance of time, creativity, and energy that can lead to more meaningful achievements.
  • The importance of putting founders first and how VC’s can achieve that.

Quotable: “ Sometimes, the answer is do less.”

Resources and Links
Connect with Lindsay Karas Stencel on LinkedIn
Connect with Danielle Blount on LinkedIn
BOLD Ventures | Be One, Live Determined
BOLDER Inc
BOLDER Book Club Launch

Special Guests: Danielle Blount and Lindsay Karas Stencel.

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