Arlan Hamilton
Founder and managing partner, Backstage Capital
Arlan Hamilton is the founder and managing partner of Backstage Capital, an investment firm that focuses on minimizing funding disparities by investing in underestimated founders, namely female, BlPOC, and LGBTQ+ leaders. Since 2015, when Hamilton first started Backstage Capital while she was homeless, the firm has raised more than $7 million and invested in more than 130 companies. Fortune included Hamilton in 2018’s 40 Under 40 list, and in May 2020, Hamilton published her semi-autobiographical book, It’s About Damn Time, through which she gained critical and industry acclaim and shared her story of grit, strategy, and empowerment.
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Flight Template Series
Building Self-Actualized Teams
Description
Building a team composed of energized, passionate, self-actualized individuals does not have to be aspirational—it can be actionable. In this flight template series, Arlan Hamilton, the founder and managing partner of Backstage Capital and a breakout star in the venture capital scene for her candor about and resistance to systemic obstacles for underrepresented founders and investors, guides you through three facets of operational self-actualization: making self-care a part of your company strategy, reigniting your team’s passion to persevere despite setbacks, and reclaiming the reasons people underestimate you and transforming them into your biggest advantages.