B. Pagels-Minor

Rejuvenation is revolutionizing the way you energize with our unique line of plant-based energy juices! Founded on the belief that energy drinks should do more than just give you a boost, Rejuvenation combines fresh-pressed juices and natural, plant-derived energy sources to provide a clean, sustained energy lift without the jitters or crashes. Our beverages are crafted with only six allergen-friendly ingredients and packaged in eco-friendly materials, making them a perfect choice for health-conscious consumers who care about the environment. With delicious flavors and a commitment to overall well-being, Rejuvenation is more than just an energy drink—its a lifestyle choice for those who want to power through their day in the healthiest way possible. Join the Rejuvenation movement and refresh your energy, naturally!

Gaingels is a leading venture investment syndicate in support of and representing the LGBTQIA+ community and allies in the venture capital space. Gaingels also supports its companies with a diverse talent and capital pipeline and provides an internal diverse board member recruitment advisory to help bring more diversity and representation within private boards. Gaingels invests in companies with diverse/LGBTQIA+ founders and C-suite leaders at all stages of growth, as well as in other high-growth companies resolved on building more inclusive teams. Gaingels is an ardent supporter the Diversity Term Sheet Rider Initiative to increase access to venture funding events for non-traditional check writers, and regularly co-invests with select VC leads across a variety of sectors, from technology, to B2B, healthcare and consumer, in competitive and over-subscribed rounds from Seed to Growth/pre-IPO. For more information visit www.gaingels.com.

The mission is to help startups and teams create scalable solutions through product strategy and development. I also help investors and VCs evaluate companies, source deals, and coach founders. This uniquely positions me to spot opportunities and leverage insights for product formulation and team performance within your company. And I specialize in custom solutions with your goals and objectives top of mind. So if you want to build a long-term business strategy for growth (and avoid the WeWork crash)—then you’ll want this seasoned product professional and award-winning speaker on your team—me.

Rejuvenation is revolutionizing the way you energize with our unique line of plant-based energy juices! Founded on the belief that energy drinks should do more than just give you a boost, Rejuvenation combines fresh-pressed juices and natural, plant-derived energy sources to provide a clean, sustained energy lift without the jitters or crashes. Our beverages are crafted with only six allergen-friendly ingredients and packaged in eco-friendly materials, making them a perfect choice for health-conscious consumers who care about the environment. With delicious flavors and a commitment to overall well-being, Rejuvenation is more than just an energy drink—its a lifestyle choice for those who want to power through their day in the healthiest way possible. Join the Rejuvenation movement and refresh your energy, naturally!

Recast Capital is a 100% women-owned venture capital platform that invests in and supports top-tier emerging fund managers, with a focus on diverse partnerships. The platform was founded by seasoned, institutionally-trained fund investors Courtney McCrea and Sara Zulkosky, and built to drive returns and create change in the venture industry. The core of the platform is a fund-of-funds providing LPs diversified exposure to top-performing emerging, diverse managers (US-based, Fund I-III), as well as access to a pipeline of tomorrow’s industry-leading franchises. As strong complements to the fund-of-funds, the platform also includes a tuition-free, virtual educational program called the Enablement Program, providing learning and development for emerging venture managers (109 funds have participated to date) and Recast Accelerate, a new program to support women- and nonbinary-led emerging managers in venture, including educational programming and $100k to be leveraged in support of their fund backend operations. Both the Enablement and Accelerate programs are powerful differentiators for Recast, helping Recast support more of the community than just those that it can invest in.

A Black renaissance is upon us. For the first time in the US, the African diaspora in the US controls the highest amount of personal wealth in history at over $5 Trillion. The number of Black millionaires, ultra millionaires, and billionaires is at its highest. Most headlines are obscuring this reality. Enter the Black Wealth Salon. In an effort to curate this unique wealth moment in black history, we believe that by nurturing the moment and ensuring the wealth that we have is being built and nurtured for future generations, we will be the group granting access versus requesting it. The Black Wealth Salon is the brainchild of B. Pagels-Minor and La Keisha Landrum Pierre.

The Wealth Salons empower historically underinvested communities through free resources and financial literacy education; fosters economic equity to build and preserve wealth, and is committed to eliminating barriers to lasting financial success. We envision a future where investors, entrepreneurs, and consumers have equal access to the four Hs of wealth; heart, health, habits, and hope.