We recently connected with Veniece Newton and have shared our conversation below.
Hi Veniece, thanks for joining us today. What’s the backstory behind how you came up with the idea for your business?
Becoming the founder of ENGAGEathon was an easy transition for me. My life has always been focused on community and engagement and social impact . I’ve always felt the need and desire to ensure that I was giving back in some capacity .
In 2020, I decided I wanted to utilize my skills , talents and experience to pursue another software entrepreneurial venture . The only vow I had to myself , was that it had to be a social enterprise .
ENGAGEathon was born . An enterprise software that measures and rewards social impact for corporations., nonprofit and government .
Veniece, before we move on to more of these sorts of questions, can you take some time to bring our readers up to speed on you and what you do?
I have colorful background of experience including nonprofit founder , music platform founder of @cyphercity., and fashion tv host I started in the nonprofit world . As the founder of Community Angel Foundation ; a nonprofit that empowers , encourages and educates youth to become leaders ; we served thousands of undeserved youth throughout the years . Working in nonprofit , helped me to realize that there was a need for a platform to help with making volunteering and any socially impactful
Activity as easy process .
When we launched our initial beta , we realized there were thousands of people who needed our product . After conducting several focus groups and meetings with several Fortune 500 companies ; we now know there are millions of potential users .
Currently , we are excited to announce that we are in the process of adding additional features to this innovative software and will be approaching our next beta stage .
Our goal is to empower , inspire and engage the world to be more engaged in the community by being involved in socially impactful activities .
Can you open up about how you funded your business?
I have solely bootstrapped and the time has come where I am entertaining other options. I’ve been approached a few times with potential investment dollars ; but I realized “every offer isn’t the best offer “. I’m waiting for the right deal for ENGAGEathon because it has to make business sense and I always have to keep in mind the ultimate goal which is scaling and exiting .
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The best source of new clients for me has been through relationships . Relationship building has always been a great strength of mine because I genuinely love people and it has helped me to grow my network .
Contact Info:
- Website: http://www.engageathon.com/#/
- Instagram: @engageathon
- Facebook: @engageathon
- Linkedin: Veniecenewton
- Twitter: @engageathon