Natu Myers is the founder and CEO of Raises.com, consultants helping people raise money to buy businesses and cash-producing assets. In this episode he walks through the seven-month raise timeline, why the firm only backs assets that already make money, and the $3.4 million client close that proved the system runs without the founder. His personal story is at natumyers.com.

Tre Brown runs capital markets at Raises.com. He sources senior debt, junior capital and equity for acquisitions, negotiates underwriting terms with banks and private credit groups, and carries transactions through to close across the United States and Canada. He ran the capital markets side of the Texas HVAC platform acquisition that closed in July 2026 and was covered by Yahoo Finance and AP News.

This episode is the working session most buyers never get: the capital stack with prices attached. Roughly 3x EBITDA on a senior term loan, 70 to 80% advance rates on heavy assets, revenue-based financing at 10 to 12% of yearly revenue priced at 12 to 15% and sitting junior unsecured, bridge debt at 12 to 15%, and merchant cash advances he has seen at 30 and even 50% that can be refinanced at around 6%.

He is equally direct about what kills deals: signing a purchase and sale agreement instead of a letter of intent, which can put $150,000 into escrow just to open books an LOI would have opened free; targeting a company you have never operated; and arriving with financials that do not reconcile to the bank statements.

Lt. Col. Derren Burrell served 21 years in the United States Air Force, including assignments with the White House Communications Agency where he managed secure communications infrastructure for the President and senior national security staff. He is a Citadel graduate who rose from enlisted airman to lieutenant colonel.

Before launching Veteran Ventures Capital, he led TAG Resources to five consecutive years of positive returns while managing roughly $2B in assets under management. His operational background spans the Pentagon, Iraq, and Afghanistan, where he oversaw $20B+ in theater funding and built the financial systems that keep mission-critical programs funded.

At Veteran Ventures Capital, Derren stacks non-dilutive government capital on equity for veteran-led defense tech founders, bridging Silicon Valley innovation with federal procurement. He was named 2025 Entrepreneur of the Year for turning battlefield discipline into institutional-grade venture deployment.

Seth Bradley is a securities attorney who founded RaiseLaw to give fund managers and syndicators a compliance-first legal partner for Reg D raises, fund formation, and ongoing regulatory obligations across multiple states.

As Chief Legal Officer at Tribevest, he built the infrastructure that lets operators launch and manage investment vehicles without the co-GP complexity that sinks most first-time sponsors. He co-founded StackRack and Klaviss, and serves as Managing Partner at Law Capital Partners.

With roughly $90M AUM across portfolio companies and fund structures, Seth speaks from both sides of the table: the attorney keeping deals compliant and the operator who has raised and deployed capital himself. His fund founder playbook is a reference point for our audience.

Monika Josik is the founder of RPI Education, one of the fastest-growing real estate investing education platforms in North America. A former stay-at-home mother with a master's in education, she has trained thousands of investors across Canada and the United States.

RPI Education runs a three-rung ladder: Wealth Immersion for fundamentals, Personal Group Coaching for 10–25 unit operators, and Elite advisory for fund design, capital stack engineering, and exit planning. The curriculum moves serious students from single-family rentals toward multi-family value-add and private fund structures.

On the show she breaks down why a fund pays four revenue lines where a one-off deal pays once, how to underwrite in a 2026 rate environment, and the three income buckets every operator needs: income for self, income with others, and income for others.

Jenny is an attorney, coach, and ecosystem builder focused on capital access for underrepresented entrepreneurs.

Jenny earned her J.D. from Yale Law School and a masters degree in City and Regional Planning from UC Berkeley.

She is the author of Raise Capital on Your Own Terms: How to Fund Your Business without Selling Your Soul.

Jenny co-founded the Sustainable Economies Law Center, the Force for Good Fund, Crowdfund Main Street, and Angels of Main Street.

Most recently, she founded Baltimore Community Commons, a financial inclusion and wealth building ecosystem project, housed at The Mulberry, which is owned by community investment company, Opportunity Main Street.