Mignon Francois owes it all to her grandmother.
Thirteen years ago, Francois couldn t even bake cupcakes using a store-bought kit. But thanks to countless patient phone calls during which her grandmother gave helpful advice like, just add flour until it feels right she s developed recipes at The Cupcake Collection that have won national honors.
More importantly, Mignon said, she s part of the first generation of Black business owners with full access to business opportunities. We don t have a long history or a long line of having the opportunity to have business ownership, Mignon said. Entrepreneurship is, to me, a wonderful opportunity to experience true freedom.
EarnUp Expands Leadership Team to Meet Growing Lender Demand for GetAhead Platform for Lenders and Struggling Homeowners
May 11, 2021 08:00 ET | Source: EarnUp EarnUp
SAN FRANCISCO, May 11, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) Consumer-first payments platform EarnUp today announced the addition of three senior leaders with decades of combined experience in leading and scaling growth-oriented companies to its leadership team. Ariel (Ari) Myers has joined the team as Senior Vice President of Revenue while Zachary Kruth has assumed the role of Chief Financial Officer and Manish Garg is Senior Vice President of Product and Engineering.
These appointments follow a recently announced
$25M Series B fundraising round led by Bain Capital Ventures. Together, this expanded team and fundraise will help EarnUp meet rising demand for its GetAhead platform, a business-to-business-to-consumer (B2B2C) fintech solution providing lenders with early warning of at-risk loans, a
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