<p><span style="background-color: transparent">This week’s guest is Allen Woods. Allen is a successful entrepreneur and Co-Founder of MORTAR in Cincinnati, OH. He and his team are creating diverse communities by helping historically marginalized entrepreneurs get access to much-needed resources so that they may build successful businesses.&nbsp;</span></p><p><span style="background-color: transparent">Allen has the amazing goal of uplifting 1000 entrepreneurs in the next three years through the MORTAR Entrepreneurship Academy. </span></p><p><span style="background-color: transparent">Join Dorothy this week as she welcomes Allen to the podcast to talk about what drew him to becoming an entrepreneur, the difficulties of raising capital, and what the future holds for his company.</span></p><p><strong>In this episode we cover the following topics with Allen:</strong></p><ul><li><span style="background-color: transparent">[2:08] What Allen’s life was like growing up</span></li><li><span style="background-color: transparent">[4:15] When Allen decided to become an entrepreneur</span></li><li><span style="background-color: transparent">[5:55] The genesis of MORTAR and why it was created</span></li><li><span style="background-color: transparent">[13:53] The difficulties of raising capital</span></li><li><span style="background-color: transparent">[17:08] Attracting the first class of entrepreneurs</span></li><li><span style="background-color: transparent">[20:55] Success stories from the program</span></li><li><span style="background-color: transparent">[29:52] What the future holds for MORTAR</span></li></ul><br/><p><strong style="background-color: transparent">Where to Follow Allen:</strong></p><ul><li><a href="https://wearemortar.com/" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent">MORTAR</a></li><li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/justcallmeallen/" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent">Allen Woods on LinkedIn</a></li><li><a href="https://wearemortar.com/who-we-are/" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent">About the Mortar Team</a></li></ul><br/><p><strong style="background-color: transparent">Where to Find Dorothy:</strong></p><p><span style="background-color: transparent">Join the email list and have a donation made on your behalf to a featured non-profit. You can join </span><a href="http://dowellanddogood.co/join" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent">here</a><span style="background-color: transparent">, where you will also find a listener survey to fill us in on how we can bring you the most value!</span></p><p><span style="background-color: transparent">Follow Dorothy on Instagram @dorothyillson to keep up with episode premiers and all things Do Well and Do Good!</span></p><p><br></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>