About Me
I’m an independent investor with 10+ years of experience in project management and marketing at some of the world's leading arts organizations, where deadlines don't move and mistakes are visible and costly. I want to bring that discipline and high standard to small business, a world I know from the inside: I grew up in a working-class family that ran one, and I'm eager to return to my roots and help protect and create jobs for my community.
My Financial Capabilities
$200,000
personal capital
SBA pre-qualified
800+
Exceptional personal credit score
Business Criteria
Geography
West coast with preference for the PNW
Although my search is focused on the west coast where I’ve lived and worked for 10+ years, I'm able and willing to move to any location.
Financial & Operational
$300K-400K SDE
$1M+ in revenue
2+ team members
Mature business with positive or consistent cash flow
Industry
Industry agnostic with preference for design-adjacent light manufacturing, home and property services, and distribution
B2B or B2B + B2C
Testimonials
"Willie was a great manager at LAAA. She was clear and straight-forward in helping me understand the tasks I was assigned as an intern. She was also very eager to make sure I was always learning. She would often ask me what aspects of the internship I was most interested in, and then she would continuously work with me to help me directly achieve those goals.
While working under Willie, I came to appreciate how adept she was in managing others and delegating work to be done, multi-tasking, and in maintaining focus under stressful situations."
Startup Advisor
"Will has the unique combination of skills where she is a great strategic planning and sees the big picture while at the same time understands the centrality of execution and quality implementation."
