{"href":"https://api.simplecast.com/oembed?url=https%3A%2F%2Fin-the-sauce.simplecast.com%2Fepisodes%2Fdf55b9c1-df55b9c1","width":444,"version":"1.0","type":"rich","title":"Episode 41: Building a Building Company","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/15fa34/15fa3402-7929-406c-abfd-0e1b584fa378/22fbb17d-954d-450c-8426-49e9cbc03481/1562015476artwork.jpg","thumbnail_height":300,"provider_url":"https://simplecast.com","provider_name":"Simplecast","html":"<iframe src=\"https://player.simplecast.com/22fbb17d-954d-450c-8426-49e9cbc03481\" height=\"200\" width=\"100%\" title=\"Episode 41: Building a Building Company\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"></iframe>","height":200,"description":"Jean Brownhill is the Founder and CEO of Sweeten, a free, award-winning service that pairs homeowners to contractors for major renovation projects. In 2015 Jean was one of only 11 African American female entrepreneurs to raise more than $1M in venture capital and to date, Sweeten has a more than $1 billion of construction projects. On this episode of In the Sauce, Jean tells Ali her story and shares wisdom on everything from leadership to fundraising to building in a heavily male-dominated industry.\r\n\r\nIt's HRN's annual summer fund drive, this is when we turn to our listeners and ask that you make a donation to help ensure a bright future for food radio. Help us keep broadcasting the most thought provoking, entertaining, and educational conversations happening in the world of food and beverage. Become a member today! To celebrate our 10th anniversary, we have brand new member gifts available. So snag your favorite new pizza - themed tee shirt or enamel pin today and show the world how much you love HRN, just go to heritageradionetwork.org/donate"}