"Some people talk about the fire within. Belinda Bradford chases it."
Full Tilt is the podcast that gets inside the minds of founders and leaders— the ones who bet everything, rebuild from nothing, and somehow keep going. Belinda doesn't do surface-level. She digs into what really makes a founder tick: the obsession, the fear, the pivot that changed everything, and the stubborn belief that kept the lights on when logic said quit.
As someone who lives at full throttle, Belinda brings an energy to every conversation that's equal parts relentless curiosity and raw honesty. She knows what it feels like to be all-in - and that's exactly why her guests open up in ways they don't anywhere else.
Whether you're building something from scratch, dreaming about your first move, or deep in the messy middle of it - Full Tilt is for anyone who's ever felt that fire and refused to let it go out.
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The Real Reason Investors Aren't Funding Your Business (And How to Fix It) | Cynthia A. Davis
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Cynthia A. Davis has spent decades in rooms where multimillion-dollar decisions are made. At GE Aerospace, Bausch + Lomb, Lockheed Martin and Raytheon, she learned what separates a convincing proposal from one that holds up under scrutiny.
Today, as founder of CapitalQuest, she is bringing that perspective to entrepreneurs who want to raise capital. Her question is simple: do you know how an investor sees your business?
Belinda Bradford talks to Cynthia about funding readiness, high-stakes negotiations, the AI tools reshaping founder preparation and the decisions that took her from corporate leadership to building her own companies.
In this episode, you’ll learn:
Why a great pitch story is not the same as being ready for investment
How to assess your business through the eyes of an investor
The founder behaviour that can make investors hesitate
When to bring advisors into the capital-raising process
How CapitalQuest combines AI with strategic reasoning and investor perspectives
What Cynthia learned turning around a $500 million business division
Why strong relationships can be worth more than winning a negotiation
How Cynthia found confidence in male-dominated boardrooms
Why she left an established corporate career to build something herself
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Founder & CEO WEGroup Global
As someone who lives at full throttle, Belinda brings relentless curiosity and raw honesty to every conversation. She knows what it feels like to be all-in - and that's exactly why her guests open up in ways they don't anywhere else.
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Serial founder with exits across multiple industries - her companies have reached valuations between $50M and $100M.
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Her most recent exit returned $67M in under five years from launch.
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Led global teams across Hong Kong, London, Sydney and the USA; from C-Suite to launching maverick start ups.
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Now Founder and CEO of WEGroup Global, focused on connecting people through shared experiences.
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A longtime advocate for women in leadership and for entrepreneurs at every stage.
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