Sue Bevan Baggott is a human-centered Executive Advisor, Innovation Catalyst, and Intentional Investor. Sue is dedicated to empowering leaders to create positive impact, accelerate life-improving innovation, and invest in transformative change. Her career spans global innovation leadership at Procter & Gamble (growing mega-brands from Pantene and Pampers) to founding Power Within Consulting, a firm focused on human-centered strategies for meaningful leadership and business success.
As an “accidental angel investor” and startup advisor, Sue supports diverse portfolios of innovative startups addressing critical global challenges. She also advocates for inclusion in entrepreneurship and investing as an Associate Producer of Show Her the Money, a multi-award-winning documentary promoting investment in underrepresented founders. Through speaking, writing, consulting, advising, and board roles, Sue strives to inspire purposeful leadership and meaningful innovation. She also encourages more open discussions about money confidence and investing to encourage more people to build wealth through investing with their values to drive positive change.
Sue is a member of multiple early-stage investment groups and funds including: QCA Ventures, Next Wave Impact (Investment Committee member), Kachuwa Impact Fund, Mindshift Capital (LPAC member), Ohio Impact Fund (LP), H Venture Partners (LP), Fireroad Ventures (LP), SoGal Ventures (LP), Emmeline Ventures (LP), and Sage Growth Capital (LP). She’s also an Advisor for Accelerating Angels and several purpose-driven startups.
Most founders default to a SAFE for early financing because it's what they've seen. But the instrument you choose shapes your company's trajectory, your ownership, and your life as a founder — often more than the valuation does. This session brings together practitioners behind three distinct structures to walk through how each works, when it performs best, and what it actually looks like in the docs.
Impact investing is reshaping how capital can drive both financial returns and meaningful change. This interactive workshop will break down the fundamentals, bust common myths, explore why the Midwest is uniquely positioned for impact-driven growth, and offer actionable ways for founders, investors, and community leaders to get involved.
Go behind the curtain of a real investor pitch as a startup founder takes the hot seat with three QCA Ventures investors. Hear the pitch, the questions, and the candid investor conversation that follows.
