How I Financed It
How I Financed It brings you the real, in-depth, and vulnerable stories of founders who’ve built — and financed — their businesses. From the spark of an idea to the financing that fueled their journey, each episode reveals the strategies, successes, setbacks, and mindset shifts that drove their growth.
Hosted by Keith Kohler, your financing and mindset strategist, this show explores what it takes — and how it feels — to secure the right financing at the right time.
How I Financed It
Latest Episodes
The Business Opportunity Inside Every Church: Turning Church Space Into Neighborhood Infrastructure
Church buildings are everywhere, but most of their square footage sits unused most of the week. That’s not just a real estate problem, it’s a neighborhood problem and a massive opportunity hiding in plain sight. I sit down with Emmanuel Brown, ...
What Every CPG Founder Should Know About Private Label
Empty shelves during the pandemic created a brutal test for every CPG operator: could you find capacity, move fast, and still deliver quality? We talk with Hima Pal, co-founder of American Food Solutions, about the moment a Sam’s Club buyer cal...
How Burlap And Barrel Built Growth Without VC Money
Your spice cabinet is probably lying to you and your financing offers might be too. Keith Kohler sits down with Ori Zohar, co-founder and co-CEO of Burlap and Barrel, to trace a 10-year path from packing spices in a Queens living room to buildi...
Defi-ning a New Type of Chocolate
Buckwheat in chocolate sounds like a weird idea until you hear the story behind it. I’m joined by Tatyana Jones, founder of Defy Snacks, who explains how she turned a “misfit” ingredient into a better-for-you snacking brand and a real early-sta...
The Future of Private Markets: Accredited Investors, Blockchain, and Tokenized Assets
Billions were raised “overnight” during the ICO era and it exposed a hard truth: when technology moves faster than securities law, founders and investors both get burned. That collision is where Herwig “Happy” Koenigs built his edge, first by l...
