Jackie is out of funding and out of time. Watch the conversation above and as each person shares, from their perspective, ways in which Jackie can solve her most immediate issue: access to funding. There was laughter, tears, a little bit of lecture, a little bit of church and a whole lot of problem solving.

UPDATE 3 DAYS LATER
(good news ya’ll)

The night was like MAGIC. The place was packed, sitting room only. The local/regional press loved it. We scored our first national hit with an article in CNN/Fortune.com. The success of that first event opened up monthly storytelling events in Ann Arbor and they were CRAZY fun. In addition to the storytelling, we added entertainment: rappers, improv teams, costume contests, a Celtic band, a flame thrower, a magician, a TON of food and great drinks. We accomplished our goals for entrepreneurs to have fun. Even with the all of the fun, business deals were made and lasting friendships started.

But there was a catch.

We were broke.

As I sat in the conference room determined to fake it after a particularly brutal week 'at the office', the burning truth of my reality was tearing me up inside. I was calculating the number days left of food for four people, when the mortgage had to be paid (or else), and there was less than a quarter tank of gas in the car. Adrian, came in with one of his colleagues, super distracted, and punching furiously into his phone. I suspected his day was just as jacked as mine. It's all relative. He looked up and said just said, 'What's happening?' After sharing with him, yet another idea to pivot Entre-SLAM to, he snapped:

You are about to embark on a challenging but rewarding journey. Make no mistake, no matter how certain you are that you have your sh*t together, you will have a moment where you fell overwhelmed or incapable during the coming weeks. Get comfortable with that fact now.