{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"#52: Anna Guenther \u2013 Co-Founder of PledgeMe, How to Get Strangers to Fund Your Dream","description":"Anna Guenther is the Founder of PledgeMe, New Zealand\u2019s first equity crowdfunding platform, which has pledged over $75 million for Kiwi businesses and projects. What started as a master\u2019s thesis turned into a mission to change the way people fund what they care about. Anna\u2019s journey is one of resilience, from moving to New Zealand after losing her mum, navigating burnout, and returning to lead PledgeMe with fresh purpose. Now, she\u2019s on a mission to make funding more accessible, empowering women, regional businesses, and social enterprises to scale and grow. Hope you enjoy this episode, remember, we have a new episode dropping every Wednesday morning! Please remember to hit subscribe if you're enjoying the content. A must-listen for anyone who\u2019s ever had a big idea and wondered, \u201cHow do I make this happen?\u201d Big thanks to our partners Moana Road and Kaboose Media, go check them out! Moana Road \u2013 https:\/\/moanaroad.co.nz\/ Kaboose Media \u2013 https:\/\/www.kaboosemedia.co.nz\/ Beyond the Surface Insta \u2013 https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/beyond_the_surfacenz\/   Beyond the Surface YouTube \u2013 https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@beyondthesurfacenz Spotify \u2013  https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/4ZArq1WSsV1pMID1dkHbBL?si=ae3f007dd7794cde Noa Woolloff Insta \u2013 https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/noawoolloff\/ &amp;nbsp;         ","author_name":"Beyond the Surface","author_url":"https:\/\/beyondthesurface.libsyn.com\/","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/35234730\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/184434835"}