Amy Chang - The Deliberate Choice to Take More Risk - Episode 4

Amy Chang – The Deliberate Choice to Take More Risk – Episode 4

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Episode Summary

Amy Chang is the CEO of Delta Nutrassentials, a consumer health supplement company and an active Angel Investor with a corporate, financial, and entrepreneurial background. She previously worked at AMN Healthcare for 14 years and also at Mitchell Madison Group as a Strategy Manager. Amy is also involved in various angel groups and despite her demanding schedule still finds time to give back to her community. She’s involved in homeless ministries at The Rock Church in Point Loma and has also served as a foster youth mentor and a foster parent.

We talked about why she became an Angel Investor, the importance of networking, how budding entrepreneurs can get involved with Angel Investors and much, much more.

What We Covered

02:24 – Her decision to leave AMN Healthcare after 14 years
03:25 – Why she decided to become an Angel Investor
05:44 – What convinced her to make her first investment
08:48 – The skills she learned as a Strategist in the corporate world that helped her with angel investing
12:42 – The types of investments Amy feels the most comfortable with and the “catalyst moment”
14:57 – Angel Investors as catalysts for the next movement
17:22 – Her involvement in the Angel Groups, Keiretsu Forum & Wharton Alumni Angel Network (WAAN) and the importance of networking
20:36 – How entrepreneurs can best get involved with Angel Investors
22:13 – Tips for entrepreneurs who want to pitch to a group of investors
23:54 – The story of a founder she has recently invested in and why she invested in her
27:18 – How she met the founder of Jewel Toned
32:44 – The benefits of good communication between investor and founder
36:26 – How she became involved with Delta Nutrassentials
39:25 – Her future investment plans and the importance of supporting small businesses, founders, and entrepreneurs
41:41 – Starting a relationship as a mentor to opening up capital as an investor
44:02 – The mentors who have helped shaped Amy’s career
47:39 – Her favorite Angel lnvesting resource
48:39 – The person who had a major influence in her career
49:51 – What comes to mind when she hears the word, ‘abundance’