Meet our team.
Our team brings investing, operating, talent development, organizational design, and gap-closing impact experience that uniquely positions us to support early-stage founders across sectors. Paired with the Concrete Rose Network of operators, investors, and public figures who commit their social capital to our ecosystem, we build real relationships with our founders that become a competitive advantage.
Core Team

Sean Mendy
Partner

Ian Beadle
Partner

Will Bumpus
Partner

Danae Sterental
Culture Partner

Amanda Irizarry
Chief of Staff

Simmone Seymour
Investment Associate

Hunter McFarland
BVCC Fellow
Social Innovators in Residence

Joey Womack
CEO, Goodie Nation

Rhonda Allen
CEO, /dev/color

Touré Owen
Co-founder, Colorwave

John Roussel
Co-founder, Colorwave