Inside Voices, Community Conversations: Is Access to Capital the Hidden Driver of Inequity?

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[music] >> You are listening to Inside Voices on WMHHLP 103.5 [music] FM. >> Good morning, good evening, good afternoon. Welcome, welcome to Inside Voices. My name is Georgia Colepaugh. I am the director of Hope for New Haven, as well as the co-founder of Circle. I am thrilled to be joined today by a

fellow Can Are you a Jamaican or a Brit? What are you officially, Mark? >> I I am both. I I was I'm a proud Jamaican born in Kingston, Jamaica all those many years ago, but uh spent most of my formative years in the UK. Um in the place called the Midlands, so in

a town or city called Coventry. Um not to be mistaken with Coventry in Connecticut. They are two different places. I can tell you that, okay? >> I can assume. >> Uh a lot of history in Coventry, so yes, I I am both. And also, let me say a proud US citizen, too. So, I hail from

um probably two continents, Europe as well as the um the US. >> Okay, and Jamaica. let's not forget >> right. >> yes. >> [laughter] >> This is going to be an aside, Mark, and I know I'm going to be throwing you for a little bit of a loop, and and I'm going to jump into this pretty shortly.