Raising A Billion Dollars with Ellis Hammond

About Raising A Billion Dollars with Ellis Hammond

Hey—I’m Ellis Hammond. I’ve been a part of raising over $100 million of capital and currently serve as Vice President at Aspen Funds. This show is a behind-the-scenes look at our journey to scale from $250 million in equity to over $1 billion by 2030—and how we plan to get there. Raising a Billion Dollars is for serious capital raisers, fund managers, and real estate sponsors who want to grow their own capital-raising business. It’s candid. It’s real-time. And it's packed with insights, ideas, and lessons we’re learning along the way. If you’re looking for creative strategies, tested acquisition channels, and a front-row seat to what’s working right now—you're in the right place. Let’s build something big together.

Publisher

Ellis Hammond

Category

business

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

16 Nov 2019

Latest episode

1 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

9 of 220 episodes have a transcript.

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   1 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

   3 Books That Changed How I Raise Capital

   Ellis Hammond shares three transformative books that shaped his approach to raising capital for his ventures.

2. 

   25 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

   How the Top 1% of Capital Raisers Stand Out

   Host Ellis Hammond interviews top capital raisers on how the elite 1% differentiate themselves in the fundraising landscape.

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   12 Aug 2026TRANSCRIPT

   The Story Framework That Raised $40 Million

   Ellis Hammond shares the story framework that successfully raised $40 million for his fund.

Inside a recent episode

3 Books That Changed How I Raise Capital

Published 1 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] I spent a lot of time thinking about what that looks like and how we're addressing and speaking directly to advisors. We've had to think about what are the materials that we're putting in front of allocators. And honestly, this is a lot of like looking at the industry broadly and saying, what are people used to seeing? And how can we begin to look more like this? It's a trust signal. Someone's going to recommend you to their clients. you need to look and operate like a company they're proud to put their name behind so then this is shift number three you have to make it so easy to do due diligence on you this has probably been one of the biggest lessons for me that professional allocators think differently about risk of course they want great returns but they spend just as much time asking what could go wrong because their reputation is attached to their decision. […]

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