About Your Host
Casey Ariel is the Founder of Blaze Group, a financial education + consulting firm closing racial and gender wealth gaps in entrepreneurship. Her mission is to educate historically disenfranchised entrepreneurs in ways that flatten the learning curve and feel like home.
Blaze Group was founded in 2020 when Casey left a career of structuring multi-billion-dollar loans for tech companies, after having never worked on a deal team with another Black woman nor deploying capital to a Black-owned business. She has leveraged her expertise to create scalable, world-class solutions that have empowered thousands of people around the globe.
Casey has spoken for ESSENCE, Amazon, Data 360 Solutions, Georgetown University, Wellness at Work, Podia, and others. Casey is an alumna of New Voice's Grow & Scale PACE Bootcamp, the Fearless Fund's Get Venture Ready accelerator, digitalundivided x JP Morgan's Oakland BREAKTHROUGH accelerator, and The Well Work's Build Wellth Founder Academy.
Blaze Group has been recognized as a 2024 Webby Nominee for Best in AI, Metaverse, & Virtual, a 2023 Webby Awards Honoree for Best in Metaverse, Immersive, & Virtual, and a 2022 Webby Awards Honoree for Best in Business & Finance.