The Big Ideas That Lit Up SuperCrowdLA

Insights and Inspiration from the Front Lines of Impact Crowdfunding

By: Jason Fishman, Canaan Williams, Doug Willmore, Ray Ellingsen, Michael Praver, Brigit Helms, Léa Bouhelier-Gautreau, Jenny Kassan, Brian Christie, Alex Fisher

Narrated by: Virtual Voice

The Big Ideas That Lit Up SuperCrowdLA delivers an unforgettable front-row seat to the most electrifying gathering of impact investors, social entrepreneurs, and crowdfunding champions of 2025. Across three dynamic days in Los Angeles, SuperCrowdLA brought together the leaders who are reshaping the flow of capital to build a more just, inclusive, and sustainable economy. In this powerful recap, bestselling author and impact crowdfunding expert Devin Thorpe captures the bold insights, transformative ideas, and practical strategies that emerged on stage—and in the hallways—of this game-changing event.

Whether you’re a founder raising your first round, an investor seeking purpose-aligned returns, or an ecosystem builder looking to empower your community, this book offers a roadmap to action. Inside you’ll find:

• Brigit Helms’s no-nonsense take on the tradeoffs behind real impact capital
• Doug Willmore’s plan to turn trees into climate solutions and investor returns
• Sarah Hardwick’s blueprint for raising $140M with a $10,000 marketing budget
• Real-world strategies for million-dollar raises, viable exits, and inclusive real estate deals
• Candid wisdom from film producers, platform CEOs, and community investors

Featuring stories from thought leaders and doers across sectors, this book is more than a conference recap—it’s a guide to funding the change you want to see in the world. SuperCrowdLA didn’t just inspire. It equipped. It connected. It mobilized. Now, this book brings all that power to your hands.