Co-Founders, Emily Halpern and Tamika Tyson, bring extensive networks and expertise from decades in the investment sector. They have intentionally designed The Collective to be a game-changer for access to capital. Their “Beyond the Middle” Capital Intensive program is highly customized and provides best-in-class industry experts and capital sources to help undercapitalized businesses push pass growth inflection points to reduce “The Missing Middle” revenue disparity.
Co-Founder
Emily Halpern
Co-Founder
Emily Halpern draws on her over 25 years of experience in the investment and transaction sectors, focused on lower middle-market and small business investing. Her career spans from being the Co-Founder of TGC Impact Fund to significant roles at Brightwood Capital Advisors (SBIC), JPMorgan Asset Management, and RSM Private Equity Services, and being the founder of VUE Partners. Emily’s track record includes over $200 million in capital deployed. Her career experience ranges in funding from CDFIs to SBICs. She brings extensive investment knowledge, capital networks, and experience in capital raising and sourcing for businesses on their journey to the middle market. Emily enjoys golfing, spending time on the water, and keeping up as a foodie.
Co-Founder
Tamika Tyson
Co-Founder
Tamika Tyson has accumulated over 25 years of deep investment, risk management, strategy, and transaction experience across five different economic cycles. Tamika’s career spans from being the co-founder of TGC Impact Fund to being the Global Head of Credit at Noble Energy (former Fortune 500), where she managed a $5 billion portfolio and completed over 100 transactions, and having significant roles at Koch Industries, Exelon, and Shell. Her career is distinguished by extensive experience in underwriting, structuring, risk management, and portfolio management on the buy-side and sell-side of deals. Tamika enjoys traveling (have been to 6 out of 7 continents) reading, and puzzles.
