Angel 101 for Fractional Leaders

​In partnership with Fractional People People (FPP) and Play Money.

Angel investing often feels like something reserved for people with steady paychecks, big titles, and equity packages baked into their comp plans.

If you’re fractional, you already know that isn’t your world.

Income can be lumpy. Equity usually isn’t part of the deal. And yet, you’re advising companies every day that are creating real value. Angel investing can be a way to participate in that upside on your own terms.

This session is being hosted in partnership with Fractional People People and Play Money and is open to fractional leaders beyond the FPP community who are curious about angel investing and how it can fit into a non-traditional career path.

In this session, Play Money’s CEO Cheryl Kellond will walk through the exact moments, insights, and math that helped her move from watching angel investing from the sidelines to confidently writing her first checks.

We’ll cover:

• ​How to think about angel investing when your income varies month to month

• ​Why angel investing can be an accessible alternative to traditional equity comp

• ​Portfolio construction that works for humans, not full-time VCs

• ​How to build a simple, repeatable rubric for making investment decisions

• ​How to budget realistically so investing feels sustainable, not stressful

​This is a great session if you’re curious about angel investing but hesitant to start, or if you’ve assumed it wasn’t “for you” because your work doesn’t fit the traditional mold.

If the idea of owning a small piece of many companies sounds better than waiting for equity that may never come, and if you care about returns that go beyond just financial upside, you’ll feel right at home here.

Practical. Honest. Designed for fractional leaders who want options.