Venture F: The Podcast
Venture:F where the future is female. Join host Laura Nix Gerson as she delves into conversations with financial experts, female founders and funders discovering solutions for creating greater opportunity, gender equity and wealth for women.
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May 3, 2024 • 25 mins
Jaclyn Johnson is a serial entrepreneur and angel investor, known for producing some of the most iconic women's events and programs through her platform Create & Cultivate. She is putting her own personal experience to work helping founders from launch to legacy and creating a runway for angel investors to fly.
Jaclyn Johnson is the powerhouse founder behind Create & Cultivate. A serial entrepreneur with multiple multi-million do...
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April 26, 2024 • 44 mins
In this episode we discuss Lara O’Connor Hodgson's founder journey and how her company NOW has solved the cash flow challenge for small business owners nationwide.
Lara is the President & CEO of NOW, a fin-tech company she founded with her business partner and co-author of “Level Up" Stacey Abrams. Prior to Now, Lara co-founded Nourish (the manufacturing company), and Insomnia, LLC, a firm specializing in investment, development,...
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April 19, 2024 • 30 mins
Tracy L. Prigmore is an award-winning executive and the Founder of TLTsolutions, a real estate investment and development firm providing unparalleled access and insight to alternative investments. Tracy’s mission is to empower people to build generational wealth, and through TLTsolutions she creates opportunities for individuals, families and entities to obtain passive income by investing in residential, multifamily and hotel proje...
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April 12, 2024 • 29 mins
Dr. Ruth Shaber is a changemaker and innovator, moving from a robust career as an OBGYN and senior executive at Kaiser Permanente to empowering women across finance and healthcare. Currently, she is the founder and president of Tara Health Foundation, a philanthropic investment group that uses evidence-informed programs to promote women's well-being and opportunities.
She is also the co-founder and board chair of Rhia Ventures, a ...
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April 5, 2024 • 29 mins
In this episode we discuss angel investing strategies and why angel investing should be fun and easy with Cheryl Kellond, a concept-to-launch product expert - turned founder - turned angel investor. As a product builder, she’s delivered nearly $1B in V1 products to market. As a founder, she’s raised $20M in VC for her own companies and worked 1:1 with 200 other early-stage entrepreneurs. As a funder, she’s a loud and proud baby-...
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March 22, 2024 • 18 mins
In this episode we talk about fearless finances, building a wealth mindset, surrounding yourself with your money squad and learning to invest.
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March 15, 2024 • 21 mins
In this episode we discuss how the team at IRL Ventures fully integrates into the startups they work with as COO/ CCO, investing in female founders and stepping up for the next generation of women in venture.
President and Founder of IRL Ventures, Taryn Jones Laeben. You may know of her from her previous role as the Chief Operating Officer (COO) of SoulCycle, the revolutionary indoor cycling brand, founded in New York City in 200...
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March 8, 2024 • 43 mins
Join investors Naseem Sayani, Azin Radsan van Alebeek, and La Keisha Landrum Pierre, the driving forces behind Emmeline Ventures, as we discuss their journey and their fund, securing funding and prioritizing mental well-being.
Emmeline Ventures is a seed-stage venture capital fund based in Los Angeles investing across women’s health, financial services, and sustainability with a focus on tech & innovation that is helping women li...
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March 1, 2024 • 39 mins
Bobbi Rebell, CFP® is the Founder and CEO of Financial Wellness Strategies. She is the author of Launching Financial Grownups: Live Your Richest Life by Helping Your (Almost) Adult Kids Become Everyday Money Smart, as well as How to be a Financial Grownup: Proven Advice from High Achievers on How to Live Your Dreams and Have Financial Freedom. Bobbi was previously a global business news anchor and personal finance columnist at Thom...
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February 23, 2024 • 15 mins
Mina Black is the Founder of The RainMakers Collective, Co-Founder of Frequencyy, and Mrs. New York City 2019. After an almost two-decade career as an award-winning Financial Advisor at Merrill Lynch, Mina founded The RainMakers Collective, a private investment and peer membership organization for women. Always on the cusp of innovation, she co-founded Frequencyy, a fintech company democratizing access to alternative assets.
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February 16, 2024 • 24 mins
MonaLisa Como is the Executive Director of the Institute for Diversity & Inclusion in Finance (IDiF) where they are focused on the big picture of building leadership and investment opportunities for women and people of color. Their educational programs, events, and resource library highlight the ongoing work taking place in the financial world to increase and help advance these opportunities.
At IDiF, they are focused on the big ...
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February 9, 2024 • 32 mins
On this episode of Venture:F we delve into the how and why of working with a financial advisor, what it means to be a fiduciary, and setting a solid foundation for beginning your investing journey.
Pam Krueger is the Founder & CEO of Wealthramp an advisor matching platform that connects consumers with rigorously vetted and qualified fee-only financial advisors. It is the only advisor referral service that gives people full contro...
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February 2, 2024 • 38 mins
On this week's episode of Venture:F Kate Nevin, President of TSWII Capital Advisors, breaks down some of the terminology around funds and investing and talks about how investing is changing; delves into values-aligned investing; why who controls capital matters (aka women in decision-making roles in finance); preparing for the great transfer of wealth; why investing in women is a good strategy; and why we need more women investing ...
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January 26, 2024 • 26 mins
Join us for an in-depth conversation with Julie Castro Abrams, Founder & CEO of How Women Lead and Managing Partner of How Women Invest. Julie shares her journey, the work they do at How Women Lead, why they launched How Women Invest, and how that benefits you!
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