Executing Change

Executing Change

Great panel promoting women founders and capital allocators in the Batgirl Cave ๐Ÿฆ‡๐Ÿ๐Ÿ’ฅ at Google in San Francisco!

I was joined on the panel by Laura Lucas, GP of L'ATTITUDE VENTURES, Joy Mbanugo, J.D., MAcc., CFO of CXAI (NASDAQ CXAI), Julie Castro Abrams, Managing Partner of How Women Invest/CEO How Women Lead, and Azin Radsan van Alebeek, Co-Founder and GP of Emmeline Ventures. Giselle Valdez Jackson, Executive Director in the Wells Fargo Tech Banking group was a terrific moderator as usual.

Topics discussed ranged from personal journeys as founders, operators, and investors to advice for everyone on the role they can play in facilitating and benefiting from a more inclusive economy.

CAN YOU MAKE A DIFFERENCE?

For sure.

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Sisters (and Allies) Empowering Sisters in NYC!

Sisters (and Allies) Empowering Sisters in NYC!

Energy.  Education.  Empowerment.  Friendship.

I loved participating in the second annual Women Business Collaborative Conference in NYC that brought together female founders and investors for two days of excellent content and networking.  Great organizing and moderating by Gwen Young, CEO of the Women Business Collaborative, and Judith Goldkrand of the Women Presidents Organization (WPO) & Wells Fargo Corporate & Investment Banking.

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Girl Power! Flex It!

Girl Power! Flex It!

I loved chatting with our Columbia female founders, funders, and innovators at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in NYC. We got to know each other, exchange ideas, share journeys, network, and relax in one of the most beautiful venues of one of the greatest cities in the world.

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SHOW HER THE MONEY!

SHOW HER THE MONEY!

So excited that Portola Valley Partners, where I serve as an Operating and Investment Partner, is an Associate Producer of Show Her the Money. Show Her the Money is a meaningful documentary directed by the talented and award winning Ky Dickens, backed by the formidable Catherine Gray as Executive Producer. The film follows the uphill path to the launching and funding of four female founded startups and the women investors who join them on their journeys.

Show Her the Money won Best Documentary at the Los Angeles International Film Festival, the Twin Cities Film Festival, and the Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival, and has been awarded several other accolades.

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