Chief Mama Officer

In this episode of the Chief Mama Officer podcast, Jennie Yang interviews Jessica Kamada, managing partner of Swizzle Ventures. They discuss Jessica's journey from a competitive figure skater to a successful fund manager, the challenges of balancing motherhood and career, and the importance of financial literacy for future generations. Jessica shares her insights on the wealth gap for women and emphasizes the need for women to take ownership of their financial futures without waiting for permission.

Timestamps:

00:00 Introduction to Jessica Kamada and Swizzle Ventures

10:07 From Ice Skating to Fund Management: A Personal Journey

20:00 The Impact of Parenthood on Career Choices

30:09 Wealth, Equity, and Financial Literacy for Future Generations

40:08 Empowering Women: No Permission Needed

Find Jessica Kamada:

• https://www.swizzle.vc/ 

• ⁠https://www.instagram.com/swizzle.vc 

  
  

Connect with Jennie:

• ⁠https://www.instagram.com/chief.mama.officer⁠

• ⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@chief.mama.officer⁠

• ⁠⁠https://linkedin.com/in/jennie-yang⁠
  

Naseem Sayani shares her journey through consulting, corporate VC, and venture capital, highlighting how women navigate male-dominated spaces. She emphasizes relationships as a superpower and the urgency of financial fluency as generational wealth transfers to women. Naseem discusses mobilizing women investors to close funding gaps, shifting healthcare toward precision health informed by female physiology, and how women can lead with opportunistic storytelling in fundraising conversations.

Timestamps:

00:00 Introduction to Naseem Sayani

01:20 Pivotal Moments in Naseem’s Career

09:14 Navigating Gender Dynamics in Business

10:09 The Power of Relationships for Women

15:34 Money Mindset and Confidence

19:01 Starting the Angel Investing Journey

22:53 Thesis on Women's Health and Wealth

24:52 Transforming Healthcare: From Disease Management to Precision Health

30:00 Empowering Women: The Intersection of Health and Wealth

36:03 Mobilizing Women Investors: A Collective Approach to Capital

42:56 Building Relationships: The Key to Successful Fundraising

Find Naseem Sayani at ⁠https://thecapitalflexpodcast.buzzsprout.com/⁠ 

Connect with Jennie:

• Instagram — https://www.instagram.com/chief.mama.officer
• TikTok — https://www.tiktok.com/@chief.mama.officer
• ⁠LinkedIn⁠ — https://linkedin.com/in/jennie-yang

Jennie Yang shares her journey from corporate success to building her own venture, highlighting how inner work transforms women’s leadership, relationship with money, and systems of power. Discover how shifting from proving to choosing can unlock authentic success and create systemic change.

Timestamps:

00:00 - Jennie’s journey from corporate executive to founder of Chief Mama Officer

00:31 - The false sense of freedom and the scarcity mindset in corporate success

01:00 - Building her own business and realizing the same limiting beliefs persist

01:28 - The shift from proving to choosing through investing in venture capital

02:24 - How the mindset shift impacts relationships, leadership, and systems

02:39 - Women’s role in rewriting power and systemic norms from a place of wholeness

03:08 - The importance of inner work in redefining success and leadership

03:32 - Debunking the myth that success must come from fear and proving

03:42 - The foundational inner work of healing, trusting, and receiving

04:33 - Building a new paradigm for women leaders based on purpose and well-being

04:50 - Season one focus: women investors redefining how capital moves

05:10 - How women excavate limiting beliefs to move capital from wholeness

05:59 - The holistic journey of building wealth, power, and legacy

06:28 - Invitation for women curious about redefining power and capital

Connect with Jennie:

• Instagram — https://www.instagram.com/chief.mama.officer
• TikTok — https://www.tiktok.com/@chief.mama.officer
• ⁠LinkedIn⁠ — https://linkedin.com/in/jennie-yang