Join host Syama Bunten as she sits down with Wendy Ryan a bestselling author, board advisor, angel investor, and creator of the Learn Lead Lift Framework®—a leadership blueprint trusted by executives and founders worldwide. Syama and Wendy explore how to align your capital with your personal values.

Featured in the documentary Show Her the Money for her trailblazing work championing women founders, Wendy has spent 30+ years at the crossroads of people, power, and capital.

Her journey from an HR generalist navigating Silicon Valley's dot-com boom to writing angel checks and building a legacy in girls' leadership education is one of the most quietly powerful stories you'll hear.

In this conversation, Wendy pulls back the curtain on the childhood money moments that shaped her financial identity, what it truly means to align your capital with your values, and why she believes democratizing access to capital is the greatest investment any of us can make.

Key Topics:

1. How early experiences with divorce, financial instability, and home loss wire your adult relationship with money
2. Why viewing money as a secondary currency—not the goal itself—is the mindset shift that creates lasting financial freedom
3. How to trust your gut when selling an investment and why harvesting gains at the right time beats chasing the next high
4. Navigating inheritance with grief, gratitude, and a clear-eyed vision for what becomes possible
5. Why writing your first angel check is less about expertise and more about learning to jump into the deep end
6. The case for investing in women founders—and why it's one of the highest-return moves you can make financially and for the world
7. How giving with purpose—through leadership gifts, institutions, and intentional capital—creates a legacy that outlives us all

Connect with Wendy Ryan online:

Website: https://www.learnleadlift.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/wendyryankadabra/

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