SheVentures

Only 2 percent of women secure venture capital, but this mother of eight recently raised a cool $1.75 million. What gives? Larson takes a seat at the head of the table when pitching her business, knowing that no one knows it better than her.

She is passionate, business-minded, and a great reminder that women do not have to ask for permission. Larson's app, Momni — the Airbnb and Uber for child care — is empowering women all over the globe.

What better way to celebrate International Women's Day than with an in-depth look at a woman who is tirelessly working to improve women's lives globally?

Pamela Nathanson and her dedication to helping women and girls across the globe is an inspiration. As executive director of World Connect, Nathanson and her team focus on issues ranging from sex trafficking to entrepreneurship.

Each project has the goal of making these communities self-sustaining. One of World Connect's projects in Rwanda single-handedly reduced urinary tract infections (UTIs) in a group of women and girls by 100 percent.

World Connect requires women's involvement in all projects, and a whopping 51 percent of them are women-led. This episode highlights women's struggles outside of the United States.

What started as a personal, fun side blog for math and science teacher Erin Chase skyrocketed to a multifaceted digital brand that garnered 2 million users after it went viral.

$5 Dinners, Chase's brainchild, started in 2008 and stemmed from the overwhelming urge to coupon everything after she returned from living in the Dominican Republic for many years doing missionary work.

The blog's popularity took off in response to the world financial crisis at the time, and Chase has been working to help people save money and eat well ever since, all she balances raising four young sons to boot.

We've also got an exclusive reveal on what's next for Chase's product suite… Better get listening to find out more!

After immigrating to the U.S. from Morocco as a teenager, Iman Oubou had to learn not only a new language, but also a new culture.

She quickly adapted and went on to earn degrees in biochemistry and biomedical engineering, as well as to become Miss New York. When a pageant judge asked her if she'd rather have beauty or brains, it spurred Oubou's entrepreneurial spirit.

Fast forward to today, and Oubou is cultivating an online community, Swaay, for women to celebrate prowess in business and beauty — however they define both — without having to compromise either.

Want to find out more? You'll get it all on this episode of SheVentures.

Running up the hills by her grandparents' place in Alabama started an illustrious if almost unbelievable career for Renette Dallas, N.D. She's a naturopath who has earned a Bachelor of Science in civil engineering, competed in bodybuilding competitions, joined the U.S. Air Force, become a certified fitness trainer, earned a doctorate in naturopathy, studied raw food preparation, and become a motivational speaker and author.

It's hard to believe one woman managed to fit this all into one lifetime — and she's still going! Not even a diagnosis of tuberculosis could keep her down. And no, we're not making this up.

Find out how she managed to do it all on this episode of SheVentures.

When her dad said "no" to buying her lip balm, 9-year-old Zandra Cunningham said "yes." She decided to make her own lip balm instead, and eight years later at the age of 17, she was named 2017's Small Business Award Young Entrepreneur of the Year for her company Zandra Beauty. Zandra is now 19, and her beauty brand is a leading plant-based social good company that inspires young women around the globe and earned over $1million in revenue in 2018.

None of this would have been possible without Zandra's mom, Tamara, the "driving force" behind Zandra's success. Tamara has also started her own venture called "Raising a Mogul Society," a mastermind group for those interested in raising entrepreneurial young adults. How do they do it? Find out on this episode of SheVentures.

In 2014, four-time Olympian Lauryn Williams became the first American woman to win medals in both the summer and the winter Olympics. While she began in track and field, an injury sidelined her, and a chance encounter led to a silver medal in bobsledding.

As lucrative endorsements started racing in, the then 20-year-old realized that she lacked the knowledge to make informed financial decisions. Now she wields her experience to coach athletes as a kick-ass financial planner with an MBA and a financial planning certification (CFP) under her belt. Her book, The Oval Office: A Four-Time Olympian's Guide to Professional Track & Field, teaches young athletes how to make their sport into a career. Find out more on this episode of SheVentures.

After 16 years working for Congress in Washington as a communications director and lobbyist for small businesses, Becky MacDicken finally realized what she wanted to be when she grew up.

A chance job offer based in Pennsylvania led to the discovery of her passion for teaching financial literacy to prison inmates and the disabled community.

Now, having touched over 10,000 lives with her classes, MacDicken continues to spread the good financial word all across the state.

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Across all branches of the U.S. military, only 14 percent of active service members are women. Veteran, mother, and entrepreneur, Marjorie K. Eastman is a marvel who wants to change that number. Her book, The Frontline Generation, was the first of its kind to define post-9/11 service and leadership and what it means for this country.

After 10 years in the military, Eastman's journey is far from over. She's now involved with Bunker Labs, a nonprofit network for veteran entrepreneurs that has had immeasurable success. Her son was diagnosed with cancer when he was six months old, and he was given a 30 percent chance to live.

However, Eastman focuses instead on how her army career helped her cope with the situation. Learn more about this amazing woman on our latest episode of SheVentures.

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Former American Express marketing executive Yi-Hsian Godfrey yearned to create a business that would help ease the all too common struggle with work-life balance.

Godfrey co-founded Apiari — a play on the word apiary, or beehive — an AI-driven home-care "colony" that offers vetted, experienced part-time housekeeping and childcare help for parents.

Yi-Hsian and her co-founders built an online matching platform that eliminates the time and stress of interviewing countless candidates for essential part-time positions.

How does she balance motherhood with the roller-coaster ride of startup life?

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