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Karen Cahn

Takin’ Care of Lady Business with Jennifer Justice

Episode 002: Raising Money: Crowdfunding 101

Karen Cahn is the Founder & CEO of IFundWomen, the go-to funding marketplace for women-owned businesses and the people who want to support them with access to capital, coaching, and connections all designed to launch and grow profitable, sustainable businesses. Since founding IFundWomen, thousands of women-owned companies, who started their businesses on the IFundWomen platform, have raised over $100M in early-stage capital and have created tens of thousands of jobs, helping to fuel the startup and small business economy. 

Listen to this information-packed Takin’ Care of Lady Business episode about the challenges that Karen had to overcome to get to where she is today.

Here is what to expect on this week’s show:

How Karen got started at Google

What she learned from the mistakes she made in her early career, and how she turned those lessons into success

Things that Karen noticed in the female entrepreneurship landscape that made her want to start iFundWomen

Boundaries that female entrepreneurs face when trying to get venture capital investment

Who your first three hires ought to be as a business owner

 

Connect with Karen:

WEBSITE: http://www.karencahn.com/, https://ifundwomen.com/

LINKEDIN: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ifundwomen/, https://www.linkedin.com/in/karen-cahn/

TWITTER: https://twitter.com/IFundWomen

INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/ifundwomen/?hl=en

FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/ifundwomen/

 

 

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Nisha Dua

Takin’ Care of Lady Business with Jennifer Justice

Episode 003: Raising Money: Find Your Superpower

Nisha’s career path isn’t entirely linear, but she’s always ended up where she was meant to be. A former M&A lawyer, and management consultant at Bain, she joined Susan Lyne in 2013 to run strategy & operations for the AOL Brand Group. As her side hustle she opted to run AOL’s millennial celebrity gossip site, indulging a passion for content & social. In 2015, she founded BUILT BY GIRLS, harnessing the power of software and the crowd to make professionals in tech accessible to girls all across the country – and along the way, finding inspiration for what would become BBG Ventures.

 

Listen to this information-packed Takin’ Care of Lady Business episode about the challenges that Nisha had to overcome to get to where she is today.

 

Here is what to expect on this week’s show:

Ways in which the average consumer profile has changed over the years, and how venture capital is using that information for more targeted solutions

Understanding female consumers not as a monolith, but as a complex and intersectional group of individuals

What Nisha looks for in a business when investing

Nisha’s advice for female small business owners

The worst advice Nisha ever received

 

Connect with Nisha

WEBSITE: https://www.bbgventures.com/

LINKEDIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nisha-dua-5aa87914/

TWITTER: https://twitter.com/Nish67

EMAIL:[email protected]

 

 

 

 

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Beth Ferreira

Takin’ Care of Lady Business with Jennifer Justice

Episode 001: Raising Money: Understand Why You're in the Room

Beth Ferreira, a Partner of FirstMark, invests in a broad range of consumer companies, including next-generation commerce, consumer tech, and mobile startups. Prior to FirstMark, Beth was the Managing Partner of WME Ventures, the venture capital arm of WME IMG and led investments in Glossier, Daily Harvest, and Masterclass.

Prior to this role, Beth was Chief Operating Officer at Fab and ran operations in the early days of Etsy. Beth also held positions at Flatiron Partners, BCG and UBS.

Listen to this information-packed Takin’ Care of Lady Business episode about the barriers of entry that Beth had to overcome to get to where she is today.

Here is what to expect on this week’s show:

How Beth got started in venture capital

Ways in which finance is becoming less of a “boys’ club”

Defining “venture capital” in layman’s terms, and what kind of companies are getting VC money now

Beth’s advice for female business founders

Tips on hiring and expanding networks of influence

 

Connect with Beth:

WEBSITE: https://firstmarkcap.com/team/beth-ferreira/

LINKEDIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bethmferreira/

TWITTER: https://twitter.com/bethferreira

 

 

 

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Takin’ Care Of Lady Business is hosted by Jennifer Justice aka JJ, founder and CEO of The Justice Dept. – a management, strategy and legal firm that works with female (and woke male) entrepreneurs, executives, talent, brands and creatives to build and maximize their value focusing in the areas of tech, consumer product, finance, media, entertainment and fashion. JJ interviews achievers, entrepreneurs and high level executives, discussing the how to of building business as well as the challenges while competing and thriving in both business and in life. These highly successful women will share secrets, strategies and insights about what it takes to play to win.

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