The Purse Podcast

Rachel Cook is the Founder of Seeds (seedsgives.com), a cryptocurrency mutual aid ecosystem which has helped people in need in 30 countries and counting, with a focus on women.  When you help someone in need through Seeds, you receive SEEDS cryptocurrency in thanks, empowering people to build wealth *through* giving. Rachel was a career-profitable pro stock trader in Chicago and on Wall Street before the misogyny drove her to quit.  She began buying Bitcoin at ~$90 a coin, and was extremely excited about blockchain technology's potential to transcend the discrimination baked into the old system.  However, she was forced to sell her Bitcoin in 2013 to keep Seeds alive, largely because misogyny in venture capital means that 98.1% of investment dollars go to men. To help other women avoid this, anyone in need can redeem a single SEED to ask for the amount of funding they need, and receive it as a gift.  Rachel hopes that one day Seeds will render venture capital obsolete.  With the 4th Bitcoin Halving, the historical catalyst for the giant market surges we've seen in the past, she is working to help as many women as possible build wealth in cryptocurrency this market cycle.Rachel is nomadic, but recently built a tiny house from a kit, on land she owns in Western Massachusetts.  Both the land and the house were purchased with cryptocurrency.  Her travel buddy is her 9 year old rescue pup, Bowie.

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Sharon Lechter is internationally recognised as a financial literacy expert, keynote speaker and business mentor. She is a 5x New York Times Bestselling author, successful entrepreneur, philanthropist, and enjoyed a 35 year career as a licensed CPA. She has advised two US Presidents on the topic of financial literacy. Sharon co-authored the international bestseller Rich Dad Poor Dad and 14 other books in the Rich Dad series. In 2008, when the economy crashed, she was asked by the Napoleon Hill Foundation to help re-energise the teachings of Napoleon Hill.

Her best-selling books with the Foundation include Three Feet from Gold, Outwitting the Devil, Think and Grow Rich for Women and Success and Something Greater. She is also featured in the movie Think and Grow Rich: The Legacy and on the national television series World’s Greatest Motivators. In 2021, Sharon’s title, Exit Rich was released to support entrepreneurs in building value and scalability in their businesses so they can be in the position of greatest potential. Her newest title, How Money Works for Women was released in July in cooperation with WealthWave Media.

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Sharon Lechter is internationally recognised as a financial literacy expert, keynote speaker and business mentor. She is a 5x New York Times Bestselling author, successful entrepreneur, philanthropist, and enjoyed a 35 year career as a licensed CPA. She has advised two US Presidents on the topic of financial literacy. Sharon co-authored the international bestseller Rich Dad Poor Dad and 14 other books in the Rich Dad series. In 2008, when the economy crashed, she was asked by the Napoleon Hill Foundation to help re-energise the teachings of Napoleon Hill.

Her best-selling books with the Foundation include Three Feet from Gold, Outwitting the Devil, Think and Grow Rich for Women and Success and Something Greater. She is also featured in the movie Think and Grow Rich: The Legacy and on the national television series World’s Greatest Motivators. In 2021, Sharon’s title, Exit Rich was released to support entrepreneurs in building value and scalability in their businesses so they can be in the position of greatest potential. Her newest title, How Money Works for Women was released in July in cooperation with WealthWave Media, a leading publisher of financial education materials in support of women taking control of their financial wellbeing.

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Pierre N. Rolin is Founder and CEO of Ankh Impact Ventures. A Canadian entrepreneur with over 35 years of real estate investment advisory as well as venture capital experience, Pierre was previously based in London, Frankfurt, and New York and has closed more than 550 real estate investments valued in excess of $17 billion and delivered an average 20% net IRR for his clients. Pierre was appointed Global Head of Credit Suisse International Real Estate based in London at the age of 35. Following his career at Credit Suisse, Pierre founded a global real estate advisory firm where he managed assets of $6.4 billion including 125 direct properties and four customised private equity real estate funds.

Pierre is currently Chairman and CEO of Ankh Real Estate, Inc., an independent global real estate investment advisory firm whose clients include ultra-high net worth private investors, foundations, private equity firms, alternative managers, and property developers. Pierre also advises real estate owners and operators on strategic projects including M&A, capital allocation and recycling strategies, take privates, joint ventures, recaps, roll-ups, and platform investments.

In 2006, Pierre established a private nonprofit grant-giving foundation that promoted learning opportunities for gifted underserved youth through art, education, and cultural heritage programs. From 2015 to 2020, Pierre advised and invested in over 20 venture-backed early-stage, growth and late-stage technology companies. Based on these experiences and a desire to create sustainable social impact beyond philanthropic giving, Pierre established Ankh Impact Ventures in 2020 with a new philanthro-capitalist business model to foster impact entrepreneurship by diverse agents of change from all global geographies.

Pierre has shared his experiences at numerous conferences and events globally, such as The World Economic Forum in Davos, The Milken Institute Global Conference in Los Angeles, and the Young Presidents Organisation in London.

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Vanessa Northway is the Deputy Vice-Principal for Learning and teaching at Heriot-Watt University Dubai. She has been working with the University since 2009. Over the years, Vanessa has directed the start-up and implementation of the Fashion, Fashion Marketing, and Interior design programmes. As part of her management role at SoTD, Vanessa has been responsible for resourcing and ensuring – along with the academic team in Dubai and Scotland – the development of programmes suitable for the market within Dubai and the MENA region and globally relevant skills.

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David Fogel is a seasoned VC and startup operator that has spent the last 20 years working with and advising more than 1,000 founders across Europe, Asia and Africa. The startups David has supported have raised more than $500m over the years. David Co-founded Bramble Club, a boutique Startup advisory firm, working with founders and venture capital firms across EMEA.David was CCO and COO at Wefarm scaling it to 3.5m users and 150 Employees. Before that David co-founded ADV, a £150m VC fund focused on early stage startups. David led the corporate venture arm for Telefonica and worked on M&A deals across the globe. Before moving into venture David built Fintech and Telco products in Israel. Where he grew the team from 4 to 60 employees and reached 70% market penetration.
David also co-founded Alma Angels, a diverse community of more than 300 people dedicated to supporting ambitious female founders. Over the last four years, Alma Angels has backed more than 180 women-led startups which have raise $160m in follow-on funding. 

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Chloe Lin is an international speaker who has been invited to countries around the world, including Japan, China, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Taiwan, Vietnam, and many others. She has partnered with Mary Buffett to establish the Buffett Online School, where she leads operations in Japan. Her extensive knowledge and success in the stock market have enabled her to become a full-time investor.

She has also been featured in Singapore’s official Chinese newspaper, Lian He Zao Bao, on radio stations like Money FM 89.3, and in the online magazine Zuu Online, sharing her experiences on how to invest safely as a female investor and how to achieve consistent results from the stock market. 

You can follow Chloe's work at www.arigatoinvestor.com, and her social media channel @ArigatoInvestor on Youtube, TikTok, Instagram, LinkedIn and Telegram. 

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Roxane Sanguinetti is an experienced investor, Head of Strategy at the quant fund GHCO and co-lead of Alma Angels, an inclusive community of investors actively supporting ambitious women founders. She is a trader by background but passionate about tech and entrepreneurship, Roxane previously held positions at Bank of America Merrill Lynch and an early stage fintech called HUBX. Roxane is a fierce advocate for diversity & inclusion, Roxane also co-heads the London Chapter of Women in ETFs, a global community of 10,000 professionals. 

Marla Shapiro is the Founder of the HERmesa angel syndicate.  Marla launched the group in early 2020 with two distinct missions: a) to give more women a seat at the table as angel investors and b) to invest more money in women co-founded startups. She has grown the syndicate from 5 women to nearly 200 members and they have collectively invested in 29 rounds of financing in women led startups.

Prior to launching HERmesa, Marla worked for nearly 20 years for media & technology companies in operational roles as a strategist, business development director, sales lead and COO. The companies ranged from large multi -nationals, such as the Financial Times & Zee TV, to small media tech start-ups in the UK and Europe (companies ranged from pre-seed to Series A). 

Marla spent the early years of her career working on Wall Street & the City at firms, Morgan Stanley, JP Morgan and NatWest in structured finance roles.

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*This podcast was recorded before the changes to the Financial Promotion Exemptions were introduced, ie before 31 January 2024.

David Hayman is a campaigner, policy specialist and strategy professional, with over a decade’s experience in the international development and climate sectors. David was the first employee at award winning campaign, Make My Money Matter, and now leads on the organisation’s public campaigning efforts; mobilising citizens across the UK to use their banks and their pensions to help tackle the climate crisis.

Previously, David was at the ONE Campaign, where he worked directly for the Co-Founder as a Special Advisor on Global Strategy and Campaigns. Prior to this, David spent 3 years working in India, supporting a range of foundations, philanthropists and charitable initiatives, including leading the expansion of Skoll Award Winning NGO, Educate Girls.

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Vicky Pryce is an Economist and the author of her latest book 'Women vs Capitalism', which was published by Hurst in November of 2019. She is a frequent contributor to media broadcasts and debates on the economy and on the economic rationale for gender equality.

Victoria Ross is a Chartered Financial Planner for Progeny Wealth. Victoria has 18 years experience within financial services, during which she also completed the qualifications as a Chartered Financial Analyst and Chartered Managerial Accountant. As a Financial Planner, her key drivers are ensuring women reach out for and receive appropriate financial advice and that younger generations are financially informed.

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