Women INVESTING in Women and GIRLS

In this episode, we featured Janet Amador, who shared her insight on the work involved in college admissions. Many are familiar with what the application journey is like from a student’s standpoint; however, knowing what takes place behind the scenes is a rare treat! Janet also informed us of the many opportunities available to college students in the California school systems.

In the second part of this episode, we had the opportunity to speak to a newly graduated college student who took her learning experiences across the globe. Over the course of a few years, Melissa was able to visit numerous countries, partaking in amazing service projects. Melissa also talks about her latest project, Sravel, which allows students to experience the wonders of travelling the world.

In this episode, we interviewed Dr. Ann-Christine Langselius, a serial angel investor who spends her time primarily between the United States & The Royal Kingdom of Sweden. Ms. Langselius is the Founder of Nuwa Program for helping women entrepreneurs scale internationally, enhance their financial literacy, join corporate boards, and gain international networks. Ann-Christine shares details of this 22 months intensive Nuwa Program and what makes this program especially supportive for female innovators & collaborators! We also discuss similarities and differences for women entrepreneurs starting and growing their companies in the United States & Sweden as well as the “Golden Rules of Leadership.”

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In this episode, we featured Felena Hanson, who shared with us her journey putting passion into action by creating Hera Hub, named after the greek goddess for women. This spa-like working environment has become an essential networking and collaboration site for female entrepreneurs in San Diego. With a goal of franchising across the nation and around the world, Felena hopes to reinvent the workspace for women entrepreneurs. Ms. Hanson, Co-Chair of the Inaugural San Diego Women INVESTING in Women Summit, also shares a few words about their upcoming event on July 18th-19th, 2014.

We also had the opportunity to interview Mr. Ravi Karkara, concerning the brutal rapes of young women and girls in India which have come to the attention of the international media over the course of the past year. We discussed the role of men and boys in mitigating social discrimination and gender discrimination and what UNWOMEN is doing with their #HEFORSHE Campaign. Another focus of this interview was the need for proper water and sanitation for young girls and women given that 60% of Indians lack basic sanitation in both homes & schools. Female fetocide, infanticide, and the shocking statistic that every hour two women are raped are highlighted – parental discretion are highly encouraged for young audiences listening to this show. Finally, Mr. Karkara shares a CALL TO ACTION from both local citizen in India, male accountability demanding gender equality, and a growing movement of girls investing in other girls.

In this episode, we featured Gloria Feldt, an accomplished author, motivational speaker, and movement leader. Gloria shared with us her journey from Civil Rights activist to female empowerment figure, with her establishment of Take the Lead. Through this non-profit organization, Gloria seeks to inspire females to close the gender gap in leadership by 2025. We also discuss how women and girls should aspire to lead their own dreams, not follow them.

In this episode, we interviewed Rebecca Sprynczynatck, the Senior Director of Communications at Infusionsoft. Rebecca shares how an internet platform can provide solutions to small businesses and entrepreneurs seeking help in business organization, networking, and more. Rebecca also talks about how Sheryl Sandberg’s book, Lean In, inspired Infusionsoft to start a women’s group, helping it to become a female- and mother-friendly work environment.

In this episode, we featured Andrea Downs who shared her entrepreneurial journey in starting an events company focused on the growing global equity, rewards, and real-estate crowd-funding platforms. Andrea shares highlights on how the global crowd-funding industry has evolved and the direction where it’s headed with specific reference to what this means for minorities, women entrepreneurs and women investors.

In this episode, we interviewed Lauren D’Souza who is a senior at Xavier College Preparatory School who is actively involved in Arizona politics. Lauren is extremely passionate about being involved in her school, community service, and campaign work. Over the past few years, she has worked for Democratic candidates Mayor Gregory Stanton and U.S Representative Ann Kirkpatrick. Lauren talks about being inspired by the movie MissRepresentation and her hope for more women candidates getting elected and appointed into our highest U.S. political offices. We also spotlighted Lauren’s academic interests in environmental science and her ambitions to take an active role in influencing environmental legislation in Arizona, the United States, and around the world.

In this episode, we interviewed Kate Welty from Xavier Preparatory School who will be an incoming freshman at Columbia University. Kate shares her perspectives on what motivated her to take a strong interest in science, engineering, and mathematics beyond her classroom and the college application process. We also learned about the various initiatives that her all-girls preparatory school in Phoenix, Arizona has started to encourage students to take a broader interest in both Computer Science and Engineering such as their collaboration with Engineering Projects In Community Service (launched out of Purdue University) and Girls Have IT Day funded by the National Center For Women In Technology. Kudos to Catherine Wyman for inspiring and mentoring all her young female protégées.

In this episode, we interviewed Maura Pally, Executive Director for Secretary Clinton at the Clinton Foundation about her work at the White House, the State Department, and now the Clinton Foundation and what she loves about her current position and what she is doing with their newest “No Ceilings” Program. We also had the opportunity to speak with Penny Abeywardena about her position at the Clinton Global Initiative and how she will be involved in applying the “gender” lens to their various Programs and her work with the “Women & Girls” track at CGI. Penny’s interview was followed by Bianca Bracht and Melina Smith, two bioengineering undergraduate students at Duke University, who are currently involved with the non profit organization, ”Girls Make Change Through Engineering.” Our episode concludes with highlights from Women INVESTING in Women’s Founder, Anu Bhardwaj, who spoke to us about Women INVESTING in Women’s viral growth on Facebook reaching nearly 160,000 followers in 60 days since we launched, and our upcoming 2014 Global Summits in Stockholm, New York City, San Diego, Johannesburg, Dubai, Muscat, Santiago, Melbourne, and Singapore