Did you know that today, only 1% of global corporate procurement goes to women-owned businesses? In 2023? Why is it that so few big corporates buy from women-owned businesses and what can women entrepreneurs do to win key contracts with them? Supply chain diversity is not only a buzzword, it's an imperative, if we are to unlock more global growth and close the global pay and customer gap for women founders. That's where WEConnect International comes in. They are on a mission to drive more money into the hands of women and help them better compete in the global marketplace. In this episode, you'll learn from Paulina Dri-Rabell, Market Lead for France, about how WEConnect helps women-owned businesses get certified and enter the corporate supply chain successfully, all over the world.  Learn why this can help more women owned businesses get luctrative corporate contracts, all about the certification process and how access to markets is a key funding and growth strategy for women founders. Paulina also shares her key tips to women founders on how build great relationships with corporates and much more! Get more information about WEConnect and the certification process below.

About our Guest:
Paulina Dri-Rabell has over ten years of experience in international development and global partnership management. She has worked to promote international education as a catalyst for change and as a driver for diversity. She has developed and implemented international projects for local and national governments and for public-private entities, such as the International Network of Michelin Cities. She also worked as a National Coordinator in Mexico for EducationUSA, a U.S. State Department public diplomacy program that promotes U.S. higher education to students around the world.

Since 2022, she has been working as Market Lead in France for WEConnect International, a global network that connects women-owned businesses to qualified buyers around the world. In this role, she represents the organization in France and is responsible for the outreach efforts to get to more woman-owned businesses with the aim of connecting them and helping them grow. She is passionate about her work at WEConnect and is convinced that supplier diversity is a very important component of economic development and a means of empowerment for diverse communities.

Paulina holds a Bachelor of Arts in International Relations and Political Science from Indiana University Bloomington in the United States. She is based in France but is originally from Mexico, where she lived until she was 19 years old before moving to the United States to attend University. ​

Learn more about Paulina on LinkedIn.

In today's episode you'll learn:

• About Paulina and how she came to work on women's economic empowerment
• What is WeConnect International and how do you work?
  
• Who they work with - women-owned businesses and large corporates
  
• What is the WEConnect International certification process for women owned businesses?
  
• How WEConnect International partners with corporates for supply chain diversity?
  
• How working with corporate clients is a key access to markets strategy for women owned businesses
  
• Insights into capability statements and why corporates like to see them
• How B2B client revenue can be a key source of funding for women owned startups
• The do’s and don’ts of partnering with corporate
  
• Key tips to women entrepreneurs to  get certified
  
  

How we tell stories matters. It's the way we all communicate things that really matter, and how you tell your story as a funder (investor) or founder can really change outcomes. In this episode, you'll learn from Tara Todras-Whitehill, an award-winning photographer whose work has appeared on more than 20 front pages of The New York Times. 

If you are a funder (investor) you'll love this episode, as you'll learn how to better tell your stories about how you invest in women and diverse founders, to help you attract more diverse dealflow. Tara will walk through 4 examples of venture capital funds websites, share what they are doing well and how they can elevate their storytelling to connect even better with diverse founders. And if  you are founder, you'll learn how to tell your founder and company story authentically and ethically when you fundraise and to attract clients and team members.
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Tara shares so many valuable practical takeaways so make sure you take notes and share this episode with other funders and founders who need to hear this too! 

Tara Todras-Whitehill is an award-winning photographer, whose work has appeared on more than 20 front pages of The New York Times. She founded the TW Visual Storytelling Agency and has a clientele of some of the world’s leading social impact and news organizations. Her goal is to maximize impact by helping teams elevate their visual storytelling skills. Her agency does this through a combination of consulting, bespoke workshops, and coaching sessions.

Learn more about Tara on Linkedin.

In today's episode you'll learn:

• About Tara's fascinating career as an award-winning photographer and storyteller
• ​What is storytelling and why you should care about how you tell stories
  
• Why is storytelling important for both funders who want to attract a more diverse dealflow and founders looking for funding
• Practical examples of 4 vc fund's websites - what they are doing well re storytelling and Tara's tips on how they could make their stories even more impactful
• Practical top tips to help you tell better stories
• The importance of ethics and consent
• How to reach Tara and take part in her workshop at the upcoming InvestHer Summit in Paris (June 29th-30th 2023)

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What if you could invest in the change you want to see, by investing in public stocks of companies with women ceos? By investing in what you want to see in the world, breaking barriers and moving the needle forward? Now you can, if you are based in the United States, thanks to Patricia Lizarraga, Managing Partner at Hypatia Capital, who has created the world's first ETF (exchange traded fund) called WCEO. In this episode, you'll learn what's an ETF, how you can use them to diversify your investment portfolio, why they created this ground-breaking solution, and why investing in women leaders, yields higher performance and therefore more money in the bank for you!
Don't worry, you don't have to be a finacial wizard to listen to this episode. Patricia does a great job in explaining why it's important to walk the walk not just talk the talk when it comes to investing to make higher returns and in accordance with your values. I think this WCEO ETF is going to be a game changer for all of us in the future and really hope other countries take example from Patricia and Hypatia Capital. We love people who break the mold. Enjoy this episode and keep reading to learn more and get her contact details below.

Ms. Lizarraga is the managing partner of Hypatia Capital, an asset manager focused on investing in women in leadership since 2007. Hypatia Capital published both the Hypatia Women CEO Index, as well as the Hypatia Women Hedge Fund Index, both measure and promoting female performance in each asset class. Hypatia Capital Management is the issuer of the Hypatia Women CEO ETF, an ETF investing in all American public companies with female CEOs, small to mega cap. Ms. Lizarraga has over 25 years of merchant banking experience, as well as is a founder of several successful companies. Ms. Lizarraga founded the Grupo del Ande in 1997 and is a founding and former Investment Committee member of Sigma SAFI, an asset manager with over $600 million AUM in Peru. Prior to founding Hypatia Capital, she was a Managing Director of Credit Agricole Securities' New York mergers & acquisitions group. She started her merchant banking career at Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette.

Ms. Lizarraga serves as an independent board member of Credicorp Ltd. (NYSE:BAP) where she is Chair of the Audit Committee, and former Chair of the Corporate Governance Committee, the largest financial services conglomerate in Peru. She also serves on the Board of Directors of Banco de Credito del Peru, the largest bank in Peru. Ms. Lizarraga also serves as an Independent Trustee of the John Hancock Complex of Funds. She has served as the President of the Privatization Committee of the Toll Roads of Peru. Ms. Lizarraga is a Trustee for the Museum of Art of Lima.

Ms. Lizarraga received her Bachelor of Arts degree, cum laude, from Yale University and her Master of Business Administration from the Harvard Business School.

Learn more about Patricia on Linkedin.

In today's episode you'll learn:

• About Patricia and how she decided to create Hypatia Capital asset management firm, investing in and promoting investing in women in leadership
• What's an ETF (exchange traded fund)
• All about the WCEO ETF and how you can now exclusively invest in public companies on the U.S. stock exchange with Women CEOs.
• How isolating  'female leadership and performance' in an ETF will be a GameChanger - learn more about how they do it
• About the Hypatia Women CEO Index
•  How investing in companies run by Women CEOs can create outsize returns
• Her key tips on how everyone can start investing in diversity now​

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Roni Eiger is a very experienced Angel Investor and Technology Scout based in Israel. In this episode you'll learn all about the Israeli culture that influenced the birth of their innovative Startup Nation, the specificities of the Israeli funding scene and about the women angel network in Tel Aviv Roni is part of, investing in great new companies. Above all,  come on a journey with a smart, innovative, hard working and focused woman angel investor and mother, who seamlessly navigates the Israeli and Spanish funding and startup ecosystems, helping startups and other partners in each country build bridges with each other. What's fascinating about Roni is that she is both a wealth manager (managing her a single Family Office), angel investor, and serial connector, who happens to be a technology and innovation expert who is passionate about Agrifood and Agritech. You'll love the insights you're about to hear, so dive in!

About our Guest:

I am Roni Eiger. An Israeli who lived many years in Madrid now back in Israel, mother of 4, angel investor, hi-tech veteran, multiple time entrepreneur & manager of a single-family office. I hold a BA in computer science and economics, an MA in economics and an MBA in finance. Growing up in the Israeli hi-tech industry, I have filled every possible position, from software engineer to product manager, marketing, biz-dev, project manager, entrepreneur and M&A.

Everything that has to do with technology and investments excite me, and I love generating creative ideas and solutions to facilitate tech adoption.

Learn more about Roni on Linkedin.

In today's episode you'll learn:

• Who she is and how she decided to become an angel investor in parallel to managing her family's Family Office
• How she invests in startups in Israel and Spain and facilitates partnerships between both countries
• Her insights into the Israeli culture and how that has shaped Israel as a Startup Nation with a thriving funding ecosystem
• About NEOME the key women angel group in Israel she co-invest with 
• How the funding ecosystem began in Israel and the different sources of funding available to startups
• Key tips to women entrepreneurs looking for funding
• and her parting message to us all

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How do you get one-on-one meetings with venture capitalists when you're a new entrepreneur? In this episode, you'll hear from Jan Ameri, CEO of Arctic15, the key matchmaking event between investors and startups in the Nordics and beyond. Learn how to build relationships with investors, how to embed gender diversity across your virtual event, and get lots of practical tips from a passionate catalyst in the startup ecosystem.

About our Guest:
Jan is an entrepreneur-at-heart — and through everything he has done since 1998. An expert in spotting new opportunities and creating new concepts, Jan has been a partner or co-founder of seven different companies in various industries. From starting out as a volunteer at Arctic 15 in 2013, he had several roles in organising this key Nordic startups event, before eventually becoming the CEO in 2019, making it bigger and better every year since.

Learn more about Jan here: ​https://www.linkedin.com/in/janameri/

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In 2018, Shelly Porges successfully created a global consortium to build the Billion Dollar Fund for Women - getting investors to pledge over $1 Billion of investment in female founders. Now she's going even further, with her new initiative - Beyond the Billion. In this episode, you'll learn why and how Shelly created Beyond the Billion as a movement and a new way to mobilise key funding stakeholders to truly shift the funding landscape for women entrepreneurs. Get ready to be inspired by this 7 time women entrepreneur, who as a former Senior Advisor, set up the Global Entrepreneurship Program (GEP) at the U.S. State Department, a program she expanded to almost 150 countries, under Secretary Hillary Clinton. Get ready to be inspired!

Learn more about our guest Shelly Porges here.

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​Women are behind some of the most crucial roles in emerging companies, even when these companies were founded by all-male teams. The weight of vital growth areas such as client sales, marketing, customer services and other strategic areas are entrusted to females and some VCs are beginning to back the new diverse and inclusive fabric of entrepreneurship. Could this be the catalyst for more female-founded business in the 2020 decade?

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What can the Venture Capital world learn from Corporates when it comes to increasing gender diversity? What needs to change at an organizational/systemic level, so that more women become venture partners, get funded or start new businesses?

In this episode, you'll get the latest research insights from Siri Chilazi, Gender and Organizations Researcher at the Women and Public Policy Program at Harvard Kennedy School. She is a recognized expert in advancing women and promoting gender equality within organizations and shares key recommendations from her research, so that VC funds and entrepreneurs alike can be part of making the change. If ever you thought that research was boring, prepare to be surprised by her findings! You may even find yourself compelled to take your first steps to change things in venture capital - that's what we're aiming for here! 

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Every month, we bring you our Market Roundup about key events happening in the market,  our key insights on them and what startups and investors can learn as a result. 

Our cohosts, Anne Ravanona and Inma Martinez sit down to kick off the podcast series to analyse the ripple effects of the biggest financial headline: how WeWork withdrew its IPO filing after Wall Street investors were able to see through the smoke and mirrors of the company's prospectus. Anne and Inma discuss the relevancy of this technology IPO fiasco and the before and after consequences that this will present to future tech IPOs and the corporate governance that VCs and NEDs must establish in startups.  

Welcome to our very first episode!
In this episode, our founder, Anne Ravanona,  will share why she started Global Invest Her in the first place after her lightbulb moment, what compels her to focus on helping female founders get funded and why you should be interested in the latest research the biggest untapped market opportunity worth $5 Trillion.

What you'll learn in this episode:

• Welcome to this new podcast, series 1
• Find your Why and how inspiration can come from anywhere
• Why we do what we do
• What is the Gender Funding Gap
• How big an investment opportunity are we really talking about