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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.

We cover the following topics:


Why did Rachel transition into crypto and Web3?
Context: what is Web2 vs Web3?
Bitcoin halving and the crypto market
Seeds: building a new economic ecosystem based on abundance
The challenges of being a female founder
What is the future of Seeds?
How do more women engage in Web3 and invest in crypto?

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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.

We cover the following in our conversation:


The importance of financial education
Women's relationship with money
What are the three biggest financial challenges for women?
What is the money mindset?
How money works for women
Building financial resilience
Creating multiple streams of income
Investing in crypto and digital assets
More+

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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.

We cover the following:


Why Pierre started Ankh Impact Ventures
Investing in female and diverse founders
Investment thesis- patient capital
Female pitch competitions
Female founders are a better investment
Why male investors need to back women.

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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.

We cover the following:


Financial education as it relates to children, teenagers, and young adults.
The role of schools and universities in teaching our kids about money.
Why parents play a crucial role in how kids grow up thinking about money and how to manage it too.
The impact of teaching girls about entrepreneurship and financial management.
Why teaching financial independence and how to invest is crucial.
How technology can be used to encourage children and young adults to become financially literate and financially confident.

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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. 

We cover the following:


Angel investing: US vs UK
Male allies and eradicating 'bad behaviour' in VC
Investing in female founders
Gender bias in VC
Raising capital as a female founder
How to build a startup investment portfolio

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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. 

We cover the following in our conversation:


Why investing in relationships is the key to a richer life
Money mindset and money habits
How Chloe invests her money
Difficult but important investing lessons
How do Millennials and Gen Z think about investing?
And how do we encourage more women to invest?

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