Venturing Women

Darya Kamkalova
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Venturing Women

A podcast for entrepreneurial women: founders, builders, changemakers shaping the world we live in. Women entrepreneurs, investors and startup ecosystem enablers share their stories, knowledge, fears and failures, moments of growth, and pieces of advice. With these conversations, we want to inspire more women to build their own businesses and shape the world we live in. Podcast Host: Darya Kamkalova 

  1. 07/12/2023

    #35: Growth mindset: don't just ride the waves, make them - Nadine Mezher

    Nadine Mezher was eager to spearhead change in habits and attitudes to handling money in the MENA region (Middle East and North Africa). She wanted to democratise access to investing and make it available to not only the ultra rich. Nadine co-founded Sarwa, a platform for investment and personal finance. In 2022, Forbes recognised Nadine among 20 women behind Middle Eastern tech brands. A fashion professional and owner of her own design house in the past, Nadine unpacks the concept of growth ...

    30 min

  2. 06/28/2023

    #34: Out of natural habitat as a founder - Alina Bassi

    How do you launch an innovative business in uncharted territories? Alina Bassi realised she could apply principles of coffee waste management to recycle textiles into… plastics. A chemical engineer, she launched Kleiderly in a foreign country, with no language skills, and out of network. She masterfully addresses challenges of two industries simultaneously: textile waste management and plastics manufacturing. Main topics: Is it a good idea to donate used clothes?Think like an engineer: use m...

    33 min

  3. 06/14/2023

    #33: Gender investment gap: Its origin, impact and ways to bridge it - Lucy Chow, Vera Futorjanski, Medea Nocentini, Katie Wachsberger

    All-women startup teams receive less than 3% of the venture capital globally whilst male-led startups collect 89% of it. And as if this statistics wasn’t depressing enough, the trend is negative. It’s getting worse every year. Venture capital investors share their views on the reasons behind such disparity. What are its consequences? What are we as a society missing out if this gap perpetuates? And how can we possibly bridge it? About guests: Lucy Chow is the General Partner at the World Bu...

    26 min

  4. 05/31/2023

    #32: Building a FemTech, don’t look too passionate about it - Fatoumata Ly

    Many businesses start with the future founders trying to solve an issue they face personally. FemTech startups (female technology) are no exception. Here, however, many areas are emotionally loaded and wrapped into layers of taboos. Fatoumata Ly shares how her own story of trying to conceive evolved into addressing the centuries-old issue countless women face. Fatoumata is now building Ninti, a company that provides digital solutions for personalised care around sexual and reproductive healt...

    27 min

  5. 05/17/2023

    #31: What is your weapon of choice to drive change? - Jacqueline van den Ende

    ‘Be the change you want to see in the world’ sounds like a fulfilling life motto. But how do you put it into practice? How do you leave a positive mark in the world and enjoy the ride along the way? Ultimately, we all have just one life to experiment with. Jacqueline van den Ende aims to unlock 1 billion dollars of capital to help power climate solutions. That’s a big dent in the world to make! Jacqueline is a founder turned investor turned founder, twice over. A true adventurer, she moved to...

    31 min

  6. 05/03/2023

    #30: Will ChatGPT be your next career coach? - Darja Gutnick

    Can you become a better leader in 2 min a day? Yes according to Darja Gutnick, Co-Founder & CEO of Bunch, an AI leadership coach. Darja also shares her own story of how losing key people on her team and going through a split-up with her co-founder made her better leader. Topics we discuss: How can data help you to answer the deepest question about yourself?How technology and AI tools specifically can and cannot support our growth and career development. Micro-learning.Can you rely on Chat...

    33 min

  7. 04/19/2023

    #29: Are you building just a perk or a sticky product? - Leonie Ellerbrock, Viktoria Lindner

    Mental health and marketplaces - both are hot topics! Isn’t it a great idea to build a marketplace for mental health services? Viktoria Lindner and Leonie Ellerbrock, co-founders of Mindsurance, share a story of launching such a marketplace and then walking away from this model. Topics we discuss: What’s the difference between building a perk (a nice-to-have) and a sticky product that delivers true valueWeaknesses of marketplaces as a business modelHow investors can make a difference in your...

    25 min

  8. 04/05/2023

    #28: Build an ideal team of investors and treat this as an alliance - Sonia Weymuller

    Can FOMO (fear of missing out) be a market opportunity? Sonia Weymuller realised many people were seeking ways to invest into tech startups and be a part of the startup buzz. Yet, there was no platform in the MENA region to do so. Sonia Weymuller is a Co-Founder and General Partner of VentureSouq (VSQ), a MENA-based venture capital firm, and Partner Lead for the VSQ Conscious Collective, its global impact-focused investment and educational platform. Topics we cover: building a venture capita...

    29 min
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A podcast for entrepreneurial women: founders, builders, changemakers shaping the world we live in. Women entrepreneurs, investors and startup ecosystem enablers share their stories, knowledge, fears and failures, moments of growth, and pieces of advice. With these conversations, we want to inspire more women to build their own businesses and shape the world we live in. Podcast Host: Darya Kamkalova 

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  • Creator
    Darya Kamkalova
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2023
  • Episodes
    37
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2023 Darya Kamkalova
  • Show Website
    Venturing Women

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