The Advice That Cost Women Millions with Marcia Dawood

About this episode

Jennifer Justice interviews Marcia Dawood about the barriers women face in accessing venture capital and how to build wealth through investing.

Less than 2% of venture capital goes to women founders. Women were only allowed to have credit cards in their own name in 1974. These are not accidents. This is what a system designed to keep women out of wealth looks like, and Marcia Dawood has spent her career challenging it. Takin' Care of Lady Business Episode 155 In this episode, Jennifer sits down with Marcia Dawood, angel investor, author of Do Good While Doing Well and Unapologetic Wealth , host of The Angel Next Door Podcast , and a leading advocate for closing the funding gap in private markets. They discuss building wealth through investing, barriers women face in accessing capital, and why private market investing is more accessible than many people realize. Marcia began investing after attending an angel investing meeting in Pittsburgh with no finance background. She later chaired the National Association for Angel Investing, served on an SEC advisory committee, and wrote two books to help women take control of their financial futures. Along the way, she learned that awareness is the first hurdle, community is a powerful asset, and you do not need to be wealthy to get started. Together, they explore why women…

People in this episode

Host: Jennifer Justice

Guest: Marcia Dawood

Topics covered

• venture capital
• women founders
• investing
• wealth building
• funding gap
• financial literacy

Keywords

• venture capital
• women in business
• angel investing
• financial independence
• crowdfunding
• investment strategies

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: National Association for Angel Investing, SEC

Books & works: Do Good While Doing Well, Unapologetic Wealth, The Angel Next Door Podcast

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