We are so excited to launch the most recent episode of Women Who Build with Vanessa Larco. While Vanessa is many things to many people, we particularly remember her as someone who doesn’t give up too soon. She got her first pony as a kid. Despi

Women Who Build: Gilwoo Lee on Autonomous Greenhouse, Vertically Integrated Business Models, and Positive Reinforcement.

21 days ago 37m

With the world’s population likely to increase by nearly another billion people over the next two decades and incomes rising, total food consumption will likely rise by 50-70% by 2050. However, the percentage of people who work in agriculture a

Women Who Build: Shellye Archambeau, Former CEO of MetricStream and Board Member, Verizon on Igniting Ambition, Toughest Leadership Lessons as a Tech CEO, and Working with Vinod Khosla

Jun 3rd, 2024 41m 5s

Few of us are lucky enough to recognize very early on what we want to become. Shellye Archambeau decided as a teenager that she wanted to be a Tech CEO and went on to become the CEO of MetricStream, a recognized global leader in governance, r

Women Who Build: Sylvia Acevedo, Former CEO of Girl Scouts of the USA; Board Member, Qualcomm on Finding Your Superpower, Creating Opportunities, and Board Memberships

May 23rd, 2024 48m 31s

Everyone wants to achieve their highest potential. And resilience is one of the most important ingredients to achieve that. Many of us know Sylvia Acevedo as the CEO of The Girl Scouts of the USA, a Board Member of Qualcomm, and the President

Women Who Build: Kate Henningsen, Co-founder and COO, Arcadia, on Community Solar, Working with Utilities, and Building for Scale

Jun 12th, 2023 51m 31s

In a world where we are bombarded by stories of wars and recessions, if we practice an abundance mindset, we can still grow! This practice helps us to focus on the future rather than the past. Kate Henningsen is one of the few leaders I have me

Women Who Build: Lara Hodgson, President and CEO, Now on Mindset Alignment with Partners, SMB Metrics, Partnership with GS

May 1st, 2023 1h 1m

This is one of the most insightful episodes of Women Who Build thus far, and also timely, in the wake of the SVB crisis. Small businesses run our economies. And to help these businesses innovate and grow, Lara Hodgson is building Now along with

Women Who Build: Natalie Rens, CEO and Founder, Astrea, on Adventure & Entrepreneurship, Smart Homes on Earth & Mars

Apr 1st, 2023 50m

It is often said that the most successful businesspeople follow their curiosity. Blending that with personal experience or association with the problem is a bonus! What is even better is to fight through every logistical hurdle to build towards

Women Who Build: Joanna Lichter, Associate Director, Venture Investing at Emerson Collective on What Constitutes a Collective, Menopause, and Why Clarity is Kindness

Mar 21st, 2023 33m 5s

As investors, we are constantly looking for how we can add value to portfolio companies. While focus is important in company building, thinking systemically about your company can unlock opportunities like never before. And this practice has be

Women Who Build: Yin Lu, Partner, MCJ Collective on Building a Community at MCJ Collective, Investing in Climate, Finding What you Like

Feb 23rd, 2023 45m 55s

Companies are made of teams, and these teams not only comprise founders and investors, but also operators, policy makers, and so many other stakeholders. And it is in hard problems like climate change and education that all have to come togethe

Women Who Build: Monica Bhatia, Co-founder and CEO, Equii on Fermentation, Taking Products from Lab to Scale, and Relationships.

Jan 9th, 2023 50m 45s

The global health and wellness foods market is poised to grow at 6.1% to $1,495bn by 2032. However, purchasing healthy food is complex - sometimes we buy new food types and find it hard to incorporate them into our daily diets and sometimes the

Women Who Build: Sarah Hinkfuss, Partner, Bain Capital Ventures on Climate Fintech, Building Trust in Partnerships, Content that Resonates, Leadership Lessons from Sailing

Nov 22nd, 2022 49m 12s

Companies are built by people, and when investing in companies, it is vital to bring out the human in you to be the best partner to their people.Sarah Hinkfuss brings humanness and trust to her investments at Bain Capital Ventures. Sarah is a

Women Who Build: Emma Silverman, Principal, TMV on Building Flamingo within Harry's, Investing @TMV, Creative Writing, Ideating with Parents!

Nov 10th, 2022 1h 4m

When people think about building, startups come to mind. We often forget that building a new investment firm takes a similar amount of blood and sweat, and most importantly, commitment!In this episode of Women who Build, Emma Silverman shares

Women Who Build: Amie Patel, Partner & CEO, Elevar Equity on Building for Low-income Communities, Captables for Impact Investments, Happiness as a Path to Success

Oct 9th, 2022 45m 21s

There is a nuance to building companies and products for low-income communities. In this episode of Women who Build, Amie Patel covers how she is helping entrepreneurs build for exactly these communities at Elevar Equity.Amie describes herself

Women Who Build: Ashley Aydin, Principal, Vamos Ventures on Building a New Fund, Supporting Founders, Culturally Competent Healthcare

Aug 14th, 2022 46m 41s

This episode is really close to my heart as I speak with Ashley Aydin who is working to bring more diversity to the world of entrepreneurship and venture capital through her work at Vamos. Ashley represents the true spirit of Women who Build an

Women Who Build: Monica Varman, Partner, G2 Venture Partners on Evaluating Food & Agri Businesses, S-1 Teardowns, Importance of Writing

Jul 25th, 2022 45m 29s

Global decarbonization efforts over the next three decades will require a $100tn investment, generating a massive opportunity for private capital to deploy and drive the energy transition. And Monica Varman sits at the forefront of this.Monica

Introducing the Third Edition of the Women Who Build Podcast by Shreya Bakliwal

Jul 12th, 2022 2m 37s

Over the last two seasons of Women who Build and two waves of the pandemic, we know when it comes to company building, a few things matters for sure - Building for the long-term from early onLearning from what is happening around the world

Women Who Build: Abhilasha Sinha, Chief Product Officer, Open Secret on Connecting the Dots, Readying Companies for Innovation, the Power of Spirituality, Community, and Coaching in Business Success.

Apr 11th, 2022 1h 3m

We are often asked by our dear ones to build a career around what we “love” doing. What is not talked about is how to find what we love, and this process requires a LOT of reflection.Abhilasha Sinha is one of the few individuals who have done

Women Who Build: Kanika Mayar, Senior Executive Director, Vertex Ventures on Late to Early Stage Investing, Healthcare in India, Finding Answers to Hard Problems, and Investing in Deep Markets.

Mar 20th, 2022 41m 20s

Many of us who start our careers in investment banking get drawn towards startup investing. But there are several stages to this investing - early, growth, and late. Kanika Mayar brings her unique experience of investment banking at Goldman Sac

Women Who Build: Tarana Lalwani, Founding Partner of InnoVen Capital on Venture Debt, Negotiation, State of fintech, Sports and Consistency.

Feb 15th, 2022 39m 52s

Whenever we think of startup financing, venture capital comes to mind. Coming from investment banking, I realize that there are other ways to fund your company based on your goals and situations.Venture debt is one such instrument and Tarana L

Women Who Build: Sneha Biswas, Founder of Early Steps Academy on Importance of Confidence and Real-world Skills, Building Education Products for Kids, Building your Legacy, Thinking Long-term.

Jan 26th, 2022 38m 45s

If schools, a disproportionate amount of focus is put into cognitive skills. A high achiever is defined as the person scoring the “highest” in Math and Science. But as we grow up, we realize that the most successful people possess strong non-co

Women Who Build: Sonam Motwani, Founder of Karkhana.io on Manufacturing in India, Modelling Finances Before Starting Up, Having Honest Conversations with Yourself.

Dec 28th, 2021 48m 10s

As consumers, we always see finished products - from our favourite cars to favourite soaps. One of the most important sectors that impacts what we get in our hands is the manufacturing sector. This episode of Women who Build is extremely specia

Women Who Build: Matilde Giglio, Co-founder of Even.in on Health Insurance in India, Building the Best Teams, Innovating as an Outsider.

Dec 13th, 2021 32m 29s

As Indians, most of us have had this day where we decided to buy an insurance plan and by the end of the exercise, felt hopeless and clueless. Some of us have had to pay extraordinarily large sums for ourselves or our family members, which has

Women Who Build: Jo Pattabiraman, Founder of Grow Fit on Following your Curiosity, Cloud Kitchens, Right Market Timing, Being a Single Founder.

Oct 18th, 2021 49m 8s

Neuroscience confirms that to be truly happy, human beings will always need something more. To seek this “more”, we must ensure that our bodies and brains exhibit their peak performance, and what we eat clearly defines this performance. In Indi

Women Who Build: Sanna Vohra, Founder, The Wedding Brigade on Creating Adoption for Online Wedding Shopping, >1 million Social Media Followers, Why Customer Experience Matters, and the Power of NOW.

Sep 23rd, 2021 24m 59s

Most of us look forward to the wedding of a relative or a friend where we can dance and eat! For some of us, our weddings got planned by our parents and relatives right after we entered college. Because apparently, it takes a LOT of time and ef

Women Who Build: Shruti, Founder and CEO of ApnaKlub on Pivoting during COVID, Resilience and Spirituality in Entrepreneurship, Building the Right Teams, Using WhatsApp as a Communication Tool.

Sep 7th, 2021 32m 25s

Whenever I complained about “bad luck”, my mom always said that success is about what you make out of a situation, good or bad. Shruti, Founder and CEO of ApnaKlub is a true personification of this. I am so happy to do this episode of Women who