Women CEOs are incredible - they have to be to get to the top - so it only makes sense that their companies outperform others in the stock market. So why aren’t more people actively investing in women? Patricia Lizarraga is here today to talk about raising visibility and funds for women-led companies that consistently outperform in all different markets. This week’s episode 134 of How Women Inspire Podcast is about investing in Women CEOs!

This episode was created in partnership with the Nasdaq Foundation. Together, we are working to educate, inspire, and engage women from diverse backgrounds on venture investing and entrepreneurship. Did you know that only 2% of venture funding goes to women-led companies? Together, we are working to show that women are the new face of venture investing.

In this episode of How Women Inspire Podcast, Patricia Lizarraga is sharing the importance of giving everyone the opportunity to invest in companies led by women CEOs and actionable steps you can take right now to start investing today.

Patricia Lizarraga is the managing partner of Hypatia Capital and the issuer of the
Hypatia Women CEO EFT, an actively managed Exchange Traded fund that invests in all publicly traded American companies that have female Chief Executive Officers. Patricia founded Hypatia over 15 years ago, when she'd already been working in finance as an investment banker for 20 years, committed to investing in women in leadership.

Some of the talking points Julie and Patricia go over in this episode include:

• Making investing in women accessible to everyone, regardless of their investment amount.
• The numerous studies by major institutions that show the outperformance of women in both public and private markets.
• The need for AI and large language models to recognize and promote women CEOs more effectively.
• Educating women about investing, starting at a young age.

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The importance of getting more women involved in venture and angel investing cannot be understated. As more women earn more money, the value of getting women seats at the table and in positions that decide what their money is being used for grows. Marcia Dawood is here today to share with us how we can be more involved in investment decisions, combat bias in finance, and more. This week’s episode 133 of How Women Inspire Podcast is about how you can do good while doing well!

In this episode of How Women Inspire Podcast, Marcia Dawood is sharing the importance of understanding your investment options and actionable steps you can take right now to diversify your investment portfolio.

Marcia Dawood is an early-stage investor who serves on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Small Business Capital Formation Advisory Committee. She is a venture partner with Mindshift Capital, a member of Golden Seeds, and the Chair Emeritus of the Angel Capital Association (ACA), the global professional society for angel investors. In 2022, Marcia spoke at TEDx Charlotte and she currently hosts The Angel Next Door Podcast.

Some of the talking points Julie and Marcia go over in this episode include:

• Investing in early-stage companies that make a positive impact.
• The transparency and democratization of information on crowdfunding platforms.
• How philanthropic dollars can be directed to for-profit companies, providing a triple win of social impact, financial returns, and tax deductions.
• The value of cheerleading and social media support for entrepreneurs and offering expertise, networks, and mentorship.

You can find Marcia’s book, “Do Good While Doing Well” wherever you get your books, or by visiting her website!

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It feels like AI has taken over the world since Open AI released ChatGPT at the end of 2022. The widespread use of large language models, however, has shown a great deal of bias and misinformation, in addition to being less than intuitive. So how do we create better AI? Ewa Ding is here this week to share her thoughts and mission to make AI more human-friendly! This week’s episode 132 of How Women Inspire Podcast is about designing human-centered AI!

In this episode of How Women Inspire Podcast, Ewa Ding is sharing the importance of understanding AI's capabilities, limitations, and ethical considerations. and actionable steps you can take right now to educate ourselves about AI and its uses.

Ewa Ding is a product and design leader on a mission to make AI more human-friendly and genuinely useful. As the founder of UX4AI, she blends her passion for impactful experiences with expertise in human-centered AI strategies, digital transformation, product strategy, and UX design.

Some of the talking points Julie and Ewa go over in this episode include:

• Understanding AI's capabilities and limitations as we reach a peak in its use.
• The challenges of applying human-centered design principles to AI.
• The need for AI to be designed with user needs, values, and ethical considerations in mind.
• Encouraging women to become involved in AI development and to demand safe and privacy-protecting AI tools.

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