| Impact With Wings: Stories to Inspire and Mobilize Women Angel Investors and Entrepreneurs Contributor(s): Andrews, Suzanne (Author), Bhikha, Jagruti (Author), Kruger, Karen Bairley (Author) |
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ISBN: 0986198021 ISBN-13: 9780986198021 Publisher: Green Fire Press
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Paperback Published: May 2016 |
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| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Personal Finance - Investing - Business & Economics | Women In Business |
| Dewey: 658.152 |
| LCCN: 2016934178 |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" L (0.75 lbs) 264 pages |
| Themes: - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
| Features: Bibliography, Glossary |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: WILL YOU SETTLE FOR LEAVING HALF THE WORLD'S WEALTH ON THE TABLE? In a world where women's capital remains underused, angel investing--providing money, human capital, and expertise for start-up or early-stage companies--offers a potent opportunity for women to impact the future. The authors--all seasoned players in the global business and investment community--share their personal stories and insiders' insights in a clarion wake-up call intended to activate new women angel investors. Both inspirational and actionable, Impact With Wings is a unique book offering the necessary tools and information for evaluating whether angel investing is an appropriate financial asset class for you. Whether you're a woman who wants to tap into your previously dormant financial clout or an entrepreneur--of any gender--who wants to understand the huge potential of women's economic influence, Impact With Wings will inform, educate, and inspire you. ABOUT WINGPACT The six women who cofounded Wingpact believe that when women begin to apply their financial resources to projects they care about, a more just and equal world will be created. They wrote this book as the first step toward catalyzing change, pursuing their vision of a world in which everyone has the opportunity to successfully express their talents and realize their dreams. Though they come from diverse backgrounds, cultures, and phases in their lives--from a single career woman to a mother of four--they are united by their passion for empowering women and improving the global culture around investment. |
Contributor Bio(s): Bhikha, Jagruti: - Jagruti Bhikha is a seasoned technical leader and strategist whose work experience includes software engineering, creating and executing programs in technology as well as conferences for women in tech, and helping to provide tech solutions for nonprofit organizations by matching tech talent with the tech needs of the nonprofit. She is currently working on a startup developing platform where women's stories are shared to support angel investors, women entrepreneurs and women in tech. She has successfully implemented Women's Entrepreneur Quest (WEQ) program in India, which is now in its fifth year and was recently featured on CNBC India. She is working to bring a similar conference program to Chile (LAtINiTY), giving women entrepreneurs an opportunity to pitch in front of government and business leaders. She currently serves as an advisor with India's most trusted platform for start-ups, LetsVenture, helping connect Indian start-ups with global angels, VCs, and start-up programs. Jagruti is passionate about women in leadership (especially tech, entrepreneurship and investing) and sharing stories of women via storiesofher.com. She holds a BS in electrical engineering and computer science from NYU-POLY and an MS in project management from George Washington University and is the mother of two daughters, Priya and Nisha. She lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.Kruger, Karen Bairley: - Karen Bairley Kruger is an impact investor, writer, and mother of four. She holds a BA in psychology from the College of William and Mary and an MS in counseling, Phi Beta Kappa, from San Francisco State University. Karen worked previously with children and adolescents, teaching and counseling in Japan and Hawaii, respectively. She is passionate about increasing cultural awareness as a part of early education and expanding leadership opportunities for women and minorities. Karen is an active angel investor in female-founded social-impact companies. She is dedicated to leveling the playing field by empowering women to support, hire, and invest in each other.Andrews, Suzanne: - As an angel investor, Suzanne Andrews focuses her investments on women-owned positive social impact companies, with a particular interest in the fair fashion industry. Previously, as director at the Anita Borg Institute, Suzanne supported the TechWomen program, bringing technical women leaders from the Middle East and North Africa to the United States for partnerships with Silicon Valley women. From this experience, she learned about the power and opportunity in her dream of a global women's network of investors and entrepreneurs. Suzanne also writes about women's start-up culture, investigating the possibilities for disruption now that there are more women investors available to support previously underfunded high-impact women entrepreneurs. She spent ten years as a software engineer at Apple, has been a midwife's assistant and a doula, and is a proud mom to Emily, 19, and Ian, 12. Suzanne has a BA in computer science from Brown University. |
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