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| Breaking Barriers for Women in Tech with Nomiki Petrolla and host Catherine Gray Ep. 474 | 28 Jan 2026 | 00:15:47 | |
Today on the Invest In Her Podcast, host Catherine Gray interviews Nomiki Petrolla, a product leader and tech founder on a mission to close the access gap for women in technology and entrepreneurship. With more than 15 years of experience leading product, design, and strategy across healthcare, fintech, artificial intelligence, and enterprise SaaS, Nomiki has built and scaled products in some of the most male-dominated sectors of tech. She is the founder of PDS Lab, an accelerator launched to help women build and launch tech companies from the ground up, and the creator of Theanna, a data-networking platform designed to bring transparency, insight, and connection to the female founder journey. Based in Ohio and a mother of four, Nomiki is also an active mentor, educator, and speaker, working with organizations such as Techstars and speaking at institutions including Harvard. In this conversation, Catherine and Nomiki explore the structural barriers women face in tech entrepreneurship and why access to product knowledge, data, and networks remains one of the biggest challenges for women founders. Nomiki shares what she observed firsthand while advising startups—how women are often excluded from critical early-stage information—and how that insight led to building platforms that democratize knowledge and connection. The discussion also dives into the importance of community, the role of data in leveling the playing field, and what investors, accelerators, and ecosystems must do differently to support women-led innovation at scale. This episode is a powerful look at how intentional infrastructure and transparency can transform outcomes for women founders—and the future of tech as a whole. Websites mentioned:
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| Investing In Life Sciences with Judyanna Yu and host Catherine Gray Ep. 473 | 21 Jan 2026 | 00:18:29 | |
Today on the Invest In Her Podcast, host Catherine Gray interviews Judyanna Yu, Founding Partner of One Six 8 Ventures. Judyanna is a seasoned finance executive and venture capitalist with nearly two decades of experience as a CFO across VC-backed public and private medtech and biotech companies. Based in Calgary, she leads One Six 8 Ventures, a venture capital fund focused on high-growth medtech opportunities in active M&A markets, with a particular emphasis on under-ventured regions. Drawing from a global career that spans eight cities across North America and Asia, Judyanna brings deep expertise in capital formation, financial governance, and scaling breakthrough technologies with real-world, life-saving impact. In this episode, Catherine and Judyanna explore what it takes to evaluate and scale transformative medical technologies, the importance of disciplined financial leadership in venture-backed companies, and how global networks can accelerate innovation beyond traditional venture hubs. Judyanna shares insights from her transition from CFO to fund founder, discusses the role of physician and operator-led diligence in medtech investing, and offers perspective on how founders can position themselves for sustainable growth and successful exits. The conversation also highlights the critical need to support innovation in overlooked markets and how intentional capital deployment can bring world-changing healthcare solutions to a global stage. | |||
| Relational Psychology for Founders and Family Enterprises w/ Dr Stacy Feiner and host Catherine Gray Ep. 466 | 19 Nov 2025 | 00:36:23 | |
Today on the Invest In Her podcast, host Catherine Gray talks with Dr. Stacy Feiner, a relational psychologist, family advisor, and author who supports founders and family enterprises in resolving conflicts and strengthening team dynamics for long-term success. In this episode, Dr. Feiner explains how emotional conditions within teams and families can either block or unlock progress. She shares her transformative coaching model that brings clarity and cohesion to business leaders, helping them prepare for succession, growth, and long-term impact. With experience working across Fortune 500 companies, higher education, and her own firm, Dr. Feiner blends psychological insight with strategic leadership. She also discusses her bestselling books, the power of women's psychology, and how to foster healthy legacies in business and life.
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| Catherine Gray/Dawn La Freeda & Sharon Gless Executive Producers of Show Her the Money Ep. 379 | 28 Feb 2024 | 00:31:08 | |
Catherine Gray, the host of Invest In Her, interviews multi-Emmy and Golden Globe-winning actress,
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| Catherine Gray/Wendi McGowan Ellis: Funding Women Founded Funds Ep. 378 | 21 Feb 2024 | 00:23:56 | |
Catherine Gray, the host of Invest In Her, interviews Wendi McGowan-Ellis, the CEO & Founding General Partner at Cassandra Capital - a female-founded venture capital firm Investing in early growth-stage, women-led companies and whose mission is to "Punch Past the 3 Percent Point" of all VC investments. Wendi's investment thesis is that 80% of the firm's capital is invested in multiple other U.S. women-led venture capital firms, and 20% of our portfolio is allocated to early revenue, scaling, and growth-stage women-owned and women-led companies in North Texas.
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| Catherine Gray/Women in Music, Movies & Entertainment with Roslyn Kind & Monique Impagliazzo Ep.377 | 14 Feb 2024 | 00:27:44 | |
Catherine Gray, the host of Invest In Her, interviews Roslyn Kind and Monique Impagliazzo. They discuss Rosalyn's new music video "The Look of Love/The Island" with her and the director of the music video, Monique Impagliazzo. They also discuss the need for more funding for women in the arts as well as the need for more women to invest in women! Roslyn Kind's music video is out today, February 2nd anywhere you find music!
https://www.sheangelinvestors.com/
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| Catherine Gray/Elisa Miller-Out: Why Invest in Women Founded Funds Ep. 376 | 07 Feb 2024 | 00:20:05 | |
Catherine Gray, the host of Invest In Her, interviews Elisa Miller-Out, a business leader, investor, technologist, and mother. She is chair of the board for Singlebrook, a web software development firm she co-founded in 2006 for which she served as CEO until 2016, when she oversaw the acquisition of the firm's largest division. Not one to sit still, 2017 she co-founded Chloe Capital, an early-stage venture capital fund on a mission to bring more women into technology investing and leadership. To date, Chloe Capital has funded 45 innovative companies and drawn more than 40,000 members to its #InvestInWomen movement. Beyond leading her own companies, Elisa's greatest passion is sharing her business knowledge with others. She actively mentors business leaders every day and has mentored several hundred in recent years through her various roles, such as managing partner for Chloe Capital, Entrepreneur in Residence at Cornell University and Launch NY, Instructor for the National Science Foundation (NSF) and Innovation Advisor to the NY State Energy Research & Development Authority (NYSERDA). Elisa has served on the boards of numerous commercial enterprises, as well as the NY State Climate Action Council. Her commitment to diversity and her individual achievements have garnered numerous awards, as well as coverage in The New York Times, The Washington Post and USA Today.
https://www.sheangelinvestors.com/ Elisamillerout.com
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| Catherine Gray/Susan Moring: Midwest Venture Funding Ep. 375 | 31 Jan 2024 | 00:22:43 | |
Catherine Gray, the host of Invest In Her, interviews Susan Moring, an Investment Principal at Cortado Ventures, an Oklahoma City-based venture capital firm investing in early-stage tech companies. In her role at Cortado, Susan manages all aspects of the investment process including deal sourcing, ] diligence, and post-investment portfolio company support. A startup enthusiast, Susan has spent the bulk of her career supporting entrepreneurs and contributing to the growth of Oklahoma's startup ecosystem through programs like OU's I-CCEW, OK Coders, The Mine, OKEMP, and Techstars Global Startup Weekend.
https://www.sheangelinvestors.com/
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| Catherine Gray/Kelly Arenas: SPV's As A Fundraising Vehicle Ep. 374 | 24 Jan 2024 | 00:20:05 | |
Catherine Gray, the host of Invest In Her, interviews Kelley Arena, an angel investor, consultant for women-founded businesses, and advocate for women in finance. She began her career at a professional football franchise (go Eagles!), rotated through various operating companies at Johnson & Johnson in their Financial Leadership Development Program, and moved to investment banking at Merrill Lynch, specializing in public finance and healthcare.
Kelley founded Golden Hour Ventures, with one mission in mind: to Make Women Rich. We do this by activating female angel investors, bringing women closer to their finances, realizing the power of our collective consumption, and diverting the flow of venture capital from 98% male-founded companies to the incredible women-founded companies who are ready to scale. Kelley has since consulted with dozens of brands, and loves helping founders find their voice. She has a portfolio of 20 companies, boasting 18 companies founded by women. She is a proud mother of two wild boys, an advocate for students with special needs, and a regular volunteer mentoring formerly incarcerated people reentering the job force.
https://goldenhourventures.co/
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| Catherine Gray/Jennifer Jeronimo: Investing in Diversity w Gaingels Ep. 373 | 17 Jan 2024 | 00:21:37 | |
Catherine Gray, the host of Invest In Her, interviews Jennifer Jeronimo who is the CEO of Gaingels, an LGBTQIA+/Allied private investment syndicate, and one of the largest and most active private investors dedicated to supporting diversity and inclusion within the venture capital ecosystem. Jennifer has over 20 years of experience in finance and banking working at large institutions such as Credit Suisse, Bear Stearns, and JP Morgan earning the coveted position of Executive Director. She has a wide array of local and global experience, servicing institutional and hedge fund clients by running the collateral management, pricing, portfolio accounting, and restricted securities departments. Jennifer was also integral in helping JP Morgan lift the consent order by working in the Compliance Operations organization. Some of her more notable accomplishments include building a KYC organization in India across all the lines of business at JP Morgan, leading the global roll-out of the transaction monitoring system, creating and implementing operational efficiencies for each organization saving millions of dollars a year, and reducing friction for clients. A passionate advocate for underrepresented leaders, innovators, and founders, she is dedicated to growing the businesses and careers of the leaders of tomorrow. Jennifer is also an award-winning athlete and a proud mother residing in New York City.
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| Catherine Gray/Halle Kaplan Allen: SPV for Raising Capital Ep.372 | 10 Jan 2024 | 00:19:58 | |
Catherine Gray, the host of Invest In Her, interviews Halle Kaplan-Allen who is the Head of Revenue at Sydecar, where she is responsible for growing the ecosystem of investors & founders building their businesses on Sydecar's standardized platform. Halle has previously led strategic operations teams at multiple startups, building systems and processes to enable scale.
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| Catherine Gray/Katie Dunn & Kat Weaver: Fundraising Powerful Pitches Ep.371 | 03 Jan 2024 | 00:27:28 | |
https://www.powertopitch.com/grantpower?ref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.powertopitch.com%2Fa%2F2147710548%2Fo5zanhcy Catherine Gray, the host of Invest In Her, interviews Kat Weaver & Katie Dunn, the co-founders of Power to Pitch. They are a founder and investor team who saw the gaps in education, resources, & access to capital, and together advise founders on fundraising strategies, review pitches, update pitch decks, meet with program members on a weekly basis for support, and actively make introductions to investors.
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| Catherine Gray/Amy Hanlon: Venture Capital Funding Ep. 370 | 27 Dec 2023 | 00:21:53 | |
Catherine Gray, the host of Invest In Her, interviews Amy Hanlon, president of Blue Meta Design, who visually showcases the impactful stories of startups through graphic design, partnering with VCs on cutting-edge investments. A small branding agency in the Mid-South, Blue Meta Design is client-focused, servicing companies changing the world and their communities. With a goal to create memorable brands, Amy dives deep into the inner workings of each company to develop creative visuals while supplementing customizable services. She works with some of Silicon Valley's biggest names, giving her insight into what makes a brand stand out to a venture capital firm. Graphic design is Blue Meta's medium for making their clients' brand their competitive edge, ultimately acting as an extension of their clients' teams, providing highly integrated solutions to help them succeed.
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| The future is Ai/Web3 with Radhika Iyengar and host Catherine Gray Ep. 465 | 12 Nov 2025 | 00:24:50 | |
Today on the Invest In Her podcast, host Catherine Gray talks with Radhika Iyengar, a TEDx speaker, serial entrepreneur, board executive, and one of the Top 100 Women of the Future. She is also co-author of *Enterprise Blockchain Has Arrived* and a leading voice in AI, web3, and blockchain innovation. In this episode, Radhika shares how her work has helped raise over $900 million for startups and how her expertise in responsible AI, blockchain, and personalized medicine is shaping the future of tech. She offers insights on emerging trends in healthcare, data security, and inclusive innovation across global markets. She also discusses her experience advising governments, speaking at top institutions like Harvard and Stanford, and mentoring female founders. As a multilingual thought leader with a global perspective, Radhika inspires women to lead with intelligence, integrity, and bold vision.
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| Catherine Gray/Dawn La Freeda: Building a Franchise Empire Ep. 369 | 20 Dec 2023 | 00:35:21 | |
Catherine Gray, the host of Invest In Her, interviews Dawn Lafreeda, who is one of the largest restaurant franchise owners in America, owning over 115 restaurants in her career. She is also the largest female employer in San Antonio, Texas, and one of San Antonio's largest private companies.
She bought her first franchise from Denny's at age 23 and presently owns 80 Denny's restaurants, employing over 3,000 in her 7-state operation. She has been featured in countless radio interviews, podcasts, and publications, such as Entrepreneur, The Wall Street Journal, and Multi-Unit Franchisee magazine. Dawn has received numerous awards and is involved in many charities. Dawn was a recurring judge on the web series "Entrepreneur Elevator Pitch," which provides entrepreneurs a chance to pitch their idea in a 60-second elevator ride to a board of successful investors who will help take their business to the next level.
Dawn Lafreeda will be featured in the upcoming documentary, Show Her the Money https://showherthemoneymovie.com/
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| Catherine Gray/Vicky Pasche: Raising Capital for Dapper Boi Ep.368 | 13 Dec 2023 | 00:22:58 | |
Catherine Gray, the host of Invest In Her, interviews Vicky Pasche, the Co-Founder of Dapper Boi, Inc. Within five years of starting her online genderless clothing brand, it is now a seven-figure company on a mission to revolutionize the genderless fashion movement. Vicky has always had a passion for compassion and believes that so many of us do not fit in today's binary norms in the retail world. By creating a body-positive, accepting community, we can all build confidence within ourselves and within each other to create a world we can all "fit" into.
Vicky Pasche will be featured in the upcoming documentary, Show Her the Money https://showherthemoneymovie.com/
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| Catherine Gray/Kelly Ann Winget: Private Equity Ep. 367 | 06 Dec 2023 | 00:32:49 | |
Catherine Gray, the host of Invest In Her, interviews Kelly Ann Winget, the Founder of Dallas-based private equity company, Alternative Wealth Partners. Kelly Ann has over a decade of experience in the alternative investment space, sourcing creative capital for startups, oil & gas companies, manufacturing ventures, real estate, and several other emerging markets. She has helped companies raise almost $1B in private capital from individual investors looking for investment opportunities outside of the stock market.
Kelly Ann Winget will be featured in the upcoming documentary, Show Her the Money https://showherthemoneymovie.com/
https://alternativewealthpartners.com/
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| Catherine Gray/Pocket Sun: Investing in Women Entrepreneur Superstars Ep. 366 | 29 Nov 2023 | 00:39:48 | |
Catherine Gray, the host of Invest In Her, interviews Pocket Sun, the Co-founder and Managing Partner at SoGal Ventures which is a top-performing early stage venture capital firm backing world-class women and diverse entrepreneurs outside of Silicon Valley. She founded SoGal at age 23 to solve the deeply rooted inequity in VC and to deliver superior, consistent financial returns by investing in underestimated founders, undercapitalized geographies, and underserved problems. Since 2015, Pocket and co-founder Elizabeth have invested in 150+ startups worldwide, managed $40M LP capital, and built a track record of picking five $1B+ unicorns from the earliest stage.
Pocket Sun will be featured in the upcoming documentary, Show Her the Money https://showherthemoneymovie.com/
https://www.sogalventures.com/
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| Catherine Gray/Joanne Mercaldi Founder of Bloom For All Ep. 365 | 22 Nov 2023 | 00:19:22 | |
Catherine Gray, the host of Invest In Her, interviews Joanne Mercaldi, also known as "Boss." She is the Co-Founder and CEO of BLOOM. She leads with a passion for inspiring and motivating my team and partners to achieve greatness.
Joanne has been recognized as a distinguished business leader with an exceptional track record of building and scaling start-ups that have left a lasting impact, whose journey has been defined by a relentless commitment to innovation and growth. As a three-time founder, one of her most significant accomplishments was founding and successfully exiting one of Massachusetts' largest home health agencies in less than 5 years. TLC @ Home served over 5000 elders and employed over 600 dedicated direct care staff. She has been actively involved in the startup and expansion of Lahey Health at Home and Seaside Wellness, contributing to their growth and success.
As an advocate for women-owned businesses, she takes immense pleasure in investing in opportunities that create a positive and meaningful impact on people's lives.
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| Catherine Gray/Dorothy Chou Empowering Communities Ep.364 | 15 Nov 2023 | 00:27:50 | |
Catherine Gray, host of Invest In Her, talks with Dorothy Chou who leads Policy & Public Engagement at DeepMind, an artificial intelligence company. Dorothy has spent her career building social justice, ethics, & accountability structures at technology companies, including the first Transparency Report—an industry standard that more than 70 technology companies use to show how laws and corporate policies affect free expression and privacy online. Prior to DeepMind, Dorothy was responsible for policy development at Uber on issues related to consumer protection, safety, & self-driving cars. While there, she started a campaign with civil rights activists on criminal justice reform to help people with low-level misdemeanors on their records find jobs, which resulted in onboarding ~7,000 drivers who previously were unable to drive. She also led corporate communications at Dropbox, and worked in various roles across communications and public policy for seven years at Google. Outside of work, she is working toward a Master's in Bioethics at the University of Oxford and is an angel investor with Atomico, a leading European venture capital firm. Previously she served on the Board of Directors of Simply Secure (now Superbloom), a nonprofit working to make open source security tools more usable and accessible, and was an Adjunct Fellow at the New America Foundation's Open Technology Institute. Dorothy holds a B.S. in International Politics from Georgetown University's Walsh School of Foreign Service. | |||
| Catherine Gray/Helen Fanucci Best-selling Author Ep. 363 | 01 Nov 2023 | 00:25:44 | |
Catherine Gray, host of Invest In Her, talks with Helen Fanucci, the best-selling author of Love Your Team, A Survival Guide for Sales Managers in a Hybrid World. She has built her reputation and career managing teams responsible for billions of dollars of quota. As an MIT-trained engineer she developed the Love Your Team system of management over a 25-year career on the front lines at top tech companies including Apple, Sun Microsystems, IBM, and Microsoft. Helen is currently the Founder of Love Your Team LLC which provides fractional sales leader and helps organizations create clarity, build strong cultures and accelerate business outcomes. Helen has been an advocate for women and diversity throughout her career. In the last year, she has focused on working with women entrepreneurs and early-stage business leaders. In 2023, Helen became a Limited Partner in Emmeline, a women founded venture capital firm that is focused on funding women entrepreneurs and is an Associate Producer of a new film, Show Her the Money, which is focused on educating and changing the disparity that women only get 2% of venture capital funding.
https://loveyourteampodcast.com/
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| Catherine Gray/Sarah Dusek; Investing In Women Led Businesses Ep. 362 | 25 Oct 2023 | 00:23:30 | |
Catherine Gray, host of Invest In Her, talks with Sarah Dusek, a venture capitalist and co-founder of Enygma Ventures, a venture capital fund. She invests in women-led businesses in Southern Africa, creates solutions to wealth disparity, and provides access to capital for women.
In 2017, after successfully selling her company, Under Canvas, for more than $100 million, Sarah launched Enygma Ventures. In that same year, Under Canvas received a spot on the coveted Inc. 5000 list, and Sarah was named to Ernst & Young's EY Entrepreneurial Winning Women list. Sarah began her career in the nonprofit world in her early twenties working in Southern Africa and Southeast Asia. After almost eight years, she became disillusioned with the lack of change resulting from her efforts. She realized that the most effective vehicle for driving change and solving big world problems is business. Businesses are sustainable solutions to problems. They drive economies, create self-sufficiencies, and change our world. Business can, and should, be a force for good.
Today, Sarah offers online courses for early-stage entrepreneurs (hosted at www.pranary.com). Over the past year, five thousand entrepreneurs have gone through her programs to become investor-ready and learn how to build valuable companies. She is a regular contributor to Forbes.com, The Telegraph, and TRT World. She is also chairwoman of the Women's Giving Circle for The Global Good Fund, a social entrepreneurship leadership development program, and sits on the board of ten (and rising) startup companies in Southern Africa, as well as Under Canvas. Sarah has an LLB Law degree from Exeter University, UK, and an MA from University of Manchester in Missiology. She divides her time between the US and South Africa with her husband and two children.
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| Ep.361 Catherine Gray/Bridgette L. Smith Investing with Confidence with Founder Investor Playbook | 18 Oct 2023 | 00:25:47 | |
Invest In Her host Catherine Gray talks with Bridgette L. Smith, the Founder & CEO of Founder Playbook® and Investor Playbook®. In 2021, she started with zero knowledge and zero investments in venture capital. Today, her global portfolio includes Hedge Funds, Private Equity Funds, Venture Capital Funds, Special Purchase Vehicles, solo investments and multiple alternative assets. To-date, her popular Investing with ConfidenceTM workshop series for women interested in investing in pre-seed to Series C startups, has trained over 1,000 executives. Her newly minted Investing with ConfidenceTM Angels group has over 200 women investors, who together, leverage their collective financial and social capital to invest in and support startups and VC funds led by BIPOC, women or LGBTQIA founders. Mrs. Smith recently retired from Google after 25 years in tech. She currently serves as Chair of the Berkeley Skydeck DEI Committee and provides thought leadership to a number of organizations, accelerators and incubators.
Contact Bridgette: FounderPlaybook@gmail.com calendly.com/bridgettesmith https://www.linkedin.com/in/bridgette-l-smith-%F0%9F%A6%8B-5b902b92?lipi=urn%3Ali%3Apage%3Ad_ flagship3_profile_view_base_contact_details%3BmTlCTfhRRaGKPOP5GhFGOA%3D%3D
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| Ep.360 Catherine Gray/Theresa Ashby Secrets to Digitizing Your Business | 11 Oct 2023 | 00:28:40 | |
Invest In Her host Catherine Gray talks with Dr. Theresa Ashby, who is known as a Stratologist, savvy, provocative, and genuine individual, and she is widely respected her business acumen. Theresa is an international business and success consultant, advisor, speaker, and author passionate about driving businesses forward. She has spent the past two decades studying what it takes to scale your business and is identified by Forbes.com as the business scaling expert. She is also the author of Better Implementation Now! Eight Ways Great Strategies Fail and her new release: How to Fix Them and Exposing the eLearning Mystery: Secrets to Digitizing Your Business. Theresa's better known as Dr. T., and she operates under the belief that giving practical, real-world, no-nonsense advice and business strategies that provide tangible results help people push through the everyday challenges of business. Her motto is, "Change the world one action at a time and have fun while doing it!"
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| A Global Salon for High Impact Women with Kristin Thomas and host Catherine Gray Ep. 464 | 05 Nov 2025 | 00:26:34 | |
Today on the Invest In Her podcast, host Catherine Gray talks with Kristin Thomas, founder of Marble Collective, an AI-powered global salon that deepens cross-sector relationships and amplifies the presence of women leaders through digital legacy and connection. In this episode, Kristin introduces the Marble Collective as a dynamic space for high-impact women to connect, align, and thrive across fields. She explains how the platform preserves and elevates women's voices using AI, and why creating intentional communities is crucial for long-term influence and innovation. Kristin also shares lessons from her 20-year career in real estate, her advisory roles, and her advocacy work supporting mental health, diverse founders, and inclusive leadership. Her commitment to visibility and connection offers an inspiring model for women looking to leave a lasting legacy.
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| Ep. 359 Plant Based Phenomenons with the Founder of Planting Hope, Julia Stamberger | 04 Oct 2023 | 00:32:36 | |
Invest In Her host Catherine Gray talks with Julia Stamberger, the Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder, Chair of the Board of The Planting Hope Company Inc. Planting Hope is a food tech company focused on leveraging cutting-edge ingredient, formulation, and packaging technology to develop breakthrough sustainable food and beverage solutions. Planting Hope's IP strategy and culture is centered on unlocking the nutrition in the world's most sustainable crops to create on-trend products that are delicious, nutritious, and planet-friendly.
Julia sets the vision and drives all elements forward to turn Planting Hope's vision into reality. Including pulling the pieces together to deliver on key goals including product development, sales, investment, and marketing strategy. Julia is a perpetual innovator with a 20-year career developing new products, business models, and strategies. She has directly created and launched myriad brands as well as being instrumental in the development and advancement of multiple successful food & beverage brands.
https://www.plantinghopecompany.com/
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| Ep. 358 The Power of Credit with Angela Setters Bessard | 27 Sep 2023 | 00:22:35 | |
Invest In Her host Catherine Gray talks with Angela Setters Bessard "the real Credit Queen". Angela has been changing lives for over thirty years, teaching people to use their credit to create & build wealth. Her relentless approach and dedication to create success for her clients is game-changing in helping them reach their financial goals and dreams. Whether it's purchasing a home, a new car, or financing a business, Angela helps her clients understand the power of credit.
Along with her brainchild and company, Conquer Credit Management, Inc. has grown into the premiere credit management firm in the United States. Through referrals and word of mouth, she has built an impressive portfolio of who's who clients, assisting some of the most recognizable names in the world today.
As popular sought after speaker, Angela is routinely invited to share her unique insights and expertise on credit by some of the world's major financial firms, including California Association of Mortgage Brokers, California Association of CPA's, World Savings Bank, Wells Fargo, PNG Corporate, The Empowered Women's Network, Mastermind Corporate, Merrill Lynch, National Association of Women in Business and Bank of America to name a few.
With a candid approach, a humorous delivery, along with her undeniable expertise and charm, Angela makes the world of credit come to life in a whole new way for the listener. Rather than feeling bored and dejected, attendees leave empowered an inspired from her seminars with the knowledge that their financials goals and dreams are attainable.
If you have not been lucky enough to catch "the real credit queen" live in action, catch her on the airwaves as the host of the nationally recognized, weekly webcast/podcast show, "Your Credit Today" available on iTunes. "Your Credit Today" is a wonderful resource as Angela shares practical "how-to" tips to improve and maintain your credit to maximize your wealth. Join her each week for a "cr-education" that delivers a return every time.
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| Ep. 357 Your Story is Your Brand with Amanda Samoyloff, Founder of Samoyloff PR | 20 Sep 2023 | 00:15:52 | |
Invest In Her host Catherine Gray talks with Amanda Samoyloff, the Founder and Primary of Samoyloff PR (SPR), a full-service public relations and branding agency that champions the personal and professional reputations of diverse clients and brands pioneering change in and across industries and society.
Amanda is a native Angeleno with over a decade of professional experience in public relations and branding, with an extensive background in the entertainment industry, before founding Samoyloff PR in 2017. Her infinite adaptability is showcased through a diverse roster of SPR clients, from nonprofit entities advocating gender justice and international education to entrepreneurs in DEI, wellness, events, fashion, manufacturing, and design, along with commercial real estate developers, a private equity fund manager, a paralympic athlete, experiential marketing gurus, and celebrity creatives across music, film, and television.
At SPR, Amanda and her team demonstrate a dynamic ability to command communications expertise across a wide range of industries, honoring the celebrity potential of every client. Their public relations process is not just a strategy but a finely tailored, holistic journey to a new echelon of public perception and competitive positioning.
The most formidable asset for any individual or brand is their story which is why the nucleus of Amanda's approach and the heart of Samoyloff PR is storytelling. SPR blends an unbeatable spirit of creativity with a down-to-earth process to deliver results that enhance and amplify clients' success. Amanda and her team transform these narratives into an enticing symphony of brand interaction, recognition, and growth, drawing the gaze of clients' consumers, investors, and journalists.
Whether you're an icon in the making or a corporate titan seeking to invigorate your brand, Amanda Samoyloff and her adept team at Samoyloff PR, armed with their branding insight, are primed to execute your vision to reach your narrative destiny.
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| Ep. 356 Superpowers of Women- with Bad Bitch Empire Founder, Lisa Carmen Wang | 13 Sep 2023 | 00:22:59 | |
Invest In Her host Catherine Gray talks with Lisa Carmen Wang, founder of Bad Bitch Empire, author of The Bad Bitch Business Bible.
Lisa is a serial entrepreneur, investor, global speaker, executive coach, former Olympic level, 4-Time USA National Champion, USA Hall of Fame Gymnast, and author of the highly anticipated book, The Bad Bitch Business Bible, published by HarperCollins.
She sold her previous company to a $1B fintech company, helped women raise over $50M+ in funding, and spoken on 100+ stages on the power of aligning self-worth and wealth. She has been named Forbes 30 under 30 in Venture Capital, Entrepreneur Magazine's 100 Most Powerful Women, Fast Company Executive Board, and Red Bull Hero of The Year. Lisa began her career at a $15 billion dollar hedge fund, is a graduate of Yale University, and is an unapologetic champion for women's rights and economic equality.
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| Ep. 355 The Three Tomatoes guide -entertaining fabulous women coast to coast! | 06 Sep 2023 | 00:25:55 | |
Invest In Her host Catherine Gray talks with Cheryl Benton, founder, CEO and "head tomato" of The Three Tomatoes, a highly successful digital media company and free newsletter that covers fascinating lifestyle news of interest to "mature women" (aka "tomatoes") nationwide with 4 city specific newsletters, NYC, LA, San Francisco, and Miami, along with Debbie Zipp the LA Life editor for The Three Tomatoes. Debbie is probably best known for her recurring lead role as Donna on the "Murder She Wrote" CBS series starring Angela Lansbury as well as many TV series regular roles and guest star appearances, lead stage roles and principal roles in over 300 national television commercials. Cheryl is a sought-after speaker on women's issues and is a longtime advocate for women and girls around the world. She has served on the board of UN Women, and founded the NYC Leadership Council for Plan International USA, both organizations that advocate for the equality of women and girls. In 2018 Cheryl Benton wrote her first novel, followed by a book of mid-life humor that quickly became #1 on Amazon's hot new releases. What started out as a newsletter with the real skinny on the best of everything in NYC for fabulous, smart women like you and us, soon attracted smart fabulous women from coast to coast (and even across the pond). It wasn't just NYC women who were feeling invisible, and our newsletters that talked about everything from where to get the best facials, thong underwear that are actually comfortable, our opinions about plastic surgery, Botox, children, husbands, friends and whatever else may be coursing through our hormonally charged brains, gained a following. And then people with expertise and knowledge wanted to be part of this adventure, and before you could say hot flash, we had a web site, which has grown into a full blown lifestyle guide for fun, smart "tomatoes." https://www.thethreetomatoes.com/
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| Ep. 354 Behind The VC Curtain With Venture Capitalist, Renata Merino | 30 Aug 2023 | 00:32:10 | |
Invest In Her host Catherine Gray talks with Renata Merino, a Latina Emerging Fund Manager raising a $30M Health and Wellness venture capital fund investing in pre-seed and seed stage female founded startups. Renata is former 25 year operator, serial entrepreneur, former investment banker, a merit scholar from Chicago Booth and is a graduate and student athlete of Bowdoin College. She is a model, motivational speaker and recently conducted her first TEDx. She is the founder and CEO of Blazin Babes, a 9 year female founder community helping female founders launch and scale their startups. Renata has been featured in the national press including Fitness, Prevention and Women's Health magazines on the topics of health and the power of community. She is a single mother with two teenage children and relishes in her early morning HIIT workouts as she eats, sleeps and breathes her investment thesis. https://sociatap.com/renatamerino
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| Ep. 353 Fund the Female Founders with John Majeski & Isabelle Bart of Portola Valley Partners | 23 Aug 2023 | 00:30:32 | |
Invest In Her host Catherine Gray talks with John Majeski and Isabelle Bart of Portola Valley Partners. Portola Valley Partners has a unique approach to acceleration, investment, and M&A elevates the chance for success.They establish sustainable growth, build revenue, up-level product-market fit, while supercharging valuations in short periods of time. Their team of Silicon Valley luminaries have founded companies, bootstrapped, raised money, and exited successfully. They have also performed corporate M&A/venture and held executive leadership positions at companies including Apple, Microsoft, HP, Dell, Snowflake, Lenovo, Yahoo, Sun, BMC, CyberCash, The Red Herring, Deutsche Bank, and Merrill Lynch. https://www.portolavalleypartners.com/
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| Ep. 352 Early stage investing With Milemark Capital's Adela Jamal, Michael Lipton, Seb Barriga | 16 Aug 2023 | 00:26:24 | |
Invest In Her host Catherine Gray talks with Adela Jamal, Mike Lipton, and Sebastian Barriga.
Adela Jamal is an MIT Sloan MBA graduate, angel investor, and General Partner & Co-Founder at Milemark Capital. Adela is a deeply passionate DEI and women's advancement leader. She enjoys mentoring, advising, and supporting diverse communities both formally and informally.
Milemark Capital is a VC firm focused on early stage, tech, and AI-enabled startups led by diverse teams out of the MIT/Harvard ecosystem. Mike Lipton is an entrepreneur and engineer with expertise in building businesses from zero-to-one. He founded his first company in 2009 and has founded 3 in total. These companies span a variety of industries and technologies including IoT, robotics and marketing technology. He built his latest venture, named Luster, from the ideation stage up to $35mm in revenue with on-the-ground operations in 35 countries, across 6 continents. During his time at MIT as a Sloan Fellow, he mentored dozens of first time entrepreneurs and is a coveted authority on business building. He is an advisor to four pre-seed companies and serves MIT as a volunteer mentor at the Sandbox Innovation Fund, DesignX and 100k Competition. Sebastian Barriga, Investor with The Carlyle Group as Director in the $358M inaugural fund for Spanish speaking South America. Board member on all six investments (Hermes, Expertia, Inca Rail, G&N Brands, Atracciones Coney Holding, Liderman Holding), with experience installing and supporting C-Suite management teams in the design and execution of strategy. Previously Vice President in Investment Banking with Citigroup in New York. Operating experience as CFO of a publicly traded company in Brazil. Angel investor in 14 startups, including six US AI-enabled companies. Advisory Board member for the Sloan Visiting Fellows Program at MIT. Sloan Fellows MBA degree from MIT and BBA-Finance degree from The University of Texas at Austin.
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| Ep. 351 Women's innovations with De Oro Devices Founder Sidney Collin | 09 Aug 2023 | 00:19:24 | |
Invest In Her host Catherine Gray talks with Sidney Collin, the inventor of NexStride and is the co-founder and CEO of De Oro Devices. Sidney started the company while studying Biomedical Engineering at Cal Poly. She has an academic research background in computational neuroscience, with a research paper published in the Journal of Clinical Neurophysiology. Sidney was awarded Capital Factory's 2022 Founder of the Year award, Cal Poly's Outstanding Woman in Engineering Award, Outstanding Student Award, Lisa Hufford Scholarship Award, and was also identified as one of the most influential women at Cal Poly by the Wire in their 30 under 30 list. The Pacific Coast Business Times recognized Sidney as an accomplished young business leader in their 40 under 40 list as well as their Who's Who in Health Care, Insurance & Life Science lineup.
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| Ep. 350 Funding female founders with General Partner of Cassandra Capital, Wendi McGowan-Ellis | 02 Aug 2023 | 00:23:52 | |
Invest In Her host Catherine Gray talks with Wendi McGowan-Ellis, the CEO & Founding General Partner at Cassandra Capital - a female-founded venture capital firm Investing in early growth-stage, women-led companies and whose mission is to "Punch Past the 3 Percent Point" of all VC investments. Wendi's investment thesis is that 80% of the firm's capital is invested in multiple other U.S. women-led venture capital firms, and 20% of our portfolio is allocated to early revenue, scaling, and growth-stage women-owned and women-led companies in North Texas.
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| How to Scale Your Business with Aggie Chydzinsk and host Catherine Gray Ep. 463 | 29 Oct 2025 | 00:23:15 | |
Today on the Invest In Her podcast, host Catherine Gray talks with Agata "Aggie" Chydzinski, co-founder of Athena Advisory Collective, a women-owned advisory firm that partners with founders to grow and scale the long-term value of their businesses. In this episode, Aggie shares how her two decades of experience as a strategist, operator, and advisor shaped her hands-on, relational approach to helping business owners strengthen financial clarity, streamline operations, and build scalable systems. She explains how Athena serves clients across industries with revenues ranging from $300K to $50M, and how personalized guidance can drive meaningful enterprise growth. Aggie also discusses her podcast, *Badass Women in Business*, and her passion for mentoring through Techstars. She emphasizes the importance of advocacy for women-owned, LGBTQ+, and diverse-led businesses, and how aligned strategy and support can help these entrepreneurs thrive. | |||
| Ep. 349 Venture Capital for Women with Coyote Ventures founder Jessica Karr | 26 Jul 2023 | 00:21:55 | |
Invest In Her host Catherine Gray talks with Jessica Karr, a Founding General Partner of Coyote Ventures, which is an early stage venture capital fund investing in women's health and wellness. Jessica worked for 6+ years designing and launching the Impossible burger as the 12th employee, has worked with international startups on product strategy and helped launched impact-focused funds.
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| Ep. 348 Coaching Your Way to Growth with Deborah Snyder of Cultivate Advisors | 19 Jul 2023 | 00:20:30 | |
Invest In Her host Catherine Gray talks with Deborah Snyder, who has enjoyed a more than 20-year career in sales, marketing, membership development, online education initiatives and strategic partner engagement. Deborah served as the VP of Membership and Community outreach for NAWBO (National Association Women Business Owners) for the past eight plus years and found her passion to help women business owners. She is excited about her new role with Cultivate Advisors where she can continue her dedication to help empower entrepreneurs. Cultivate Advisors partners with committed entrepreneurs to propel their business beyond expectations. Cultivate provides the opportunity for business owners to gain prospective of their business with a free growth assessment. This provides a road map of where the owner can focus and gain the most traction for growth. Deborah believes that combining passion and purpose provides the opportunity to impact and help business owners to connect, learn, and grow their businesses and impact the global economy.
https://cultivateadvisors.com/
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| Ep. 347 Empowering Women through the Passionistas Project with sisters Amy and Nancy Harrington | 12 Jul 2023 | 00:25:34 | |
Invest In Her host Catherine Gray talks with sisters, Amy and Nancy Harrington, founders of The Passionistas Project, who have created a growing community of women who are following their passions and working to level the playing field for us all. The Passionistas Project is a feminist family tree of women business owners, artisans, activists and more, who are joining Amy and Nancy's mission to build a global network of women supporting women.
Before starting The Passionistas Project, Amy was the Vice President of Post Production and Visual Effects for all feature films at Warner Bros. working on movie franchises like "Harry Potter," "Batman" and "The Matrix." Nancy had her own successful theater company and graphic design firm in Boston before moving to California and working as a creative executive, producing Academy Awards campaigns for Miramax.
They ultimately decided to join forces and embark on a new journey together, founding Pop Culture Passionistas®. Their love of pop culture led them to a career as celebrity interviewers, conducting or producing over 1,400 interviews including over 60 one-on-one in-depth oral histories and hundreds of high-octane red carpet interviews at the Emmys including Mick Jagger, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Deepak Chopra, Carol Burnett and more.
They ultimately decided to use their interviewing skills to create a platform where women can tell their own unfiltered stories — from a street artist to a tea entrepreneur, a Black Lives Matter attorney to an auctioneer, Amy and Nancy use their media company to shine a light on the positive stories of women worldwide.
https://www.thepassionistasproject.com/ https://linktr.ee/Passionistas
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| Ep. 346 Investing In Women Founded VC Funds With Chloe Capital Founder Elisa Miller-Out | 05 Jul 2023 | 00:19:59 | |
Invest In Her host Catherine Gray talks with Elisa Miller-Out, who is a business leader, investor, technologist and mother. She is chair of the board for Singlebrook, a web software development firm she co-founded in 2006 and for which she served as CEO until 2016, when she oversaw the acquisition of the firm's largest division. Not one to sit still, in 2017 she co-founded Chloe Capital, an early-stage venture capital fund on a mission to bring more women into technology investing and leadership. To date, Chloe Capital has funded 10 companies with a combined portfolio value of $70 million and drawn more than 15,000 members to its #InvestInWomen movement. Beyond leading her own companies, Elisa's greatest passion is sharing her business knowledge with others. She actively mentors business leaders every day and has mentored several hundred in recent years through her various roles, such as managing partner for Chloe Capital, Entrepreneur in Residence at Cornell University and Launch NY, Instructor for the National Science Foundation (NSF) and Innovation Advisor to the NY State Energy Research & Development Authority (NYSERDA). Elisa has served on the boards of numerous commercial enterprises, as well as the NY State Climate Action Council. Her commitment to diversity and her individual achievements have garnered numerous awards, as well as coverage in The New York Times, The Washington Post and USA Today.
Elisamillerout.com
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| Ep. 345 The Vegan Crusader and Founder of UnChained TV- Jane Velez-Mitchell | 28 Jun 2023 | 00:32:47 | |
Invest In Her host Catherine Gray talks with Jane Velez-Mitchell, the founder and managing editor of UnChainedTV, a free, streaming television network. UnChainedTV.com offers hundreds of free documentaries, cooking shows, news updates, talk shows and music videos, all with a focus on a compassionate plant-based lifestyle to combat the climate crisis,improve human health, reduce world hunger and animal suffering.
Jane has won four Genesis Awards/commendations from the Humane Society of the United States for her reporting on animal issues. VegNews named her Media Maven of the Year in 2010. In 2013, Mercy for Animals awarded her their Compassionate Leadership Award. In 2014, she was honored for fighting animal abuse by the Animal Legal Defense Fund. In 2015, she received the Nanci Alexander Award at PETA's 35th anniversary. For six years she hosted her own show on HLN/CNN Headline News. Previously, she reported for the nationally syndicated Warner Brothers/Telepictures show Celebrity Justice. Previously she was a news anchor/reporter at KCAL-TV in Los Angeles and WCBS-TV in New York.
She is the author of four books. Her 2014 nonfiction New York Times bestseller, Exposed: The Secret Life of Jodi Arias offers a detailed psychological analysis of a salacious trial that gripped the American public. Her other New York Times bestseller is her memoir, iWant: My Journey from Addiction and Overconsumption to a Simpler, Honest Life. Secrets Can Be Murder delves into the secrecy and deceit embedded in tragic scenarios. Addict Nation: An Intervention for America with co-author Sandra Mohr focuses on our culture's addictive nature and our obsession with overconsumption.
Jane Velez-Mitchell directed and produced the documentary Anita Velez: Dancing Through Life which won a Gracie Award in 2001. In 2019, she produced the award-winning documentary Countdown to Year Zero, now streaming on Amazon Prime and UnChainedTV.
https://watch.unchainedtv.com/browse
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| Ep. 344 Investing as a Limited Partner with Susan Moring of Cortado Ventures | 21 Jun 2023 | 00:22:38 | |
Invest In Her host Catherine Gray talks with Susan Moring is an Investment Principal at Cortado Ventures, an Oklahoma City-based venture capital firm investing in early stage tech companies. In her role at Cortado, Susan manages all aspects of the investment process including deal sourcing, diligence, and post-investment portfolio company support. A startup enthusiast, Susan has spent the bulk of her career supporting entrepreneurs and contributing to the growth of Oklahoma's startup ecosystem through programs like OU's I-CCEW, OK Coders, The Mine, OKEMP, and Techstars Global Startup Weekend. https://www.sheangelinvestors.com/
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| Ep. 343 Creating Secondary Packaging For Your Brand with Marie Sechrest | 14 Jun 2023 | 00:22:18 | |
Invest In Her host Catherine Gray talks with Marie Sechrest, founder of Teres, Inc. a branding and manufacturer of packaged materials in the beauty and food industries. She discusses how important packaging is for your product, industry standards, and sustainability while still being beautiful. As well as her experience in a male dominated industry and how she ventured out on her own.
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| Ep. 342 Generations of Female Founders with Chef Katie Chin | 07 Jun 2023 | 00:23:22 | |
Invest In Her host Catherine Gray talks with Katie Chin, award-winning cookbook author, television chef, food blogger, caterer and Culinary Ambassador to the National Pediatric Cancer Foundation, has a passion for Asian food and is committed to teaching the American public that the very best Asian cooking can be achieved in a real home kitchen by real people on real schedules.
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| Ep. 341 Generating revenues in a creative way- with Jannese Torres, Host of Yo Quiero Dinero Podcast | 31 May 2023 | 00:20:00 | |
Invest In Her host Catherine Gray talks with Jannese Torres, an award-winning latina money expert, serial entrepreneur, 6-figure blogger, online business coach, side hustle whisperer, & creator of the #1 personal finance podcast for latinas, "Yo Quiero Dinero!" Jannese teaches people how to build wealth & gain financial freedom through online businesses and investing.
"Thanks to a blog, I became financially independent at age 35, quit my job, and turned my side hustles into a 7-figure business that lights me up and fuels my passions, every single day!" - Jannese Torres
https://yoquierodineropodcast.com/
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| Ep. 340 The Accidental entrepreneur with the Author of Bernie's Mitten Maker- Jen Ellis | 24 May 2023 | 00:24:12 | |
Invest In Her host Catherine Gray talks with Jen Ellis, the original mitten maker of Bernie Sanders iconic inauguration mittens, turned author of "Bernie's Mitten Maker". Jen was a teacher and crafter when the mittens she sewed for Senator Bernie Sanders became the inspiration for millions of memes. Originally from South Portland, Maine, Ellis's teaching career spanned nearly two decades in the public schools of North Carolina and Vermont. She is a songwriter, beekeeper, and still sews the occasional pair of mittens for local non-profit fundraisers. She is currently pursuing a master's degree in counseling from the University of Vermont. Bernie's Mitten Maker is her debut publication. Ellis lives in Vermont with her wife and daughter.
https://berniesmittenmaker.com/ https://greenwriterspress.com/book/bernies-mitten-maker/
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| Digital Marketing with Expert Diane Osgerchian and host Catherine Gray Ep. 462 | 22 Oct 2025 | 00:17:42 | |
Today on the Invest In Her podcast, host Catherine Gray talks with Diane Osgerchian, Co-Founder of Blast Marketing, a digital marketing agency dedicated to growing small and midsize businesses. Diane is also a New York City real estate investor and a seasoned digital ad sales professional with a rich background working for major companies like CNNMoney.com, USNews.com, Investopedia, and DoubleClick (Google). Her career highlights include launching CNNMoney.com's ad sales team and driving millions in revenue through her client-first, relationship-driven approach. In this episode, Catherine and Diane discuss the evolution of digital advertising, the importance of building strong client relationships, and how small businesses can maximize their online presence through targeted campaigns. Diane also shares insights from her journey as both a corporate leader and entrepreneur—offering practical advice for women looking to carve out their own space in business and real estate. Tune in for a conversation filled with industry wisdom, entrepreneurial energy, and inspiration for scaling your own success. https://blastmarketingagency.com/
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| Ep. 339 Angel Investing in SPV's with Golden Hour Ventures General Partner Kelley Arena | 17 May 2023 | 00:20:18 | |
Invest In Her host Catherine Gray talks with Kelley Arena, an angel investor, consultant for women-founded business, and advocate for women in finance. She began her career at a professional football franchise (go Eagles!), rotated through various operating companies at Johnson & Johnson in their Financial Leadership Development Program, and moved to investment banking at Merrill Lynch, specializing in public finance and healthcare. Kelley founded Golden Hour Ventures, with one mission in mind: to Make Women Rich. We do this by activating female angel investors, bringing women closer to their finances, realizing the power of our collective consumption, and diverting the flow of venture capital from 98% male founded companies to the incredible women founded companies who are ready to scale. Kelley has since consulted with dozens of brands, and loves helping founders find their voice. She has a portfolio of 20 companies, boasting 18 companies founded by women. She is a proud mother of two wild boys, an advocate for students with special needs, and a regular volunteer mentoring formerly incarcerated people reentering the job force.
https://goldenhourventures.co/
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| Ep. 338 Angel Investing for Women with Gaingels CEO Jennifer Jeronimo | 10 May 2023 | 00:21:50 | |
Invest In Her host Catherine Gray talks with Jennifer Jeronimo, the CEO of Gaingels, an LGBTQIA+/Allied private investment syndicate, and one of the largest and most active private investors dedicated to supporting diversity and inclusion within the venture capital ecosystem.
Jennifer has over 20 years of experience in finance and banking working at large institutions such as Credit Suisse, Bear Stearns and JP Morgan earning the coveted position of Executive Director.
She has a wide array of experience, both local and global, servicing institutional and hedge fund clients by running the collateral management, pricing, portfolio accounting and restricted securities departments. Jennifer was also integral in helping JP Morgan lift the consent order by working in the Compliance Operations organization. Some of her more notable accomplishments include building a KYC organization in India across all the lines of business at JP Morgan, leading the global roll-out of the transaction monitoring system, creating and implementing operational efficiencies for each organization saving millions of dollars a year and reducing friction for clients.
A passionate advocate for underrepresented leaders, innovators and founders, she is dedicated to growing the businesses and careers of the leaders of tomorrow. Jennifer is also an award-winning athlete, proud mother and resides in New York City.
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| Ep. 337 Home Equity Conversions for women with expert Kelly Lynch | 03 May 2023 | 00:20:45 | |