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#125: Sexual Harassment While Fundraising (Meghan French Dunbar & Helena Fogarty)

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Meet Megan French Dunbar and Helena Fougner - two serial entrepreneurs who’ve raised millions, coached founders through the toughest fundraising climates, and are breaking the silence on a topic too many founders whisper about: sexual harassment while fundraising.From being propositioned at investor dinners to boundary-testing “meetings” that were never about business, Megan and Helena share the real, raw stories that derail pitches, drain confidence, and add an invisible tax to raising capital as a woman founder. But they don’t just share the problem—they lay out frameworks, scripts, and strategies to protect yourself and call out what the startup ecosystem must do to create accountability.💡 Here’s what you’ll learn in this episode:How to Spot Red Flags Before They Escalate: Why your intuition is data and how to act on it in real time.How to Set Boundaries That Protect You: The exact Meeting Safety Checklist you can copy and paste into invites and emails.How to Build Pipeline Armor: Helena’s process for running 20–40 meetings in 2 weeks so no single investor holds power over your round.How to Use Scripts When You Freeze: 5 ready-to-use lines that shut down comments and give you an exit.What the Ecosystem Must Own: Why it’s not on founders to fix this—and how investors, LPs, and accelerators must step up.ACCESS HOW TO PREVENT SEXUAL HARASSMENT WHILE FUNDRAISING GUIDE HEREIf you are anyone you know has been sexually harassed or assaulted and needs support:RAINNOpen Path Collective TherapyNSVRCFrom Meghan & Helena: Inside The Round PodcastThis Isn't Working: How Working Women Can Overcome Stress, Guilt, and Overload to Find True Success 📄 If you’re ready to activate AND incorporate the learnings from each episode with the tools and templates you can implement to get it done, subscribe to our Growth Playbooks for weekly, actionable frameworks and strategies to help you scale smarter—no fluff, just results.👉 Join the Growth Playbooks: ⁠shegetsshitdone.com/join⁠🚀 Want to Get Sh!t Done in Your Business? Start Here:🧭 Take the Free Traction Quiz: Feeling stuck or scattered? Discover your next best move to gain traction based on where you are and where you're headed.👉 ⁠Take the Quiz HERE⁠📊 Use Our Free Traction Tracker: Create your quarterly growth plan with our proven frameworks, KPI templates, and expert strategy guides. 👉 ⁠Download the Tracker HERE⁠🔥 Work With Us: Get Hands-On Support to Hit Your Goals💼 The Get Sh!t Done Business Growth Community: Join a results-driven founder community focused on scaling with support, strategy, and accountability. 👉 ⁠Join the Membership HERE⁠📈 Revenue PATH Program (4-Week Sprint) Build a custom revenue roadmap, master sales strategies, and start generating real traction, fast. 👉 ⁠Join a Growth Sprint HERE⁠

Meet Megan French Dunbar and Helena Fougner - two serial entrepreneurs who’ve raised millions, coached founders through the toughest fundraising climates, and are breaking the silence on a topic too many founders whisper about: sexual harassment while fundraising.From being propositioned at investor dinners to boundary-testing “meetings” that were never about business, Megan and Helena share the real, raw stories that derail pitches, drain confidence, and add an invisible tax to raising capital as a woman founder. But they don’t just share the problem—they lay out frameworks, scripts, and strategies to protect yourself and call out what the startup ecosystem must do to create accountability.💡 Here’s what you’ll learn in this episode:How to Spot Red Flags Before They Escalate: Why your intuition is data and how to act on it in real time.How to Set Boundaries That Protect You: The exact Meeting Safety Checklist you can copy and paste into invites and emails.How to Build Pipeline Armor: Helena’s process for running 20–40 meetings in 2 weeks so no single investor holds power over your round.How to Use Scripts When You Freeze: 5 ready-to-use lines that shut down comments and give you an exit.What the Ecosystem Must Own: Why it’s not on founders to fix this—and how investors, LPs, and accelerators must step up.ACCESS HOW TO PREVENT SEXUAL HARASSMENT WHILE FUNDRAISING GUIDE HEREIf you are anyone you know has been sexually harassed or assaulted and needs support:RAINNOpen Path Collective TherapyNSVRCFrom Meghan & Helena: Inside The Round PodcastThis Isn't Working: How Working Women Can Overcome Stress, Guilt, and Overload to Find True Success 📄 If you’re ready to activate AND incorporate the learnings from each episode with the tools and templates you can implement to get it done, subscribe to our Growth Playbooks for weekly, actionable frameworks and strategies to help you scale smarter—no fluff, just results.👉 Join the Growth Playbooks: ⁠shegetsshitdone.com/join⁠🚀 Want to Get Sh!t Done in Your Business? Start Here:🧭 Take the Free Traction Quiz: Feeling stuck or scattered? Discover your next best move to gain traction based on where you are and where you're headed.👉 ⁠Take the Quiz HERE⁠📊 Use Our Free Traction Tracker: Create your quarterly growth plan with our proven frameworks, KPI templates, and expert strategy guides. 👉 ⁠Download the Tracker HERE⁠🔥 Work With Us: Get Hands-On Support to Hit Your Goals💼 The Get Sh!t Done Business Growth Community: Join a results-driven founder community focused on scaling with support, strategy, and accountability. 👉 ⁠Join the Membership HERE⁠📈 Revenue PATH Program (4-Week Sprint) Build a custom revenue roadmap, master sales strategies, and start generating real traction, fast. 👉 ⁠Join a Growth Sprint HERE⁠

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