Ep 14: Invest in Women: Working Toward a Feminist Future

Lindsey Taylor Wood Takin’ Care of Lady Business with Jennifer Justice Episode 014: Invest in Women: Working Towards a Feminist Future Lindsey brings over 15 years of experience as a leader in the gender equality movement to The Helm, a venture capital firm funding women founders. An expert in the empowerment of girls and women, Lindsey was the Founder & President of LTW, an impact studio with an emphasis on contemporary feminism. Clients include actor Matt McGorry, MAKERS, The Conversation with Amanda de Cadenet, The Harnisch Foundation, Women Moving Millions, and filmmakers Jill Bauer, Ronna Gradus and Rashida Jones, among others. Her ability to use philanthropy and culture symbiotically, and with a gender lens, made her a sought-after strategist in the women’s rights movement. Prior to consulting, Lindsey was on the founding team of Catapult, a crowdfunding platform for girls and women. Catapult was designed to establish and maintain a sustained, long-term funding infrastructure capable of scaling to many thousands of projects and delivering millions of dollars in funds to benefit girls and women.     Listen to this information-packed Takin’ Care of Lady Business episode about how investing in female-owned businesses can create a more just and equitable future.   Here is what to expect on this week’s show: How the Helm invests in women through both venture capital funds and angel investing networks Demystifying some of the venture capital lexicon, such as “LP,” “B2B,” and “seed” Differences in expectations between male and female investors in the venture capital world Unpacking and working past the ways that society conditions women to ask for and expect less Imagining the ways a capitalist economy could change the world for the better with women at the helm How the Helm differentiates itself among similar firms, and more about their generalist investment thesis   Connect with Lindsey and the Helm: WEBSITE: https://thehelm.co/ TWITTER: https://twitter.com/thehelmco FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/thehelmco INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/thehelmco/ LINKEDIN: https://www.linkedin.com/company/thehelmco/   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices