S1 Ep. 15: Breaking Money Myths: Marcia Dawood on Women, Investing, and Rewriting Your Wealth Story- Part 1

Did you know women receive only 2% of all early-stage investment funding—despite making up half the population? This episode will change the way you think about women, money, and investing.Join Carrie Hunter as she sits down with angel investor, author, and thought leader Marcia Dawood, whose life’s work is challenging the myths around women and money. Learn how early money conversations at home shaped Marcia Dawood’s perspective, the real reasons so few women enter investing, and why women are not risk-averse—they’ve just never been invited into the conversation.Key highlights include how emotional “money stories” hold women back, ways even small amounts of money can get you started as an investor, how equity crowdfunding is reshaping access, and why practicing risk is the game-changer for building wealth. This episode will leave you inspired, informed, and ready to rewrite your own relationship with money.Timestamped Overview:[00:00] - Introduction to Marcia Dawood: investing, women, and access to capital[01:37] - Early childhood money story and financial education[04:44] - Family influences and early money perceptions[07:55] - Journey from corporate to investing[08:54] - Discovering gender disparities in funding[11:39] - The limits of nonprofit funding and need for investing[13:43] - Moving cities and gaining perspective in angel investing[14:40] - Learning the hard way: Marcia Dawood’s early mistakes[16:44] - The invisible barrier: Women and money mindset[19:44] - Why women are excluded from money conversations[21:30] - Unpacking the myth: “Women aren’t good with money”[23:35] - From risk aversion to “risk unpracticed”[26:09] - The upside of audacity and learning from failure[28:37] - Demystifying investing: Getting started with $100[30:37] - Closing and preview of part two