Wealth Fitness: Golden Seeds Co-CEO Loretta McCarthy Funds Women Entrepreneurs’ Dreams: Take The Lead, November 19, 2024

"It’s like health fitness; it is wealth fitness. Many women know they will be fully responsible financially for themselves," says Loretta McCarthy, co-CEO, and managing partner of Golden Seeds, LLC, an investor consortium that invests in early-stage, women-led businesses.

Managing the nationwide network of nearly 300 angel investors, McCarthy has been with Golden Seeds for 20 years and in that time, "We have invested in 253 companies with $185 million from 1,100 investors," she says.

The Power To Build Connection Across Differences Through Storytelling

By Esther Choy

After the election, I was in a discussion group where the leader wanted to create space for people to share their feelings. The leader assumed that everyone was feeling devastated. Anyone who may have felt differently faced a higher barrier to share authentically. Finally, one person expressed he felt exasperated by the whole thing. He didn’t vote, and he didn’t want to hear any more about it. No one knew how to respond to his outburst.
As leaders, we set the tone by our words and our actions.

Through the Glass Ceiling: 5, Actually, 7 Strategies for Women

How often do you click on an article because the title promises you’re going to learn something new or fix a problem you’ve been struggling with — and it turns out to do neither?

I clicked on this one because the title grabbed me: "Through the Glass Ceiling: 5 Strategies for Women."
In this moment when many are seeking answers as to why for the second time in less than a decade, a highly qualified female leader didn’t break through what Hillary Clinton dubbed the "highest and hardest glass ceiling," you might be among the many asking "Why?"

The next question typically is: "When will the country be ready for a female president?"

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