Episode: 20 See Jane Produce a Film with Nora Poggi & Insiyah Saeed
A few years after I started See Jane Invest, I came across a fantastic female entrepreneur centered film idea on Indiegogo. That revolutionary documentary turned out to be my foray into producing.
Today I’m joined by the filmmakers behind She Started It, Nora Poggi and Insiyah Saeed. It was such a pleasure to find their work because, as you'll hear in the interview, it really represented everything that I hoped See Jane Invest would stand for.
A few years after I started See Jane Invest, I came across a fantastic female entrepreneur centered film idea on Indiegogo. That revolutionary documentary turned out to be my foray into producing.
Today I’m joined by the filmmakers behind She Started It, Nora Poggi and Insiyah Saeed. It was such a pleasure to find their work because, as you'll hear in the interview, it really represented everything that I hoped See Jane Invest would stand for.
She Started It is a documentary about female entrepreneurs, and it follows several of them through the ups and downs of the startup journey. What I loved about it is that it’s not just a “go out there, live your dream” kind of film. It really focuses on the reality of what it takes to be a female entrepreneur.
Notable Moments:
Learn Nora and Insiyah’s origin stories and how they met at the Women 2.0 conference
Hear how they saw a need for more media about these amazing women, and realized no one was filling it
Nora shares how she realized we needed to change the conversation around female entrepreneurship
Insiyah explains how the project went from a documentary series to a documentary and what it took to keep the project going
Hear how they selected the women to be in She Started It
We talk about a moment in the film that revealed how unconscious bias reveals itself in the family dynamics of one female founder.
Learn about Nora and Insiyah’s initiative to bring the film to more classrooms and communities
Links Mentioned In This Episode:
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Fuse TV
Girls Who Code
Girls in Tech
JLABS (Johnson & Johnson innovation lab in Boston)
She Started It Trailer
She Started It Website
She Started It Film on Social Media: Facebook | Instagram | Twitter
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Episode: 14 See Jane Angel Invest with Alicia Syrett
If you’ve ever wondered what advisory board members are, how to tell when you need them, or where to find them, you’re in the right spot.
You should also stick around if you’re looking for tips and tricks on how to get your startup noticed -- straight from an angel investor focused on women entrepreneurs.
Today’s guest is Alicia Syrett, founder of Point 25 Initiative, a mentorship program for women entrepreneurs seeking advisory board members. She is also the founder and CEO of Pantegrion Capital, an angel investment vehicle focused on seed and early stage investments.
If you’ve ever wondered what advisory board members are, how to tell when you need them, or where to find them, you’re in the right spot.
You should also stick around if you’re looking for tips and tricks on how to get your startup noticed -- straight from an angel investor focused on women entrepreneurs.
Today’s guest is Alicia Syrett, founder of Point 25 Initiative, a mentorship program for women entrepreneurs seeking advisory board members. She is also the founder and CEO of Pantegrion Capital, an angel investment vehicle focused on seed and early stage investments.
Alicia and I have worked together on CNBC’s Power Pitch, and have bonded over our mutual passion for for helping women entrepreneurs. She's also been on MSNBC's Your Business, is a contributor for Inc. magazine, and an instructor for Steve Blank's Lean LaunchPad course at Columbia University.
Notable Moments:
- Learn what to do if you’re not sure if you’ll need investor dollars or not.
- Find out how to look at advising as a career path.
- Hear Alicia’s story and how she returned to the “dynamic” energy of a startup.
- Listen as Alicia identifies the trap a lot of startups fall into when looking for investors.
- Find out what the vast majority of companies spend too much time on (and what they should be focusing on).
Links Mentioned In This Episode:
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Angel Financing for Entrepreneurs: Early-Stage Funding for Long-Term Success by Susan Preston