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HerPower #1 - Dismantling Stigmas and Empowering Female Founders · The Billionaire Brain® Podcast

• 0:02
  Hey,
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  it's
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  Dawn
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  McGrurer,
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  the
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  business
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  growth
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  coach.
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  And
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  welcome
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  to
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  dawn
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  of
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  a
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  New
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  Era,
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  the
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  podcast
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  where
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  we
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  talk
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  all
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  things
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  health,
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  wealth
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  and
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  happiness,
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  and
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  where
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  founders
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  share
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  the
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  good
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  and
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  bad
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  and
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  ugly
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  of
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  being
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  an
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  entrepreneur.
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  So
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  welcome
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  to
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  part
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  one
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  of
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  our
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  miniseries
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  for
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  dawn
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  of
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  a
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  New
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  Era,
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  all
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  about
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  female
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  empowerment.
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  And
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  the
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  first
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  one
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  that
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  we're
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  talking
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  about
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  is
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  dismantling
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  stigmas
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  and
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  empowering
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  female
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  founders.
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  So,
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  data
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  from
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  the
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  first
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  half
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  of
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  24
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  highlights
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  the
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  need
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  for
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  really
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  targeted
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  sport
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  because
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  the
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  amount
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  of
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  capital
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  going
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  to
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  male
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  teams
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  and
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  founders
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  has
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  surged
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  to
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  86%
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  while
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  investment
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  in
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  businesses
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  founded
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  by
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  women
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  has
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  dropped
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  to
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  just
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  1.8.
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  So
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  it's
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  always
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  been
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  a
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  big
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  mission
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  of
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  mine
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  through
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  my
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  podcast,
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  dawn
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  of
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  a
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  New
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  Era,
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  to
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  really
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  provide
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  actionable
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  insights,
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  inspiring
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  stories
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  and
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  a
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  sense
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  of
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  community
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  whilst
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  addressing
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  these
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  critical
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  issues
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  that
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  surround
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  female
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  entrepreneurs
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  and
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  face
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  us
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  in
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  today's
• 1:03
  business
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  environment.
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  So,
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  earlier
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  this
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  year,
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  I
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  decided
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  to
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  take
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  my
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  mission
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  a
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  step
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  further
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  and
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  bring
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  a
• 1:10
  voice
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  to
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  all
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  female
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  business
• 1:12
  owners
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  and
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  founders.
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  And
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  I
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  started
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  the
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  Her
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  Power
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  Community
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  which
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  has
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  just
• 1:18
  launched.
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  Now,
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  the
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  whole
• 1:19
  ethos
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  of
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  the
• 1:21
  community
• 1:21
  is
• 1:21
  about
• 1:22
  empowering
• 1:23
  female
• 1:23
  founders
• 1:24
  to
• 1:24
  recognize
• 1:25
  their
• 1:26
  limitless
• 1:26
  potential
• 1:27
  and
• 1:28
  pursue
• 1:28
  their
• 1:29
  ambitions
• 1:29
  with
• 1:30
  confidence.
• 1:31
  Now,
• 1:31
  the
• 1:31
  Her
• 1:31
  Power
• 1:32
  Community
• 1:32
  aims
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  to
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  really
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  reverse
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  these
• 1:34
  disparities
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  in
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  female
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  led
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  businesses
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  by
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  providing
• 1:38
  tools
• 1:38
  and
• 1:38
  support
• 1:39
  and
• 1:39
  a
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  powerful
• 1:39
  network
• 1:40
  for
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  women
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  in
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  business.
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  So,
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  as
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  women,
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  we
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  really
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  need
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  to
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  start
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  challenging
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  societal
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  norms
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  and
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  dismantling
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  these
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  stigmas
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  and
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  fostering
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  this
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  safe
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  space
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  where
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  every
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  woman
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  can
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  harness
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  her
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  inner
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  strength
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  and
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  think
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  growth,
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  but
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  act
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  with
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  intent.
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  We
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  have
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  just
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  launched
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  our
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  female
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  founder
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  lunches
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  which
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  are
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  going
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  to
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  be
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  hosted
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  in
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  London
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  and
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  Manchester
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  with
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  the
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  core
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  theme
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  being
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  about
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  where
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  connections
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  flourish
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  and
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  growth
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  is
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  intentional.
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  So
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  we
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  are
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  seeing
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  shifts
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  across
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  the
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  landscape
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  for
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  female
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  led
• 2:16
  businesses
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  with
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  the
• 2:18
  recent
• 2:18
  announcement
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  from
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  the
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  UK
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  Finance
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  Minister
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  Rachel
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  Reeves,
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  who
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  has
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  endorsed
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  a
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  new
• 2:24
  initiative
• 2:24
  aimed
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  at
• 2:25
  directing
• 2:26
  more
• 2:26
  investment
• 2:27
  towards
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  female
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  led
• 2:28
  founder
• 2:29
  teams.
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  Central
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  to
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  this
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  plan
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  is
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  the
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  establishment
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  of
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  a
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  250
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  million
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  funds
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  of
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  funds.
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  Plus
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  the
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  Invest
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  in
• 2:38
  Women
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  Task
• 2:39
  Force
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  was
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  launched
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  in
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  March
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  this
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  year
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  by
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  entrepreneur
• 2:42
  Debbie
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  Waskow
• 2:44
  and
• 2:44
  Barclays
• 2:44
  bank
• 2:45
  executive
• 2:45
  Hannah
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  Bernard.
• 2:47
  Now,
• 2:47
  the
• 2:48
  intention
• 2:49
  was
• 2:49
  to
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  create
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  a
• 2:50
  funding
• 2:51
  environment
• 2:51
  for
• 2:51
  female
• 2:52
  entrepreneurs
• 2:53
  by
• 2:53
  bringing
• 2:53
  a
• 2:54
  new
• 2:54
  pot
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  of
• 2:54
  capital
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  on
• 2:55
  stream
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  while
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  also
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  encouraging
• 2:57
  more
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  women
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  to
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  actually
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  become
• 2:59
  investors.
• 3:00
  Now,
• 3:01
  Debbie
• 3:01
  even
• 3:01
  went
• 3:01
  as
• 3:02
  far
• 3:02
  to
• 3:02
  state
• 3:02
  that
• 3:03
  the
• 3:03
  figures
• 3:03
  show
• 3:04
  that
• 3:04
  female
• 3:05
  led
• 3:05
  businesses
• 3:06
  deliver
• 3:06
  a
• 3:06
  far
• 3:07
  better
• 3:07
  return
• 3:08
  than
• 3:08
  those
• 3:08
  managed
• 3:09
  by
• 3:09
  male
• 3:09
  founders.
• 3:10
  And
• 3:10
  did
• 3:10
  you
• 3:11
  know
• 3:11
  that
• 3:12
  there
• 3:12
  are
• 3:12
  relatively
• 3:13
  few
• 3:13
  women
• 3:14
  in
• 3:14
  senior
• 3:15
  roles
• 3:15
  at
• 3:15
  VC
• 3:16
  funds
• 3:16
  and
• 3:17
  only
• 3:17
  14%
• 3:19
  of
• 3:19
  angels
• 3:19
  are
• 3:20
  actually
• 3:20
  female?
• 3:21
  So
• 3:21
  if
• 3:21
  we
• 3:22
  all
• 3:22
  pull
• 3:22
  together
• 3:23
  as
• 3:23
  a
• 3:23
  powerful
• 3:24
  community,
• 3:24
  we
• 3:25
  can
• 3:25
  change
• 3:26
  this
• 3:26
  landscape
• 3:27
  and
• 3:27
  the
• 3:27
  attitudes
• 3:28
  to
• 3:28
  investment
• 3:28
  towards
• 3:29
  female
• 3:30
  founders.
• 3:30
  So
• 3:31
  come
• 3:31
  and
• 3:31
  join
• 3:32
  the
• 3:32
  conversation
• 3:32
  and
• 3:33
  the
• 3:33
  community
• 3:33
  on
• 3:34
  Instagram
• 3:34
  herpowercommunity
• 3:36
  and
• 3:36
  join
• 3:37
  our
• 3:37
  VIP
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  list
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  to
• 3:38
  find
• 3:38
  out
• 3:38
  more
• 3:39
  about
• 3:39
  our
• 3:39
  next
• 3:40
  events.
• 3:40
  So
• 3:41
  join
• 3:41
  me
• 3:41
  on
• 3:42
  part
• 3:42
  two
• 3:42
  of
• 3:42
  our
• 3:43
  Female
• 3:43
  Empowerment
• 3:44
  miniseries.
• 3:45
  Thanks
• 3:46
  for
• 3:46
  listening
• 3:47
  to
• 3:47
  dawn
• 3:47
  of
• 3:48
  a
• 3:48
  New
• 3:48
  Era,
• 3:48
  the
• 3:48
  podcast
• 3:49
  brought
• 3:49
  to
• 3:49
  you
• 3:49
  in
• 3:49
  association
• 3:50
  with
• 3:51
  the
• 3:51
  Her
• 3:51
  Power
• 3:52
  Community.
• 3:53
  This
• 3:53
  initiative
• 3:54
  was
• 3:54
  founded
• 3:54
  by
• 3:54
  myself
• 3:55
  and
• 3:55
  it's
• 3:55
  all
• 3:55
  about
• 3:56
  empowering
• 3:56
  female
• 3:56
  founders
• 3:57
  to
• 3:57
  recognize
• 3:58
  their
• 3:58
  limitless
• 3:59
  potential
• 4:00
  and
• 4:00
  pursue
• 4:01
  their
• 4:01
  ambitions
• 4:01
  with
• 4:02
  confidence.
• 4:03
  Now
• 4:03
  there
• 4:03
  is
• 4:04
  less
• 4:04
  than
• 4:04
  1.8%
• 4:05
  that
• 4:05
  goes
• 4:06
  into
• 4:06
  investing
• 4:07
  in
• 4:07
  female
• 4:07
  founded
• 4:08
  businesses
• 4:09
  and
• 4:09
  we
• 4:09
  are
• 4:09
  here
• 4:10
  to
• 4:10
  make
• 4:10
  positive
• 4:11
  change.
• 4:11
  So
• 4:12
  come
• 4:12
  and
• 4:12
  support
• 4:12
  us
• 4:12
  on
• 4:13
  Instagram
• 4:13
  herpowercommunity
• 4:15
  and
• 4:15
  find
• 4:15
  out
• 4:15
  more
• 4:16
  about
• 4:16
  what
• 4:16
  we're
• 4:16
  doing
• 4:17
  to
• 4:17
  support
• 4:17
  support
• 4:17
  female
• 4:18
  founders
• 4:18
  to
• 4:19
  scale
• 4:19
  and
• 4:19
  grow
• 4:19
  their
• 4:20
  businesses.