If you’re curious about the potential of creativity to come up with radically new and exciting solutions to entrenched problems, you’ll find this a mind boggling interview.Īnd whatever your gender, I think you’ll be inspired by Vicki’s vision of a world where everyone benefits from having more women at the table, when it comes to tackling the big challenges we all face. If you’re a woman who is passionate about empowering female entrepreneurs, Vicki will introduce you to a radical and exciting new way to invest, support and collaborate with other women. If you’re a female entrepreneur looking for funding and support, SheEO will blow your mind in terms of the opportunities it can unlock. SheEO is an entire ecosystem designed to change the game for female entrepreneurs.Įvery year, SheEO assembles a cohort of 500 women (called Activators), who contribute $1,100 each as an act of Radical Generosity, creating a perpetual investment fund for female entrepreneurs.Īll the funded ventures are for-profit companies, but SheEO is not just about the money: to be eligible for a loan, a venture has to demonstrate that it is helping to create a better world through its business model and/or their product or service.Īnd SheEO supports its entrepreneurs with more than money – the 500 Activators in each cohort also help with their expertise and advice, their professional networks, and their buying power as early customers. She is the Founder of SheEO – a global initiative to transform how we support, finance, and celebrate female entrepreneurs.įaced with a male-dominated startup culture in which only 4% of venture capital financing goes to women, Vicki decided to do something about it.
Vicki has co-founded and run ventures in Europe, Toronto and Silicon Valley and taken a company public on the Toronto Stock Exchange.
This week’s guest on the 21st Century Creative podcast is Vicki Saunders, an entrepreneur, mentor, author and a leading advocate for entrepreneurship as a means of positive transformation in the world.
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