Guest: Vicki Saunders, SheEO
Vicki Saunders is the driving force behind SheEO, an investment fund aimed at empowering women entrepreneurs through “Radical Generosity.”
Saunders encouraged 1,000 women to donate $1,000 each to an investment fund that will be shared by 10 companies, owned and operated by female entrepreneurs. “I’m here to solve a problem,” says Saunders. “Women have been dramatically under-financed, under-supported and under-celebrated as entrepreneurs.”
She says SheEO is about much more than just funding – it’s about building networks, it’s about mentorship and it’s about sharing resources.
We invited Michelle Vanderzon of The Kettle Society to join us for a Conversation That Matters about the role that not-for-profit organizations are playing in meeting the needs of people facing mental health, substance abuse, and poverty issues.
We invited Jock Finlayson and Ryan Berlin to join us for a Conversation That Matters about BC’s economy and why BC’s population dropped by more than 40,000 people.
We invited Scott Jacob of Jacob Bros. Construction to join us for a Conversation That Matters about the state of the construction industry in BC.
We invited Ajay Patel, the President & CEO of Vancouver Community College, to join us for a Conversation That Matters about the skilled trades job opportunity in BC and how we can meet it.