Ep 34: Voice, Worth, and Raising Funds

In this episode of #OYVPodcast, Sahar Paz interviews Olivia Owens, the Creator & General Manager of IFundWomen of Color to discuss your voice, your worth, and what it has to do with raising capital. episode 34 highlights include: 

Understanding your value internally before raising capital

Hype yourself up with your self-talk, read the “Untethered Soul”

Current status of funding for women of color

Your voice is your visibility

What your personal brand has to do with raising capital

Words of Wisdom from Miss Olivia Owens

@SaharPaz | @OliviaOwens | @ifundwomen 

MEET SAHAR’S GUEST: 

Olivia Owens is the Creator & General Manager of IFundWomen of Color, the platform for women of color to raise capital through crowdfunding, grants, coaching, and the connections needed to launch and grow successful businesses. This funding ecosystem is designed to empower early-stage, women entrepreneurs and bridge the funding gap for women of color.

Olivia was a founding team member of IFundWomen and managed Business Development and Partnerships. IFundWomen launched in 2016 and continues to help women raise millions of dollars in capital. Before launching IFundWomen of Color, Olivia’s leadership brokered critical partnerships to help scale the business (Unilever, Visa, adidas). She supported the creation of IFundWomen’s proprietary coaching program and helped build-out one of the nation’s largest connected communities of women business owners through the platform.

Olivia previously held positions at Under Armour in People & Culture. She received her Bachelor’s degree in Journalism from the University of Maryland.