Turning No's into $$, Bringing Diversity to the Boardroom, and Why Women Make The Best Investors with Veena Jetti
Powerhouse Women
Lindsey Schwartz
4.9 • 912 Ratings
🗓️ 6 June 2024
⏱️ 42 minutes
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Summary
Can you build a successful business even if you feel like an imposter sometimes? If you ask investor + founder of Vive Funds Veena Jetti, she'll tell you that's just the nature of doing big things (and I agree!). In this conversation Veena shares how she built her multifamily real estate empire (doing over $1 BILLION in transactions, nbd), her advice on raising capital to scale your business, and how her twin daughters are inspiring her to help the next generation of women succeed. We dove into so many relatable topics in this conversation–overcoming imposter syndrome and taking action in spite of fear, the importance of real diversity + representation in business, how to discover your unique leadership qualities, and why women make the BEST investors.
HIGHLIGHTS
01:50 The importance of normalizing imposter syndrome, diversity + representation as a WOC.
09:40 Expert advice for knowing when and how to scale.
15:45 What made you realize you needed to uplevel your female friend circle?
24:30 How to discover your unique inner strengths as a leader.
30:15 What did raising look like for your first few projects?
33:10 What do you look for in a deal?
38:50 Celebrating Veena creating a safe space for like-minded ambitious women.
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| 0:00.0 | Everybody thinks it's easy to raise money until they go out and do it. |
| 0:02.8 | You have this amazingly successful career, a billion dollars in assets under management. |
| 0:08.5 | I would imagine that a lot of people listening probably haven't ever thought of their business, |
| 0:12.6 | their vision being at that scale. |
| 0:14.5 | Yeah, but like ask yourself why. |
| 0:16.5 | I did not start buying, you know, $50, $100 million assets. |
| 0:19.3 | I started my first asset that I bought was $15.9 million. |
| 0:22.7 | It's been so ingrained in us from a young age that there's only enough room for one of us at |
| 0:26.7 | the top. There isn't enough room for all of us or that we're not enough inherently as we are. |
| 0:31.3 | There is this shift happening. It's not just that it's possible. I think it's actually what's necessary. I love that. |
| 0:37.7 | That's like the best. |
| 0:39.1 | Look, it's okay to have imposter syndrome. |
| 0:41.1 | You felt it. |
| 0:41.9 | I felt it. |
| 0:42.8 | Everyone in our girlfriend's circle has felt it. |
| 0:44.9 | Yeah. |
| 0:45.4 | But we do it anyway because there's a mission that's bigger than any one of us individually. |
| 0:52.2 | Welcome to Powerhouse Women. The podcast for women who know they are ready for more. |
| 0:59.3 | Let's go. |
| 1:01.3 | Introducing your host and the founder of Powerhouse Women, Lindsay Schwartz. |
| 1:06.6 | Hi. |
| 1:07.5 | If you're hungry to grow and expand your career, business, and life, you're in the right place. |
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