Women today are starting more businesses than men, but they face a playing field that is not always fair, predictable, or politically correct. Per Visa’s 2020 State of Female Entrepreneurship report, while 79% of female entrepreneurs in the U.S. say they feel more empowered than they did five years ago, nearly 70% still report difficulty in obtaining the funding they need to succeed. In 2018, female founders received only 2.2% of US venture capital, and women led only 24 of the Fortune 500 companies.

In the upcoming book DIGITAL GODDESS: The Unfiltered Lessons of a Female Entrepreneur (HarperCollins Leadership; October 6, 2020), Big Think founder Victoria Montgomery-Brown digs deep to share her story about starting the company, offering aspiring entrepreneurs a candid, compelling, and practical guide to building a business from the ground up.

Lessons Victoria will discuss from the book include:

• Why raising money is a poker game—learn how to play.
• Embrace failures and setbacks and use your fear to achieve your goals.
• Why asking for help—both professionally and personally—is crucial to your growth.
• How to navigate and overcome inevitable burnout and guard your mental health and well-being.
• Why it’s vital to choose mentors who have your back and hold you accountable.

OUR SPECIAL GUEST

Victoria R. Montgomery-Brown

CEO & Cofounder of Big Think, Author of “Digital Goddess: The Unfiltered Lessons of a Female Entrepreneur

Victoria Montgomery-Brown is CEO and co-founder of Big Think, the knowledge company that makes people and companies smarter and faster through short-form video with the world’s best thinkers and doers. Since founding Big Think in 2007, Victoria has built the company from a fledgling thought-leadership media platform to the leading knowledge company for ideas and soft skills. As CEO, Victoria oversees and directs strategy, fundraising, and investor relations. Victoria has a BA from McGill University and an MBA from Harvard Business School.  

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