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Meeting You Where You're At Podcast

Meeting You Where You're At Podcast

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 Podcast featuring Women Entrepreneurs, Disruptors, and Purveyors of change. Meeting You provides an amplifying platform for Women Entrepreneurs, Founders, and Leaders who are focused on Social Impact and Innovation.All rights reserved Economics
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  • EP 130 Maddi Holman

    EP 130 Maddi Holman
    Sep 14 2025
    Daring Ventures, Bold Voices: Maddi Holman on Mentorship, Women’s Health, and Rewriting the VC Playbook 📄 Episode Description: In this episode of Meeting You Where You're At, host Richard Juknavorian sits down with Maddi Holman, Co-Founder and General Partner at Daring Ventures, for an unforgettable conversation on entrepreneurship, resilience, and redefining what success looks like in venture capital. Maddi’s journey is anything but traditional—from pursuing a pre-med track and playing Division I volleyball at Rice University to discovering her true calling in venture capital through an unexpected course at Imperial College London. Today, she’s leading with purpose, backing early-stage founders with lived experience and a relentless drive to solve meaningful problems. We dive into: - Her bold pivot from medicine to venture capital - How Daring Ventures is disrupting VC norms with a focus on founder authenticity and real-world obsession - Why mentorship is a cornerstone of her approach—and how her athletic roots shaped her leadership - Her podcast Let’s Be Heard, which spotlights taboo-breaking conversations in women’s health - The power of vulnerability, community, and cold outreach that actually works This is a must-listen for founders, aspiring VCs, and anyone passionate about making an impact through innovation and empathy. 🔗 Connect with Maddi: Website: https://daringventures.vc/ Podcast: Let’s Be Heard: https://open.spotify.com/show/4gUuN40KsBHJFxykuKBg8e?si=fb5988ca0aab4fed LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/maddi-holman-0b5b5a113/ ✨ Don’t forget to like, comment, and subscribe to support more conversations like this! #VentureCapital #WomenInVC #Founders #Entrepreneurship #MeetingYouWhereYoureAt #DaringVentures #WomensHealth #LetsBeHeard #Mentorship #Innovation #Podcast
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    39 mins
  • EP 129 Maggie Marcus

    EP 129 Maggie Marcus
    Sep 6 2025
    Bilingualism, Equity & Advocacy with Dr. Maggie Marcus 📻 Meeting You Where You’re At Podcast In this inspiring episode, host Richard Juknavorian sits down with Dr. Maggie Marcus, Executive Director of the Sullivan Family Charitable Foundation, Fellow at the Century Foundation, and a passionate advocate for equitable access to dual language education. Together, they explore: 🌍 Maggie’s personal journey — from teaching Spanish in Puerto Rico and Washington, DC, to raising her own children bilingually. 🏫 How early experiences shaped her career in bilingual education and systems change. 🧠 The powerful intersection of language access, mental health, and culturally responsive learning. 💡 What “relational philanthropy” looks like in action and why it matters in educational equity. 🏫 Models of dual language instruction that work — and what school districts and policymakers still get wrong. 📣 A call to action for anyone looking to volunteer, mentor, or support multilingual learners in their local community. Whether you're a parent, educator, policymaker, or aspiring social innovator, this episode offers rich insights into the real-world challenges — and possibilities — of creating equitable, multilingual education systems. 🔗 Learn more about Maggie and her work: 🌐 Sullivan Family Charitable Foundation - https://sullivanfamilycharitablefoundation.org/ 🔗 The Century Foundation - https://tcf.org/ 🔗 Connect with Maggie on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/margaret-marcus-ph-d-8547b450/ 🎙️ Subscribe for more stories of impact, resilience, and social innovation from women leading change.
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    40 mins
  • EP 128 Andrea Giancontieri

    EP 128 Andrea Giancontieri
    Aug 21 2025
    In this episode of Meeting You Where You’re At, host Richard Juknavorian sits down with Andrea Giancontieri (pronounced Jahn-con-TYEH-ree), a digital marketer, advocate, and entrepreneur who turned her personal journey through menopause into a powerful movement. Andrea shares her candid and often humorous story of navigating misdiagnoses, dismissive doctors, and finally finding her voice as an advocate. From co-founding The Whiny-Guiny to testifying at the Massachusetts State House in support of menopause awareness legislation, Andrea is leading the charge to break the silence and stigma surrounding menopause. ✨ In this conversation, Andrea and Richard discuss: Why menopause is still so stigmatized in 2025 How personal experience can spark advocacy and entrepreneurship Andrea’s journey from media buyer to co-founder of The Whiny-Guiny What needs to change in medicine and society to better support women 🎧 Whether you’re experiencing menopause, supporting a loved one, or passionate about women’s health advocacy, Andrea’s story will leave you inspired, informed, and empowered. 🔔 Don’t forget to subscribe to the channel for more inspiring conversations with women leaders and innovators. 🔗 Visit: https://thewhinygynie.com/ 🔗 Follow: https://www.instagram.com/the_whiny_gynie/
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    35 mins
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