Join me for an inspiring conversation with Laura Nix Gerson, CEO and co-founder of NixGerson Media and host of the VentureF podcast, where she champions women investing in women. Laura's journey from military kid moving across the globe every three years to becoming a pioneer in building communities for women investors is a masterclass in turning connection into catalyst.

In this rich conversation, Laura shares her formative years growing up in a military family, living everywhere from Korea to Iran to Germany, and how those constant moves taught her the art of building relationships and creating anchor points in times of change. She reveals the profound impact of her father's Sunday afternoon budget meetings—complete with handmade grids before spreadsheets existed—showing her the importance of allocating dollars across buckets including charity and savings.

Laura takes us through her fascinating career evolution: from launching her first nonprofit arts festival in college, to running prestigious art galleries (where she witnessed Elton John casually point at ten pieces of art without asking prices), to becoming one of LA's first "mommy bloggers," to ultimately founding VentureF. Along the way, she discovered a critical gap: brilliant women founders solving real problems but unable to access capital from predominantly male investors who couldn't understand why European baby formula or perinatal nutrition mattered.

Most powerfully, Laura discusses why she created VentureF as an aggregation point for women seeking to invest in other women—offering guides, glossaries, and curated communities to help accredited investors (many who don't even realize they qualify) deploy capital aligned with their values. With 66% of wealth transferring to women in the next decade, Laura is ensuring we're prepared to invest it wisely and meaningfully.

This episode is essential listening for anyone interested in building wealth through community, understanding alternative investments, or learning how to leverage relationships as your greatest asset.

Key Topics:

How constant change can become your superpower for building meaningful relationships
The power of budget allocation: why dividing your money into buckets (including charity) sets you up for success
Why building community and connection has been the through-line of every successful career pivot
The hidden barrier to female founders: solving real problems that male investors don't understand or value
What the great wealth transfer means for you: how to prepare for when 66% of wealth is in women's hands
Where to start as an investor: finding resources, education, and deal flow without feeling overwhelmed
How to have productive money conversations with your partner and raise financially literate kids
The shift from investing for returns to investing with values: using your capital to create change

Connect with Laura online:

Website: https://lauranixgerson.com/

https://www.nixgersonmedia.com/

Podcast: https://www.venturef.com/ VentureF Podcast (available on all platforms)

The Foundry:

Apply at venturef.co to join this invitation-only community for women investors

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