Barbara Bickham

Barbara Bickham


Host of The Female VC Lab Podcast

Appears in 121 Episodes

E100: Mary Ellen Iskenderian: Women’s World Banking Capital Partners Funds I and II

E100: Mary Ellen Iskenderian: Women’s World Banking Capital Partners Funds I and II

S1E99 · · 21:47

Mary Ellen Iskenderian is President and CEO of Women’s World Banking, the global nonprofit devoted to giving more low-income women access to the financial tools and resources they ne...

E099: Madhu Shalini Iyer: Rocketship.vc

E099: Madhu Shalini Iyer: Rocketship.vc

S1E98 · · 22:00

Madhu is a managing partner and co-founder of Rocketship.vc. Prior to Rocketship, she was Chief Data Officer for Gojek, contributing to its growth into a $10 billion unicorn. She ser...

E098: Nicole Valentine: Milken Institute

E098: Nicole Valentine: Milken Institute

S1E97 · · 16:33

Nicole Valentine is the FinTech Director of the Center for Financial Markets at the Milken Institute with over a decade of financial services, international Mergers & Acquisitions, t...

E097: Michael Phillips: T.D. Jakes Enterprises

E097: Michael Phillips: T.D. Jakes Enterprises

S1E96 · · 09:42

Michael Phillips is a trailblazer in the realm of social entrepreneurship and impact, devoting his life to the relentless pursuit of empowering individuals for positive change. Servi...

E096: Alice Pomponio: BrightEdge

E096: Alice Pomponio: BrightEdge

S1E95 · · 14:12

Alice Pomponio is Vice President of Innovation and Impact Investing at American Cancer Society and Managing Director of BrightEdge —ACS’s mission-driven venture capital and impact in...

E095: Margot Brandenburg of Ford Foundation

E095: Margot Brandenburg of Ford Foundation

S1E94 · · 11:54

Seasoned entrepreneur and resource mobilizer for positive social and environmental change.

E094: Amy Hepburn: Investor Leadership Network

E094: Amy Hepburn: Investor Leadership Network

S1E93 · · 11:17

As CEO of the Investor Leadership Network Secretariat since 2020, Amy Hepburn is charged with designing and delivering the long-term strategy of the ILN and representing the Network ...

E093: Genia Xasis: Berkana.VC

E093: Genia Xasis: Berkana.VC

S1E92 · · 09:52

Genia Xasis is the CEO & Co-founder of Berkana.VC, a global community aimed at enhancing gender diversity in VC and tech. She assists seed and Series A companies with raising capital...

E092: Jessica Mah: Mahway

E092: Jessica Mah: Mahway

S1E91 · · 23:16

Jess Mah built her first 6-figure business while still in middle school and has since created three companies that are each valued in the hundreds of millions of dollars. Among the c...

E091: Jess Hunichen: Shine Ventures

E091: Jess Hunichen: Shine Ventures

S1E90 · · 09:16

Jess Hunichen and Emily Ward are the Co-Founders of the global Talent Management Agency, Shine Talent Group, founded in 2015 with offices in Los Angeles, Toronto and London. Built on...

E089: Genevieve Gilbreath: Springdale Ventures

E089: Genevieve Gilbreath: Springdale Ventures

S1E88 · · 08:07

Genevieve Gilbreath has been an active investor and entrepreneur in the consumer products space in Austin and globally for the last 15 years. Passionate about the success of consumer...

E090: Kristin Gunther: Revolution Growth

E090: Kristin Gunther: Revolution Growth

S1E89 · · 08:07

Kristin Gunther is a Partner at Revolution Growth. Kristin brings over 15 years of experience in private equity, finance, and operations to Revolution Growth. Prior to joining Revolu...

E088: Dani Tran: Konvoy

E088: Dani Tran: Konvoy

S1E87 · · 12:34

Dani is an investor at Konvoy, a VC focused on the technology, infrastructure, and platforms of the gaming and interactive entertainment industries. Dani joined Konvoy's investment t...

E087: Jennifer Stojkovic: Joyful Ventures

E087: Jennifer Stojkovic: Joyful Ventures

S1E86 · · 14:17

Jennifer is the founder of the Vegan Women Summit (VWS), a media and events platform of over 60,000 women founders, investors, and advocates. She is the author of the bestselling boo...

E086: Taylor Jean-Jacques: General Atlantic

E086: Taylor Jean-Jacques: General Atlantic

S1E85 · · 09:14

Taylor is a technology investor at General Atlantic where she sources deals, supports portfolio companies as a Board observer and conducts thematic research. Previously, she was a te...

E085: Scott Sewell and Hunter Vielock: NuEnergy

E085: Scott Sewell and Hunter Vielock: NuEnergy

S1E84 · · 09:14

NuEnergy is one of the world’s leading suppliers of various high-performance lithium-ion batteries and energy storage technologies. Lithium-ion batteries as a power source are domina...

E084: Bill Wyland: Bill Wyland Galleries

E084: Bill Wyland: Bill Wyland Galleries

S1E83 · · 10:56

Bill Wyland, the driving force behind the gallery’s operations, was born in 1958 in Dearborn, Michigan. He has three brothers, Robert, Steve and Tom, and without even lifting a brush...

E083: Mike Dinsdale, CFA: Akkadian

E083: Mike Dinsdale, CFA: Akkadian

S1E82 · · 14:03

Mike Dinsdale, Managing Director, Akkadian Ventures - During 20+ years as CFO, secured over $1.8b in financing, created 100b+ in Value, and created 3 Brands with instant recognition:...

E082: Jenna Bryant: Embedded Ventures

E082: Jenna Bryant: Embedded Ventures

S1E81 · · 14:03

Co-Founder, CEO & General Partner, Embedded Ventures // Co-Founder, KittyCAD Jenna Bryant is Co-Founder, CEO and General Partner at Embedded Ventures, a next generation venture capi...

E081: Joanna Kuang: Illumen Capital

E081: Joanna Kuang: Illumen Capital

S1E80 · · 23:25

Joanna has dedicated her career to expanding access to capital in pursuit of inclusive justice for and alongside under-resourced people of color. She believes a combination of public...