14. Why the World Needs Your Ideas with Venture Capitalist Batul Joffrey

10/20/20 • 55 min

Batul Joffrey is an investor with Kapor Capital, making socially mindful investments that aim to close gaps of access, opportunity, or outcome for underserved communities. She is the current vice curator of the World Economic Forum’s Global Shaper’s LA Hub - where she leads the group in driving dialogue, action, and change through local projects, such as Los Angeles Votes, where their current focus is on increasing civic engagement in the younger LA populations.

Previously, she was Chief of Staff at a social impact startup and also a senior consultant on a complex data analysis and management team.

Outside of work, you can find her with a cup of chai in hand, enjoying the art of storytelling through different mediums whether it be books, movies, or photography and engaging with the people and components that make up her identity as a Pakistani-Indian Muslim American woman.

Listen to Batul Talk about:

How she got into the VC
Being a woman of color in this field
What they look for when providing funding
The importance of opening up opportunities to diverse backgrounds
What her day to day looks like

Follow Her Zindagi on Instagram: @her.zindagi

Find the host, Maheen, on Instagram: @maheen93

If you or someone you know would make a good guest on the podcast or if you have any questions/comments/concerns please email [email protected]

Previously, she was Chief of Staff at a social impact startup and also a senior consultant on a complex data analysis and management team.

Listen to Batul Talk about:

How she got into the VC
Being a woman of color in this field
What they look for when providing funding
The importance of opening up opportunities to diverse backgrounds
What her day to day looks like

Follow Her Zindagi on Instagram: @her.zindagi

Find the host, Maheen, on Instagram: @maheen93

If you or someone you know would make a good guest on the podcast or if you have any questions/comments/concerns please email [email protected]

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13. The Life Threatening Effects of Stress with Survivor Zoha Hussain

My name is Zoha Hussain and I was born and raised in Boston, Massachusetts. I currently live in London where I work at the University College of London Hospitals as a Clinical Systems Senior Analyst. I have always been inspired to create positive change, whether that is by improving healthcare in low-income areas, mentoring high school children, embracing my passion for dance or using my journey as a survivor to empower other Muslim women.

Muslim women face abuse or abusive behaviors in all aspects of life- be it religious, social, cultural, interpersonal, or domestic.

Cultural, societal and religious stigma around abuse has planted immense pressure on South Asian Muslim women to remain silent, afraid and simply helpless. Just one hand, one similar experience can pull one out of darkness towards an imaginable light of hope.

My hope is to build a community of young women who will support, strengthen and empower one another to fight against any adversity, any inner or external battles we experience in life. Awareness and understanding begin from within. Together, we can empower one another to move through the silence.

Contact information: [email protected].

Listen to Zoha talk about

Growing up with financial struggles in the Desi Community
Surviving an abusive relationship
Going through a traumatic health scare at 25
Losing her memory
Rebuilding her life
Learning how to put yourself first

Follow Her Zindagi on Instagram: @her.zindagi

Find the host, Maheen, on Instagram: @maheen93

If you or someone you know would make a good guest on the podcast or if you have any questions/comments/concerns please email [email protected]

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15. The Key to Success with Founder and CEO of NOORNOIR, Noor Molvi

Noor Molvi created the jewelry line, NOORNOIR, after years of dreaming about being a designer and entrepreneur. She has always been a creative and visual person. After working a few different jobs in the fashion industry, She realized the only way she could truly satisfy my longing for creating beautiful design was by doing it on her own time and in her own way. SHE was scared to take the leap into entrepreneurship but I have gained so much along the way.

NOORNOIR is a collection of elegant, timeless jewelry handmade and designed by its namesake owner in Los Angeles, California. Often mixing high-quality gold pieces with natural materials such as pearls and aquamarines, every stunning creation feels simultaneously classic and one-of-a-kind, evoking found treasures washed up from the sea. NOORNOIR jewelry has been featured in VoyageLA Magazine and seen on celebrities like Olympic Golds Medalist Nastia Liukin & Tara Lipinksi as well as CW "Roswell" star Heather Hemmens and ABC "American Housewife" star Carly Hughes.

Listen to Noor Talk about: