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The Pride Fund was honored to be a part of this first every Pride event at the NYSE!!!
My colleague Erick Diaz and I had the pleasure of sitting down for our first #NYSEFloorTalk interview with NYSE.TV's Judy Khan Shaw - we explained why we organized NYSE's inaugural #LGBTQ Leaders Summit last month and how events like these help the broader business community that we serve as a public equity marketplace #NYSEpride 🌈🏛️
What does Pride mean to you?
What does Pride mean to you? 🏳️🌈 Hear from participants of the NYSE’s inaugural Pride event and its organizers, Erick Diaz, NYSE Co-Head of EMEA Capital Markets and Matan Eden, NYSE Head of Capital Markets - Midwest, as they share their personal meaning of Pride on #NYSEFloorTalk with Judy Khan Shaw. - Densil Porteous, CEO, Pride Fund 1 - Ben Stokes, CEO, Chasing Rainbows - Fabrice C Houdart, Executive Director, Association of LGBTQ+ Corporate Directors - Phil Schraeder, CEO, GumGum - Lule D., US CEO, eToro - Brian Gumbel, President + COO, Dataminr - Myrna Soto, CEO + Founder, Apogee Executive Advisors LLC
We were excited to celebrate Pride Month this year with a special Pride-themed panel series at the NYSE with leaders from across the LGBTQ+ community! Thankful to the NYSE team ushered by Erick Diaz and Matan Eden that brought us all together for this inaugural event that was opportunity for the NYSE community, and friends, to come together to learn and celebrate diversity and inclusion. Our CEO, Densil Porteous, and our Managing Partner, Wolf Starr, truly enjoyed the experience! Thanks to Grindr + Joycoast, Sustainable Gifts + Association of LGBTQ+ Corporate Directors + Pride Fund 1 for helping make it happen! #Proud
We’re excited to be back at SXSW in 2024! We hope you’ll join us for the third annual Midwest House Pride Brunch. If you’re in Austin for SXSW please join us from 9a-12p at 75 1/2 Rainey on Sunday for great music, fun yoga, community, and collaboration. At 11a we will have a panel about great groups supporting LGBTQIA+ founders with Nicole McCarthy (World Business Chicago/StartOut), Ben Stokes (Chasing Rainbows), Carley Deardorff (she/her)(Backstage Capital/DivInc). Hosted by Pride Fund's Managing Partner Wolf Starr! Special guests include Hans Schrei and Luis Gramajo from the Sunday Afternoon Project! Here’s the link to RSVP for the brunch (and all Midwest House events): https://lnkd.in/g3EYC3jE
We can't wait to see you there!!
Amateur Economist // Professional VC // Dyslexic // I believe in the powers of good trouble and badass women.
These were my heroes, and they still are! I am so excited for all of the dynamic events this weekend including the third annual Midwest House Pride Brunch. If in Austin this weekend please join us from 9a-12p at 75 1/2 Rainey on Sunday for great music, fun yoga, community, and collaboration. At 11a we will have a panel about great groups supporting LGBTQIA+ founders with Nicole McCarthy (World Business Chicago/StartOut), Ben Stokes(Chasing Rainbows), Carley Deardorff (she/her)(Backstage Capital/DivInc). I am excited to represent Pride Fund 1, our founders, and our friends. Special guests include Hans Schrei and Luis Gramajo from the Sunday Afternoon Project! Here's the link to RSVP for the brunch (and all Midwest House events): https://lnkd.in/gHceC8iv
Attending SXSW in 2024? Check out some of the Panel Picker sessions which our friends are asking for your vote!!
Amateur Economist // Professional VC // Dyslexic // I believe in the powers of good trouble and badass women.
One of my favorite aspects of SXSW is the Panel Picker program which allows anyone to become a speaker at the event. Voting ends tonight and I am overwhelmed by some of the ideas that have been proposed for this year. If you are applying to speak please share your link below so we can check them out! Below are some of the ones I am most excited for by our partners and friends: Truly Democratizing VC: Proven Strategies & Results Densil Porteous, Navin Goyal MD, Jenny Lane, Brian Penick Link: https://lnkd.in/gfqtb35A How Black Women Are Using Tech To Drive Social Change DeShuna Spencer, Nikki Porcher, LaKisha Greenwade, Marissa Kearney https://lnkd.in/giP3BFYp Building The World's Largest Conscious Community Brett Kaufman, Marina Grandey, Frank Sasso, Mary Sundermeier, https://lnkd.in/gdYaYue9 Role of Transportation Infrastructure in Smart Cities Chelsea Collier, Mike Arellano, P.E., Kirk Scanlon, AICP, Amit Bhasin https://lnkd.in/gvh2QVUk
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🙌 #SXSW Panel Roll Call! Please post your panel (or those with panels) in the comments section, and let's get some group voting happening (before 8/20)! Here is ours to start: Title: Truly Democratizing VC: Proven Strategies & Results Panelists: Navin Goyal MD, Densil Porteous, Jenny Lane, Brian Penick Link: https://lnkd.in/gfqtb35A Description: Most people talk about democratizing venture capital, but unfortunately do not accomplish tangible results. With the rise of AI, access to new technology makes information accessible like never before. However, tech will not be the only driver––it will still require driving relationships within the ecosystem, especially for new emerging managers representing historically underserved communities. Join a diverse panel of investors representing the LGBTQAI2+, Women, People of Color, and Midwestern communities sharing their strategies on how to surpass industry standards and create real impact. 👀 Nick Rathod Wolf Starr Ty Roberts Ryan Retcher Nishad Parmar Buffy Alegria Robert Singerman Karen Allen Randall Foster Eric Griffin vickie nauman Charles Alexander Rio Van Risseghem Craig Snyder Jesse Elliott David A. Malloy Blake Overlock David Dufresne Rishi Patel OG Arabian Prince (N.W.A.) Summer Crenshaw Roger Derby Matt D.M. Watson, Ph.D., PMP Mike Torres