Ruthie: Today, Ashley M. Williams, the CEO and Founder of RIZZARR and I are going to talk about something that we very much have in common. It's becoming a topic that is more and more prevalent in conversations, business or otherwise. That is being at the intersection of \u201cwoman\u201d and \u201cminority\u201d.
\nI think Ashley is a great person to talk to about it, because she actually has been successful at securing funding for her business, despite being both.
\nOf the $40 billion raised for the US venture capital fund in 2019, only 3% went to minorities and less than 2% went to women. But if you were in that intersection of \u201cwoman\u201d and \u201cblack\u201d, it was 0.2%. So we have to remember that these intersections can actually further remove us from the resources we need to make it to 5 years in business like Ashley has.
\nShow notes: https://defythestatusquo.com/2020/11/11/at-the-intersection-of-woman-and-minority/
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