Podcast appearances and mentions of alicia syrett

Join us in celebrating Women's History Month with an exciting episode featuring Alicia Syrett, Chair of the Board of Directors at Digimarc, CEO and founder of Pantegrion Capital, a seed and early-stage investment vehicle, and the brilliant mind behind Madam Chair, a collective of over 250 female chairs and lead directors of publicly traded companies. Alicia Syrett, alongside our very own Pamela Mutumwa delve into the current state of gender parity on corporate boards. Their empowering conversation will explore the driving forces that impact female representation in leadership roles, strategies to raise and maintain gender diversity within boards, the varying and valuable impact women's perspectives add, as well as the challenges and opportunities they face serving on boards, and so much more. Host: Pamela MutumwaGuest: Alicia Syrett

0:00 -- Intro.1:18 -- Start of interview.1:53 -- Alicia's "origin story" and her career in finance and search/recruiting industry.4:52 -- Her role founding investment firms. She was the first employee and CAO at Mount Kellett Capital Management and founded Pantegrion Capital, an investment vehicle focused on seed and early stage investments. 7:02 -- Her journey in the corporate board world. She's now the Chair at Digimarc (Nasdaq: DMRC).8:11 -- On the distinctions between private and public boards.12:24 -- On the NY tech scene.17:02 -- On the exodus of finance/tech executives from NY post-pandemic.18:47 -- The origin and mission of the Madam Chair, a collaborative group of 200+ female Chairs and Lead Directors of publicly-traded companies.29:11 -- Some lessons after joining a public company board.33:32 -- Her take on the role of the board in strategy and innovation. "It's absolutely the board's role to ask very smart questions." "Innovation should be baked into a risk review process."37:48 -- Her take on ESG, the anti-ESG backlash and the politicization of corporate governance.43:00 -- On the geopolitical concerns in the boardroom, particularly on "decoupling" or "de-risking" with China.45:32 -- Her thoughts on board education, and staying up to date (for example, with feedly app).47:56 -- The books have greatly influenced her life: the classics from high school (1984, The Bell Jar, A Confederacy of Dunces, The Catcher in the Rye, etc.)49:37 -- Her mentors, and what she learned from them: "It's more of a mindset for me where I see people doing great things and I think wow, how do I do that."51:00 -- Quotes she thinks of often or lives her life by: "This too shall pass." "The best is yet to come."51:42 -- An unusual habit or an absurd thing that she loves: Mac and cheese.52:18 -- The living person she most admires: Volodymyr Zelenskyy.Alicia Syrett currently serves as the Chair of Digimarc (Nasdaq: DMRC) and founded the Madam Chair group, an organization with 200+ female Chairs and Lead Directors of publicly traded companies. __ You can follow Alicia on social media at:Twitter: @AliciaSyrettLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aliciasyrett/Madam Chair: www.madam-chair.com__ You can follow Evan on social media at:Twitter: @evanepsteinLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/epsteinevan/ Substack: https://evanepstein.substack.com/__You can join as a Patron of the Boardroom Governance Podcast at:Patreon: patreon.com/BoardroomGovernancePod__Music/Soundtrack (found via Free Music Archive): Seeing The Future by Dexter Britain is licensed under a Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License

Hear Alicia Syrett's journey to founder and CEO of Pantegrion Capital, an angel investment vehicle focused on seed and early stage investments, serving as a public company director, being a recurring panelist on CNBC and MSNBC and founder of Madam Chair, providing a collaboration opportunities for female chairs of publicly-traded companies.For more corporate governance podcasts, check out Feedspot's list of the Top 15 Corporate Governance Podcasts (which includes Women Governance Gurus) - https://blog.feedspot.com/corporate_governance_podcasts/

"Off the Sidelines," a podcast series from Technical.ly and Project Entrepreneur, aims to teach you about investing in startups.

"Off the Sidelines," a podcast series from Technical.ly and Project Entrepreneur, aims to teach you about investing in startups.

Alicia Syrett, is an Angel Investor and supporter of all things startup especially those led by female founders. Her Point25 Initiative, is based on the belief that having the right network of helpful and influential advisors can propel a businesses forward. It's also an effort to facilitate advisory board roles for prominent leaders who wish to give back to the startup ecosystem.    Her achievements include: Recurring Panelist on CNBC & MSNBC, Inc. Contributor, Instructor at Columbia University, Fellow at The Economic Club of New York. Featured in CNBC's Make Me A Millionaire Inventor, TechCrunch, Forbes, USA Today, Inc., Entrepreneur, Huffington Post, Mashable, NPR’s Marketplace, PBS, Associated Press, CNBC’s Cash Crowd, & Fox Business’s Risk & Reward. Named one of LinkedIn's Top Voices in Startups & Entrepreneurship in 2018, 30 Women in Venture Capital to Watch by Business Insider, 25 Angel Investors in New York You Need to Know by AlleyWatch, Wharton's 40 Under 40 young alumni by Wharton Magazine, and Five Next Generation Leaders Emerging from Tech by Virgin. Founder of #Point25 (point25.splashthat.com) to help women-led startups build robust Advisory Boards with C-Level advisors. Active Board and Advisory Board member.  On this episode hear Alicia's best words of advice for investors and founders. Heart Stock Radio is a production of KBMF 102.5 and underwritten by Purse for the People

Today we’re revisiting an old episode where Matt spoke with Alicia Syrett, founder and CEO of Pantegrion Capital, a seed and early-stage angel investment firm based in New York. However, you might know her better from her appearances on CNBC’s Power Pitch or MSNBC’s Your Business. The interview is from all the way back in April 2017. We’re bringing this one back around because her advice for when, why, and how to raise capital is as useful and relevant today as it was then. In fact, with capital leaving the coasts and looking to the middle of the country, it’s even more important to stand out among the other entrepreneurs raising capital. In this episode, you’ll learn how Syrett began her career in private equity after working for years in financial analysis, recruiting, and early-stage startup investing. Plus, she’ll talk about how she advises her portfolio companies and helps them connect with the right people. So, whether you’re looking to raise capital or invest, this conversation paints the full picture of the Angel Investment space. We thought we’d bring this episode out of the archives to revisit a key need to continue the growth of tech between the coasts.

If you’ve ever wondered what advisory board members are, how to tell when you need them, or where to find them, you’re in the right spot. You should also stick around if you’re looking for tips and tricks on how to get your startup noticed -- straight from an angel investor focused on women entrepreneurs. Today’s guest is Alicia Syrett, founder of Point 25 Initiative, a mentorship program for women entrepreneurs seeking advisory board members. She is also the founder and CEO of Pantegrion Capital, an angel investment vehicle focused on seed and early stage investments. Alicia and I have worked together on CNBC’s Power Pitch, and have bonded over our mutual passion for helping women entrepreneurs. She's also been on MSNBC's Your Business, is a contributor for Inc. magazine, and an instructor for Steve Blank's Lean LaunchPad course at Columbia University. Notable Moments: Learn what to do if you’re not sure if you’ll need investor dollars or not. Find out how to look at advising as a career path.   Hear Alicia’s story and how she returned to the “dynamic” energy of a startup. Listen as Alicia identifies the trap a lot of startups fall into when looking for investors. Find out what the vast majority of companies spend too much time on (and what they should be focusing on). Links Mentioned In This Episode: *this post may contain affiliate links...for more info, please see my full disclosure* Angel Financing for Entrepreneurs: Early-Stage Funding for Long-Term Success by Susan Preston  Point 25 Initiative Alicia Syrett on Social Media:  Twitter | LinkedIn  

Alicia Syrett is the founder and CEO of Pantegrion Capital, a seed and early-stage angel investment firm based in New York. You might know her better as a recurring panelist on CNBC’s Power Pitch or MSNBC’s Your Business, where you’ll see her fielding high-stakes pitches and coaching small business owners. Syrett began her career in private equity and has years of experience in financial analysis, recruiting, and early-stage startup investing. She brings her wealth of knowledge to our interview, giving me expert insights into all things fundraising. Syrett explains how to research investors for good fit with your business, what strategies you should use to approach them, and when you should start thinking about raising capital. You’ll also learn a few of her secrets for assessing a person’s character as well as netting high-visibility media exposure. Syrett is very active on Twitter, so follow her @AliciaSyrett and thank her for coming on the show. I also encourage you to read her book, MentHER, a practical business guide written especially for women entrepreneurs. Finally, if you’re a female startup founder and are looking for amazing advisors to serve on your board, you should consider applying to Synett’s Point 25 Initiative in New York City. The application deadline is May 15, so don’t delay! In this episode with Alicia Syrett, you’ll learn: -- An experienced recruiter’s tips for reading people (16:05) -- Her advice for anyone who wants to get into angel investing (29:23) -- The right way to research and approach investors (35:00) -- When to raise money and what kind of financing you should seek (42:28) -- Secrets for getting high-profile media exposure (52:58) -- How to use inexperience as an asset rather than a liability (59:25) ---- Download show notes and transcripts at www.powderkeg.com This episode of Powder Keg is brought to you by DeveloperTown. If you’re a business leader trying to turn a great idea into a product with traction, this is for you. DeveloperTown works with clients ranging from entrepreneurs to Fortune 100 companies who want to build and launch an app or digital product. They’re able to take the process they use with early stage companies to help big companies move like a startup. So if you have an idea for a web or mobile app, or need help identifying the great ideas within your company, go to developertown.com/powderkeg. Thanks again to everyone who has shared an episode of Powderkeg, subscribed to us on iTunes, or left us a review. It’s the only way we’re going to spread this message and reach new people and we could do it without you. We’re coming out with new episodes every Tuesday, so make sure you subscribe on iTunes or at powderkeg.co/itunes

Alicia Syrett is the Founder and CEO of Pantegrion Capital, an angel investment vehicle focused on seed and early stage investments. She currently serves on the Board of Directors of New York Angels, as the Chairman of the Board of HeTexted, and is a member of WomenCorporateDirectors.  Her past and present Advisory Board roles include Enerknol, […]

How do you know when the time is right to pitch your startup to investors? Is crowdfunding right for your business? In her interview with Kelly Hoey, Alicia Syrett, angel investor, founder of Pantegrion Capital, and a CNBC PowerPitch panelist, answers these questions and gives tips on what every founder should have in their pitch deck. Notes New York Angels Cisse Cocoa Willa Cosmetics The Yearling by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, iBooks Person of the Year, Chancellor of the Free World by Karl Vick / Berlin with Simon Shuster, Time Christine Lagarde, iMFdirect The World's 100 Most Powerful Women: Melinda Gates, Forbes Additional Reading So What Should I Put In A Pitch Deck?!? by Alicia Syrett, LinkedIn Angel pet peeves: Avoid these things in a pitch by Alicia Syrett, CNBC How To Become An Angel Investor by Dorie Clark, Forbes Pros and Cons of Using an Angel Investor to Fund a Startup by Murray Newlands, Startup Grind Funding your startup: Crowdfunding vs. angel investment vs. VC by Conner Forrest, TechRepublic A teen skincare startup reinvents the Avon Lady for the digital generation by Jaclyn Trop, Fortune 7 tips for nailing a startup pitch to a boardroom full of VCs by Hila Shitrit Nissim, VentureBeat What are examples of VC Due Diligence Check Lists? Quora How Smart Startups Survive Investor Due Diligence by Martin Zwilling, Entrepreneur Guest bios & transcripts are available on www.broadmic.com.

Angel investor Alicia Syrett joins us to talk about what the startup scene is like for women and how it's getting better -- but still very tough.

Alicia Syrett is the founder and CEO of Pantegrion Capital (http://www.pantegrion.com), an angel investment firm that focuses on seed and early stage investments. With over 10 years’ experience in the financial industry, Syrett is a member of several angel networks, including Golden Seeds and NY Angels. She presently serves as Chairman of the Board of Directors of HeTexted, and is also on the Advisory Boards of Beauty Booked and I-ELLA. Before starting Pantegrion Capital, Ms. Syrett was the CAO, Managing Director and very first employee of a multi-billion dollar private equity firm. She established numerous operational areas, including payroll, insurance coverage, healthcare and retirement platforms, vendor services and much more. Alicia Syrett is a frequent speaker on panels for various startup organizations in New York City as well as for entrepreneurship programs at NYU and Columbia. In Today’s Episode You Will Learn: 1.) How did Alicia get into the investing world? 2.) Having been first employee at a milti billion dollar private equity firm, what were Alicia’s biggest takeaways from this experience? 3.) How important is it for angels to have an entrepreneurial background? Does Alicia ever get the desire to rejoin the startup world as an entrepreneur? 4.) In the very competitive world of seed and angel funding that exists today, how does Alicia look to stand out as an angel? 5.) What are Alicia’s thoughts on boards at the very early stage? Are they an absolute requirement? How many members should there be? What makes a good board member? What should founders be wary of in their board? 5.) How important does Alicia believe networks can be as a source of deal flow for angel? What advice would Alicia give to someone looking to join a network? 6.) How does Alicia feel the female angel investing ecosystem is going? What can be done to encourage more females to enter the world of investing? Items Mentioned In Today’s Show: Alicia’s Favourite Investing Resource: Feedreader (http://feedreader.com) Alicia’s Most Recent Investments: iFunding (https://www.ifunding.co) As always, you can learn more about SyndicateRoom here: www.syndicateroom.com