How She Did It with Joanna Rees March 24, 2011

How She Did it Series

Real women. Real success. Radical Transparency.
Air-brushed glossy covers and overnight success stories may impress, but they don't inspire. Fearless wants to explode some myths, shatter taboos and get real about how women have achieved entrepreneurial success.
How She Did it is a monthly series that reveals how women have built their 6, 7 and 8-figure businesses. In these no-holds-barred interviews, women from different industries will Fearlessly answer the tough questions that no one talks about. From money to mistakes, no topic is off-limits.

Joanna Rees
San Francisco Mayoral Candidate and Founder of VSP Capital

Mother, mentor, education advocate and entrepreneur, Joanna Rees is the epitome of Fearlessness. In 1996 she took the risk of a lifetime, plunging headlong into the traditionally male-dominated world of venture capital. As Forbes Magazine would later write, "With no history of investing or personal wealth, she bootstrapped her way into the clubby venture capital world."

On March 24, you will have the opportunity to learn how Joanna did it. From how she asked for money to what she sacrificed, see just how this successful businesswoman turned $50,000 into a $200 million fund.
Joanna will offer her unique perspective as a woman in the traditionally male-dominated field of venture capital and will highlight how being a female entrepreneur gave her a unique perspective, leading her to being named "Most Influential Business Women in the Bay Area" by the San Francisco Business Times.
Come together with other female entrepreneurs to learn all of this and more - it's the real life application of how she did it. And how you can do it too.

Official Website: http://fearless-joannarees.eventbrite.com/