Girl Gone Viral

On this episode of Girl Gone Viral hosted by Liz Hagelthorn, Tech Founder & Entrepreneur Latabia Woodward (MAMA) is here! Latabia Woodward is business manager and mother to Offset, global superstar and one-third of the Grammy-nominated, platinum-selling group, Migos.

Latabia joins Liz to discuss her decade long career working in tech, what it takes to be a global superstar and how her new music competition platform, “Who’s Got Next?” will help more artists get discovered, retain the services and exposure they actually need, all while maintaining creative control and equity. Then, Latabia shares advice for artists on how they can avoid pitfalls, social media advice and oversharing and what the typical day looks like for a business manager. Next, Latabia shares her thoughts on Web3 and Offset’s deal flow. Lastly, Latabia and Liz discuss the role of celebrities as investors and what Silicon Valley tech startups get wrong when working with major superstars.

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Investor and Entrepreneur Nora Bavey joins Liz to talk about what it’s like being a refugee in Sweden to becoming one of the most influential and important female investors of our time, growing up way too fast, having a survival mindset and how this can help create opportunities and better systems for the entire world. Then, Liz and Nora discuss what to do if someone steals your ideas, Brilliant Minds (Daniel Ek’s Foundation) and what Nora’s most excited about for 2022 and beyond.

Timestamps

• 0:00-6:00: Liz’s post-SXSW thoughts
• 6:00: Interview with Nora Begins

Nora Bavey is a General Partner at Unconventional Ventures, a Nordic VC that focuses on impact tech companies founded by diverse founders. She is the award-winning brand strategist who became a tech entrepreneur only to become the investor she needed, who focuses on diverse founders and sees ownership and entrepreneurship as the strongest tools for equality. With her understanding and focus on Sustainability, DEI and future trends, she is building ecosystems in the Nordics region as well in Europe to take advantage of the potential she sees being lost today.

Nora was named one of the 50 most influential in Tech 2022, Most important Female investor 2021, Role model of the year 2020 and among Sweden’s 101 Sustainability Leaders 2020.

What do trends in social media consumption and food consumption have in common? What can foody culture teach us about the type of influencers who will hold power in the years to come? How do you turn your passion for food and snack predictions into a strong online community? How do you stay authentic even when you feel like an outsider? How can creators make money from their content despite Stripe/Venmo not being available in the majority of places outside of the US?

How do Disney Princesses and the fairy tales they’re based on shape the role of women and girls in public spaces? Why do people give up their self awareness and needs in hopes that one day someone, somewhere is going to come in to their lives and save the day? How does this play out on social media and working in an industry like tech?

On this episode of Girl Gone Viral hosted by Liz Hagelthorn, Catherine Connors, aka the princess hacker, is here to discuss storytelling, the Princess Industrial Complex, Anti-Heroes and where else we see these dynamics play out in public spaces. Then Catherine and Liz discuss what characters with a scarcity mindset in stories like Willy Wonka can learn from Aristotle’s understanding of happiness and the dangers of using pleasure as our measure of success. Lastly, Catherine and Liz discuss the role of personal storytelling, oversharing and the first breakthroughs by women in digital storytelling.

What happens when a top meme maker and world famous astrologer get into a room together? A deeper look at global trends, conversation and some inspiration, of course!