I had very good bosses, very good companies for which I worked. I worked in industries where the results really mattered; it wasn't the perception of results, it was just the facts.

Emerging investors want to invest differently. They want to have their dollars - their investment dollars - do double duty.

Women have different characteristics and needs than men do.

I would say one of the reasons that women don't invest to the same extent that men do, is because we still think of it in some ways as a male pursuit.

I was lucky. My children didn't have health issues, didn't have big school problems, etc. And as I watched some of my peers go through this, you can see how quickly a family can get derailed when they are not lucky.

People say to me, 'Has being a woman helped or hindered your career?' And the answer is yes.

I prefer the word "engagement." Instead of empowerment, it's enabling women to engage in business.