WTF! Women Talk Finance

Today’s guest is Gillian Griffith. Gillian is the founder of GG Copywriting [https://ggcopywriting.com/]. She specializes in helping female business owners and creative entrepreneurs develop their distinctive brand voice. better tell their story. Equal parts analytical and creative, Gillian loves research and writing conversion-focused copy. With a background in both journalism and marketing, Gillian’s passion for writing helps her to tell compelling stories, change minds, and move people to action! Welcome Gillian to WTF! Women Talk Finance. https://ggcopywriting.com/

Welcome back as our WTF! Women Talk Finance hosts, Candace and Jackie, present shocking financial crimes. Our hosts, who love true crime so much they have been inspired to delve into true financial crime.      In today’s episode, Candace takes us back to the summer of 1980’s and to Lake Tahoe, specifically to Harvey’s Resort Hotel [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harvey%27s_Resort_Hotel_bombing] in South Lake Tahoe, NV.  Several men masqueraded as photocopier deliverers and were able to plant an elaborately booby-trapped bomb containing 1,000 pounds (450 kg) of dynamite within the front offices of Harvey’s Resort Hotel. Candace walks us through this wacky escapade of our inept true-crime criminals.      Then Jackie brings us a historical crime from the 1700’s, not only that we have a female fraudster (nicknamed “Golden Booze”) at the heart of our story. Beware! Confidence scams have been around for a long time, and they are STILL happening! While we take a lighthearted look at crimes from the past, we understand crimes like these are serious. For a good example, take a look at this keynote address from Ayleen Charlotte titled; “Breaking Down the Shame and Taboo of Fraud.” [https://www.fraudconferencenews.com/home/ayleen-charlotte-tinder-swindler-keynote] Ayleen was the subject of the 2022 Netflix documentary, “The Tinder Swindler,” watched by people across 200 countries around the world.      Thanks for listening to WTF Women Talk Finance-Financial Crimes Part 2!

Welcome back as our WTF! Women Talk Finance hosts, Candace and Jackie, present TRUE ( and kind of shocking) financial crimes. Our hosts love true crime so much they have been inspired to delve into true financial crime. In today’s episode, Jackie brings us the story of Mark Dreier, the architect of a $400 million Ponzi scheme that was blown off the front pages by Bernie Madoff himself. Dreier’s arrest was referred to as “the most bizarre arrest in the history of white-collar crime.” 60 Minutes link to the Mark Dreier story: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JEH4fNOqIjM [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JEH4fNOqIjM] Candace chose a Canadian true crime as she presents the Quebec Maple Syrup Heist. Yes, it’s as weird as it sounds. True Crime Canada link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2uhXzyPXQGo [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2uhXzyPXQGo] The Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/apr/01/maple-syrup-heist-theif-ordered-repay-stolen-goods-canada [https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/apr/01/maple-syrup-heist-theif-ordered-repay-stolen-goods-canada] Shockingly in this episode, there’s even a reference to J.T.T. (Jonathan Taylor Thomas to you non-90s kids), (mostly due to Candace’s smokin’ hot shirt) #JTTNotAFinancialCriminal True Financial Crimes Part 2 coming soon! Thanks for listening!

Meet Ciara Byrne the Founder & Co-CEO of Green Our Planet Ciara is a documentary filmmaker and social impact entrepreneur.  In 2013 Ciara and Kim MacQuarrie founded Green Our Planet [https://www.greenourplanet.org/] and together with their team they helped create one of the largest and most comprehensive school garden and hydroponics programs in the United States.  Currently, Green Our Planet is operating in 10 states and impacting over 140,000 students.  In 2019 Ciara was selected from 5,000 applications along with 19 other nonprofit leaders to be a 2019 Obama Fellow. The Obama Foundation is supporting Ciara and the team at Green Our Planet to scale their program across the United States and beyond.  In 2001, Ciara set up and ran a film production company, Lion Television, with offices in LA and New York. During that time, she managed over 60 employees and produced hundreds of films a year for PBS, The Discovery Channel, National Geographic, PBS, BBC, Fox, and E!  Ciara uses her background in television to include educational films as a core part of the Green Our Planet offerings to schools. Please rate and review the show. Subscribe here, follow us on TikTok and Instagram [https://linktr.ee/wtfwomenspodcast]  and check out the WTF! blog [https://www.rowecapitalgroup.com/newsandwtfinsights]!  We love to hear from you about all things women and finance. What do you want to hear? Who should we talk to? Drop us a note at media@rowems.com [media@RoweCapitalGroup.com], and don't forget to Follow Us [https://linktr.ee/wtfwomenspodcast], so you don't miss a thing!

Welcome back to the start of season 2 of WTF! Women Talk Finance! We’ve taken the show on the road, today’s episode was recorded in Las Vegas, Nevada.  Our guest is Athar Haseebullah. Athar is the Executive Director of the ACLU of Nevada. He is a local Las Vegas attorney as well as a community organizer.  Athar is the first person of color to lead the ACLU of Nevada since its founding in 1966. He most recently served as general counsel and director of strategic initiatives for Opportunity 180, a Nevada non-profit focused on improving education quality in Nevada.   Prior to his tenure with Opportunity 180, Athar served as the Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada’s senior government affairs and legal administrator.  He also spent several years as a litigator for both Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada and the City of New York.  Athar is a graduate of Howard University (DC) and Howard University School of Law. He is a practicing Muslim whose parents immigrated to the United States from Pakistan. This episode focuses on: * Overview of the ACLU for those unfamiliar with the organization  * Current state of women’s rights, equity justice, & gender equality * Things our listeners need to be paying attention to in the 2024 election cycle. * How can listeners get involved in the ACLU Please rate and review the show. Subscribe here, follow us on TikTok and Instagram [https://linktr.ee/wtfwomenspodcast]  and check out the WTF! blog [https://www.rowecapitalgroup.com/newsandwtfinsights]!  We love to hear from you about all things women and finance. What do you want to hear? Who should we talk to? Drop us a note at media@rowems.com [media@RoweCapitalGroup.com], and don't forget to Follow Us [https://linktr.ee/wtfwomenspodcast], so you don't miss a thing!