Moments that Made Her

In this episode of Moments That Made Her , PEWIN Founding Chair Kelly Williams welcomes Alona Ponomareva, a private equity investment professional with the World Bank Treasury and a leader of PEWIN's Paris chapter. With more than two decades of experience spanning private equity fund investments and direct investing, Alona brings a perspective shaped by working across international markets and dif...

Robin A. Painter, partner in Proskauer’s market-leading Private Funds Group joins Moments That Made Her to discuss her path from a self-reliant upbringing on Long Island to becoming one of the leading attorneys in venture capital and private fund formation. In conversation with PEWIN Founding Chair Kelly Williams, Robin reflects on the lessons that shaped her career, entering the legal profession...

Renae Griffin on New Beginnings: From Consortium’s Impact to Partnering at Awani Capital PEWIN executive director Emily Mendell introduces Moments That Made Her and host Kelly Williams, PEWIN founding chair and former founder of Customized Fund Investment Group. In Season 5’s “new beginnings” theme, Kelly interviews longtime friend Renae Griffin, now a partner and head of investor relations at Awa...

In this episode of 'Moments That Made Her,' hosted by Kelly Williams, founding chair of PEWIN and CEO of the Williams Legacy Foundation, the focus is on career transitions within the private markets. The episode features a roundtable discussion with industry veterans Katie Stokel and Kate Mitchell. They share their career journeys, experiences in private markets, and the significant transitions th...

In this powerful episode of Moments That Made Her , we sit down with Daphne Dufresne , Founder of Awani Capital and a founding member of PEWIN. Daphne opens up about her incredible journey from a working-class neighborhood in Brooklyn to becoming a respected leader and investor in the private equity industry. Raised by a Haitian immigrant mother who modeled financial discipline, sacrifice, and fie...

Join us for an engaging conversation as PEWIN's Founding Chair, Kelly Williams, sits down with Runa Alam, Founder and CEO of DPI. In this episode, Kelly and Runa explore the pivotal moments that helped shape Runa into a leader in the finance industry. From a childhood marked by attending 11 different schools across multiple countries to founding a private equity firm focused on Africa, Runa's jour...

In this episode of 'Moments That Made Her', Kelly Williams, Founding Chair of the Private Equity Women Investor Network (PEWIN), interviews Stephanie Szymanski, Chief Investment Officer at Lakeview Capital Management. Stephanie shares her journey from growing up in South Bend, Indiana with dreams of becoming an attorney, to her finance studies at DePaul University, and her eventual rise through va...

S04E01: Camille Asaro, Partner - Audit Alternative Investments, KPMG In the fourth season premiere of 'Moments That Made Her,' Kelly Williams interviews Camille Asaro, National Audit Sector Leader for Private Equity at KPMG. Camille shares her upbringing in an Italian-American household, her path as the first generation college graduate, and her pioneering career in private equity. They discuss Ca...

In this episode of 'Moments That Made Her,' host Kelly Williams converses with Patricia Miller Zollar, Managing Director at Neuberger Berman. Pat shares her upbringing in a small town in North Carolina, emphasizing how her early experiences, including picking peaches, shaped her work ethic and academic focus. The podcast delves into her academic achievements, such as graduating from Harvard Busine...

S3E58: Yuka Hata, Managing Director, Head of Fund Investments, Japan Investment The podcast 'Moments That Made Her,' hosted by Kelly Williams of the Private Equity Women Investor Network (PEWIN), presents an in-depth conversation with Yuka Hata, Managing Director and Head of Fund Investments at Japan Investment Corporation. Yuka shares her unique upbringing in Tokyo, her venture capital career beg...

Empowering Women in Private Equity: A Conversation with Sarah Samuels This episode of Moments That Made Her, hosted by Kelly Williams, features a deep dive into the lives and careers of women in the private equity sector. The guest, Sarah Samuels, shares her journey from growing up in a small town with limited financial resources to becoming a partner at NEPC. She discusses the importance of findi...

This episode of 'Moments That Made Her,' hosted by Kelly Williams, founding chair of the Private Equity Women Investor Network (PEWIN), features the founders of Reach Capital: Shauntel Garvey, Jennifer Carolan, and Wayee Chu. They discuss their backgrounds, from childhood education experiences and career transitions, to their venture into founding Reach Capital, focusing on the intersection of tec...

S3E5: Elizabeth Hewitt, CIO, Sloan Foundation Moments that Made Her is a podcast where the rare and unique women that hold senior private equity roles share their stories, including the key personal and professional moments that defined their journeys and lessons they learned along the way. Moments that Made Her is a production of the Private Equity Women Investor Network, also known as PEWIN, whi...

S3E4: Kate Mitchell, Co-founder, Scale Venture Partners Moments that Made Her is a podcast where the rare and unique women that hold senior private equity roles share their stories, including the key personal and professional moments that defined their journeys and lessons they learned along the way. Moments that Made Her is a production of the Private Equity Women Investor Network, also known as...

S3E3: Alison Nankivell, Senior VP, BDC Canada Moments that Made Her is a podcast where the rare and unique women that hold senior private equity roles share their stories, including the key personal and professional moments that defined their journeys and lessons they learned along the way. Moments that Made Her is a production of the Private Equity Women Investor Network, also known as PEWIN, whi...

S03:E02 - Kristin Gunther, Partner, Revolution Growth Moments that Made Her is a podcast where the rare and unique women that hold senior private equity roles share their stories, including the key personal and professional moments that defined their journeys and lessons they learned along the way. Moments that Made Her is a production of the Private Equity Women Investor Network, also known as PE...

S03:E01 - Emily Mendell, Executive Director, PEWIN Moments that Made Her is a podcast where the rare and unique women that hold senior private equity roles share their stories, including the key personal and professional moments that defined their journeys and lessons they learned along the way. Moments that Made Her is a production of the Private Equity Women Investor Network, also known as PEWIN...

S02:E10 - Lauren Dillard, Senior Managing Director & CFO, Vista Equity Partners Moments that Made Her is a podcast where the rare and unique women that hold senior private equity roles share their stories, including the key personal and professional moments that defined their journeys and lessons they learned along the way. Moments that Made Her is a production of the Private Equity Women Inve...

S02:E09 - Jill Kitazaki, President, Denning & Company Moments that Made Her is a podcast where the rare and unique women that hold senior private equity roles share their stories, including the key personal and professional moments that defined their journeys and lessons they learned along the way. Moments that Made Her is a production of the Private Equity Women Investor Network, also known a...

S02:E08 - Neda Daneshzadeh, Co-Founder and Managing Partner, Prelude Growth Moments that Made Her is a podcast where the rare and unique women that hold senior private equity roles share their stories, including the key personal and professional moments that defined their journeys and lessons they learned along the way. Moments that Made Her is a production of the Private Equity Women Investor Net...

S02:E07 - Eileen Mancera, Managing Director - Head of Sales and Marketing, Post Advisory Group Moments that Made Her is a podcast where the rare and unique women that hold senior private equity roles share their stories, including the key personal and professional moments that defined their journeys and lessons they learned along the way. Moments that Made Her is a production of the Private Equity...

S02:E06 - Chrissie Chen Pariso, Managing Director, MPowered Capital Moments that Made Her is a podcast where the rare and unique women that hold senior private equity roles share their stories, including the key personal and professional moments that defined their journeys and lessons they learned along the way. Moments that Made Her is a production of the Private Equity Women Investor Network, al...

S02:E05 - Mina Pacheco Nazemi, Head of the Diversified Alternative Equity, Barings Moments that Made Her is a podcast where the rare and unique women that hold senior private equity roles share their stories, including the key personal and professional moments that defined their journeys and lessons they learned along the way. Moments that Made Her is a production of the Private Equity Women Inves...

S02:E04 - Melissa Ma, Co-Founder and Managing Partner, Asia Alternatives Management LLC Moments that Made Her is a podcast where the rare and unique women that hold senior private equity roles share their stories, including the key personal and professional moments that defined their journeys and lessons they learned along the way. Moments that Made Her is a production of the Private Equity Women...

S02:E03 - Sarah Wuellner, Partner, Promus Moments that Made Her is a podcast where the rare and unique women that hold senior private equity roles share their stories, including the key personal and professional moments that defined their journeys and lessons they learned along the way. Moments that Made Her is a production of the Private Equity Women Investor Network, also known as PEWIN, which i...