Why Glow?

My experience as a woman founder trying to raise capital was one of walking into rooms full of men in suits. I’d built a successful and fast-growing business, but was ignored or dismissed by so many who didn’t understand, or did not want to take the time to understand the beauty market.  

I am convinced that the only way to change that for the women entrepreneurs who come after me, is to be part of building a better alternative.

There's so much data to confirm that gender-diverse leadership creates faster-growing and more profitable businesses.  There's also plenty of data to confirm that women investors are more likely to invest in women founders.  So why has the number of senior women decision-makers in Australian private equity been stuck at 3% for years?  

By the way, there was one man who did put in the effort to understand the beauty market - so much so he now has a 6 step skin-care routine - and that was Justin Ryan, now my co-founder at Glow Capital Partners.

I am particularly excited about helping purpose-led founders achieve their dreams. Purpose, culture and values are all intrinsically linked, and basically what they mean is:  we care about the problem we’re solving, and we also care about how we go about solving it.

Purpose-led businesses wish to make a positive impact - whether that be through creating a great workplace culture, a more sustainable product, a contribution to the community, or a better solution to a problem they care about. 

At Glow we feel that purpose-led businesses are the future, and our dream is to make our own positive impact by helping them succeed.

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