Documenting events in which participants are energetic is always fun, bonus if it is of a subject matter that I care about too. This Beyond the Billion event is one of them.

Beyond the Billion is a mobilizer of funds fueling women-led innovations. This roundtable event, facilitated by founder Sarah Chen-Spellings, brought together people to discuss crucial challenges from stakeholder buy-in, to market pressure and share tactics on what is required to move forward and drive returns through diversity.

Everyone I met and interviewed at this event was full of energy, thus interviewing them was easy. Sarah, in particular, was super pleasant to work with as she was open, respectful and very understanding throughout. It is always a joy to meet founders who remain humble and sincere in their work, and with people around them!