EP 50: INVESTING FOR BETTER WITH JANINE FIRPO
In this week’s episode we delve into why it’s important for women to not just invest, but invest for better. We discuss Janine’s book Activate Your Money, and learn about Next Wave Ventures initiative to help 100 women invest in women-led ventures. This week also marks our 50th episode and the announcement of the launch of the Sheconomy campaign, a 100-day campaign bringing together hundreds of women and wealth catalysts to share posts about what the world would be like if women had been equal participants in the economy over the past 100 years.
Janine Firpo is the Co-founder of Invest for Better and author of Activate Your Money: Invest to Grow Your Wealth and Build a Better World.
From the early years of Apple Computer to senior positions with Hewlett-Packard, the World Bank, and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Janine has always found herself making an impact. In 2017 she left a successful 35+ year career in technology and international development to focus on how women can create a more just and equitable society through their financial investments. She published her book in May 2021 and later that year, co-founded Invest for Better, a nonprofit that is catalyzing a movement in which millions of professional women are educated, enabled, and empowered to activate the power of their money for themselves and for the world.
Janine is also a lead investor in Next Wave Impact, a venture fund designed to help more women become angel investors. In 2024, Forbes named Janine one of “50 Over 50” female leaders who continue to make impact later in life.
Invest for Better is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that gives women the confidence, skills, and encouragement they need to take control of their assets and use them to influence things they care about.
Invest for Better (IFB) members are emboldened to take action with their money because they participate in facilitated learning circles, are part of a trusted investing community, and learn a practical values-aligned investing curriculum that fosters confidence and growth.
The Sheconomy is a historic 100-Day Campaign that turns women’s financial power into collective action and measurable impact—one week at a time.
The evidence is clear, women’s economic equality isn’t just right, it’s smart. When women rise, economies flourish. When their ideas are funded, innovation accelerates. When their leadership is valued, workplaces thrive. But the impact doesn’t stop there. Families grow stronger. Communities become more resilient. Entire nations move forward.
