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Episode 167

Busting The Most Common Investment Myths with Steffi Baker

This week on The Exit: Steffi Baker has pushed herself not only in her career as a co-founder and investor, but also as a competitive figure skater, skating in the opening ceremony of the Olympics. After the Olympics, Steffi moved to London to complete her MBA where she found herself meeting women who were looking to grow their wealth but were constrained by societal stereotypes. That was when Steffi co-founded the High Net Worth Women Institute. Designed to help people leverage personal leadership skills to become successful investors, and wealth creators, Steffi supports women with the comprehensive tools to build and maintain their legacies. Steffi shares her number one tips for any founder, why you should always have an exit plan in place, and some of the do’s and don’ts when it comes to going after investors. 

Steffi Baker is currently the co-founder of High Net Worth Women Institute. Steffi serves as lead program designer and mentor for the “Leader Investor” and 4 Pillars of Female Wealth initiatives. Her mission is to help women, couples and families develop and leverage personal leadership skills that translate to becoming successful investors, generational wealth creators and community leaders. She is a dual US/UK citizen and presently resides in Salt Lake City, Utah. In her spare time she figure skates competitively and volunteers with animal rescues.

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/steffibaker/

Website: https://www.highnetworthwomen.com/

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