Before enrolling in VCAP, I was eager to build a financial institution for women to increase their agency, give them a voice and improve their self-efficacy. I was clear about what I wanted to do but was not sure about how I was going to achieve it or where to begin.
Initially, I was fixated with the idea of having a bank without thinking through the end to end plan and where I was supposed to start from. From the core curriculum, interaction with my Resident Mentor and what I like to call a bit of peer mentoring from other visionaries, I came to learn that I already had a starting point through my write ups, my podcast and other creative products.
I was however not doing enough to imprint my work with audacity, courage and a sense of belief that I was enough to execute and implement the job.