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Investing in Women with Nia Batts and Sophia Bush

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“Forty two percent of small businesses are founded by women, but women are only accessing around 6% of lending capital,” says Sophia Bush, actor and entrepreneur. As angel investors, she and Nia Batts, previously one of the youngest executives at Viacom, are looking to change that.

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Sophia Bush and Nia Batts are Used to Being Underestimated

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Go ahead—underestimate Sophia Bush and Nia Batts. Yes, Batts was one of the youngest Black executives at a media conglomerate ever. Sure, Bush rose to stardom on shows such as One Tree Hill and Chicago P.D. Sophia Bush and Nia Batts know that all too well. So go ahead.

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Sophia Bush and Nia Batts are Changing the Seating Arrangement at the Table

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In this video segment from SUCCESS magazine’s November/December cover interview with Nia Batts and Sophia Bush, the advisers, activists and entrepreneurs discuss what their partnership and experiences have taught them, the importance of creating access for a diverse range of perspectives and their personal definitions of success.

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From the Editor: Discovering the Power of Money

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Who better to be the face of those ideals than Sophia Bush and Nia Batts, co-investors in Women’s First Bank, an organization built, founded and actively managed by women? Money gave me a sense of power and control I hadn’t yet known. As a woman, this, the Money Issue, is special to me.

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Finding a Voice in the Future of Work

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For me, an introverted homeschooled kid without high school paper experience, it meant whatever was left: the health and safety beat. Let’s just say I didn’t spend a lot of time striking up conversations with strangers or chatting up the police desk. I spent hours crafting angles and imagining how the pieces would come together. It’s safety.

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Leading with Kindness: 14 Most Charitable Celebrities

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“Celebrities are people too,” we often hear, though the most charitable celebrities are the ones we truly relate to. These are the entertainers, media moguls, TV hosts and entrepreneurs who humbly use their status to enrich the lives of those around them. I’m just a regular person who listened,” he continued.

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