The founding partner of Vive Funds talks about grit, mistakes and imposter syndrome in the last episode this year of MHN’s podcast series.
Veena Jetti, Founding Partner, Vive Funds. Image courtesy of Vive Funds
She’s a daughter of immigrants, the mother of 3-year-old twin daughters, the founding partner of Vive Funds and one of the most charismatic female leaders in the multifamily industry. Veena Jetti is passionate about seeing diversity, representation and inclusion at the top, not just in an organization, but in the C-suite and up. One of her favorite things to do is to get women involved in multifamily investment.
In the last episode in 2022 of Multi-Housing News’ Mission Success: Women in Multifamily podcast series, Senior Editor Laura Calugar asked Jetti to share details about her career and the challenges she constantly needs to overcome as a woman in a male-dominated industry.
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“The secret to success for any entrepreneur is sheer grit and determination,” Jetti confessed in the interview. As many female executives across the multifamily industry, she admitted that she often experienced the imposter syndrome, a very common feeling of inadequacy and self-doubt that a lot of women go through, particularly at the beginning of their careers.
Toward the end of the conversation, Jetti talked about the biggest mistake she’s made in her career. Tune in now!
Here’s what else you’ll here about:
- Her perspective over the industry (1:09)
- Instances when she had to prove her expertise (4:21)
- Her biggest advantage in a negotiation (8:21)
- Is multifamily becoming more welcoming to women investors? (10:15)
- Coping with the impostor syndrome (16:08)
- Staying connected to the latest trends in multifamily (19:31)
- Goals for 2023 (23:27)
- How investors should prepare for the looming economic downturn (24:47)
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