10% of Boards. 5% of Media. 2% of VC: The Math Against Women | Linda Fisk of LeadHERship & CurvUp

10 percent of board seats. 5 percent of media interviews. 2 percent of venture capital. This is the math against women in leadership. And it's not accidental. In Episode 19 of Plunge Into Prosperity, Brandi Kolosky sits down with Linda Fisk — Chairwoman, CEO & Founder of LeadHERship Global, President of CurvUp, and a U.S. Senator for the World Business Angels Investment Forum — to talk about what these numbers mean, why they persist, and what actually changes them. Linda brings three credentials to this conversation: a Ph.D. in clinical psychology (she's studied why high-achieving women still feel behind), a CEO career that fast-tracked her to the C-suite, and a hard-won awareness that her success story is the exception, not the rule. She and Brandi dig into the confidence gap, the science behind why women rate themselves lower than their actual ability, and why closing the funding gap for women-led businesses is a mission, not a talking point. You'll hear about building a "power tribe" of women you truly trust, turning pain into passion, why "the world doesn't need more busy women — it needs values-driven leaders who are recognized and remembered," and how platforms like CurvUp (with $150 million earmarked for women entrepreneurs) and communities like Sacral Sisters are working to level access to capital. Plus: "skillfishing" — the gap between the skills people claim and the skills they actually have — and why preparation + confidence is the formula that sticks. The through-line: abundance is a daily practice, not an overnight event. And the only thing standing between you and the next level is you. CONNECT WITH LINDA FISK LeadHERship Global: https://leadhershipglobal.com CurvUp: https://curvup.io