Women & Capital

Capital Conversations Family,

I just got back from Grant Cardone’s 10X Business Summit, and I need to talk about what stayed with me long after the stage lights went off.

We were upgraded into the real estate event; so of course we extended our flights.
Because who denies opportunity?

At one point, Grant was underwriting a live deal on stage; Cardone Capital actively analyzing a potential acquisition. And then he said something that made the entire room go quiet for me:

“If you’re a woman, you have a disadvantage in this business.
If you’re a foreigner, Indian or African, make sure your English is great before you ever get on the phone with a broker.
This is a white man’s game. Don’t hate the game. Learn how to play it.”

And all I could think at that moment was:

Oh. My. God.

Because I am a woman.
And I am Indian.

Every “disadvantage” he named lives inside my story.

And here’s the thing; this isn’t just opinion. The numbers back it up.

• Women receive less than 2% of venture capital funding annually.

• In commercial real estate, women control under 10% of total assets under management.

• Less than 5% of real estate syndicators and fund managers are women.

• Women of color? The percentage is even smaller; often statistically invisible.

So yes, the game is real.
And no, it was not built with us in mind.

But here’s what never gets talked about enough:

Despite all of this, our team, a women-led team, continues to thrive.

Why?

Because we don’t stop.
We don’t give up.
And we don’t let a man’s world dictate our story.

We learn the rules.

We sharpen our underwriting.
We build our credibility, our networks, our balance sheets.
We master the language of capital, leverage, and deal flow.

And then, we change the room by walking into it anyway.

This week’s reminder is simple but powerful:

You don’t need permission to build wealth.
You don’t need to look like the industry standard to win.
And you don’t need to wait for the system to catch up to your capability.

We are not here to complain about the game.
We are here to play it better and rewrite it while we’re at it.

Women & Capital isn’t a trend.
It’s a movement.

And we’re just getting started.

With conviction,
Anan