The Angel Next Door Podcast

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The Angel Next Door podcast is a show about how people got started investing in startup companies. Hosted by Marcia Dawood, member of the SEC Small Business Capital Formation Advisory Committee and Chair Emeritus of the board of the Angel Capital Association, the professional organization of angel investors across the US and globally. If you want to see change in the world you have to create it, invest in it or be it! Tune in to hear stories of what angel investing is, who does it and why!

Marcia is Chair Emeritus of the Angel Capital Association (ACA), the global professional society for angel investors. She is a founding member and current chair of the ACA’s Growing Women’s Capital Group, which is building syndication and collaboration among US investment groups focused on women-led companies. Learn more about her story here!

Recent Podcasts

Building Your Family’s Owner’s Manual: Managing Assets, Investments, and Memories
What happens when entrepreneurial success results in a web of investments, assets, and stories that grew too complex for any one person...
Overcoming Money Wounds, Bernadette Joy’s Journey from Debt to Angel Investor
What does it really take to break through the myths of entrepreneurship and build a financially independent life—especially as a woman? In...
What Entrepreneurship Teaches Us About Gratitude – Episode 150
What does true gratitude look like for entrepreneurs riding the highs and lows of building something new? In this Thanksgiving episode of...
NASDAQ Entrepreneurial Center’s New Research Reveals America’s Hidden Innovation Leaders
What makes some cities flourish with entrepreneurial activity while others struggle to get started? This episode of The Angel Next Door Podcast...
Building Wealth with Alternative Assets: Private Equity, Credit, and Tax-Advantaged Investing
What does it really take to build wealth? Could the answer lie beyond traditional investments and into the realm of alternative assets...
In Case You Missed It: Highlights from Our Aging Insights Episodes
What if entrepreneurship could fundamentally change how we experience aging—making it more joyful, independent, and connected? On this special “ICYMI Aging” episode...
Replacing Plastic, Winning Big Contracts, and Patents vs Trade Secrets
What does true innovation in entrepreneurship look like when the problem seems too big for conventional solutions? In this episode of The...
Building Impactful Brands That Stand Out with Madeline Reeves
What if the key to entrepreneurial success isn’t following a straight path, but embracing the unexpected turns along the way? In this...
Building Profitable Businesses: Melissa Houston on Mindset, Money Leaks, and Tools for Entrepreneurs
What if the greatest barrier to building a profitable business isn’t just strategy or hustle, but the way you think about—and manage—your...
Marcia announces her second book, Unapologetic Wealth, coming in March 2026
What if your money journey depended less on spreadsheets and more on rewriting the personal stories you tell yourself about money? In...