Summer Series: The Rooms We're Rarely Invited To: A Black Woman in Private Equity

She went from criminal law to breaking into private equity at Apollo Global Management. And her story reveals everything about wealth, access, and where the real money moves.  In this conversation, Stephanie sits down with a young Black woman building wealth in spaces most of us don't even know exist. She walked away from law school, landed in real estate private equity, and has since built a career at the highest levels of finance. Her insights on what she found inside these exclusive rooms will change how you think about wealth-building and representation.  📊 WHAT YOU'LL DISCOVER: - How private equity actually works (real estate, alternative assets, and more) - What it takes to break into finance when almost no one in the room looks like you - The harsh reality of representation in finance (with the numbers) - Why alternative investments are where real wealth is being built - How the wealthy think about money vs how most people think about it - The barriers Black women face in investment spaces - Real stories from inside rooms where billions move hands 💡 KEY STATISTICS: - Less than 3% of financial advisors are Black (vs 13% of US population) - 0.03% of venture capital fund managers are Black women - Alternative investments historically yield 200-300 basis points above public markets - Eight-figure deals are being made—and most people have no idea they exist 🚨 THE REAL TALK: This isn't just a career success story. This is about access, representation, and understanding where the wealth gap actually gets created. You'll hear from someone literally inside the rooms where decisions about billions of dollars are being made. She's not observing from the sidelines—she's building generational wealth in a space most Black women never even knew existed.  🎯 KEY TOPICS: Private equity | alternative investments | wealth building | finance career | Black women in finance | representation | access to capital | venture capital | real estate investing | wealth creation | career transitions | financial markets  📚 THIS IS PART 1 OF 2: Make sure to subscribe so you catch Part 2 of this incredible conversation.  🔗 RESOURCES MENTIONED: - Sovereign Collective (Black women in wealth building): joinsovereign.coMargins Capital (alternative investments): https://www.marginscapital.com - Apollo Global ManagementAsset Management Conference - WTWD Episodes Tracker: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1TaUUVivqfjSckA1oyhbjNRlbY\_m0DMPLWbfH-eoHnDY/edit?usp=sharing New episodes every Wednesday. Subscribe and share with someone ready to understand where the real wealth is being built.  Host: Stephanie Dorsey, CEO & Co-Founder of Margins Capital What the Wealthy Do is the podcast where we break down concrete, actionable strategies ultra-wealthy use to build wealth—and apply them to busy, brilliant Black women building wealth from the ground up.  Subscribe wherever you get podcasts. Follow: Instagram | TikTok | YouTube