Building a Business While Raising a Family: Doing Both WITHOUT Doing It All | Eva Yazhari (Bonus Episode)

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Is it really possible to build a meaningful career without sacrificing your presence at home? In this conversation, Diane sits down with venture capitalist and conscious investor Eva Yazhari to talk about the tension between entrepreneurship and motherhood - and why “work-life balance” often isn’t the goal in either space. After a decade on Wall Street managing billions in hedge fund investments, Eva stepped away from the traditional finance path to co-found Beyond Capital Ventures, a purpose-driven impact fund investing in ethical companies around the globe - all while becoming a mother of two. Together, they explore how motherhood reshaped Eva’s approach to leadership, risk, and success; why holding your self-worth high matters in both parenting and business; and how simplicity, boundaries, and long-term thinking can create more sustainable ways to grow—at work and at home.

Links Discussed in This Episode |

• Checkout the podcast storefront for recommendations from Diane.
• Previous Episode: Breaking Free from the Trap of Overachievement | Keren Eldad (EP17)
• Connect with Eva:
• Website
• Instagram
• Book: The Good Your Money Can Do: Becoming a Conscious Investor

About Eva |

Eva Yazhari is an experienced investor, author, and advocate for conscious capitalism. As Managing Partner of Beyond Capital Ventures, she leads early-stage investments in East Africa and India, focusing on essential sectors with the potential to impact millions. Her investment portfolio spans over 50 equity and 9 debt deals, reaching more than 100 million customers and championing equitable ownership for all founders.

Eva began her career on Wall Street as Vice President at EnTrust Capital, managing over $5 billion in investments. She now brings that institutional expertise to mentoring founders and scaling purpose-driven companies in emerging markets. She serves on the boards of Viebeg Medical, Lal10, and CarePoint, and contributes strategic oversight across the BCV portfolio. She’s also a member of the Athena Leadership Council at Barnard College.

Eva is the author of The Good Your Money Can Do and co-hosts The Beyond Capital Podcast and The BCV Podcast, where she features global impact leaders. Splitting her time between London and Los Angeles, Eva combines financial rigor with values-driven leadership.

She holds a BA in Mathematics from Barnard College, with additional credentials from MIT Sloan and Harvard Business School.

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