I had been in a career for 26 years that never used words like “incubator” “startup” “seed capital”...
who is she?
she is a warrior
A woman who makes her meaning known.
she is a founder
A woman who is relentlessly driven to achieve her business vision.
she is a changemaker
A woman who unapologetically pursues her passion to inspire positive change in the world and be a powerful role model for others.
our purpose
We believe that TOGETHER we can positively affect the lives of women to create long term success for themselves, and be powerful role models for other women. This is not just a project for us, this is a movement for an entire generation. We are Olive.
warrior.
founder.
changemaker.
you.
our approach
Our goal is to meaningfully increase the number of women founders successfully starting and leading high growth, high impact businesses
sprout phase: mindset
We work closely with women to develop the skills to courageously and meaningfully swing big in businesses that matter.
seedling phase: capital
We invest up to $5,000 in qualified opportunities – ensuring a sustainable business that will either make it to profitability, or the next stage of funding.
growth phase: ecosystem
We partner with community and incubator programs, networking groups, mentors, and many others to ensure these founders have the resources to succeed and sustain.
We work closely with women to develop the skills to courageously and meaningfully swing big in businesses that matter.
choice
Expanding career choices for women to thrive and lead
challenge
Growing mindset, beliefs, and expectations
community
Igniting the ecosystem to grow female founders
creation
Developing big ideas that matter; grooming next gen leaders
change
Becoming a driving force in changing the world
join the movement
become a changemaker
CHANGE the mindset. Change the conversation. Change your journey. Change lives.
partner with olive
PARTNER with us to champion and work closely with passionate female founders to provide expertise, mentorship, and other support as they lean in to swing big.
donate to the mission
DONATE now to support the work of meaningfully increasing the number of women founders leading high growth, high impact businesses.
our program
Olive’s program includes innovative and experiential activities that integrate three target objective areas through the stages of creating a startup with the potential for high growth and high impact. The integrated approach includes investing deeply in the building of Warriors, then Founders, and ultimately Changemakers to enable a courageous launch of a meaningful business.
A new group of aspiring female founders is being assembled for our Fall class.
katrina holt
ceo
Prior to co-founding Olive, Katrina was in the banking industry for over 20 years, serving in a number of key executive & strategic roles for small and large companies. She is an unapologetic advocate…