From Big-Law Lawyer to Private-Equity Powerhouse | Alice Chen - (The Immi-Wealth Builder Podcast) Podcast Details

Description

Think private equity is only for billionaires? Alice Chen is here to blow that myth apart. The Taiwan-born, Canada-raised ex-M&A lawyer left her six-figure “Suits-style” career to build and exit multiple businesses, then launched land-development funds open to everyday accredited investors. In this master-class episode, she unpacks fund structures, red-flag due diligence, and the mindset shifts immigrants need to plug into real deal flow.

👤 Guest Bio

Alice Chen is a serial founder, Top 40 Under 40 alumna, and GP of a U.S. land-development private-equity fund. After practicing M&A and securities law, she built an award-winning wine-export marketplace and has invested—both as LP and GP—across multiple alternative-asset funds for 15 years . Her mission: make professional-grade private-equity strategies accessible to immigrant wealth builders.

🔑 Key Insights

💡 Business is simply risk management plus partnerships

💡 Learning is tuition—but wealth only comes after you ride the bike

💡 “Plug into deal flow” is the immigrant investor’s unfair edge

💡 No manager—not even Buffett—wins every time

💡 Follow your ikigai: profit meets purpose

💡 Two-sided marketplaces (wine…then capital) create outsized upside

💡 Due-diligence starts with people, not projects

💡 Red-flags: sponsors without personal wins, unclear strategy, weak track record

💡 Balanced living → better investment decisions

🕒 Timestamps

00:00 – Welcome to The Immi Wealth Builder