Building Wealth with Jenn Uhen

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10/06/21 • 47 min

Building wealth is about so much more than chasing the next income milestone in our businesses. Jenn Uhen, Financial Mentor and Founder of The Pledgettes, joins me in this episode to share how we--as women and entrepreneurs--can help break the taboo around talking about money. Because in order to make money, we need to be able to talk about it with confidence!

Jenn also opens up about how she and her husband talk about money in their marriage, and how they've intentionally created multiple income streams and assets.

The Pledgettes is a community dedicated to empowering women to take an active role in their finances and help close the gender wealth gap.

SHOWNOTES

(1:12) Jackie Intro
(3:32) Jenn Intro
(4:55) How Jenn got her start
(9:55) Generational wealth
(11:57) Gender wealth gap
(14:34) Advice on starting to have money conversations
(18:34) How often Jenn and her husband have money check ins
(26:50) Resources and books Jenn recommends for listeners
(30:40) Jenn’s personal definition of success
(31:40) “I know that if I have money, that is going to accelerate achieving my goals”
(35:21) Jenn’s biggest accomplishments thus far
(37:49) Jenn’s next level of success
(38:59) “When one chapter closes it’s a ‘choose your own adventure’”
(43:43) Advice for young entrepreneurs

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Links Mentioned

Jenn's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thepledgettes
Jenn's Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thepledgettes/
Jenn's Website: https://thepledgettes.com/

Schedule a Success Breakthrough Call with Jackie: https://calendly.com/jackiekossoff/success-call

Jenn also opens up about how she and her husband talk about money in their marriage, and how they've intentionally created multiple income streams and assets.

The Pledgettes is a community dedicated to empowering women to take an active role in their finances and help close the gender wealth gap.

SHOWNOTES

(1:12) Jackie Intro
(3:32) Jenn Intro
(4:55) How Jenn got her start
(9:55) Generational wealth
(11:57) Gender wealth gap
(14:34) Advice on starting to have money conversations
(18:34) How often Jenn and her husband have money check ins
(26:50) Resources and books Jenn recommends for listeners
(30:40) Jenn’s personal definition of success
(31:40) “I know that if I have money, that is going to accelerate achieving my goals”
(35:21) Jenn’s biggest accomplishments thus far
(37:49) Jenn’s next level of success
(38:59) “When one chapter closes it’s a ‘choose your own adventure’”
(43:43) Advice for young entrepreneurs

Please leave a review on Apple Podcasts!

Links Mentioned

Jenn's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thepledgettes
Jenn's Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thepledgettes/
Jenn's Website: https://thepledgettes.com/

Schedule a Success Breakthrough Call with Jackie: https://calendly.com/jackiekossoff/success-call

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Let's Talk About Planning & Organizing!

I absolutely LOVE planning and organization! However, when I started a business, I quickly learned that I was going to have to find new ways of planning and organizing because my tried and true methods did not fit entrepreneurship.

In this episode, I share insights into the systems and tools that work best for planning and organizing in my business. Feel free to try these suggestions for yourself or use them for inspiration. I've included some links to these resources below!

SHOWNOTES

(1:13) Jackie Intro
(3:23) *Disclaimer*
(4:08) The kind of planner Jackie uses
(4:44) The ‘Start’ planner
(5:52) The ‘I Focus’ planner
(6:55) The ‘Gratitude’ planner
(7:54) Jackie’s current planner: Wyze Planner
(11:19) Time Blocking
(16:28) “Monthly goal setting- amazing- totally recommend it!”
(16:48) The software systems Jackie uses
(17:00) Google Drive
(18:06) Word Press
(19:29) Adobe and Canva
(20:36) Shift
(23:35) Asana
(24:13) Convert Kit
(26:30) Stripe
(27:06) Moonclerk
(27:45) Honeybook
(30:00) Creating email templates

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Links Mentioned
Schedule a Success Breakthrough Call with Jackie
Jackie's Instagram
Jackie's Website
START Planner
iFocus Planner
Wyze Planner
Shift
ConvertKit
Moonclerk
HoneyBook

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SHOWNOTES

(1:12) Jackie Intro
(3:00) Angela Intro
(4:40) Summary of Angela’s 10 Year Journey to Success
(11:25) Handling External Pressure to Figure Out What You Want
(15:10) Six Steps to Living Your Purpose
(19:35) Angela’s Definition of Success
(20:20) “Living each day choosing to be happy”
(22:50) Angela’s Biggest Successes So Far
(25:05) “Follow your heart, to do the things that really speak to you even if other people don’t understand, even if they don’t agree”
(26:10) Finding What Your Good At
(29:10) Angela’s Next Level of Success
(32:30) “You can always reinvent yourself”
(39:45) “Just because we don’t produce something or there isn’t a tangible outcome, doesn’t mean we’re not making progress”
(40:55) Jackie’s Accomplishment Board
(42:05) Where To Find Angela