This week I am joined by the incredible Jen Nash. Jen is a powerful connector-in-chief who helps others unlock their purpose and create meaningful relationships, but she's also built impressive financial independence through strategic real estate investing.

Today, we explore Jen's journey from an international upbringing across Canada, Malaysia, Hong Kong, and Tokyo to becoming a savvy real estate investor and coach. You'll hear about Jen's early money memories growing up as the "saver kid" (while her brother was the "spender"), her early modeling career in Tokyo, and how she learned to be financially independent from a young age.

Jen shares her experiences navigating financial uncertainty after her father's passing right before she was about to attend college, and how her mother's practical money lessons shaped her approach to finances. From taking a massive pay cut to join a startup during the dot-com boom to building a real estate portfolio after losing everything in the market crash, Jen's story is full of valuable insights on wealth-building, risk management, and creating passive income streams.

Listen as Jen discusses her transition from the high-stress world of advertising to becoming an executive coach, speaker, and author—a career shift made possible by her strategic financial planning and passive income. Jen's approach to money and investing reveals how keeping your overhead low can create freedom to pursue your true passions while building long-term financial security.

Key Topics:

1. Growing up internationally and developing a "saver" mindset from an early age
2. Beginning work as a child model in Tokyo and saving her earnings
3. Learning financial independence and responsibility through her mother's practical approach to money
4. Keeping overhead costs extremely low to maximize financial flexibility
5. Making the leap from advertising to startups during the dot-com boom
6. Losing everything in the market crash and pivoting to real estate investing
7. Purchasing her first properties and learning the importance of partnerships and contracts
8. Building a diversified portfolio with focus on passive income
9. Creating a financial foundation that allowed her to transition careers
10. The importance of understanding investment locations and markets
11. Finding the balance between security and opportunity in investments
12. Creating a legacy that supports environmental causes, particularly ocean conservation
13. Using financial freedom to pursue passion and purpose
14. How connecting with people drives both profitability and joy

Connect with Jen online:

https://jennash.com/

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