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In this powerful and deeply thoughtful episode, host Jodie O’Brien is joined by Neha Kumar, co founder and co CEO of Full Glass Wine, a platform she helped scale into a 200 million dollar business in just 17 months through strategic acquisitions and disciplined execution.
Neha shares her non linear journey through banking, entrepreneurship, education and investing and explains why no experience is ever wasted. She opens up about using acquisitions as a long term strategy, the importance of discipline over motivation and why resilience is one of the most critical skills for entrepreneurs and leaders.
Together Jodie and Neha explore powerful concepts like glass balls versus rubber balls, why failure is simply data, and how momentum is created by staying in motion even when things fall apart. Neha reflects on major career setbacks, including failed transactions, and shares how continuing to move forward ultimately led to better outcomes than she could have imagined.
Neha also talks candidly about time, aging and her decision to say yes for one year which sparked exponential growth across her career and personal life. From parenting and partnership to ambition and balance, this conversation offers a grounded and honest look at what it really takes to build something meaningful without waiting for perfection.
In this empowering episode, you’ll learn:
Why discipline matters more than motivation
How to identify glass balls versus rubber balls in life and business
Why failure is a data point not an identity
How staying in motion creates opportunity and momentum
Why clarity comes from action not waiting
How to think in six month seasons instead of long term overwhelm
If you have ever felt stuck, pressured to have it all figured out or afraid to take the next step, this episode will remind you that progress comes from movement not perfection. Neha’s perspective offers clarity confidence and permission to build boldly even when the path feels uncertain.
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Links and Resources
- Learn more about Full Glass Wine:https://www.fullglass.wine
- Follow Full Glass Wine: https://www.linkedin.com/company/fullglasswineco
- Connect with Neha Kumar on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/neha-t-kumar-179b6129/
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