Journey To Launch

Jill Schlesinger, money and media legend, joins the Journey To Launch podcast to discuss how you can reset your life, her new book, "The Great Money Reset," and how to use her Fab Five framework to discover where you really want to be on your journey to financial freedom.

We discuss events that shaped Jill's impressive career, why everyone should have a pink notebook and how life is about so much more than money.

Jill is a CFP and Emmy and Gracie award-winning business analyst for CBS News. Her career is focused on translating complicated finance into understandable, relatable topics for everyday viewers and listeners. She covers the economy, markets, investing and anything else with the dollar sign. Jill also has her podcast, "Jill On The Money," which won a Gracie for best national talk show.

In this episode, you'll learn more about:

• What the "Fab Five" questions are and why you need to implement them in your life
• Why people are afraid of change and how to move past your fears to reset your life
• Actionable advice on how to advance your career and "keep the faith" + more

Check out the video of this episode on YouTube, here!

Other Links Mentioned in episode:

• Listen to episode 27: The Art Of The Side Hustle With Chris Guillebeau
• Read Jill's book:The Great Money Reset
• Check out my new personal website here.
• Join The Weekly Newsletter List
• Leave me a voicemail– Leave me a question on the Journey To Launch voicemail and have it answered on the podcast!
• Watch me on News12 Watch my latest segments on News12
• YNAB – Start managing your money and budgeting so that you can reach your financial dreams. Sign up for a free 34 days trial of YNAB, my go-to budgeting app by using my referral link.
• What stage of the financial journey are you on? Are you working on financial stability or work flexibility? Find out with this free assessment and get a curated list of the 10 next best episodes for you to listen to depending on your stage. Check it out here!

Connect with Jill:

• Website
• Instagram: @JillonMoney
• Twitter:@JillonMoney
• Facebook:@JillonMoney

Connect with me:

• Instagram: @Journeytolaunch
• Twitter: @JourneyToLaunch
• Facebook: @Journey To Launch
• Join the Private Facebook Group
• Join the Waitlist for My FI Course
• Get The Free Jumpstart Guide

I describe myself as a "simple" person… someone who doesn't typically get her hair, nails, etc. done or shop for the latest and greatest fashions.

So when I decided to take on "Operation City Girl,"an exploration of what it would be like to spend money on a series of beauty related expenses (hair, eyelashes, eyebrows, nails, etc), I wasn't sure what to expect. How would spending money on my appearance make me feel? Is a higher maintenance life "worth it?" What are the pros and cons of these services?

Press play and learn all about my experience being a "material girl."

In this episode, you'll learn more about:

• What "Operation City Girl" is and how it impacted my personal finances
• How much getting my hair, eyelashes, eyebrows and nails cost
• The pros and cons of the higher maintenance beauty life + more

Check out the video of this episode on YouTube, here!

Other Links Mentioned in episode:

• Listen to Episode 308: How I Failed At Reaching My Financial Independence Goal But Found Financial Freedom Instead
• Check out my new personal website here.
• Join The Weekly Newsletter List
• Leave me a voicemail– Leave me a question on the Journey To Launch voicemail and have it answered on the podcast!
• Watch me on News12 Watch my latest segments on News12
• YNAB – Start managing your money and budgeting so that you can reach your financial dreams. Sign up for a free 34 days trial of YNAB, my go-to budgeting app by using my referral link.
• What stage of the financial journey are you on? Are you working on financial stability or work flexibility? Find out with this free assessment and get a curated list of the 10 next best episodes for you to listen to depending on your stage. Check it out here!

Connect with me:

• Instagram: @Journeytolaunch
• Twitter: @JourneyToLaunch
• Facebook: @Journey To Launch
• Join the Private Facebook Group
• Join the Waitlist for My FI Course
• Get The Free Jumpstart Guide

Happy birthday to me! As I'm turning the big 4 0 – I'm reminiscing on my FIRE (Financial Independence, Retire Early) journey and sharing lessons I've learned along the way. Plus, I give actionable tips to help you on your financial freedom journey.

It's been a crazy decade of finding my voice and power in this space. I'm forever grateful to the Journeyers continuing to bless me with their time and trust when it comes to money, mindset and motivation.

In this episode, you'll learn more about:

• How I failed at reaching my financial independence goal at 40, but found financial freedom
• My journey from corporate America to entrepreneurship with Journey To Launch
• 3 ways to moderately change your finances for big impacts
• Why kids change your financial freedom journey for the better
• The importance of being firm in your dreams but flexible with the execution + more

Other Links Mentioned in episode:

• Check out my new personal website here.
• Join The Weekly Newsletter List
• Leave me a voicemail– Leave me a question on the Journey To Launch voicemail and have it answered on the podcast!
• Watch me on News12 Watch my latest segments on News12
• YNAB – Start managing your money and budgeting so that you can reach your financial dreams. Sign up for a free 34 days trial of YNAB, my go-to budgeting app by using my referral link.
• What stage of the financial journey are you on? Are you working on financial stability or work flexibility? Find out with this free assessment and get a curated list of the 10 next best episodes for you to listen to depending on your stage. Check it out here!

Connect with me:

• Instagram: @Journeytolaunch
• Twitter: @JourneyToLaunch
• Facebook: @Journey To Launch
• Join the Private Facebook Group
• Join the Waitlist for My FI Course
• Get The Free Jumpstart Guide

This week's Journey to Launch REWIND Podcast episode features Dr. Pamela Jolly. As a wealth strategist with over 20+ years of professional experience in the finance sector, she has impactful insights in wealth building strategies, how to economically empower people of color, ways to build legacy wealth and more.

Dr. Jolly is committed to guiding men, women, business owners, pastors and young professionals to achieving legacy wealth. She is also the CEO and Founder of Torch Enterprises, a firm committed to developing minority enterprises. Over the past twelve years, Torch has been instrumental in raising both capital and awareness for minority enterprises across the country

In this episode, you'll learn more about:

• How to define wealth for yourself + reclaim it in your own life
• What it means to create a business model around you + your values
• Why horizontal and vertical inequality are cornerstones for change
• The power of networking, asking the right questions and influential mentors
• What the NarrowRoad™ is how Dr. Jolly uses it helps people + more

Other Links Mentioned in episode:

• Episode 137-The Black Tax: The Cost Of Being Black In America With Shawn Rochester
• Dangerous Dreamers: The Financial Innovators Charles Merrill to Michael Milken
• To Unite a Divided Nation, We Must Tackle Both Vertical and Horizontal Inequality by Alice M. Rivlin, Allan Rivlin, and Sheri Rivlin
• Atomic Habits by James Clear. Clear's best selling book gives you real techniques to build good habits and break bad ones.
• Check out my new personal website here.
• Join The Weekly Newsletter List
• Leave me a voicemail– Leave me a question on the Journey To Launch voicemail and have it answered on the podcast!
• Watch me on News12 Watch my latest segments on News12
• YNAB – Start managing your money and budgeting so that you can reach your financial dreams. Sign up for a free 34 days trial of YNAB, my go-to budgeting app by using my referral link.
• What stage of the financial journey are you on? Are you working on financial stability or work flexibility? Find out with this free assessment and get a curated list of the 10 next best episodes for you to listen to depending on your stage. Check it out here!

Connect with Dr. Pamela:

• Website
• Instagram:@DrPamelaJolly
• Facebook:@JollyJourney
• Twitter:@PamelaJolly

Connect with me:

• Instagram: @Journeytolaunch
• Twitter: @JourneyToLaunch
• Facebook: @Journey To Launch
• Join the Private Facebook Group
• Join the Waitlist for My FI Course
• Get The Free Jumpstart Guide

Daniela Pierre-Bravo, author, speaker and nationally-recognized reporter, joins the Journey to Launch podcast to discuss her path from undocumented immigrant to career success.

After hustling her way through college by paying cash and working 3+ jobs, Daniela found herself using that same mindset to work her way up through 30 Rockefeller Plaza. Now, well-established in her career, she is giving us advice as a WOC through her new book, "The Other: How to Own Your Power at Work as a Woman of Color."

We chat about taking the emotion out of advocating for ourselves in the workplace, finding a mentor to speak for you in rooms you can't go into (yet), being strategic and having a vision for your career moves and more.

In this episode, you'll learn more about:

• How hustling got Daniela through college and multiple unpaid internships as an undocumented immigrant in New York City + how DACA changed her life
• The dichotomy between doing whatever it takes to get things done to move forward and being held back by doing whatever it takes to get things done
• Stepping into your power, taking up space and asking for more as a woman of color in your career and life
• Seeing yourself as your own LLC, negotiating as an exchange of goods, owning your narrative + more

Other related blog posts/links mentioned in this episode:

• Check out my new personal website here.
• Join The Weekly Newsletter List
• Leave me a voicemail– Leave me a question on the Journey To Launch voicemail and have it answered on the podcast!
• Watch me on News12 Watch my latest segments on News12
• YNAB – Start managing your money and budgeting so that you can reach your financial dreams. Sign up for a free 34 days trial of YNAB, my go-to budgeting app by using my referral link.
• What stage of the financial journey are you on? Are you working on financial stability or work flexibility? Find out with this free assessment and get a curated list of the 10 next best episodes for you to listen to depending on your stage. Check it out here!

Connect with Daniela:

• Website
• Instagram:@DPierreBravo
• Facebook:@DPierreBravo
• Twitter:@DPierreBravo

Connect with me:

• Instagram: @Journeytolaunch
• Twitter: @JourneyToLaunch
• Facebook: @Journey To Launch
• Join the Private Facebook Group
• Join the Waitlist for My FI Course
• Get The Free Jumpstart Guide

Jason Vitug, award-winning, best-selling author, speaker and entrepreneur joins the Journey to Launch podcast to discuss why money is a path to happiness, but it doesn't embody it.

Jason, once a corporate ladder climber, found himself stressed out, burnt-out and living a life he was no longer aligned with. Through trial and error… and rest, Jason discovered the intrinsic connection between mental health and money and how people can move forward to a healthier, happier path on their financial freedom journeys.

In this episode, we also discuss:

• Quiet Quitting: what it is, why you need an exit plan and taking advantage of ALL your work perks
• What happiness dimensions are, why you need to implement them in your day-to-day life + actionable steps to make that happen TODAY
• The reality of knowing yourself and what makes you happy outside of a financial number or achievement
• Why we need mental breaks, buying happiness by spending on wellness, stepping off the hamster wheel + more

Other related blog posts/links mentioned in this episode:

• Small Steps To Reach Big Dreams + Going From An Observer To Main Player In Your Life
• Check out my new personal website here.
• Join The Weekly Newsletter List
• Leave me a voicemail– Leave me a question on the Journey To Launch voicemail and have it answered on the podcast!
• Watch me on News12 Watch my latest segments on News12
• YNAB – Start managing your money and budgeting so that you can reach your financial dreams. Sign up for a free 34 days trial of YNAB, my go-to budgeting app by using my referral link.
• What stage of the financial journey are you on? Are you working on financial stability or work flexibility? Find out with this free assessment and get a curated list of the 10 next best episodes for you to listen to depending on your stage. Check it out here!

Connect with Jason:

• Website
• Instagram:@Phroogal
• Twitter:@JasonVitug

Connect with me:

• Instagram: @Journeytolaunch
• Twitter: @JourneyToLaunch
• Facebook: @Journey To Launch
• Join the Private Facebook Group
• Join the Waitlist for My FI Course
• Get The Free Jumpstart Guide

In this episode of the Journey to Launch podcast, we chat with Andrew Giancola as he shares his journey to financial independence and full-time entrepreneurship, including his foray into ethical real estate investing and the realization that helped him build wealth quickly and efficiently.

He also talks about why he started his personal finance podcast, which now has millions of downloads, and how he became a millionaire in his 30s.

In this episode, we also discuss:

• How Andrew went from $30k per year at age 22 to achieving his first 100k by age 25
• A step-by-step guide on how to increase your income at your current job + negotiate your salary
• Buying into real estate in 2020 + exiting for a new entrepreneurial path of personal finance podcasting
• Side hustles Andrew took on to increase his wealth–including a Christmas tree stand business + more

Other related blog posts/links mentioned in this episode:

• The Millionaire Next Door
• Rich Dad Poor Dad
• Dollar After Dollar
• Bigger Pockets Podcast
• Check out my new personal website here.
• Join The Weekly Newsletter List
• Leave me a voicemail– Leave me a question on the Journey To Launch voicemail and have it answered on the podcast!
• Watch me on News12 Watch my latest segments on News12
• YNAB – Start managing your money and budgeting so that you can reach your financial dreams. Sign up for a free 34 days trial of YNAB, my go-to budgeting app by using my referral link.
• What stage of the financial journey are you on? Are you working on financial stability or work flexibility? Find out with this free assessment and get a curated list of the 10 next best episodes for you to listen to depending on your stage. Check it out here!

Connect with Andrew:

• Website
• The Personal Finance Podcast
• Instagram:@MasterMoneyCo
• Twitter:@MasterMoneyCo
• TikTok:@MasterMoneyCo

Connect with me:

• Instagram: @Journeytolaunch
• Twitter: @JourneyToLaunch
• Facebook: @Journey To Launch
• Join the Private Facebook Group
• Join the Waitlist for My FI Course
• Get The Free Jumpstart Guide

In the first Journey to Launch podcast episode of 2023, I guide you through four financial truths to help you succeed in the new year and beyond.

From mindset to following your own path despite what is "correct," I outline how you can take these fresh perspectives and actionable steps to improve your money and your life.

I also give you a sneak peek into my book-writing journey (so far) and 2023 business goals!

In this episode, I discuss:

• 4 financial truths on mindset, financial gurus and investing in yourself
• Why you need to act differently if you want different results
• When my manuscript is due, how writing has gone and what to expect in 2023 for the Journey to Launch brand + more

Other related blog posts/links mentioned in this episode:

• How I Became a Real Estate Mogul at 22
• How I Bought My Condo At 22 Years Old & My Biggest Takeaways & Lessons Learned
• Our Real Estate Journey Part II & How We Almost Lost $44,00
• I Quit My Job: Why & How I Quit My 6-Figure Job & How This Affects My Journey To Financial Independence
• Check out my new personal website here.
• Join The Weekly Newsletter List
• Leave me a voicemail– Leave me a question on the Journey To Launch voicemail and have it answered on the podcast!
• Watch me on News12 Watch my latest segments on News12
• YNAB – Start managing your money and budgeting so that you can reach your financial dreams. Sign up for a free 34 days trial of YNAB, my go-to budgeting app by using my referral link.
• What stage of the financial journey are you on? Are you working on financial stability or work flexibility? Find out with this free assessment and get a curated list of the 10 next best episodes for you to listen to depending on your stage. Check it out here!

Connect with me:

• Instagram: @Journeytolaunch
• Twitter: @JourneyToLaunch
• Facebook: @Journey To Launch
• Join the Private Facebook Group
• Join the Waitlist for My FI Course
• Get The Free Jumpstart Guide

Founder and creator of Her First $100K, Tori Dunlap, joins the podcast to discuss her upcoming book, Financial Feminist: Overcome the Patriarchy's Bullsh*t to Master Your Money and Build a Life You Love. After saving $100K At the age of 25, Tori quit her corporate job in marketing and founded her now multimillion dollar company.

Her First $100K's mission is to fight financial inequality by giving women actual resources to better their money. Giving women choices and options makes the entire world change– and that's what Tori and her team are focused on through their blog, social media platforms, podcast and new book. We discuss how being a novice with money is the first step to being an expert, how money doesn't have to be difficult, the ways we can navigate and survive capitalism and more.

Tori is an award-winning personal finance expert, is a member of Forbes 30 Under 30 Class of 2022, is a Money Magazine Change-Maker and has been featured in The New York Times, CNN, Good Morning America, TIME + more.

In this episode, we discuss:

• How Tori saved $100k by age 25 + Created a Multi-Million Dollar Finance Brand
• Common money myths and narratives marginalized groups are told to discourage wealth building
• The call to use wealth as a way to build each other up and tear down fences that divide us
• Why you need to hone in on your "why" when it comes to your financial goals + get crystal clear with your dream life
• Redefining what success looks like + more

Other related blog posts/links mentioned in this episode:

• Check out my new personal website here.
• Join The Weekly Newsletter List
• Leave me a voicemail– Leave me a question on the Journey To Launch voicemail and have it answered on the podcast!
• Watch me on News12 Watch my latest segments on News12
• YNAB – Start managing your money and budgeting so that you can reach your financial dreams. Sign up for a free 34 days trial of YNAB, my go-to budgeting app by using my referral link.
• What stage of the financial journey are you on? Are you working on financial stability or work flexibility? Find out with this free assessment and get a curated list of the 10 next best episodes for you to listen to depending on your stage. Check it out here!

Connect with Tori:

• Website
• Instagram: @HerFirst100k
• Twitter: @HerFirst100k
• Facebook:@HerFirst100K

Connect with me:

• Instagram: @Journeytolaunch
• Twitter: @JourneyToLaunch
• Facebook: @Journey To Launch
• Join the Private Facebook Group
• Join the Waitlist for My FI Course
• Get The Free Jumpstart Guide

Award-winning, best-selling author, writing coach, former ghostwriter, magazine editor + podcast host, Linda Sivertsen, joins the Journey to Launch podcast to discuss her exciting journey from being a celebrity dog walker in Hollywood to becoming a celebrated author.

Linda's podcast, Beautiful Writers, explores the "magic & mayhem of authoring & publishing books". Interviewing the world's most beloved best-selling authors to chat about writing, publishing, deal-making, spirituality, activism, and the art of romancing creativity.

We talk about combating insecurity, the important questions to ask ourselves if we're being too complacent in life and being prepared for the opportunities that are waiting for us.

In this episode, we discuss:

• When to identify if you're settling instead of challenging yourself in life
• Practical tips to "get back" to your creative spark within yourself + guiding questions to ask yourself
• Finding confidence in yourself, recognizing and acting on opportunities + paying attention to what you really want
• How to ask the right questions to people in higher positions than yourself + cultivate social capital and communication skills
• The magic of being grateful in the present moment while doing the work for your next step + more

Other related blog posts/links mentioned in this episode:

• Atomic Habits by James Clear
• BookMama.com
• Check out my new personal website here.
• Join The Weekly Newsletter List
• Leave me a voicemail– Leave me a question on the Journey To Launch voicemail and have it answered on the podcast!
• Watch me on News12 Watch my latest segments on News12
• YNAB – Start managing your money and budgeting so that you can reach your financial dreams. Sign up for a free 34 days trial of YNAB, my go-to budgeting app by using my referral link.
• What stage of the financial journey are you on? Are you working on financial stability or work flexibility? Find out with this free assessment and get a curated list of the 10 next best episodes for you to listen to depending on your stage. Check it out here!

Connect with Linda:

• Website
• Instagram: @Linda_Sivertsen
• Twitter: @LindaSivertsen
• Facebook: @Linda.Sivertsen1

Connect with me:

• Instagram: @Journeytolaunch
• Twitter: @JourneyToLaunch
• Facebook: @Journey To Launch
• Join the Private Facebook Group
• Join the Waitlist for My FI Course
• Get The Free Jumpstart Guide