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What holds women back from sharing their expertise, starting something new, or trusting their own instincts?
In this episode of Women and Wealth, Regina sits down with Virginia Elder, founder of Podcast Abundance, to talk about podcasting, visibility, intuition, and building confidence through repetition.
Virginia shares why podcasting can be such a powerful tool for women in financial and professional spaces, especially when so many still hesitate to step forward unless everything feels perfect. They also talk about the pressure women feel around appearance, why progress matters more than perfection, and how listening to your intuition can shape better business decisions.
Episode Highlights:
0:00 - Introduction
0:38 - Meet Virginia!
3:12 - Why she loves helping financial professionals get their voices out there
4:24 - The gender gap in podcasting and financial services
6:00 - Why women often wait until they feel fully "ready"
7:24 - Getting past appearance, confidence, and perfection barriers
10:09 - Why progress over perfection matters when starting a podcast
12:09 - Virginia's biggest challenge as a professional woman
14:35 - Her vision for retirement, family, travel, and flexibility
17:31 - Why mobility, strength, and health matter for future freedom
19:30 - Regina's closing takeaways: lift weights and trust your intuition
ABOUT REGINA MCCANN HESS
Regina is the author of Super Woman Wealth: How to Become Your Own Financial Hero. As an advocate for women's financial freedom, she wrote this book to help empower women to take a bigger role in handling their money.
Regina has appeared on Schwab TV, Yahoo Finance, Forbes.com, NTD Television, CBS 3 Philadelphia, Fox 29 Philadelphia, King 5 Seattle, KTLA 5 Los Angeles and Scripps News. She has also been quoted in numerous articles in publications such as Forbes, Business Insider, U.S. News & World Report, Yahoo Finance, USA Today, USA Wire, Word in Black, WTOP News, Mind Body Green, Money Digest, New York Post, Defender, Authority Magazine, GoBankingRates.com, Scripps and The Muse.
As Founder of Forge Wealth Management, Regina utilizes her 25+ years of financial services experience to help individuals plan, preserve and diversify their wealth. She focuses on educating her clients while building long-term relationships with them and their families. Her experience throughout major shifts in the markets, enables Regina to structure balanced portfolios to address specific financial goals.
CONNECT WITH REGINA
Website: https://www.forgewealth.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/reginamccannhess/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ForgeWealth
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/forgewealthmanagement/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ForgeWealth
Email: [email protected]
CONNECT WITH VIRGINIA
Website: https://podcastabundance.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/virginiaelder/
Securities offered through LPL Financial, Member FINRA/SIPC www.finra.org, www.sipc.org
Third-party posts found on this profile do not reflect the view of LPL Financial and have not been reviewed by LPL Financial as to accuracy or completeness.
For a list of states in which I am registered to do business, please visit www.forgewealth.com.
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By Regina HessWhat holds women back from sharing their expertise, starting something new, or trusting their own instincts?
In this episode of Women and Wealth, Regina sits down with Virginia Elder, founder of Podcast Abundance, to talk about podcasting, visibility, intuition, and building confidence through repetition.
Virginia shares why podcasting can be such a powerful tool for women in financial and professional spaces, especially when so many still hesitate to step forward unless everything feels perfect. They also talk about the pressure women feel around appearance, why progress matters more than perfection, and how listening to your intuition can shape better business decisions.
Episode Highlights:
0:00 - Introduction
0:38 - Meet Virginia!
3:12 - Why she loves helping financial professionals get their voices out there
4:24 - The gender gap in podcasting and financial services
6:00 - Why women often wait until they feel fully "ready"
7:24 - Getting past appearance, confidence, and perfection barriers
10:09 - Why progress over perfection matters when starting a podcast
12:09 - Virginia's biggest challenge as a professional woman
14:35 - Her vision for retirement, family, travel, and flexibility
17:31 - Why mobility, strength, and health matter for future freedom
19:30 - Regina's closing takeaways: lift weights and trust your intuition
ABOUT REGINA MCCANN HESS
Regina is the author of Super Woman Wealth: How to Become Your Own Financial Hero. As an advocate for women's financial freedom, she wrote this book to help empower women to take a bigger role in handling their money.
Regina has appeared on Schwab TV, Yahoo Finance, Forbes.com, NTD Television, CBS 3 Philadelphia, Fox 29 Philadelphia, King 5 Seattle, KTLA 5 Los Angeles and Scripps News. She has also been quoted in numerous articles in publications such as Forbes, Business Insider, U.S. News & World Report, Yahoo Finance, USA Today, USA Wire, Word in Black, WTOP News, Mind Body Green, Money Digest, New York Post, Defender, Authority Magazine, GoBankingRates.com, Scripps and The Muse.
As Founder of Forge Wealth Management, Regina utilizes her 25+ years of financial services experience to help individuals plan, preserve and diversify their wealth. She focuses on educating her clients while building long-term relationships with them and their families. Her experience throughout major shifts in the markets, enables Regina to structure balanced portfolios to address specific financial goals.
CONNECT WITH REGINA
Website: https://www.forgewealth.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/reginamccannhess/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ForgeWealth
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/forgewealthmanagement/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ForgeWealth
Email: [email protected]
CONNECT WITH VIRGINIA
Website: https://podcastabundance.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/virginiaelder/
Securities offered through LPL Financial, Member FINRA/SIPC www.finra.org, www.sipc.org
Third-party posts found on this profile do not reflect the view of LPL Financial and have not been reviewed by LPL Financial as to accuracy or completeness.
For a list of states in which I am registered to do business, please visit www.forgewealth.com.