Women with Ambition: Making Money, Seeking Freedom, & Chasing Dreams

Get ready to be inspired by Kristin Sparks' incredible life transformation! Kristin has had her fair share of struggles, including health problems, addiction, and financial stress. But she didn't let these things hold her back. Instead, she fought hard and transformed her life completely.

GUEST BACKGROUND

Kristin Sparks is a best-selling author, keynote speaker, transformational retreat facilitator, and podcast host. She is a philosopher and deep thinker, and she is always searching for and mastering ways in which to help the greater good, which is exemplified through her multiple positions and endeavors.

TIMESTAMPS

Introduction [00:00:06] Kristin Sparks' introduction and her many endeavors.

Childhood and Money [00:01:20] Kristin's childhood and her relationship with money.

Overcoming Health Issues and Giving Back [00:08:20] Kristin struggles with health issues and how she is using her voice for the greater good.

Overcoming Challenges [00:11:11] Kristin Sparks talks about how she overcame cancer and a broken pelvis and used those experiences to help her find her voice and purpose.

Ambitious Goal [00:12:11] Kristin's Ambitious Goal 

Personal Growth and Helping Women [00:18:48] What Kristin is doing to help women understand and embrace their value.

The College Conundrum [00:23:27] Cost and the importance of choosing the right college.

The Burden of Student Loans [00:27:49] The impact of student loans on people's lives and the need to consider financial freedom when making decisions about college.

Transforming Lives [00:33:10] Kristen's calling to help women with transformation and her desire to give back to others.

Challenges Faced [00:35:03] Kristen talks about the challenges she has faced in her career, including people not understanding her message and not doing things as expected.

Money Challenges [00:37:21] Kristen discusses her past money challenges, including credit and financial management, and her actions to resolve them.

Advice for Women with Ambitious Goals [00:43:19] Kristen's insightful advice for women facing challenges while pursuing their goals.

Have you ever been afraid to chase your dreams? In this episode, we're following Jaadin's journey as she faces her fear of failure. We'll talk about her money issues with her spouse, big dreams, and how she's learning to believe she's good enough to reach her goals. Ready for an emotional breakthrough and to get inspired? Let's dive in!

GUEST BACKGROUND Jaadin Anderson is a Licensed Massage Therapist and Transformational Healing Coach. She started her business in Oct 2020 from nothing and doubled her income each year by getting a business coach and healing her own issues. She also has a degree in Fine art and intercultural studies.

TIMESTAMPS 00:00 Introduction

02:55 Learning that money is a tool but never learning how it works

06:10 What led to anxiety and trouble with money

08:50 What happens when you don’t always make the best choices with money?

12:10 Navigating communication with your spouse about money

17:10 Making the mindset shift around money

18:20 Jaadin’s Ambitious Goal

19:30 Diving into the fear that everything is going to blow up

24:25 The one simple thing Jaadin needs to reach her money goals

27:14 Digging into the heart of not feeling good enough

33:30 The Fear Factor Breakthrough

36:15 Why Jaadin avoided her business tasks, and are her next actions

38:40 A simple trick to retrain your brain that you are good enough

41:40 Jaadin’s advice for other women

42:40  Where to find Jaadin?

KEY INSIGHTS FROM JAADIN

1. You have to find a balance between saving and spending. Otherwise, you don’t get to have any fun.

2. Doing the math first can help you make smarter financial decisions.

3. Money is just math, and you have to know what your goals are so you can get there.

4. Reminding yourself of how far you have come is one way of overcoming the limiting beliefs that cause you fear and keep you stuck.

5. Her key affirmations are: Know your outcome and take action.

6. Keep taking action, and you can still do things even when you’re afraid.

   JAADIN’S NEXT ACTION STEPS

   
   

1. Recognizing that the steps she learned from her mentor/coach have helped her get results.

2. Completing the list of tasks her coach gave her that she has been avoiding.

3. Keeping her list of affirmations visible to keep herself motivated.

4. Believing that her skills have value and that she is good enough to reach her dreams.

   WHERE TO FIND JAADIN?

Would a devastating injury make you or break you?

In this episode, we dive into how suffering a serious injury and losing a year without income helped Deborah find purpose. Tune in to learn valuable insights and the actions she is taking to achieve her Ambitious Goals. GUEST BACKGROUND Deborah Razo has a flare for fixing and flipping properties. She is the founder of the Women's Real Estate Network (WREN). She participated in a series of intensive workshops with Robert Kiyosaki, The Rich Dad Advisors, and The Real Estate Radio Guys. Deborah was also name Woman to Watch by the national publication Think Realty and was selected to be on the cover of the Women's Issue in March 2020. TIMESTAMPS

00:30 Introduction

03:10 What happens when dreams get too big

06:30 Creating time riches and energy riches #mailboxmoney

09:30 How to mentally handle losing income for a year

13:40 Deborah's Ambitious Goal

18:40 Handling finances after a disabling injury and income loss for a year

20:05 What it means to work smarter and not harder

24:05 How to know when you're leaving money on the table

27:00 Playing the game to avoid the negative rabbit hole and balance the scales

28:17 Actions that can help achieve her ambitious goals

29:00 Deborah's advice for women with ambition

32:52 Where to find Deborah

Do you embrace life's changes and know how to turn transitions into opportunities for growth and success? In this fascinating episode, we explore the importance of handling transitions effectively, especially when feeling stuck or unsure of what path to take. Follow Miranda's journey as she faces major decisions and shares her strategies for staying on track towards her ambitious goals."

Miranda is a freelance financial writer and nationally recognized money expert. She has a journalism background and an MBA and focuses on writing and podcasting about money on the internet. She loves being able to design a flexible lifestyle that allows her to travel, spend time outdoors, and have board game nights with her grown son.

00:30 Episode Intro.

04:00 Money background

11:15 Experiences from childhood

13:30 Why not paying off student loans doesn’t bother Miranda

15:00 The bright side of mediocre debt

24:00 Finding ways to earn money

26:20 Understanding financial freedom

27:30 Miranda’s Ambitious Goal

32:30 How to ramp up efforts and take things to the next level

37:00 Working through a goal in transition

49:30 What Miranda needs to do to feel secure while pursuing her goals

52:00 Advice for other ambitious women

54:40 Where to find Miranda

A scarcity mindset can be difficult to unlearn. Find out how Hannah pushes through generational scarcity to pursue her ambitious goals.

Hannah describes herself as an ambitious woman and a project manager in everything she does. Now she works as a COO, runs a project management agency, and is working towards her goal of full-time entrepreneurship for herself and financial independence for her husband.

00:00 Show update

01:54 Introduction

05:10 Hannah’s background with money

08:30 Inheriting the trauma of a scarcity mindset

11:15 Understanding privilege

18:44 Finding the balance between spending and saving money

22:30 Time vs. Waste

28:00 Finding her passion

33:30 Hannah’s Ambitious Goal

36:30 The concept of financial independence

50:42 Things Hannah can do to help her reach her goals

54:30 Is it more financially sound to be married or unmarried?

57:00 Hannah’s advice to women who feel stuck

60:00 Where to find Hannah

Cynthia Spirlin, J.D. has worked in the Real Estate industry for 30 years, gaining experience in creative solutions to real estate in default properties. From 2002- 2008 she negotiated short sales to buy discounted properties before the auction. Her most successful negotiation was a $200,000 reduction on a $550,000 first mortgage. From 2009 - 2014, Cynthia trained paralegals and attorneys to use the HAMP program to save homes from foreclosure. In 2016, she started an exploration of the benefits of tax liens and deed investing. Since 2018, she has been sharing her passion for tax sales investing. The best part is helping women investors to secure their future and create a legacy. Outside of creative real estate investing, Cynthia enjoys golf, pilates, and mediation.

00:30 Introduction

03:05 The two sides of money

09:47 Role modeling how to handle money to children

15:56 Money challenges after divorce - marrying an asset

22:30 The Hunger for Real Estate

28:00 Be ready to take advantage of an opportunity

43:30 Cynthia's Ambitious Goal

49:36 Cynthia’s Actions

51:00 Facing challenges

55:08 Giving up a multi-six-figure income to pursue her ambitious goals

102:02 Cynthia’s Advice for women

Nicole (Sara) Van Ells is an LA-based entrepreneur with experience in finance, marketing, and media. Driven by a desire to elevate small businesses, she takes pride in providing intentional strategy to the mission of Hustle Trucks. In addition to her role as co-founder, she is an avid cook, reader, and boxer.

00:30 Introduction

02:54 How Sara Viewed Money As A Kid

05:50 Finding Her Hidden Passion

08:30 Sara’s Entrepreneurship Journey

11:30 What Drives Sara’s Ambition

14:36 Financial Challenges: External Vs. Internal

17:30 Taking Control Money Trauma

20:30 Dealing With A Scarcity Mindset

23:00 Handling Bankruptcy As An Entrepreneur

28:30 Sara’s Ambitious Goal

34:10 Sara’s Advice For Business Women

Do ever feel ripped off by dishonest service advisors? Find out how best-selling author and one of Canada’s Used Car week 40 under 40 winners, Coralee, is single-handedly trying to bring integrity to the automotive industry through her ambitious goal!

Coralee started in the automotive industry at 18 years old as an automotive technician apprentice. She has experience in both sales and service at dealerships and independents. Her book Five Star Service Advisor has been a best seller on Amazon multiple times. In 2022 Coralee was a 40 under 40 at Canada's Used Car week in Toronto, Canada. Coralee's mission is to change the reputation from dishonest to one on integrity, where service advisors educate customers about their vehicles and needed repairs and maintenance. When not talking shop, Coralee likes to Autocross, ride her motorcycle, scuba dive, and rock climb.

00:00 Introduction

03:30 Background surrounding money

04:40 Why Coralee felt a financial setback as an adult

06:40 Challenges of Business vs. Personal finances

07:20 Finding her sweet spot in the automotive industry

12:00 Coralee’s ambitious goal

14:00 Giving a new persona to a misunderstood industry

18:50 Challenges with her ambitious goal

22:00 Coralee’s advice to ambitious women

22:50 Where to find Coralee

1. Teaching kids early about finances to better prepare them as adults.
2. Learning about different trades can build life-long skills.
3. Turning fear into excitement is when you can make things happen.

1. Offering consultations
2. Getting her message out through social media, podcasts, and workshops

Would you know how to survive a dangerous relationship, financial ruin, and how to start over with nothing? Rosie Zilinskas uses her strength as a woman and her determination as a mother to overcome disastrous circumstances. Find out how she was able to rebuild her life and what steps she is taking to go after her ambitious goals.

00:30 Introduction

02:10 Money lessons from childhood

05:45 Learning to hustle and be self-sufficient

08:00 Knowing how to utilize limited resources

09:43 Recognizing what holds women back

11:03 Rosie’s ambitious goal

11:58 What actions Rosie is taking to succeed

15:10 Overcoming fear

16:39 Handling insecurities surrounding her ambitious goal

20:24 The specific steps to grow her business

21:50 What Rosie needs to feel more secure

24:30 Rebuilding a disseminated life

29:50 What Rosie’s life looks like now

31:47 Having an Abundance mindset

32:42 Rosie’s advice for other ambitious women

34:50 Access to Free gifts from Rosie

37:43 Where to find Rosie

Would you be brave enough to leave a 6-figure salary after being in a 28-year career that you love to step into the unknown? Sherry Dixon feels that she has reached a point in her life where she is not letting anything hold her back from pursuing her purpose and achieving her ambitious goals.

WHERE TO FIND CHERI?

Renea is an author, journalist, blogger, and ghostwriter. As a ghostwriter, Renea wondered when she would get her first client. Then in a whirlwind, Renea was hired to write not one book but an entire series of books. Renea also hosts a show on MexitVerse called Crazy Weird News. And she has started a podcast with her husband called Win Some With The Linsoms.

03.10 Introduction and background with money

06:50 Stepping outside your comfort zone

11:05 Childhood dreams that turn into purpose

12:39 Sunshine after the rainy days

14:00 Charging what you are worth

21:30 Money Challenges

24:14 Money is energy

25:35 Renea’s ambitious goal

28:00 The responsibility to help others

32:10 What’s holding Renea back

34:35 Renea’s advice for pursuing your ambitious goal

39:22 Where to find Renea

1. Investing is a key part of financial success.
2. When you are an entrepreneur, not everybody is your customer.
3. When you grow, you have a responsibility to help others grow.
4. You can’t be shy when it comes to your own prosperity and the prosperity you can provide for someone else.

1. Staying in touch with a key person at the company she’s interested in writing for.
2. Reaching out frequently via email to touch base.
3. Writing an article for the company to publish, which will showcase her work to them.

Author Prema Lee Gurreri believes in using the ancient science of Vedic Astrology and her gift of intuition to guide conscious visionaries and entrepreneurs on how to activate their divine gifts and align with their Sacred Wealth Code so that they can unlock their soul blueprint for purpose and prosperity.

01:48 Introduction and background on Prema

05:05 Realizations about wealth

06:15 Wearing too many hats while trying to find purpose

06:50 Going into debt to sustain your dreams

07:40 Learning to let go

09:43 Realigning your purpose with your gifts

10:01 Getting out of a dark place to find your purpose

11:20 Understanding what it means to lean into the Divine

13:05 Harnessing your big “Why”

13:51 The answer to “What is wealth?”

15:08 Pillars of wealth

18:25 Unconscious programming

19:19 The path to Vedic Astrology

25:30 Prema’s Ambitious goal

29:10 Dealing with challenges and questioning your path

34:40 Where to find Prema

1. Wearing too many hats can lead you away from your true purpose and fulfillment.
2. Seeking help when you feel lost in your purpose can give you inner guidance on what to do next.
3. The more you understand yourself, the better choices you can make.
4. When you start questioning if what you are doing is the right thing, then you need to go back and reconnect with your purpose and make sure your actions align with your purpose.
5. Tell yourself the truth
6. Trust yourself
7. Take one inspired action at a time
8. Listen to your heart and not your mind

1. Continuing to grow her Vedic astrology business
2. Offering products, such as her book, oracle cards, and private coaching
3. Nurturing her sacred wealth code community

Urmi Hossain is a high-income earner in the financial services industry. She grew up in a household where the topic of money was taboo. She also comes from a culture where specific job roles are expected, and entrepreneurship has not historically been encouraged.

In her free time, Urmi likes to volunteer for causes such as women's empowerment and giving back to the non-privileged. Urmi is a big proponent of self-investing and continuous learning.

And she also describes herself as an ambitious go-getter. So please pay close attention as we uncover Urmi's ambitious goal and how she plans to achieve it.

01:38 Introduction

02:58 Money taboo

04:50 Feeling good about minimum wage

06:38 Viewing money as a tool

08:10 Importance of finding satisfaction, balance, and happiness

10:55 Achieving a long-term goal

12:25 Realizing something in life was missing

13:42 Financial challenges and diversifying income

17:32 Urmi’s Ambitious Goals

20:45 Plans for achieving goals

25:45 Big dreams and the timeline

27:00 Advice for ambitious women

29:11 Where to find Urmi

1. Mindset and Self-Discipline
2. Doing what you love can be challenging, but don't let challenges stop you from chasing your dreams
3. Educating yourself about money and how inflation and debt can impact your life is important.
4. Multiple streams of income can help you overcome uncertainty
5. Change your mindset from the negative to thinking of positive things you can do
6. Following fear can open the door to more extraordinary things
7. The time to chase your dreams is now because time is money

1. Has multiple streams of income
2. Investing time and money to reach her dreams
3. Joined Toastmasters to improve her public speaking skills

Makaela Bryant started acting and modeling as a side hustle during COVID. She didn’t expect it to take off. But it has. And her world is now in a state where she is excited and also scared, but she’s also finding that being a minority makes it harder. Makaela comes from a 150k corporate salary and into a career that is new. She has landed a starring role in the movie Rise, which is network sponsored. But Makaela has fears around her own success and the fear of failure. Yet she’s not letting those fears stop her from chasing her dreams. Listen to discover Makaela’s ambitious goals.

02:16 Introduction

03:30 Leaving $150K salary to pursue acting

15:52 Feeling the pressure when people are depending on you

17:56 Getting into acting and modeling as a creative outlet due to a bad situation

20:19 How Makaela got discovered

21:33 Seeking validation

24.02 People invest in you as a product or service

26.30 Proving yourself

33.30 College educated with a high-paying job but very unhappy

34.00 Using your skills and experience to assist your dreams

34:40 Not good with finances

36:30 Material things are fleeting

37:24 Managing money on an inconsistent income

39:02 Makaela’s Ambitious goal

41:47 The actions Makaela is taking to reach her ambitious goal

42:21 Makaela’s advice to other ambitious women

44:55 Where can you see more of Makaela?

1. You don’t have to wait for situations to be ideal before you chase your dreams. Use your skills and experience to assist you with other ways to make money as you pursue your ambitious goals.
2. Material things are fleeting
3. Don’t ask anyone for permission to let you in…tell them and show them that you are here!   

1. Taking contract jobs can assist you while waiting for your ambitious goals to pan out
2. To support yourself on an inconsistent income, you should have a clear understanding of how much money you need each month to manage your expenses
3. Always keep a little splurge money so you don't feel restricted
4. Taking classes, workshops, or anything that can help you build your confidence and not stay stuck
5. Finding a mentor or a person you trust that can provide you with the guidance you need to help you succeed
6. Practice and hone your skills, and learn as much as you can about your industry or niche so you can get closer to your goals
7. Start putting yourself out there
8. Put in the time needed to succeed