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Episode 70

E70: Wealth In the Hands of Woman Can Change the World: Thanksgiving Episode

In this Special Thanksgiving Episode, I remind listeners about the key statistics that are part of the reason why I work with women entrepreneurs – namely, that women approach wealth with a mind to give back, make change, and better the world. 

And my guests are good examples of just that. At the end of each episode, each guest is invited to share some information about a cause and organization that is near and dear to their heart in the area of economic justice, and we replay their responses as part of this episode. Have a wonderful, safe Thanksgiving, and I look forward to connecting with you.

Organizations mentioned in this episode:

Connect with Erin to learn how to use intellectual property to increase your income and impact. hourlytoexit.com/podcast.

Erin's LinkedIn Page: https://www.linkedin.com/in/erinaustin/

Think Beyond IP YouTube Page: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVztXnDYnZ83oIb-EGX9IGA/videos

Music credit: Yes She Can by Tiny Music

A Team Dklutr production

Transcript
Erin Austin:

Hello, ladies.

Erin Austin:

Welcome to the second

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annual Thanksgiving episode.

Erin Austin:

As you know, my mission with

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this podcast, as well as Think

Erin Austin:

Beyond IP is to help get more

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wealth in the hands of women.

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I believe that wealth in

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the hands of women can

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change the world and it is

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more important than ever.

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That's why I love working

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with female founders of

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expertise based businesses to

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help them turn their income

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generators into scalable and

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saleable wealth builders.

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When we help women grow

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their wealth, we also

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support creating flexible

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and supportive working

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environments We help

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communities as women give more

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of their wealth to communities

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and they give more of it

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to, charitable causes than

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non-women And we influence a

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new generation to be economic

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and social justice oriented.

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Women are more likely to

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talk to their children

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about charitable giving

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and encourage charitable

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giving among their children.

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At the end of each interview,

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I invite each guest to

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share an organization that

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they know and support as

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providing wonderful support

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for women and providing

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economic justice, generally.

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And so my ask for you is

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to listen to this episode

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and consider one or more

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of these wonderful and

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worthy organizations as

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a way to share and give

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thanks for your prosperity.

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I would be especially

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grateful if you could rate.

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And review this podcast.

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So we can get this message

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out to more women and get

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more wealth in the hands of

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women and change the world.

Erin Austin:

Happy Thanksgiving friends.

Erin Austin:

I couldn't do

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this without you.

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will here at think beyond

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IP, we believe in creating

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an economy that works for

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everyone with an emphasis

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on getting more wealth

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in the hands of women.

Erin Austin:

So is there an organization

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or person you'd like to give

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a shout out to who's doing

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some great work in that space.

Michelle Calcagni:

Yes, I'm

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going to break through as

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I'm going to mention two.

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One is the YWCA of

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Metropolitan Chicago has

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some great stuff going on

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with their small business

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entrepreneurship program.

Michelle Calcagni:

And the things they're doing

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to help especially recent

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immigrants and people in

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underserved communities in

Michelle Calcagni:

the Chicago area because the

Michelle Calcagni:

reality is we need jobs in

Michelle Calcagni:

the areas of the city we do.

Michelle Calcagni:

It's not all the loop.

Michelle Calcagni:

I love what they're doing.

Michelle Calcagni:

Another one that I

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really like is called

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past torch for women,

Michelle Calcagni:

which is a fabulous name.

Michelle Calcagni:

They're based out of

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Indianapolis, so they're

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still pretty localized, but

Michelle Calcagni:

they really are focused on

Michelle Calcagni:

empowering women of all ages

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to get mentoring throughout

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their career journey, which I

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think is really great because

Michelle Calcagni:

I've been a mentor myself

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and it's been delightful.

Michelle Calcagni:

It's amazing talking to

Michelle Calcagni:

young women, especially

Michelle Calcagni:

young women of color who

Michelle Calcagni:

are graduating from college

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and figuring out what they

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want to do and hearing

Michelle Calcagni:

about their experiences.

Michelle Calcagni:

love the idea that the

Michelle Calcagni:

mentoring goes on throughout

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because I think that is one

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thing that's really hard.

Michelle Calcagni:

It's very easy to

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read a book like Lean

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and go find a mentor.

Michelle Calcagni:

But I love the idea that

Michelle Calcagni:

find a mentor wherever

Michelle Calcagni:

you are in your journey

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because there's going to

Michelle Calcagni:

be somebody to help you.

Michelle Calcagni:

So I think they're, on

Michelle Calcagni:

the cusp of doing some

Michelle Calcagni:

really remarkable things

Michelle Calcagni:

as they just recently

Michelle Calcagni:

got some new leadership.

Erin Austin:

So finally, we

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talked about the mission that

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we both share the mission

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to help, women and get

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more in the hands of women.

Erin Austin:

And so I'd love to find out if

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there is an organization or a

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person who's doing work that

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supports women in particular,

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helping them, become more

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independent and economic

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justice that you'd like to

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share with the audience.

Staci Hauschild:

I have

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been an advocate for, and a.

Staci Hauschild:

Follower of Planned Parenthood

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for America for years, and I'm

Staci Hauschild:

sure most of us, if not all

Staci Hauschild:

of us are familiar with that

Staci Hauschild:

organization, but, that is

Staci Hauschild:

an extremely important 1, 2.

Staci Hauschild:

To me, and I mean, especially

Staci Hauschild:

for my business and the

Staci Hauschild:

values that we lead with.

Erin Austin:

Yeah.

Erin Austin:

I mean, who would have thought

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it's always been important,

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obviously, because it's

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not just for, all sorts of

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reproductive health care is

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always been important, but

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that we'd be where we are

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today and defending its very

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existence is, sad to me.

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And so I do hope that,

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it will make it on to

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people's contribution list.

Erin Austin:

Very creating and more

Erin Austin:

equitable economy is

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something that is very

Erin Austin:

important to us here.

Erin Austin:

And so is there a person

Erin Austin:

or organization that

Erin Austin:

is doing work in this

Erin Austin:

area that you'd like to

Erin Austin:

share with the audience?

Christy Cook:

Oh, absolutely.

Christy Cook:

So, the organization that

Christy Cook:

I want to talk about is

Christy Cook:

called Bandar in Baloo.

Christy Cook:

And it well, yeah, in

Christy Cook:

the show notes, everyone.

Christy Cook:

So yes, awesome.

Christy Cook:

So you'll see the website

Christy Cook:

and I love the organization

Christy Cook:

for many reasons.

Christy Cook:

One.

Christy Cook:

the founder is also a

Christy Cook:

former boss, so I know her

Christy Cook:

very well and I know what

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she's accomplish and do.

Christy Cook:

So it's just really great.

Christy Cook:

But her name is Deborah

Christy Cook:

Hecker and she founded

Christy Cook:

Bandar and Baloo and she

Christy Cook:

founded it because she

Christy Cook:

wanted to do the organization

Christy Cook:

really does two things.

Christy Cook:

One.

Christy Cook:

there's waste

Christy Cook:

reduction component.

Christy Cook:

And what I mean by

Christy Cook:

that is, 85 percent of

Christy Cook:

all clothing in the U.

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S.

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either goes to the

Christy Cook:

landfill or is incinerated.

Christy Cook:

It's huge.

Christy Cook:

and what she does

Christy Cook:

is repurpose.

Christy Cook:

Sorry.

Christy Cook:

So, sorry.

Christy Cook:

These are a traditional

Christy Cook:

Indian and other culture

Christy Cook:

garment that is worn and

Christy Cook:

she takes these garments and

Christy Cook:

with a group of volunteers,

Christy Cook:

they create them Animals

Christy Cook:

and jewelry and purses, just

Christy Cook:

really cool things that are

Christy Cook:

repurposed that you can buy.

Christy Cook:

And it goes in support

Christy Cook:

of improving graduation

Christy Cook:

rates for girls in India,

Christy Cook:

because we know that.

Christy Cook:

If girls succeed,

Christy Cook:

community succeed, family

Christy Cook:

succeed, higher levels

Christy Cook:

of thriving in the world.

Christy Cook:

And so it's a

Christy Cook:

great organization.

Christy Cook:

I would just encourage

Christy Cook:

everyone to go check it out.

Erin Austin:

But I want to,

Erin Austin:

before we leave, we, believe

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in creating economy that

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is, works for everyone.

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And as part of that mission,

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I like to have people share

Erin Austin:

organizations that you

Erin Austin:

admire that are part of that

Erin Austin:

journey of creating economy

Erin Austin:

that works for more of us.

Shoshanna:

I'm biased, I've

Shoshanna:

already said this, but my

Shoshanna:

very favorite one right

Shoshanna:

now is Black Girl Ventures.

Shoshanna:

They are a nonprofit

Shoshanna:

organization that is,

Shoshanna:

corporate, like housed in DC.

Shoshanna:

the founder is

Shoshanna:

Shelly Omolade Bell.

Shoshanna:

they help black and brown

Shoshanna:

female business owners,

Shoshanna:

get access to funding.

Shoshanna:

Black women are starting

Shoshanna:

businesses at six times.

Shoshanna:

The rate of any other business

Shoshanna:

starters, but get less

Shoshanna:

than 1 percent of funding.

Shoshanna:

And so it is a, nonprofit

Shoshanna:

that I love, but it's also

Shoshanna:

something that really,

Shoshanna:

really matters to me.

Shoshanna:

Women, black women

Shoshanna:

having access to funding

Shoshanna:

to be able to, I mean.

Shoshanna:

You all got some great

Shoshanna:

ideas and I'm excited

Shoshanna:

for what she's doing.

Erin Austin:

So at Think

Erin Austin:

Beyond IP and the Hourly

Erin Austin:

The Exit podcast, we believe

Erin Austin:

in creating an economy

Erin Austin:

that works for everyone.

Erin Austin:

And so we love to give

Erin Austin:

shout outs to organizations

Erin Austin:

and people who help create

Erin Austin:

a more equitable economy.

Erin Austin:

you have an organization

Erin Austin:

that you'd like to share?

Kylie Hodges:

I do.

Kylie Hodges:

I think I share, I'm

Kylie Hodges:

trying to remember which

Kylie Hodges:

one I shared with you

Kylie Hodges:

earlier, but I know that I

Kylie Hodges:

mentioned the TF Foundation.

Kylie Hodges:

Yes, she sure did.

Kylie Hodges:

Okay.

Kylie Hodges:

So, I know the founder,

Kylie Hodges:

her name is May Muna.

Kylie Hodges:

Oh, I always just

Kylie Hodges:

call her Maymuna.

Kylie Hodges:

Maymuna, hey soon.

Kylie Hodges:

Oh, Hussein Kattan.

Kylie Hodges:

Oh God, if Maymuna's

Kylie Hodges:

listening, I'm so sorry if

Kylie Hodges:

I just butchered your name.

Kylie Hodges:

But TIA is all about creating

Kylie Hodges:

communities of support and

Kylie Hodges:

organizes access to economic

Kylie Hodges:

opportunities for refugees

Kylie Hodges:

or immigrants or displaced

Kylie Hodges:

indigenous communities.

Erin Austin:

You know,

Erin Austin:

we believe in creating a

Erin Austin:

more equitable society.

Erin Austin:

and having an economy

Erin Austin:

that works for everyone.

Erin Austin:

And so is there an

Erin Austin:

organization or person

Erin Austin:

who's doing work in this

Erin Austin:

area that you'd like to

Erin Austin:

share with the audience?

Patty Block:

Yes, for many

Patty Block:

years I have supported Girls

Patty Block:

Inc, which is a national

Patty Block:

organization and they have

Patty Block:

chapters in major cities.

Patty Block:

And the idea is to, help

Patty Block:

typically underprivileged

Patty Block:

girls, but I'm In particular,

Patty Block:

girls that are entering

Patty Block:

their teenage years and need

Patty Block:

that additional support to

Patty Block:

think differently, behave

Patty Block:

differently, and to grow up

Patty Block:

into women who are capable

Patty Block:

and well educated and can

Patty Block:

influence those around them.

Patty Block:

So Girls Inc.

Patty Block:

has been a favorite charity

Patty Block:

of mine for many years.

Erin Austin:

Wonderful of

Erin Austin:

my podcast and my consulting

Erin Austin:

business is to help create a

Erin Austin:

more equitable economy, one

Erin Austin:

that works for more of us.

Erin Austin:

And so I love for people to

Erin Austin:

share a personal organization

Erin Austin:

who's doing work in that space

Erin Austin:

that they'd like the audience

Erin Austin:

to find out more about.

Cathy Sikorski:

my favorite.

Cathy Sikorski:

I'm on the board of something

Cathy Sikorski:

called Nancy's house and

Cathy Sikorski:

Nancy's house breaks the

Cathy Sikorski:

isolation of caregiving.

Cathy Sikorski:

And what we do is, although

Cathy Sikorski:

we have lots of small

Cathy Sikorski:

programs that you can join

Cathy Sikorski:

in the Facebook group, just

Cathy Sikorski:

look up Nancy's house and

Cathy Sikorski:

you can come in for group

Cathy Sikorski:

counseling twice a month.

Cathy Sikorski:

That's free.

Cathy Sikorski:

Our main mission is to break

Cathy Sikorski:

this isolation by having

Cathy Sikorski:

retreats that are usually

Cathy Sikorski:

three days long, three days,

Cathy Sikorski:

two nights in a five star

Cathy Sikorski:

bed and breakfast where we

Cathy Sikorski:

provide counseling, yoga,

Cathy Sikorski:

massages, and there's.

Cathy Sikorski:

Only 10 people.

Cathy Sikorski:

So you actually build

Cathy Sikorski:

a community right there

Cathy Sikorski:

of people who understand

Cathy Sikorski:

what you're going through.

Cathy Sikorski:

it is a wonderful,

Cathy Sikorski:

wonderful organization.

Cathy Sikorski:

Yeah.

Erin Austin:

Oh,

Erin Austin:

that's fantastic.

Erin Austin:

Thank you for that.

Erin Austin:

one of our missions here

Erin Austin:

is to create more wealth

Erin Austin:

in the hands of women to

Erin Austin:

create an economy that

Erin Austin:

works for more of us.

Erin Austin:

And so I love to

Erin Austin:

introduce the audience to

Erin Austin:

organizations who are doing

Erin Austin:

great work in that area.

Erin Austin:

Is there one that you'd like

Erin Austin:

to share with the audience?

Laura Posey:

Yeah.

Laura Posey:

There's a group here in

Laura Posey:

Richmond called safe Harbor

Laura Posey:

and they help women who are

Laura Posey:

in abusive relationships.

Laura Posey:

Safely get out

Laura Posey:

with their kids.

Laura Posey:

they help set them up

Laura Posey:

in new careers, new

Laura Posey:

houses, absolutely

Laura Posey:

everything they need.

Laura Posey:

Mm-Hmm, they take care of

Laura Posey:

all the legal work as well.

Laura Posey:

Wonderful.

Laura Posey:

To make sure that they, have

Laura Posey:

all the protections that

Laura Posey:

they need they're just great

Laura Posey:

organization.

Jaclyn Mellone:

How much

Jaclyn Mellone:

content I was creating and

Jaclyn Mellone:

sharing was, really heavy

Jaclyn Mellone:

and stressful and not fun.

Jaclyn Mellone:

And what this highlighted was

Jaclyn Mellone:

for me, it's all relationship

Jaclyn Mellone:

energy, which is, was no

Jaclyn Mellone:

surprise, but seeing it.

Jaclyn Mellone:

Mapped out like that

Jaclyn Mellone:

was like, Oh, okay.

Jaclyn Mellone:

So when I'm in flow is

Jaclyn Mellone:

when I'm with people.

Jaclyn Mellone:

And so whether that's leading

Jaclyn Mellone:

a team or working with

Jaclyn Mellone:

coaching clients or creating

Jaclyn Mellone:

partnerships, going out and

Jaclyn Mellone:

connecting people, right.

Jaclyn Mellone:

That is flow for me.

Jaclyn Mellone:

And that's easy.

Jaclyn Mellone:

And so what I can do.

Jaclyn Mellone:

And when I'm focused on

Jaclyn Mellone:

those activities, I can

Jaclyn Mellone:

shrink time because it's

Jaclyn Mellone:

so natural and easy for me.

Jaclyn Mellone:

I can do so much more than the

Jaclyn Mellone:

average person when my energy

Jaclyn Mellone:

is focused on those things.

Jaclyn Mellone:

Right.

Jaclyn Mellone:

Where for me to write a blog

Jaclyn Mellone:

post or create a YouTube

Jaclyn Mellone:

video or something, right.

Jaclyn Mellone:

It would take me so much

Jaclyn Mellone:

longer than someone who

Jaclyn Mellone:

that was their flow.

Jaclyn Mellone:

Right.

Jaclyn Mellone:

And so that's really what

Jaclyn Mellone:

Wealth Dynamics is all about

Jaclyn Mellone:

is like, okay, how do you,

Jaclyn Mellone:

where are you in flow and how

Jaclyn Mellone:

can you double down on that

Jaclyn Mellone:

or quadruple down on that?

Jaclyn Mellone:

Right.

Jaclyn Mellone:

Cause that's how you're going

Jaclyn Mellone:

to create the most wealth is

Jaclyn Mellone:

if it's revolving around an

Jaclyn Mellone:

area where you're in flow.

Jaclyn Mellone:

So I had the idea for the

Jaclyn Mellone:

agency basically because I'm

Jaclyn Mellone:

like, okay, well, if I'm in

Jaclyn Mellone:

flow when I'm Leading a team.

Jaclyn Mellone:

And when I'm working with

Jaclyn Mellone:

people and connecting people,

Jaclyn Mellone:

then this allows me to do all

Jaclyn Mellone:

of those things are wonderful.

Jaclyn Mellone:

Yes.

Jaclyn Mellone:

So, building the team,

Jaclyn Mellone:

having the right people,

Jaclyn Mellone:

putting our systems and

Jaclyn Mellone:

processes in place, getting

Jaclyn Mellone:

all that it's a lot, right?

Jaclyn Mellone:

And so having.

Jaclyn Mellone:

The growing pain, especially

Jaclyn Mellone:

because we've brought on so

Jaclyn Mellone:

many clients so fast, like

Jaclyn Mellone:

the growing pains of it.

Jaclyn Mellone:

It's, you know, I'm not,

Jaclyn Mellone:

I'm definitely still very

Jaclyn Mellone:

involved in the business

Jaclyn Mellone:

and, and working way more

Jaclyn Mellone:

than I've been working

Jaclyn Mellone:

these past several years.

Jaclyn Mellone:

So that has been an

Jaclyn Mellone:

adjustment for sure, but

Jaclyn Mellone:

being able to, what really.

Jaclyn Mellone:

Excites me and what lights

Jaclyn Mellone:

me up is that our growth

Jaclyn Mellone:

is directly tied to,

Jaclyn Mellone:

funding the people who are

Jaclyn Mellone:

creating and who are leading

Jaclyn Mellone:

communities and caring about

Jaclyn Mellone:

these different causes and

Jaclyn Mellone:

movements and the ones that

Jaclyn Mellone:

were stepping up to the

Jaclyn Mellone:

mic, like you are and having

Jaclyn Mellone:

podcasts and platforms where.

Jaclyn Mellone:

They're sharing

Jaclyn Mellone:

knowledge and inspiration

Jaclyn Mellone:

and leading, right?

Jaclyn Mellone:

And, our go to gal

Jaclyn Mellone:

media, our clients on

Jaclyn Mellone:

that side are all women.

Jaclyn Mellone:

And so what's really

Jaclyn Mellone:

exciting is opening up

Jaclyn Mellone:

this whole new realm of

Jaclyn Mellone:

revenue for that group.

Jaclyn Mellone:

And knowing that the more.

Jaclyn Mellone:

Money we make them,

Jaclyn Mellone:

that's how we grow, right?

Jaclyn Mellone:

Cause we're getting

Jaclyn Mellone:

a percentage of that.

Jaclyn Mellone:

And so having that aligned

Jaclyn Mellone:

in that way and really seeing

Jaclyn Mellone:

the impact of the work that

Jaclyn Mellone:

we're doing and how it's

Jaclyn Mellone:

directly impacting the work

Jaclyn Mellone:

that they're able to do as a

Jaclyn Mellone:

result is really inspiring.

Jaclyn Mellone:

And that's where I see, okay,

Jaclyn Mellone:

we can, being able to grow

Jaclyn Mellone:

this team eventually where

Jaclyn Mellone:

it doesn't revolve solely

Jaclyn Mellone:

on, on me and my brain and

Jaclyn Mellone:

my own intuitive coaching.

Jaclyn Mellone:

Right.

Jaclyn Mellone:

But being able to really

Jaclyn Mellone:

systemize and take the

Jaclyn Mellone:

processes of, okay, how are

Jaclyn Mellone:

we doing this for clients and

Jaclyn Mellone:

bring other people on create,

Jaclyn Mellone:

you know, really leaning into

Jaclyn Mellone:

the IP side of things more to

Jaclyn Mellone:

be able to scale this service

Jaclyn Mellone:

based business and bring on

Jaclyn Mellone:

the right people that can

Jaclyn Mellone:

implement it and yeah, I can

Jaclyn Mellone:

stay in my zone and, we can

Jaclyn Mellone:

keep growing in and making

Jaclyn Mellone:

an impact in this industry.

Erin Austin:

Yeah, I mean,

Erin Austin:

that is a great example

Erin Austin:

of how it's not about

Erin Austin:

creating passive revenue.

Erin Austin:

I mean, leverage is about

Erin Austin:

putting in effort, that

Erin Austin:

force up front, but you're

Erin Austin:

creating that lever that

Erin Austin:

helps you magnify the output.

Erin Austin:

And that is the long term

Erin Austin:

benefits of putting in

Erin Austin:

all this work up front,

Erin Austin:

but that will reap long

Erin Austin:

term rewards and multiply.

Erin Austin:

Your impact as well.

Erin Austin:

So that's, the beauty of that.

Erin Austin:

So I love that.

Erin Austin:

So as we wrap up just a

Erin Austin:

couple of questions, what

Erin Austin:

did you know we believe in

Erin Austin:

creating an economy that

Erin Austin:

works for everyone here.

Erin Austin:

And I'd love if you have

Erin Austin:

a 501 c three organization

Erin Austin:

or an individual who's

Erin Austin:

doing great work in that

Erin Austin:

area that you like to

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share with the audience.

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Mary Ann Pruitt: Yeah.

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So I love Multiple

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organizations and multiple.

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I'm a big believer that

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we as entrepreneurs

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should be looking at,

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benefiting nonprofits.

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Women deliver is 1

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that I really like.

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I'm a big person and I'm

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a big believer in making

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sure that we give back to

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younger generations as well.

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And I'm a big believer in.

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Building up young girls

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in entrepreneurship.

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So 1 thing to just that

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I like to pipe as well.

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I volunteer to teach a

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class every once in a while

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of, young students that

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entrepreneurship isn't

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something that they've

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ever thought or been

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taught about My generation.

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Wasn't really taught that

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you can work for yourself.

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We weren't really taught that

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we could pick our path, right?

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We were not taught that.

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And so I like to go in and

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I like to teach young people

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that yes, you can pick your

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path, especially young women.

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You are okay.

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If you want to be that

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CEO, you can start thinking

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about that now when

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you're 12 and that's okay.

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You can start thinking

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about it in that sense.

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So I'm a big believer in that.

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a big believer in those.

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So nonprofits and as

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female entrepreneurs, we

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need to be giving back to

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nonprofits on the regular.

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So, yeah, sure.

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Well, we do.

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We give away more of our

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wealth than, the other gender.

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So, yes, yes, we do.

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And we're generous

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as a gender.

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We are, we are generous.

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and I think in statistically,

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we are more generous.

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as we wrap

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up, we have a couple

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of final questions.

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One is, as you know, we

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believe in creating an economy

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that works for everyone.

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And so I'm wondering if

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there is an organization

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you'd like to share that

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is helping create more

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opportunities for people.

Erica Holthausen:

Yeah,

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this is such a hard

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question because there

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are so many organizations

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locally where I am that I

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absolutely love, but I'm

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going to choose Start Fresh.

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Start Fresh Connecticut

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is an organization in New

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London, Connecticut, and

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it helps resettle refugees.

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So I think it was not

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even a year ago, several

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refugees from Afghanistan

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were brought to Connecticut.

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This organization helped

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settle that family and they

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help get the kiddos into

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school, get workforce training

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for mom and dad, get English

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language skills training

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for anybody who needs that.

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They find housing, so it's

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just, it's this wonderful

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organization that looks at

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the family holistically.

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It's not just like,

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Hey, you're here.

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Cool.

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And like, dump and run.

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It's an investment of at

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least a year, but often

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longer than that to help the

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family really get settled

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and get what they need.

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Wonderful.

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We will have links

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to their organization

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in the show notes.

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As we mentioned, creating

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a more equitable economy

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is one of the goals of the

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Hourly The Exit podcast.

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And so I'd love to

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introduce the audience to

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other organizations that

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are helping to do that.

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Rochelle Moulton:

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Oh, yeah, there is.

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We were talking about

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this before the show.

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So the organization is

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called Hero Women Rising.

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It's based in both the U.

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S.

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and the Congo.

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And the founder of this is

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a woman named Nima and I

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actually heard her speak

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in Los Angeles, I think

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maybe five or six years

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ago when she was here.

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And I had goosebumps.

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I had tears.

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She was one of the most

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amazing women I've ever

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had the pleasure to listen

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to and certainly to meet.

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She has a number

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of mobility issues.

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And she is supporting

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women in the Congo.

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Now, the Congo is a place

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that is rife with rape, not

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just of women, but also of

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the earth for the valuable

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metals that go into a lot

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of technology products.

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And she created a number

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of different ways for

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women to band together.

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And learn how to use a

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computer and how to create

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businesses and create

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income for themselves.

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So they could get away

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from some of the problems

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that are endemic in a very

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difficult part of the world.

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And she would travel

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between Congo and the

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U S to raise money.

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And it's not easy for her.

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Many of us can get on a plane

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and not really think about it.

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She had a lot of accommodation

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issues and she was so powerful

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and strong and giving.

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And yeah, I just

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get goosebumps just

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thinking about it.

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So

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Meet Erin Austin, a Harvard Law alum with over 25 years of copyright and contracts experience. As the go-to advisor for professionals with corporate clients, Erin empowers entrepreneurs to be their own advocates, standing out for her commitment to transforming expertise into empires through the creation, protection and leveraging of intellectual property assets. Explore her blend of legal expertise and entrepreneurial insight on ThinkBeyondIP.com and the "Hourly to Exit" podcast. Off the clock, you'll find Erin in the great outdoors or connecting with business coaches to elevate 6-figure consultants into 7-figure powerhouses.