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Hey everyone, welcome back to the show.

Today I'm joined by my friend Alicia Martinez, founder and chief financial advisor, I guess we would call you, of DiyeFi Advisory, which is a financial firm built for

women by women. Alicia and I met, oh, I don't know now years ago, I think, in Salem,

Oregon where we're both based. And just she quickly became a friend and is someone that I

respect so deeply for how much she values her

clients and the intentional ways in which she works with them. So anyways, Alicia,

welcome to the show. Thank you. I'm very excited to be here. Super excited. And the topic at hand

today, you all, is so important. I was telling Alicia before we hit record that regardless of what your

current relationship status is, I think it's so important for us as women and knowing that the

vast majority of our listeners are women, the fact that we own businesses, which are real,

not only income producer, but a real asset, right?

Knowing how to best protect ourselves should anything change in our relationship status.

So for those of you who are married or those of you who have recently gone through divorce,

this episode, I think, is going to be so essential for you in terms of just smart,

strategic planning for your financial future.

And I know, Alicia, and I would love to hear your thoughts on this too.

I even just in the last two years, I've known quite a few friends who have actually,

unfortunately, gone through divorces in their life.

And they are business owners. And so this has really upended their financial picture. So

before we even get into the weeds of this entire topic, I would love to hear like, why was this

important to you to chat about on our podcast today? So if you can believe it, I have over

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