Jenna Kutcher: Redefining Success, Finding Rest in a Hustle Culture, and Building a Business That ACTUALLY Fulfills You | Entrepreneurship E242

Young and Profiting with Hala Taha (Entrepreneurship, Sales, Marketing)

YAP Media Network | Hala Taha

Business, Entrepreneurship, Marketing

4.8 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 4 September 2023

⏱️ 67 minutes

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Summary

At age 23, Jenna Kutcher invested $300 in a Craigslist camera, eventually launching her own wedding photography business and punching her ticket out of her windowless corporate HR job. Now she is the ultimate entrepreneur slash mom, and in today’s episode, Jenna shares some of the actionable advice, social media strategies, productivity hacks, and entrepreneurial wisdom that helped her figure out her own direction and become a self-made millionaire. Jenna Kutcher is an expert on online marketing, the host of the successful podcast Goal Digger, and is the author of the recent book, How Are You, Really? Jenna believes that we crave lives of fulfillment - not just advancement - and that we can achieve that by investing in ourselves and in our dreams. In this episode, Hala and Jenna will discuss: - Her journey from corporate HR to her first business - How she built a hit podcast from her spare closet - Why overthinking things can impede taking action - How to keep your team lean and focused - Why you should make an inventory of your life - How to take off your golden handcuffs - Avoiding autopilot in your life and career - Not forgetting how to dream - How perfection can turn into procrastination - When to rest and not quit - And other topics… Jenna Kutcher is a small-town Minnesota girl obsessed with all things marketing who turned a $300 Craigslist camera into a seven-figure empire. At the age of 23, she took a chance and left her corporate job to pursue full-time entrepreneurship, starting with a wedding photography business and branching out into online marketing advice. Jenna now works with creative entrepreneurs on how to build profitable, sustainable, and authentic businesses, and is a successful social media influencer. She is best known as the presenter of the podcast Goal Digger for aspiring entrepreneurs and is the bestselling author of How Are You, Really? (2022). Resources Mentioned: Jenna’s Website: https://jennakutcher.com/ The Goal Digger Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-goal-digger-podcast/id1178704872 Jenna’s book How Are You, Really?: Living Your Truth One Answer at a Time: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09G6SVK5V/ LinkedIn Secrets Masterclass, Have Job Security For Life: Use code ‘podcast’ for 30% off at yapmedia.io/course. Key YAP Links Reviews - ratethispodcast.com/yap Youtube - youtube.com/c/YoungandProfiting LinkedIn - linkedin.com/in/htaha/ Instagram - instagram.com/yapwithhala/ Social + Podcast Services: yapmedia.com Transcripts - youngandprofiting.com/episodes-new Entrepreneurship, entrepreneurship podcast, Business, Business podcast, Self Improvement, Self-Improvement, Personal development, Starting a business, Strategy, Investing, Sales, Selling, Psychology, Productivity, Entrepreneurs, AI, Artificial Intelligence, Technology, Marketing, Negotiation, Money, Finance, Side hustle, Startup, mental health, Career, Leadership, Mindset, Health, Growth mindset. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	I will never forget the day, Hala, when I reached this elusive goal that I had set for myself.
0:18.2	I had set this goal of earning six figures.
0:21.9	And I remember the day I hit six figures. I was standing in the shower, washing my hair with the same herbal essence that I
0:26.7	had the day before thinking, I thought this would feel different. I had this feeling of emptiness.
0:33.6	I had created this super successful business that had robbed me of my number one currency, which was time.
0:42.7	So often when we start a new project, we overthink all the things that don't really matter.
0:47.9	I remember worrying about the cover art, the title, how am I going to sign in and sign off of every episode?
0:53.8	How long is it going to be?
0:55.0	All of those things have changed and evolved over the last seven years, and my show has stayed
1:00.1	consistent. So many people don't actually dive in and do the thing. Whether you're writing a book
1:05.6	or starting a podcast or starting a business, you fixate on all the decisions you have to make
1:09.9	instead of doing the
1:11.2	actual thing.
1:16.9	What is up Young and Profiters? You're listening to Yap Young and Profiting podcast where we interview
1:24.2	the brightest minds in the world and unpack their wisdom into actionable advice
1:28.3	that you can use in your daily life.
1:30.9	I'm your host, Halitaha.
1:32.5	Thanks for tuning in and get ready to listen, learn, you know, sometimes as entrepreneurs we need to take time to stop all 19 things we're doing and take stock.
1:56.3	Dig deep and figure out who we really are and what we really want from our careers and from our lives.
2:01.2	And my guest today is going to take us through how to really do that.
2:04.3	Jenna Coucher is the ultimate entrepreneur slash mom.
2:07.7	She's an expert in online marketing, the host of the hugely successful podcast,
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