Before we dive in, I have an important announcement to make. It has been an amazing, beautiful,

hectic whirlwind of a few months for me and my team at Hello 7. We worked our asses off to

launch the book in May, and thanks to you, all of my faithful listeners, readers, and friends

in the Hello 7 universe, we made it a bestseller, and it's having

an impact on so many. From the bottom of my heart, thank you so much for all of your support.

But to be very honest with y'all, mama is tired, okay? I need a break, and I believe that rest is a

revolutionary practice that all of us, and especially black women, need to reclaim, and I believe that rest is a revolutionary practice that all of us, and especially

black women, need to reclaim. So I am going to be taking a break from the Hello 7 podcast for a little

while. But don't worry, in July we'll be re-releasing some of our favorite OG very best episodes,

and I will be back with a vengeance in the fall.

Playing small serves no one. Don't ask me to stay small. Don't let anyone convince you to

shrink either. Welcome to the Hello Seven podcast. I'm your host, Rachel Rogers, wife, mother to four children, a lover of Beyonce, coffee drinker, and Afro wearer. And I just happen to be the CEO of a seven-figure business. I am on a mission to help every woman I meet become a millionaire.

If you want to make more money, you are in the right place. Let's get it going.

Hey friends, have you ever noticed how our society is not very kind to powerful, successful, ambitious

women? I bet you have. If you are a woman in a position of leadership,

if you run a business, if you're an influential blogger, if you're an elected leader or a CEO,

then you are more likely to be judged harshly and criticized and shamed than a man in the same

position. As a woman, in blatant ways and in subtle ways, you are continually told

don't be too bossy. Don't be too loud. Don't be too wealthy. Don't be too ambitious. Be moderately

successful. But stop there. Don't go beyond that point. I know some of you are nodding and thinking,

yep, I have experienced this myself.

Or maybe this has not happened to you personally yet, but you've witnessed it happening to others.

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