Single AF and Building a Real Estate Empire ft. Allure Magazine Editor-in-Chief Jessica Cruel
Brown Ambition
iHeartPodcasts
4.8 β’ 2.6K Ratings
ποΈ 10 June 2026
β±οΈ 39 minutes
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Summary
π₯ In this episode of Brown Ambition, Mandi sits down with Jessica Cruel, the powerhouse Editor-in-Chief of Allure and SELF magazines, to talk about her journey to the top of the beauty media world and how she’s building wealth through real estate investing as a single woman.
π We dive into:
βοΈ How Jessica climbed the ranks in the magazine industry
βοΈ Her journey to financial independence & the FIRE movement
βοΈ The ups and downs of being a single woman in real estate
βοΈ Smart investing tips for first-time buyers
βοΈ The power of mentorship, executive coaching, and community
π° Jessica shares the exact team she built to succeed in real estate:
βοΈ A real estate agent who understands investment properties
βοΈ A reliable general contractor & trusted repair professionals
βοΈ A financial team to maximize tax benefits & long-term wealth
π Key Takeaways:
1οΈβ£ Don’t wait for the “perfect time” to start investing—learn as you go!
2οΈβ£ Build a strong team to support your real estate journey.
3οΈβ£ Wealth-building is possible at any stage of your career.
π Follow Jessica Cruel:
πΈ Instagram: @JCruel
π Allure: allure.com
π SELF: self.com
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| 0:00.0 | This is an I-Heart podcast. |
| 0:02.6 | Guaranteed Human. |
| 0:07.3 | Hey, VA, fam. |
| 0:08.7 | I could not be more excited to introduce you to my guest in the studio this week, looking |
| 0:13.9 | of vision in red. |
| 0:15.6 | I don't know if y'all were like me growing up, but becoming a magazine editor, was that |
| 0:20.3 | just every millennial teenage |
| 0:21.7 | girls like fantasy? You know, we all wanted to be a Tusa Rubinstein from 17. And that was like it. |
| 0:29.0 | That was the only sort of like famous editor I knew growing up. But I, in high school, that was my |
| 0:34.7 | dream. I wanted to become a magazine editor. I was going to have my own |
| 0:37.6 | magazine for girls like me. And I did actually, you know, pursue my career in journalism and |
| 0:43.8 | got into magazines and very quickly got kicked out because of the recession. But when I see an |
| 0:48.5 | exception to that rule and an exception who is also passionate like we are at Brown ambition |
| 0:53.7 | of teaching women about personal |
| 0:56.2 | finance and about becoming financially independent and investing and building wealth. It's like, |
| 1:01.8 | okay, no-brainer. I have to have this woman on. So without further ado, I want to welcome Jessica |
| 1:06.7 | Krull to the Brown Ambition fam, to the studio. Welcome. And for those who for those who don't know, |
| 1:14.4 | Jessica is the editor-in-chief of Allure magazine as well as self-magazine because she's not |
| 1:19.0 | busy enough. Now she's the magazine of not one but, sorry, the editor-in-chief of not one but |
| 1:23.3 | two major magazines. And in that role, she leads a development of multi-platform editorial content, so digital, social |
| 1:32.4 | video. |
| 1:33.7 | And of course, we're all familiar with the Allure Best of Beauty Awards franchise. |
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