Soulful MBA Podcast Jennifer Barcelos and Sandy Connery

We all face self-sabotaging thoughts on occasion and it is important for us, as women, to collectively confront these issues so that we can move passed them as a community.  Today we get into self-imposed limitations, balancing vision and action, the ever-present victim mentality, and setting realistic goals.

Kelly helps feminist entrepreneurs and culture makers sell to women without selling out by teaching feminist principles, including how they apply to marketing and other facets of business. She talks openly about controversial topics, including the false perceptions that exist around poor people and money. As a busy mom of five kids and a thriving entrepreneur, Kelly’s story is motivating and her message is profoundly important. 

Emily is a success coach and the author of the new book: I Heart My Life. Emily teaches women to examine their mindset around money and to do away with the limits we so often put on ourselves. She reveals how our false backstories are holding us back, and she shows us that, as ambitious women, we need to have more conversations about what we desire—including stories and examples that represent successes we can emulate. Emily is such a great example of this kind of success and her fearless attitude is something we can all learn from.  Emily shows us that we have such amazing power to transform and mold our very existence through our thoughts, including the amount of money we have access to.

In this episode, we’re getting vulnerable and sharing our money stories with you. This is not always an easy topic to discuss publicly, yet we need to start having these conversations in order to remove some of our collective shame about money—shame that is not helping any of us, particularly women. Going back to our memories of childhood, we share some of the difficult circumstances that shaped our understanding of—and relationship to—money. We hope that our experiences will give you the courage to confront your own stories about money. Don’t miss out on this heartfelt conversation!  

On this re-released episode of the Soulful MBA podcast, we talk about a slightly controversial topic—the value of a wife. We touch on several articles we’ve read recently about the economic benefits for men who have a wife at home (or at least in a position where she is still primarily responsible for childcare and the emotional labor that takes place in families). As feminists and entrepreneurs, we felt that it was important to invite this conversation into our community because there is still so much we need to shift in our culture around gender and the workplace. Do you also wish for a wife—someone to take care of all the details and homework so that you can focus on your career and on building your business? The first article we’re discussing is “70% of Top Male Earners in the US Have a Spouse Who Stays Home”. Another article we’d like to talk about is titled “What ‘Good’ Dads Get Away With”, which is the other side of the coin. You might have a husband who does a lot more than most husbands and fathers, yet you still find yourself being the primary caretaker and filling in all the gaps in your family’s day-to-day life. Either way, women are often financially marginalized by gender roles and these seem to be exacerbated when we become mothers. This conversation affects almost all of us and it has to be acknowledged that it is still largely an unequal playing field. Something’s got to give!

As with last year, we’re bringing you a recap of the year vis-à-vis our favorite things. Here are the links for you (think of it as a stellar gift guide or a place to bookmark for inspiration later on): Best Books Jeni: The Great Alone / Start Finishing: How to Go from Idea to Done  Sandy: The Testaments: The Sequel to The Handmaid's Tale Best Netflix Shows Sandy: Bikram Jeni: The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel / Country Music: A Film by Ken Burns Best Purchase Jeni: Blackbird Dagger Earrings Sandy: Moose Knuckles Coat (super Canadian) Most Influential People Sandy: Claire Pelletreau  Jeni: Nathan Latka (loved his book) Favorite Instagram Accounts Sandy: https://www.instagram.com/alexandriaslens/ Jeni: www.instagram.com/dudewithsign/ Best Decisions Sandy: key hiring decisions Jeni: taking a legit family vacation / hiring   Best Articles Jeni: The ladders of wealth creation: a step-by-step roadmap to building wealth Best Podcasts Sandy: Unf*ck Your Brain Jeni: Episode 126 | The Value of a Wife Our Words for 2019 Jeni: Expansion Sandy: Explosion