Young and Profiting (YAP) with Hala Taha

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

Sep 4, 2023

Jenna Kutcher, expert on online marketing and host of the Goal Digger podcast, shares her journey from corporate HR to entrepreneurship. Topics discussed include building a hit podcast, avoiding overthinking, keeping your team focused, taking off your golden handcuffs, and the importance of not forgetting how to dream.

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Jenna Kutcher

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Quick takeaways

Diversifying income streams and maintaining a lean team enables financial success and creative control.

Self-reflection and creating a life inventory help align actions and goals with personal desires and aspirations.

Questioning golden handcuffs empowers individuals to make bold choices and pursue fulfilling lives.

Deep dives

Creating a Multi-Million Dollar Business with Multiple Revenue Streams

Jenna Kutcher discusses her journey of building a multi-million dollar business that encompasses various revenue streams. She shares insights into launching successful online courses, earning through affiliates, podcasting, rental properties, Instagram sponsorships, and a digital product shop. By diversifying her income streams and maintaining a lean team, Kutcher has been able to enjoy financial success while maintaining creative control and flexibility in her work.

Introduction

3min

Reaching Financial Milestone but Feeling Empty

2min

The Importance of Reflection and Investing in Yourself

18min

Launching a Successful Course with a Small Email List

6min

Starting a Podcast and Overcoming Perfectionism

20min

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9min

Following Intuition and Evolving as a Person

16min

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/

Jenna’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennakutcher/

Jenna’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/jennakutcher

Jenna’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jennakutcher/

Jenna’s Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jenna.kutcher/

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/

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