243. Telling Your Story More Authentically + Cultivating Rabid Fans - Jess Ekstrom

Meet Jess☀️ She's an entrepreneur, author, speaker and founder who's helping women tell, sell and uncover the value in their story so they can make a living and a difference at the same time. After starting Headbands of Hope in college (featured on GMA & Today show!), this female empowerer learned how to help women find their voices and tell their story authentically. Tune in, only if you want to be massively inspired. It's an UNGETTABLE GET interview day! 💃 

EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS

• The Ungettable Get List (3:00)
• Jess’s story and journey to where she is today (6:30)
• The founding story of Headbands of Hope (11:00)
• Leaders as thought leaders: Jess’s journey into thought leadership (14:00)
• The current landscape of women in thought leadership and the opportunity right now for nonprofit leaders (20:00)
  • Jess's Mic Drop Workshop
  • Moment to meaning (22:00)
  • Premise + promise (27:00)
• The power of journaling and Jess’s new platform: prompted.io (28:00)
  • Use code GOOD for one month free 🎉
• Stop wishing for a better world create one. Jess’s book: Chasing the Bright Side (36:00)
• A powerful moment of philanthropy in Jess’s life (42:00)
• Jess’s One Good Thing: You are right on time. (45:00)

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