The Mistakes That Made Her Millions: Kim Perell on the Power of Failing Forward | Live from the 2025 Powerhouse Women Event

One of my favorite things about the Powerhouse Women event every year is bringing together brilliant, like-minded women together in one place. Today, you're getting a front row seat to a very special LIVE stage where my dear friend Lori Harder sat down with Kim Perell, serial entrepreneur, speaker, author, and startup mentor. She shares how she turned a $10k loan from her grandma into a $100M business, the "70% rule" to transform overthinking into instant action, and the importance of finding your tribe, your mentors, that'll guide you to the next level of success. Plus, the biggest red flags founders should avoid, building a healthy relationship with failure, protecting your energy through designated life audits, and even more tactical needle-moving tips!

HIGHLIGHTS

00:00 How Kim built a $100M company from a $10k loan.

07:00 What is the biggest mistake that cost you millions (+ how did you get through it)?

10:00 The "70% rule" to stop overthinking and make faster decisions.

13:30 How your relationship to failure can help you as a leader.

17:15 Kim's life audit hack to protect your energy and remove toxic energy drains.

20:25 How do you manage risk, balance, motherhood, and entrepreneurship?

26:00 Why asking for help is so important (+ how to ask for it).

31:30 How to know when and where to invest in.

32:40 Tips to overcome the 4 P's (perfectionism, procrastination, paralysis, and pessimism).

35:40 How did you build a strong support system of women?

40:50 The three things Kim looks for when investing.

43:10 What is the biggest ask you have for our audience?

RESOURCES + LINKS

Get your copy of "Mistakes that Made Me a Millionaire" by Kim Perell HERE

Learn more about Kim Perell HERE

Join the waitlist for the 2026 Powerhouse Women Event HERE

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