How to Build Your Million-Dollar Life with Rachel Rodgers

Nov 18, 2025

In this engaging discussion, Rachel Rodgers—a self-made millionaire and founder of Hello Seven—shares insights on building wealth beyond traditional saving. She tackles the cultural barriers women face in financial risk-taking and emphasizes that true wealth comes from betting on yourself. Rachel advises auditing your skills to monetize passions, and reveals how to make smart decisions about hiring help to boost productivity. With her focus on community and accountability, Rachel inspires ambitious women to redefine their money mindset and embrace prosperity.

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INSIGHT

Wealth Comes From Risk Not Only Hard Work

Wealth is created by taking risks rather than just working harder.
Rachel Rodgers emphasizes that risk (business, investments, entrepreneurship) is the precursor to wealth.

ANECDOTE

Origin Story: From Low-Income Roots

Rachel Rodgers grew up low-income and watched her parents struggle financially which motivated her to learn how wealth is made.
Early curiosity led her to study how others acquired money and shaped her career choices.

INSIGHT

Gendered Money Socialization

Women are socialized to contract financially and focus on budgeting rather than expanding wealth.
Media encourages men to take financial risks while women are taught to shrink and conserve.

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When it comes to money, most of us were taught to work hard, focus on saving, and not take any financial risks. In this episode of Ambition 2.0, Rachel Rodgers (self-made millionaire, founder of Hello Seven, and author of We Should All Be Millionaires and Future Millionaire) is here to replace that belief with something way more powerful.

Rachel and Amanda get into why wealth is built on risk, not by simply “working harder”, how women are socialized to budget instead of build wealth, and the exact mindset and practical moves that helped Rachel go from living in a low-income household as a child to running an eight-figure business.

You’ll hear them talk about:

Why “making money is easy” is the belief Rachel wishes she’d adopted at 25
The biggest limiting belief holding ambitious women back
Why wealth comes after betting on yourself—not just by investing in stocks and real estate
How to know when it’s time to hire help (EA, VA, house manager, childcare, etc.)

Turning your natural talents and obsessions into income streams

How Rachel designs her life so she can make millions without burning out

00:00 Intro

04:10 Why women are taught to budget—not build wealth

07:30 Failure, risk, and “successful failure”

10:40 Turning your natural talents into income

14:10 When (and why) to hire help instead of doing it all

19:40 Balancing “treating yourself” with long-term financial goals

23:25 Ambition without burnout: Rachel’s non-negotiables

25:30 The power of community, accountability, and momentum

29:41 The money belief Rachel wishes she had learned sooner

31:10 Rapid fire: millionaire habits, splurges, and rich-life rules

GUEST LINKS

Rachel Rodgers: https://www.instagram.com/rachrodgersesq/

Read We Should All Be Millionaires: https://bookshop.org/a/116169/9781400221622

Read Future Millionaire: https://bookshop.org/a/116169/9780310158202

Read Million Dollar Action: https://bookshop.org/a/116169/9781400243686

Hello Seven Co.: https://www.instagram.com/hello7co/

https://rachelrodgers.com/

The Rachel Rodgers Show: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/therachelrodgersshow/the-rachel-rodgers-show-entrepreneurship-uncensored

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