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Entrepreneur Jayla Siciliano shares her journey from Shark Tank to real estate success, offering insights on pivoting careers, raising capital, and aligning business with personal goals.

• Growing up with an entrepreneurial father who owned a land surveying company
• Developing a sense of adventure and love for trying new things
• Working at Burton Snowboards for seven years in product management
• Launching Bon Affair wine company in 2008 during recession
• Pitching on Shark Tank and securing a deal with Mark Cuban
• Learning that growing too fast without resources leads to burnout
• Transitioning to real estate investment during COVID-19
• Building a property management company with 30+ luxury rentals
• Starting the Seed Money Podcast to help entrepreneurs raise capital
• Understanding when to bootstrap versus when to seek outside funding
• Finding the courage to carve your own unique path to success

Connect with Jayla on LinkedIn or check out the Seed Money podcast on all major podcast platforms.

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Amanda Russo, known as the "breathing goddess," shares her transformative journey from struggling with weight to becoming a breathwork coach and mindset mentor who helps others reclaim their time through healing practices.

• Growing up as an only child with a single mom who didn't limit her food choices led to weight struggles
• Lost and maintained a 70-pound weight loss through internal and physical work
• Initially dismissed breathwork and meditation as something she was "too busy" for
• A breathwork session on her grandmother's death anniversary transformed her grief into gratitude
• Became certified as a breathwork facilitator after experiencing profound personal shifts
• Explains how different breathing techniques serve different purposes – from anxiety reduction to emotional processing
• Breathwork can be incorporated into daily routines through short, focused sessions
• Discusses how her gym habits became obsessive before finding balance through mindfulness
• Shares perspective-shifting techniques for handling challenges by asking "what is this trying to teach me?"
• Offers the powerful advice to imagine what you'd tell a loved one facing your current challenge

Be careful with your words, because anything you say might take you five seconds to say, but it could last in someone's ears for five years.

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What happens when your dream career no longer fits your life? Shannon Russell faced this question after a successful run as a television producer at MTV and in Hollywood. When motherhood shifted her priorities, Shannon made the bold decision to walk away from the entertainment industry and forge a new entrepreneurial path.

Shannon's story breaks the conventional wisdom that we must stay in our lane. Coming from a blue-collar family where her parents worked the same jobs their entire lives, she was the first to attend college and leave her hometown. Her journey took her from broadcast communications student to television producer in New York and Los Angeles, living what many would consider a glamorous dream job.

The birth of her first child changed everything. Suddenly, the demanding schedule, constant travel, and intense pressure of television production conflicted with her desire to be present for her family. Rather than seeing this as the end of her ambitions, Shannon viewed it as an opportunity to write a new chapter. Despite well-meaning interventions from industry friends and her husband, she trusted her instincts and began exploring entrepreneurial options.

Shannon found her next act in purchasing a children's STEM education franchise—what she calls a "business in a box" that provided structure and support for a first-time business owner. Within two years, she ranked among the top three franchisees in the organization. As her business flourished, she discovered a passion for helping other women, particularly mothers, navigate similar career transitions.

Today, Shannon runs Second Act Success, coaching women to leverage their professional experience to build businesses that provide both fulfillment and flexibility. Her new book "Start Your Second Act: How to Change Careers, Build a Business and Create Your Best Life" launches May 7th, and her podcast features inspiring stories of women who've successfully reinvented themselves professionally.

Shannon's message is powerful in its simplicity: "Keep going, give yourself grace, and it will all work out." She encourages listeners to stop being sheep, pursue their unique paths, and believe in their ability to create multiple successful chapters in life. Ready to break out of your lane and start your own second act? Shannon's journey shows it's never too late to reinvent yourself.

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