The Secret to Your Dream Career(s) and The Power of Adaptability with Jaclyn Johnson, Founder of Create & Cultivate and New Money Ventures

2023-05-30

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#22. Have you ever wondered what it’s like to start the ultimate girl boss conference—with inspiring speakers including Jessica Alba and Lauren Conrad? Successfully exit two companies? Start a venture fund that invests solely in female and underrepresented founders? Jaclyn Johnson launched and sold her first business, No Subject, before the age of 28. She was an investor in female-owned startup, Away, before launching her second multi million-dollar company, Create & Cultivate. In 2018, she published her book WorkParty, filled wit...

Jaclyn Johnson launched and sold her first business, No Subject, before the age of 28. She was an investor in female-owned startup, Away, before launching her second multi million-dollar company, Create & Cultivate. In 2018, she published her book WorkParty, filled with advice for female entrepreneurs looking to ‘Create & Cultivate’ thriving companies and careers. She recently launched MAIE Wines, the first single-serve wine bottle, as well as her venture fund, New Money Ventures.

In this episode, we discuss:

The job she found on Craig’s List, which changed her life forever
Her experience breaking up with her business partner & advice for women going through the same difficulty
The reason she thought she’d never be an entrepreneur & how being laid-off from her job represented a positive turning point, in retrospect
The power of embodying a multi-hyphenate
The keys to raising money for your business
What she looks for when investing in female founders through her venture capital fund, New Money Ventures
What you need to know about investing & how to know which type of capital is best for you
Why your network is your net worth & how to maximize your connections
Why you should “be in the business of over-delivering” and why ‘balance’ is actually a process of figuring out your personal bandwidth
Her success as a best-selling author and podcast host
Why pivoting in your 20s is actually the key to finding your mission