Why Making More Money Won't Make You Wealthy with Jaclyn Johnson

You've been optimizing for the wrong number. Revenue, salary, brand deals, sponsorships — none of that is the same as wealth. And the difference between people who make a lot of money and people who build generational wealth often comes down to one word: ownership. In this solo episode, Jaclyn breaks down four stories that were in the news this week and what they can teach every woman about where the real money actually gets made.

In this episode, we cover:

• Why Purely Elizabeth's $850M exit is actually a story about ownership and what every founder should learn from it
• Why a famous person on your cap table is not automatically a strategic investor
• What Kevin Durant turning $250K into $60M can teach you about the difference between earning and owning
• Why creators who only take brand deals are leaving the biggest opportunity on the table
• What a venture fund is and how it works differently than a company raising money
• Why dilution without value creation is just giving away ownership

Tune in to hear Jaclyn break down the ownership economy in a way that will completely change how you think about building wealth — on her terms, on her timeline, and without ever holding back.

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