In Episode 52 of The Power Lunch Podcast, Jolene White returns for a conversation about raising independent kids, building healthy habits, and remembering to appreciate the life happening around us.
Jolene shares lessons from raising three children, from encouraging activities and first jobs to teaching responsibility, communication, and saving. She also opens up about how losing her mother changed the way she looks at life and why she tries to savor the moments that matter.
It’s a conversation about letting kids learn, continuing to learn ourselves, and remembering that life doesn’t have to be perfect to be appreciated.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
- Give kids opportunities to develop independence through activities, work, and responsibilities of their own.
- Encourage commitment without expecting perfection.
- Learning to communicate and advocate for yourself is an important part of growing up.
- Simple financial habits, such as automatically saving part of every paycheck, can start young and last a lifetime.
- You can always begin where you are and move forward from there.
- Life moves quickly. Make room to notice and savor it along the way.
FAVORITE QUOTES:
- “Life is short. Make sure you take and savor every moment.”
- “You can always start wherever you’re at and move forward from there.”
- “I try to look at life as a blessing.”
MORE ABOUT JOLENE WHITE:
Jolene White is a wife, mom, and Office Manager at Business and Family Advisors, where she works alongside her husband in their growing family business.
Originally from a small town in Wisconsin, Jolene graduated from the University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire with a degree in Sociology and a minor in Leadership and Communication. She spent more than 23 years in corporate America as a sales support specialist for a Fortune 500 company before making a major career change in 2022.
She left corporate America to join the family business, bringing her years of professional experience into a new role while discovering what it means to work alongside your spouse, balance business and family, and build something together.
Now the business is entering another chapter as their son, Soren, joins the team after graduating from UW–Eau Claire with a degree in Finance and a minor in Entrepreneurship.
For Jolene, this next season is truly a family affair, built on different strengths, shared goals, and a willingness to keep learning from one another.
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