Women's networking, female entrepreneurship, and what it costs to be the woman everyone leans on. Jenn Fasano, founder of Babes in Business Long Island, joins Deb for an honest conversation about getting fired, building a women's networking community from scratch, and running three businesses without pretending it's effortless.

Jenn was working sixty-hour weeks in corporate, commuting into the city, when she got fired. Her mentor's response became the turning point: you were hanging off that cliff with both feet, and he just pushed you. What she built next launched in November 2019, four months before the world shut down.

In this episode:

• Why the traditional 7 a.m. networking breakfast made her think this is not for me; and what she built instead
• How she kept Babes alive through COVID by going live every single day, kids screaming in the background
• The money lessons no one teaches you: separate LLCs, separate accounts, and hiring a bookkeeper before you think you need one
• Why she only works one-on-one, and what she asks every client before anything else
• The surprisingly short list of people she actually leans on; and why family isn't on it
• Plus my Rapid Reclaim Round: her best unglamorous business investment, the word her daughters use to describe her working, and the one beauty product she won't leave home without

If you're building something of your own and you're tired of hearing that it looked easy for everyone else, this one's for you.

Find Jenn: jennfasano.com

On Instagram: @babesinbusinesslongisland, @jenn_fasano

Find Deb: https://stan.store/thedishwithdeb : if you are ready to gain clarity & confidence with your financial life-Grab the Money Clarity System™

On Instagram: @thedishwithdeb

Between the Laugh Lines is the show where more meaningful conversations happen solo or with guests to dig deeper into how women can get honest about beauty, money, and who they are right now. Real beauty that works on your actual face, money talk with zero shame, and figuring out who you are now; not who you used to be. Hosted by Deb, a CPA who carried real debt and rebuilt.

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