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.

Follow the show so you don't miss what's next. Go on, reclaim you.

You caught yourself in a bad mirror and thought, who is that? and quietly decided you were falling apart. Here's the truth: you're not. What changes in your skin, your face, and your confidence in midlife isn't failure. It's biology; and once you understand it, the fear loses its grip.

This week Deb sits down with Dr. Natalya Borakowski, a naturopathic doctor who went from a classical piano career to founding a skincare practice in Arizona women drive across the city to see. She explains why your products stopped working, what's actually happening in your brain when you don't recognize your reflection, and the four simple things that matter more than anything in a jar: no shame, no fear-selling, no anti-aging nonsense.

Honest talk about beauty, confidence, and coming home to yourself.

✨ Ready to get honest about your beauty, your money, and who you're becoming? DM the word RECLAIM on Instagram @thedishwithdeb for The Reclaim Score™ FREE

Connect with Deb: Instagram: @thedishwithdeb Shop + free resources: stan.store/thedishwithdeb Email: info@thedishwithdeb.com

This week's guest: Dr. Natalya Borakowski: Instagram: @natalyaborakowski + @unveilyou.life Platform: https://unveilyou.life/

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Between the Laugh Lines: The Place to Reclaim your beauty, money, and who you are.

If you have ever known exactly what you should do with your money, and avoided it anyway, this episode is for you.

Financial anxiety does not care how educated you are. It does not care that you have a degree, a title, or are a mom-preneur. It lives in us all capable, smart women precisely because we know enough to feel ashamed of being stuck.

I bring my CPA training and my own personal debt story to one of the most avoided conversations in the midlife space. Because the women who need this most, are the ones least likely to admit they need it.

In this episode you'll hear:

• What financial anxiety actually is and why mindset work alone won't fix it
• The real reason high-achieving women stay stuck with money longer than anyone else
• Three reframes that build financial confidence without requiring a complete life overhaul

You already know what you should do. This episode is about why you're not doing it and what actually helps move the needle.

Between the Laugh Lines is the podcast for women who are done feeling invisible and ready for honest conversations about what's on their bathroom counter, what's in their bank account and who they're becoming. Hosted by Deb; a CPA who carried personal debt, a beauty obsessive who does the research and testing, and a sandwich generation survivor building something real, all while raising her sons, managing the retired husband and working full time. No hustle culture. No toxic positivity. Just truth, delivered warm and with a laugh sometimes!

Grab The free Reclaim Blueprint™ and other resources: https://stan.store/thedishwithdeb

Connect with me on Instagram: www.instagram.com/thedishwithdeb

Email me your questions: info@thedishwithdeb.com