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What Happens When Your Business Fails - And How to Start Over at 40 With a Social Media Agency
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What really happens when your business fails? And how do you start again at the age of 40?
In this episode of The Remote CEO Life Podcast, I’m chatting to social media agency owner and podcast host Jen Kinal.
After running a successful event planning business for over a decade, Jen lost everything during the pandemic and was forced to start over - at 40.
She shares the raw truth behind burnout, rebuilding her confidence, and starting a brand new business that finally gave her the freedom she wanted.
You’ll hear:
- What it really feels like when your business fails
- How Jen went from events to launching her own social media agency
- The steps she took to recover from burnout and rebuild her confidence
- Why undercharging can keep you stuck (and how to fix it)
- The systems and mindset shifts she put in place to avoid burnout for good
- How to create recurring revenue in a service-based business
- What freedom looks like when you design your business your way
If you're starting over, feeling stuck in your current business, or ready to build a more sustainable path to freedom - this one’s for you.
Listen now to hear how Jen made her pivot work.
Connect with Jen:
Website: jenkinal.com
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About The Remote CEO Podcast:
This podcast is for freedom-seeking online entrepreneurs, offering practical, actionable advice to help you step up into your new role as CEO by building an online business that works for you - not one you work for.
Hosted by Sophie Biggerstaff, an online business mentor, e-commerce founder, mental health advocate, and full-time digital nomad. 🙋♀️
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...Chapters
1. Intro: The Fear of Pivoting (00:00:00)
2. Meet Jen Kinnell (00:01:59)
3. The Many Pivots in Jen’s Career (00:02:57)
4. COVID Shutdown: Losing Her Business Overnight (00:03:57)
5. Rediscovering Her Skills Through Coaching (00:06:04)
6. Undercharging & Burnout (00:08:14)
7. Reclaiming Confidence & Raising Prices (00:10:29)
8. Choosing Between Events and the Agency (00:12:26)
9. Designing a Business Around Freedom (00:14:39)
10. Burnout and Letting Go of “The Bold Founders” (00:16:42)
11. Recovery, Boundaries & Self-Preservation (00:20:58)
12. Systems That Support Sustainability (00:23:41)
13. Shifting the Perfectionist Mindset (00:26:47)
14. Recognizing Burnout Before It Hits (00:29:24)
15. Trusting That It Will All Work Out (00:30:41)
16. Creating a Business That Truly Gives You Freedom (00:35:06)
17. Advice for Anyone Facing a Pivot (00:40:29)
18. Where to Find Jen (00:44:07)
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