Building Wealth to Fund Your Next Chapter—with Barbara Spitzer- EP271
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What do you want to do after you stop working full time? You may feel like you have more to give and want to continue to contribute to the world by starting a business, serving on a board or launching a nonprofit. You may also want to travel, pursue a hobby or learn something new. And once you’ve got a plan, it’s time to start building wealth to fund your next chapter. Barbara Spitzer just wrapped a successful 35-year career in consulting and is now building a robust portfolio career helping radically impactful organizations execute strategy and grow. To that end, Barbara is a philanthropist, private and nonprofit Board Chair, guest lecturer at Columbia University, and CEO of her own business, Two Rivers Partners. On this episode of Wickedly Smart Women, Barbara joins Anjel to discuss what inspired her to become an entrepreneur as part of her own next chapter and describe some of the challenges she faces in the transition. Barbara explains what it means to build a portfolio career and shares the benefits of serving on a corporate, private, advisory or nonprofit board. Listen in for advice on filling your own cup before you give to others and learn to leverage Barbara’s intentional, P&L approach to funding your next chapter! What You Will Learn  Barbara’s experience of ‘starting a new chapter’ after a 35-year corporate career Barbara’s advice on building wealth to fund what you want to do in the next chapter of your life What inspired Barbara to become an entrepreneur after a long consulting career What it means to build a multidimensional portfolio career vs. working full-time for one employer The biggest challenges Barbara faces in balancing the portfolio and being an entrepreneur Barbara’s top 4 tips for transitioning from a corporate career to entrepreneurship Barbara’s intentional, P&L approach to filling her own cup before she gives to others How Barbara serves CEOs of large nonprofits and small startups through Two Rivers Partners The benefits of serving on a board and how board service is compensated What differentiates service on a corporate, private, advisory or nonprofit board Connect with Barbara Spitzer Two Rivers Partners Resources Outlive: The Science and Art of Longevity by Peter Attia, MD The Blue Zones Secrets for Living Longer by Dan Buettner Portfolio Life by David Corbett Wickedly Smart Women: Trusting Intuition, Taking Action, Transforming Worlds by Anjel B. Hartwel Connect with Anjel B. Hartwell  Wickedly Smart Women Wickedly Smart Women on X Wickedly Smart Women on Instagram Wickedly Smart Women Facebook Community Wickedly Smart Women Store on TeePublic The Wealthy Life Mentor The Wealthy Life Mentor on Facebook Listener Line (540) 402-0043 Ext. 4343  Email [email protected]
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