She gave up her dream career to raise three kids.

Worked 24/7 for 10 years.

Without a single day off.

This week, I'm doing something different.

I'm sitting down with the woman who shaped everything I believe about money - my mom, Petra.

And honestly? We both cried through the prep.

In our latest BOLD episode, we talk about:

💰 The "salary" negotiation - How she told my dad: "I need my own money, I'm not asking permission"

⏰ 10 years without a vacation - Her first solo trip after a decade of non-stop motherhood

✨ The transparency pact - How they taught us about money, fairness, and responsibility from age 14

💔 The sacrifice nobody talks about - "Sometimes I thought: pack your bags and just leave"

🚨 Her biggest regret - "I wish someone had taught me about investing. Now I feel it's too late"

Here's what hit me hardest:

"Without money, you can't say no. You need that security to have choices."

My mom gave up financial independence to be there for us.

She negotiated her own "household salary" because asking for money felt wrong.

She worked harder than any corporate job I've ever seen.

And she's proud of her choices - but also vulnerable about what she gave up.

This conversation is about:

• The invisible labor of motherhood
• Why women still don't talk about money
• How to raise financially confident daughters
• The pension gap nobody prepares you for
• Breaking cycles and starting new ones

Grab tissues. Seriously.

This one's for every woman who's made sacrifices nobody counted.

And every daughter who wants to understand what her mother carried.

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They drained their entire investment accounts.

Built a business from scratch.

And they're doing it together.

Meet Tanja and Dina → two ex-corporate friends who bet everything on themselves and opened RED, Zurich's red light therapy + mindfulness studio.

In our latest BOLD episode, we talk money, mistakes, and momentum:

💰 Tanja's money secret? Her dad sat her down at the age of 14 and made her calculate the cost of her lifestyle

💸 Dina's late 20s wake-up call → "I got really angry at myself for being so ignorant about money"

📊 How they run their business → Excel sheets, monthly bookkeeping, zero excuses

🚀 Pulling every franc from their portfolios to bootstrap their dream

✨ The 10 francs a week trick → start small, stay consistent, embody your future self

Here's the vibe:

These two are proof that you can start over at any age.

Dina spent her 20s buying €400 shoes instead of investing. Now she's all in on dollar cost averaging.

Tanja automated her savings from day one. Now she's the CFO keeping their dream alive.

Different paths. Same mission.

Where there's a will, there's a way.

This conversation is about:

→ Forgiving yourself for past money mistakes

→ Starting with what you have (even if it's tiny)

→ Building your freedom number

→ Making your future self proud

Perfect listen for anyone who's ever thought "I wish I'd started earlier."

Spoiler: It's not too late.

Learn more about Tanja & Dina:

Tanja: https://www.instagram.com/girlconsultant_/

Dina: https://www.instagram.com/dinaholzapfel/

red. House of Collagen: https://redhouseofcollagen.com/

Inès Gafsi quit every corporate job she had.

Then built three companies empowering 20,000+ women across Asia Pacific.

From Tunisia to France to London to Hong Kong → she's lived the international life most people only dream about.

And now she's sharing exactly how she did it.

In this episode, Inès gets raw about:

→ Why she kept quitting jobs (hint: stubborn belief she could do better and innovate more)

→ The moment she realized marketing luxury brands wasn't her passion

→ How two young women with zero business background built FEW (Female Entrepreneurs Worldwide) from one event to 20,000 members

→ Her mom's influence as a solo parent working night shifts to build a better life

→ Strategic fundraising vs. bootstrapping (and why she'd do it again)

→ Network building secrets that got her access to top doctors, investors, and experts worldwide

→ The messy truth about combining motherhood with entrepreneurship

→ Why girls aged 14-16 in lower socioeconomic areas need visible role models (Inspiring Girls)

→ The conversation no one's having: women going through IVF alone at work, pretending everything's fine

The quote that hit different:

"If we don't reach for the stars, we'll never really know what happened. We need to dream big from the get-go."

This episode is for you if:

✅ You feel stuck in corporate and wonder if there's more

✅ You're building something but doubt yourself constantly

✅ You want to understand strategic network building (not transactional BS)

✅ You're curious about raising funds vs. bootstrapping

✅ You're balancing ambition with motherhood (or thinking about it)

✅ You believe women deserve better access, exposure, and role models

Key takeaway:

Stop waiting for the "right time" to build what you want.

Inès didn't have the background, the connections, or the business degree.

She had passion, persistence, and a stubborn belief she could create the room she wanted to be in.

And she did.

Listen now to hear how she turned uncertainty into Asia's largest female founder network.