Setting your kids up for financial success is the goal of every parent. In order to do this, you need a strategy and you have to start early. Tanya Van Court is the founder of Goalsetter, the best platform for helping kids and families save money for things that are important to them. Before launching Goalsetter, Tanya spent years in Corporate America launching products for ESPN, Nickelodeon, and Discovery Education. She’s been recognized by numerous publications and has reached thousands of parents and kids across the country. In this episode, you’ll hear Tanya’s story and gain some insight on how to climb the corporate ladder, how to launch a business and how to educate and impact your child’s life through saving, investing, and teaching them financial literacy from a young age.
Show Highlights:
- Why kids who learn to save when they’re young are six times more likely to go to college and four times more liekly to own stocks as adults.
- The need to stress education to your family members.
- Corporate American as a great training facility for inspiring entrepreneurs.
- The connections you make in Corporate America lead to connections in your personal business and the importance of “Hallway Reputations.”
- Networking at work events, interacting with executives and leaders.
- Finding the right mentor who can help boost your career.
- Taking less pay for potential future gain and diversifying your investments for long-term gains.
- Selling your personal brand: If you build it they will come.
Key Takeaway: Seek out mentors, build your personal brand, and network with the people in your company that matter.
Find Tanya Van Court Around the Web:
- Website: www.goalsetter.co
- Facebook: Goalsetterco
- Instagram: @goalsetterco
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