Emma Grede

New Episode drops tomorrow — April 7th at 6AM PST 👇

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Emma Grede

This week on Aspire, I sat down with Cardi B to talk about that shift and what it looks like in practice. What I found most interesting wasn’t just her scale, but her clarity.

She’s built a global career, but is now thinking very deliberately about ownership, equity, and what she’s building long term.

Our conversation focused on a few key ideas:
• Why making money and building something are fundamentally different
• How early business mistakes can become your best education
• The transition from short-term wins to long term ownership
• Building while navigating visibility, pressure, and family life

One point in particular stood out was you can’t build something meaningful if you don’t understand where your value sits.

Once you do, your decisions and your standards change. This was a thoughtful and very direct conversation about growth, ownership, and learning in real time.

If you’re building something of your own, or thinking about what you actually want to own, it’s worth a listen.

Watch the full episode now 👇

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1BV1I...

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You’re not ready for tomorrow!

Building something real requires more than just attention it takes ownership. Our next guest has built her career on being unapologetically herself and turned that into real power.

Tomorrow on Aspire we go deeper from money and business to motherhood, pressure, and legacy. This is an honest look at what it actually takes to build something that lasts while the world is watching your every move.

youtube.com/shorts/273QkWVb0P...

2 weeks ago | [YT] | 2,545

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Allie K. Miller gets a morning briefing from AI. Every single day.

Her calendar. Her priorities. What she needs to know. Automated.

Here's how she does it:
✅ One master AI tool (she picks Claude or ChatGPT)
✅ Connected to Gmail, Google Calendar, Notion
✅ One document with her 2026 goals (updates it quarterly)
✅ Full visibility into her life and business

The school email hack alone is worth watching this clip for. She bundles the entire week of school emails and asks AI: "Tell me what I need to know."

No more scrolling through 47 permission slips on a Sunday.

Most people think they need to use every AI tool. Allie says pick ONE and connect everything to it. Let it build context. Stop exhausting yourself reminding it who you are.

Here's my question: Are you using AI yet?
💡 if you're already using it daily
🤔 if you've tried it but not consistently
❌ if you haven't started

https://youtu.be/Ur7iFUk7OPA

Watch Allie break down her exact system 👆

#AllieKMiller #AI #Productivity #MorningBriefing #AITools #Aspire

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2 weeks ago | [YT] | 332

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I asked Diarra a question in this conversation that I think every founder needs to sit with:

"Were you ready?"

It's 2020. She's had 150 no's. Then suddenly the phone's ringing. VC's are calling.

"Here's $1 million. Take it right now or you're going to lose it."
What do you do?

Diarra took it. And her answer when I asked if she was ready? "As ready as I could possibly be."

No friends and family round. No board. No mentorship. Just YouTube, hustle, and belief.

So here's what I want to know from you: If that call came tomorrow, a million-dollar check, take it or lose it...what are you doing?

💰 if you're taking the money
⏸️ if you need more time

Be honest with yourself. Watch the full conversation 👇🏽

#DiarraNDiaye #AmiColé #AspireArchives #WomensHistoryMonth

2 weeks ago | [YT] | 25

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From a basement to a billion-dollar brand.

Monique Rodriguez started Mielle Organics with no blueprint, no investors, and no safety net.

Eight years later, she sold to Procter & Gamble in one of the biggest beauty acquisitions of the decade.

But nobody talks about what happened in between:
→ Betting their life savings
→ Maxing out credit cards
→ Nearly losing everything
→ The criticism after she sold
→ Why she stayed CEO

This is the greatest founder story you never heard.

New Aspire episode out now 👇

https://youtu.be/x-eAYOOLW9k&list=PLZRxv_5fKxcb5G0_7csuscXD_3lEMlvGE

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2 weeks ago | [YT] | 412

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Vivian Tu made $625,000 by the time she was 27.

But her relationship with money started way earlier than that.

At 8 years old, she was pretending to be her mom on the phone with insurance companies because English wasn't her parents' native language. At 14, she bought a pair of jeans and her mom lost it. "You don't understand the value of a dollar. Her dad's a lawyer. They're millionaires. We're not."

Vivian made a decision right then: I'm going to be so rich that no one will ever tell me I can't have something again.
And she did it.

In this Career Girls Guide episode, Vivian and I talk about:
✨ Why women don't talk about money the way men do (and why that needs to change)
✨ How she went from JP Morgan to BuzzFeed and multiplied her income
✨ The strategy she used with her "work wife" to both get raises
✨ Why wealth building starts with stability, not investing
✨ Setting actual financial goals (not just "I want to be rich")

Look, I hear my husband on the phone every day swapping tips, trading contacts, talking portfolios. But I so rarely have those conversations with my girlfriends. We've been told there's only room for one of us. That we should feel lucky we got picked.

But what if we all just grabbed a larger slice of the pie?

https://youtu.be/gWfMSU_Zk1g

This conversation is so good. Watch it now 👆

#VivianTu #YourRichBFF #MoneyTalk #FinancialLiteracy #CareerGirlsGuide #Aspire

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"If you had love, support, and calm growing up - no matter how much money - you can do whatever you want. But if you didn't have that baseline, you're starting from an entirely different place."

In our conversation, Rich Kleiman opens up about:
✨ The insecurities that followed him into every powerful room
✨ Supporting his mom financially while keeping her away from his kids
✨ Talking to her after she passed - the first time she didn't interrupt
✨ Breaking the generational cycle for his daughters

"I got you, period. You will figure life out. I got you though, 100%."

That's what he tells his daughters. That's the opposite of what he had.

https://youtu.be/rPdBx5Qg1T4

This episode goes deep. Watch the full conversation now 👆

#RichKleiman #BreakingTheCycle #Parenting #ChildhoodTrauma #Aspire

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3 weeks ago | [YT] | 142

Emma Grede

This episode is for anyone who’s feeling stuck, ready for a change, or unsure how to take the next step in their career. Tomorrow on Aspire, we’re dropping a brand new episode of The Career Girl’s Guide: How to Change Careers Without Starting Over.

If you’re ready to pivot your career intentionally and strategically, this episode is for you. It’s about switching paths strategically, leveraging the skills and experience you already have, and moving forward with confidence and momentum without starting from scratch.

These are honest conversations, practical insights, and actionable strategies you can use immediately! This is the advice we all wish we had earlier shared in a way that helps you make your next move with clarity and purpose.

Watch our latest episode of The Career Girls Guide - yt.openinapp.co/2y2rb

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4 weeks ago | [YT] | 476

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We’re talking MONEY boundaries! 💸

Money boundaries aren’t just about budgeting they’re about setting intentional goals and using money as a tool.
Tori Dunlap, founder of ‪@HerFirst100K‬ , breaks down how to say no without guilt, separate your emotions from spending, and protect your money like it belongs to you.

This episode is packed with practical insights on conversations about money, investing, and savings perfect if you don’t know where to start.

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