It took Ilana Golan losing her life’s work to realize the one thing that was missing from her career: herself.

On Superwomen, Leap Academy’s Ilana Golan shares how building a robust personal brand helped her overcome bad business partners and fluctuating trends, ultimately leading her to build one of the fastest-growing startups in the country.   Ilana also shares how experience trumps education, why multi-faceted portfolios can shield you from so many problems, and the one trait successful people have in common.

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Episode Guide:  

(00:00) Meet Ilana Golan, Founder & CEO of Leap Academy 

(04:07) The problem with higher education

(07:17) Losing everything and starting from scratch

(12:26) How to build a multi-faceted career

(18:25) The art of “leaping” and building a brand as insurance (24:04) Why coaching works 

(28:24) Putting passion to work

(30:11) The one thing successful people have in common