Episode Details

What happens when the corporate career you were taught was “safe” no longer feels safe and betting on yourself becomes the more secure choice?

After 25 years in the media industry, Stacey Kauffman left her executive position at a billion-dollar company to build an executive advisory business of her own. Although she had considered entrepreneurship for years, a frightening situation at her daughters’ school became the moment that pushed her to stop waiting and make the leap.

In this episode of Life Changing Money, Stacey shares how she transformed decades of leadership, sales, marketing, and business-growth experience into a successful advisory practice. She explains how she found her first clients, intentionally grew through referrals, and now helps leaders navigate disruption, strengthen operations, refine their business models, and get out of the day-to-day hamster wheel.

Tune in to hear:

• Why Stacey no longer viewed a corporate career as the safest option
• The personal moment that gave her the courage to leave her executive role
• How she turned 25 years of corporate experience into an advisory business
• The first steps she took to find clients and generate referrals
• How leaders can respond to disruption from technology, AI, tariffs, and changing markets
• Why business owners need stronger systems, operations, and decision-making support
• The realities of navigating entrepreneurship as a single mother
• How divorce changed Stacey’s priorities, identity, and relationship with success
• Why leadership can become more isolating as your responsibilities grow
• The importance of safe communities and retreats for women executives and entrepreneurs
• How to evaluate coaches, masterminds, and personal-development investments
• Why learning what not to do can still make an investment worthwhile
• How Stacey is teaching her daughters about business, networking, and investing in themselves
• What it looks like to build a profitable business around your family and desired lifestyle

Connect with Stacey Kauffman:

Website: https://staceykauffman.com/

Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/stackauffman/

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Your host, Barbara Schreihans (pronounced ShREE-hands) is the founder and CEO of Your Tax Coach, and the creator of the Write Off Your Life Course. She is a top tax strategist, business coach, and expert in helping business owners and high-net-worth individuals save millions in taxes while increasing profits.

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