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Why Financial Independence Is About Power—Not Just Money with Eleanor Beaton
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- Everyone's Talkin' Money
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- Mar 27, 2026
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- 2374
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Summary
You can be doing well on paper and still feel like you’re one level below where you should be. You’re earning good money. You’re responsible. You’re working hard. But there’s this quiet question in the background: What’s the next move? In this conversation, Shari Rash sits down with leadership coach and entrepreneur Eleanor Beaton to talk about the real drivers behind financial growth for women—power, flexibility, and financial agency. Eleanor Beaton is the founder of Safi Media, a coaching and education company dedicated to doubling the number of women founders who sustainably scale to $1M+ by 2030, and the host of the Woman Owned podcast, now ranked in the top 0.5% of all podcasts globally, providing insights and strategies to empower women entrepreneurs. Since 2016, Eleanor has provided training to over 25,000 women entrepreneurs worldwide. A former chair of the Visiting Women’s Executive Exchange Program at the Yale School of Management, Eleanor has won national awards for her achievements in entrepreneurship, leadership development and business journalism. They explore why so many women unintentionally limit their earning potential in exchange for flexibility, how early money experiences shape our decisions as adults, and why financial independence is about more than income. It’s about having options. Eleanor shares the lessons she learned scaling her own business, including the importance of paying attention to your numbers, creating simple money habits, and focusing on the tasks that actually move your financial life forward. You’ll also hear a powerful discussion about the gender wage gap, the role flexibility plays in earnings, and why second-guessing your goals is often a normal part of growth—not a sign to stop. This episode will help you rethink how you spe…