Around The Ladder: Burning Boats and Building Brands With Jessica Campos

In this inspiring episode of Around the Ladder, host Erika Steinberg chats with entrepreneur and wellness marketing expert Jessica Campos, whose unconventional career journey proves that success isn’t always a straight climb. From growing up in Puerto Rico and becoming a lawyer, to launching a wellness-focused marketing agency and creating community-driven impact in Austin, Jessica shares how resilience, reinvention, and authenticity helped shape her professional path.

 

🔑 Key Topics Covered:

• Why Jessica first pursued law and how her early life shaped that choice
• The “boat burning” moment that pushed her into marketing
• Navigating transitions, identity, and motherhood
• Creating her agency Marketing for Greatness and later launching Impact Line Digital
• What it really takes to build community-based marketing
• Mentorship, client success stories, and evolving through entrepreneurship
• Lessons from burnout, bootstrapping, and finding clarity

💬 Memorable Quote:

“You don’t need a lot of things. You just need one thing the market needs—and if you can fulfill that demand, you don’t have to be flashy.”

🤝 Connect With Jessica Campos:

• Website: https://impactlinedigital.com/ 
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/marketingforgreatness 
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessicamcampos/ 
• Book Mentioned: Boat Burning for Beginners – featuring Jessica’s chapter https://www.amazon.ca/Boat-Burning-Beginners-Successful-Self-Employment/dp/B0F84883X2 

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