301. From 40 Guitar Students to Two Thriving Businesses: How Rachel Lipson Built Multiple Income Streams Without Burning Out

Sarah sits down with Rachel, a spirited creative and entrepreneur, to talk about how she followed two passions and turned them into thriving businesses: a music school and a travel company. Rachel shares the real behind-the-scenes of transitioning from preschool teacher to founder of Blue Balloon School and Brooklyn Family Travelers.

 

What You'll Learn

• Why burnout actually led to business clarity

• Rachel's struggles with delegation—and how she's learning to let go

• Lessons from crossing industries (guitar to global travel?! Yes, really.)

• How to manage multiple businesses and still live the dream (with boundaries!)
  

 

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Connect with Rachel Lipson

• Blue Balloon School → www.blueballoonschool.com 

• Brooklyn Family Travelers → https://www.brooklynfamilytravelers.com/ 

• IG → https://www.instagram.com/blueballoonschool/ 

• Free family travel tips → https://www.instagram.com/bkfamilytravelers/ 

 

About Rachel Lipson

An entrepreneur, songwriter, educator, points and miles expert, and avid family traveler, Rachel is the founder and CEO of two companies: Blue Balloon Songwriting for Small People (a songwriting school for kids) and Brooklyn Family Travelers, a platform dedicated to helping families travel meaningfully and affordably (mostly on credit card points!) with kids in tow. 

Rachel has been featured dozens of times in various publications, including the New York Times, New York magazine, The New York Post, Time Out, Forbes, Bloomberg, Condé Nast, Inc., Success, and more. She has appeared on many podcasts and panels and has built multiple successful businesses in the fields of music, entrepreneurship, travel, and education. 

Rachel lives in Park Slope, Brooklyn, with her husband, two kids, and a pup, and while she loves traveling the world, there is no place like home.

 

Free gift from Sarah

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Ready to shift from chasing to receiving in your business? Book your call with Sarah today and discover how The Abundance Academy can help you scale with soul, strategy, and sanity.

 

Work with Sarah

Apply for The Abundance Academy group coaching program https://sarahwalton.com/abundance-academy/

 

Connect with Sarah

• Website: https://sarahwalton.com/

• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thesarahwalton/

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