Breaking Beyond Artificial Career Ceilings with Heather Udo, Founder & CEO of Shoppable®

I’m thrilled to have the brilliant and incredible Heather Udo on today’s episode of Getting Rich Together. Heather is not just an outstanding entrepreneur who’s been leading her business, Shoppable, for nearly 15 years; she also holds a U.S. patent and dedicates her time to coaching first-time founders. 

 

In this conversation, we journey through Heather’s life, starting from her formative years growing up in La Crosse, Wisconsin, as 1 of 8 children in her family, to her early entrepreneurial endeavors, and finally to her successful career in tech. Heather shares fascinating stories from her childhood, the influence of her parents on her financial mindset, and her early adventures with eBay arbitrage at only 12 years old. 

 

We also dive into her early experiences during university and starting out in the workforce, her strategic decisions in the early days of her career, and the financial moves that laid the foundation for starting her own business. Especially notable is how Heather always found a way around the frustrations of hitting artificial ceilings throughout her career and opened other paths to success despite the hurdles. 

 

Heather’s insights on managing personal and business finances, navigating entrepreneurial challenges, and balancing family life make this episode a goldmine of wisdom for aspiring entrepreneurs. 

Key Topics:

1. The money stories Heather grew up with in her family
2. What it was like growing up in a family of 8 kids
3. Heather’s initiation into entrepreneurship with eBay arbitrage at 12 years old
4. The first moments of freedom in her teenage years with her first jobs
5. Navigating early career ceilings and arbitrary experience requirements
6. Taking a risk to work with the founder of Military.com to help him launch another business
7. Gaining the financial confidence to branch out on her own
8. Heather’s early investing and saving strategies
9. Preparing financially to make Shoppable® happen
10. Learning the right and wrong ways to pay yourself as an entrepreneur
11. Navigating money conversations at home and with kids
12.  Learning you need to be financially successful on your own in order to make a broader impact on others

 

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Connect with Heather online: 

 

Website: https://www.heatherudo.com/

Shoppable: https://about.shoppable.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/heatherudo/

Instagram: @heather__udo

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