Teri Ijeoma, founder of Trade and Travel and New York Times bestselling author of The Risk Worth Taking, shares how she left a stressful career in education to build a $60 million investing education company. She talks candidly about leadership, risk, and why courage has to come before you have a plan.

• Ijeoma's turning point as an assistant principal — grieving a friend's death while feeling unable to take a break — and how she used trading stocks as a side hustle to eventually quit her job and build Trade and Travel
• Her "4 Cs" framework from The Risk Worth Taking (courage, clarity, caution, confidence) for taking smart risks in both investing and leadership
• How teaching to different learning styles as an educator shaped her approach to leading a 42-person team without burning them out
• The link between money, mental health, and identity — how tying self-worth to a job title (like "principal") can keep people stuck, and the role of Tony Robbins' six core human needs in her decision to leave
• Who's on her bench now — a publisher and a team of former CEOs — and her honest reflection that leveling up sometimes means outgrowing the people who got you started

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