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Mel Browne

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
411 total appearances

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Australian Finance Podcast
3 ways to save $10k ASAP, side hustles & taking back control feat. Mel Browne

And personally, at age 33, I gave my divorce settlement to charity and had to come back from less than nothing at that point to a point where in my 40s today, I have the choice to work or not, which is really cool.

Australian Finance Podcast
3 ways to save $10k ASAP, side hustles & taking back control feat. Mel Browne

But just before the COVID hit, I sold my business to an ASX listed firm for seven figures, which I'm incredibly proud of.

Australian Finance Podcast
3 ways to save $10k ASAP, side hustles & taking back control feat. Mel Browne

And because I can never not do something, I started to create an online course.

Australian Finance Podcast
3 ways to save $10k ASAP, side hustles & taking back control feat. Mel Browne

It was my third go at it.

Australian Finance Podcast
3 ways to save $10k ASAP, side hustles & taking back control feat. Mel Browne

And I realised that I'm really good at creating stuff and terrible at selling.

Australian Finance Podcast
3 ways to save $10k ASAP, side hustles & taking back control feat. Mel Browne

and marketing.

Australian Finance Podcast
3 ways to save $10k ASAP, side hustles & taking back control feat. Mel Browne

So I decided to really go in and see if I could make a goal of this online course world.

Australian Finance Podcast
3 ways to save $10k ASAP, side hustles & taking back control feat. Mel Browne

And I've worked out since.

Australian Finance Podcast
3 ways to save $10k ASAP, side hustles & taking back control feat. Mel Browne

I love it.

Australian Finance Podcast
3 ways to save $10k ASAP, side hustles & taking back control feat. Mel Browne

I'm super introverted.

Australian Finance Podcast
3 ways to save $10k ASAP, side hustles & taking back control feat. Mel Browne

So one-on-ones for me, which is how I've made money all my life, is really...

Australian Finance Podcast
3 ways to save $10k ASAP, side hustles & taking back control feat. Mel Browne

It's so energy zapping.

Australian Finance Podcast
3 ways to save $10k ASAP, side hustles & taking back control feat. Mel Browne

Whereas in the online course world, we can create incredible community where they really feel like they have a piece of me, but I don't have to do one-on-one.

Australian Finance Podcast
3 ways to save $10k ASAP, side hustles & taking back control feat. Mel Browne

So I now am all about financial education, particularly for women, so that instead of me doing it for you, I teach you how to do it yourself.

Australian Finance Podcast
3 ways to save $10k ASAP, side hustles & taking back control feat. Mel Browne

Yeah.

Australian Finance Podcast
3 ways to save $10k ASAP, side hustles & taking back control feat. Mel Browne

Interesting because I think when you find something that you love, you know, less than 5% of women will start a seven-figure business and I've now started three.

Australian Finance Podcast
3 ways to save $10k ASAP, side hustles & taking back control feat. Mel Browne

So accounting, preschool and this.

Australian Finance Podcast
3 ways to save $10k ASAP, side hustles & taking back control feat. Mel Browne

And it gets faster and faster each time because, A, you know the mistakes you don't want to make this time, but also you know what to prioritise.

Australian Finance Podcast
3 ways to save $10k ASAP, side hustles & taking back control feat. Mel Browne

So I'm super proud of that feat as well and the impact that means I can have.

Australian Finance Podcast
3 ways to save $10k ASAP, side hustles & taking back control feat. Mel Browne

Yeah, absolutely.