Nicole Lapin
👤 SpeakerAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
This is wild times.
You were an entrepreneur before you were an entrepreneur.
Like I think too at CNN, I was able to create series and things within the organization, but it's a totally different animal to be an entrepreneur versus intrapreneur.
I agree, but what's really cool when we were last catching up
is that even though you were blindsided, you had an amazing financial advisor.
So you had no severance.
But you had like a few months of heads up.
I mean, you're the opposite of lifestyle creep.
Beyond empowering.
And how much runway did she show you you had?
Like in your mind, did you think, I have a year, I have two years, I have five years?
Yeah, I could do it.
I mean, I remember when I got let go, I had like $4 at a Pikachu doll.
I did not very much.
Yeah.
At CNN, I made $80,000.
Which was so much money for me.
No, I was in credit card debt.
It was.
Well, yeah, I thought this was many X what I was making in Palm Springs.