From Single Mom to 2 Billion how Class and Courage Win - Dr. Ann Kaplan Mulholland
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Welcome to The Proven Podcast, where we don't care what you think, only what you can prove. On this episode, we talk to a queen. Anne walks us through what it took to go from being a single mom to building an empire that's worth over $2 billion. She was told that she wouldn't amount to anything and she could never do it on her own. She didn't take that as a war cry. She took that as a challenge. One that she met with class, integrity, and a level of authenticity we rarely see.
How did Ann Kaplan Mulholland go from single mom to building a $2B finance business?
The episode starts now. Hi, everybody. Welcome back. I'm crazy excited to have you on the show, Ian. Thank you so much for being on the show. Thank you. So it's rare that we run into people who balance not only work and life, but also energy and success. And you're one of the people that when you came across this, I was like, I absolutely want you on the show to share some of this. But there may be four or five people on the planet who don't know who you are. So let's talk about who you are and get the audience up to date.
Well, I mean, how do you say who you are? If I describe myself, I'd say I'm a mom because really most of my life I've raised six, eight, ten children literally. And it's been that's who I am as a mom. But there is no reason to be a business person as well. So I was a single mom to start out with and I formed a company. that was in financing. So small ticket loans, unsecured loans, built that up to $2 billion and sold the company. In the meantime, I invested in real estate. Now I had to balance that with kids. So I still say I'm a mom, but there was off to me from building that and then investing in real estate portfolio. And then I continue to do that. On the other hand, I have more of a brain that is more mathematical, but also a creative brain, which I think when we analyze ourselves, we shouldn't be ashamed to say, look, I'm smart.
And I mean, as human beings, we don't want to say I'm intelligent, but I am. And so I don't think we should be ashamed to say our attributes. And the same time I went to school and got an MBA and a master's of science and a doctorate in writing algorithms and a corporate governance designation. And I also did an interior design degree. So there was a balance there. But I also ended up speaking at different platforms and speak with the National Speakers Bureau and do motivational talks and And in that, I was asked if I wanted to do my own TV show. So I ended up hosting three television shows. And then, oddly, picked up by the Real Housewives and became one of the Real Housewives of Toronto. And I ended up starring in a TV show that's going into its third season.
And aired in seven countries. So there's a balance of, how do you describe yourself? I'd say if, at the end of the day, if I was a good mother, I would be proud. And a good daughter and a good friend, I would be proud. So I'm a mom, but there's, as in to all of us, there's so many more aspects of who we are.
I think it's really interesting as I see successful entrepreneurs. There's a difference between those who describe their success by their finances and those that describe their success by who they are in life. And I spent about eight years in a hospice watching people die. And then people that were the happiest, they always started with, well, I'm a mom or I'm a husband or I'm a wife or I'm a sister or I'm a friend. They always start with that. Oh, I happen to have made all this money. But what really matters at the end of the day is success. who you are and what fills your heart. And I think, you know, before we started recording, we were talking about balance and how important that is. And I think the way you describe yourself hits that on a high level.
But I don't think people really understand because they look at someone like you that's had all of this success and they don't know the other side of it. And regrettably, you know, there are people online who are... and they don't see the other side. So for me, when you talk about that.
That's interesting because people look at me when I meet them and I realize that they don't see me, they see a wallet.
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Chapters
6 chapters
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What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–0:30
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How did Ann Kaplan Mulholland go from single mom to building a $2B finance business?
0:30–4:30
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Why does Ann say reinvention is a leadership skill and when did she reinvent her career?
4:30–9:57
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How does Ann own her narrative and protect personal identity under public scrutiny?
9:57–16:33
5
What tactics does Ann use to balance visibility, brand and credibility in the public eye?
16:33–43:23
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How did Ann build high-performing teams and what hiring systems does she recommend?
43:23–1:13:00
Speakers
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