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You don\\u2019t have to choose between making a living and making a difference, and my guest today is living proof.

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Jess Ekstrom is the founder and CEO of Headbands of Hope, a company she started as a junior in college in 2012. For every headband sold, a headband is given to a child with cancer. The company has been featured on the TODAY Show, Vanity Fair, Seventeen, Good Morning America and more--But more importantly, they\'ve donated over 350,000 headbands sick children.

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Jess is also a professional speaker and the founder of Mic Drop Workshop, an online course with the mission of empowering more women to share their message as a speaker (which we talk more about)

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This was SUCH a fun conversation all about the inevitable ups and downs of entrepreneurship, the power of optimism to make the world around you a better place, and her new book Chasing The Bright Side which is available NOW!

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In this episode we talk about:

• What inspired Jess to start her company Headbands of Hope while she was in college
• A big hiccup she had in the early stages of her business and how she overcame it
• Why maintaining a spirit of optimism is an asset in business (and in life)

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Connect with Jess:

www.instagram.com/jess_ekstrom

www.facebook.com/jessekstrom

www.twitter.com/jess_ekstrom

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MicDropWorkshop.com

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Get your copy of Chasing The Bright Side HERE!

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Let\\u2019s connect!

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