Episode 487: Burnout, Boundaries, and The Risk Worth Taking w/ Teri Ijeoma
About this episode
Teri Ijeoma discusses her journey from a toxic career to becoming a successful entrepreneur and author, sharing insights on burnout and personal priorities.
What if the biggest risk you take is the one that changes everything? In this episode, I chat with Teri Ijeoma, trader, entrepreneur, author, and founder of Trade and Travel, an investment education company that has taught over 40,000 students how to actively invest. Teri left a toxic career as an assistant principal, taught herself to trade stocks while traveling the world, and built one of the top investing courses. Now she's back with her debut book, The Risk Worth Taking, and she's sharing the full picture of what the journey has actually looked like. Teri opens up about everything that's happened since we last spoke from growing her company to a team of 40 and navigating the burnout that came with it, to making the difficult decision to step back, downsize, and move from Puerto Rico back to the U.S. in search of a deeper community. She shares how a health scare became a turning point, why she chose to prioritize herself over expectations and obligations, and what it meant to finally bring a new dream to life by finishing her first book. It's an honest conversation about success, reinvention, and creating a life that aligns with what matters most. In this episode, Teri Ijeoma…
People in this episode
Host: Jamila Souffrant
Guest: Teri Ijeoma
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Trade and Travel
Books & works: The Risk Worth Taking
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