She Turned Her Hardest Years Into a Memoir

She Turned Her Hardest Years Into a Memoir

June 3, 2026 · 47 min · Episode 116

About this episode

Jessica Danel shares her journey of building a preschool business and the lessons learned during challenging times that inspired her memoir.

Jessica Danel built a thriving preschool business, scaling from a home daycare to a 140-student facility. But when the 2008 recession hit at the same time her newborn faced serious medical challenges, she was forced to make difficult decisions that changed her life and business. In this episode, Jessica shares the lessons she learned from growing, selling, and rebuilding—and how those experiences inspired her memoir, Bucket List from a Redneck Girl. We discuss her writing process, self-editin...

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