In this episode of She Owns It, host Anissa Cavallo sits down social media creator educator Emma Mazur. Emma opens up about her evolving relationship with money, starting from her upbringing in New Zealand where financial literacy wasn't taught at home or school, to climbing the corporate ranks in IT sales at tech giant Cisco, and eventually stepping out on her own as an entrepreneur. Emma candidly explores the complex reality of female financial independence during motherhood. She shares how taking time away from corporate work to manage unpaid labor at home wasn't a loss of independence, but a strategic team effort with her husband that ultimately allowed them to clear their home mortgage by age 35. Rather than waiting for dedicated full-time blocks, Emma built her entrepreneurial foundations in the "in-between moments"—during baby nap times, school hours, and late evenings.
Emma pulls back the curtain on how she pivoted her gifting expertise into a thriving personal brand, After Hours Gifting, growing her audience to nearly 200,000 followers. She breaks down the psychology of viral, value-first content, the formula for simple 60-second video storytelling, and how she monetises her online presence through high-value brand partnerships.
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