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Laid Off to Landing Contracts: How Uchechi Kalu Crushed Her 2026 Goals

How do you even start a business in 2025!? I sat down with my client (and friend) Uchechi Kalu, CFP®, 2024 Olympic Poet to talk about what it really looks like to go from being laid off… to working with over 700 clients, landing contracts with 5 major literary arts organizations, and already hitting 50% of her 2026 revenue goal. 00:00 - Intro 00:31 - From Layoff to Launching a Business 01:48 - Poet Turned Financial Coach 02:47 - Real Talk Warning + Starting Over 04:46 - Choosing a Business Coach 05:42 - Layoff After Dream Job 07:53 - Humility, Vision, and Asking for Help 13:27 - Starting a Business in 2025 14:26 - Getting First Clients Through Community 19:38 - Finding a Niche in the Arts 22:43 - Testing Offers and Pivoting 27:55 - Letting Go of Misaligned Ideas 30:05 - Listening to Clients and Adapting 34:41 - Advice for Aspiring Business Owners 38:39 - Business Requires Resilience 40:29 - Collaboration Over Doing It Alone 42:16 - Fixing Systems as You Grow 46:05 - Real Results: Ahead of Financial Goals 48:47 - Getting in New Rooms and Industries 50:17 - Power of Community and Office Hours 54:26 - Who Should Work With Elaine 58:01 - Helping Driven People Find Focus 1:00:22 - Uchechi’s Money Framework Preview 1:03:18 - Final Words Resources Uchechi’s website https://greenlightfp.com Instagram   / dearuchechi   Linkedin   / uchechi-kalu   Where We Can Connect Business and Career Review Call https://elainelou.com/call Client Reviews https://elainelou.com/reviews Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/4CYUjrx... Instagram   / elainelou_   LinkedIn   / elaineloucartas   Podcasts for Women of Color https://elainelou.com/podcast/ Podcast Produced by Vaudeo Productions https://vaudeoproductions.com