Jessica Rivera joins the REAL Mentors Podcast sharing her raw journey from Brooklyn food stamps to leading a $4 billion organization as a young Latina single mom – and now transforming leaders through her coaching firm, JRCC.

From welfare rejection and imposter syndrome in male-dominated corporate spaces to doubling her income at a Flatbush car lot, Jessica reveals how she broke free from toxic bosses to coach high-performers at Turner Construction, LVMH and Chase. She gets real about self-betrayal, identity work and stopping generational trauma before it hits your kids.

This podcast episode explores:

1. When you first betrayed yourself (and how it’s still sabotaging you)
2. Leading $4B revenue teams as the only woman of color
3. From broke at 30 to homeowner and high-earner as a single mom
4. Why "polished" brands fail. Be bold, not copy and paste.
5. Ending generational trauma: Stop passing your pain to your kids
6. God’s poke-push-kick to your true purpose
7. Building authentic communication from identity, not scripts
8. A masterclass in grit, self-awareness and turning survival into soul-aligned success.

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🔗 Connect with Jessica Rivera

Instagram: @jessicarivera.co

Website: https://jessicarivera.co/

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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/realmentorspodcast/

Host Sean Martin: https://www.instagram.com/theseanmartin/

Book Beyond The Bronx: https://www.instagram.com/beyondthebronxbook/

Get your copy: https://www.amazon.com/Beyond-Bronx-Purpose-Sean-Martin/dp/B0G549HF8Y/

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Tags & Keywords

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