They drained their entire investment accounts.

Built a business from scratch.

And they're doing it together.

Meet Tanja and Dina → two ex-corporate friends who bet everything on themselves and opened RED, Zurich's red light therapy + mindfulness studio.

In our latest BOLD episode, we talk money, mistakes, and momentum:

💰 Tanja's money secret? Her dad sat her down at the age of 14 and made her calculate the cost of her lifestyle

💸 Dina's late 20s wake-up call → "I got really angry at myself for being so ignorant about money"

📊 How they run their business → Excel sheets, monthly bookkeeping, zero excuses

🚀 Pulling every franc from their portfolios to bootstrap their dream

✨ The 10 francs a week trick → start small, stay consistent, embody your future self

Here's the vibe:

These two are proof that you can start over at any age.

Dina spent her 20s buying €400 shoes instead of investing. Now she's all in on dollar cost averaging.

Tanja automated her savings from day one. Now she's the CFO keeping their dream alive.

Different paths. Same mission.

Where there's a will, there's a way.

This conversation is about:

→ Forgiving yourself for past money mistakes

→ Starting with what you have (even if it's tiny)

→ Building your freedom number

→ Making your future self proud

Perfect listen for anyone who's ever thought "I wish I'd started earlier."

Spoiler: It's not too late.

Learn more about Tanja & Dina:

Tanja: https://www.instagram.com/girlconsultant_/

Dina: https://www.instagram.com/dinaholzapfel/

red. House of Collagen: https://redhouseofcollagen.com/

Inès Gafsi quit every corporate job she had.

Then built three companies empowering 20,000+ women across Asia Pacific.

From Tunisia to France to London to Hong Kong → she's lived the international life most people only dream about.

And now she's sharing exactly how she did it.

In this episode, Inès gets raw about:

→ Why she kept quitting jobs (hint: stubborn belief she could do better and innovate more)

→ The moment she realized marketing luxury brands wasn't her passion

→ How two young women with zero business background built FEW (Female Entrepreneurs Worldwide) from one event to 20,000 members

→ Her mom's influence as a solo parent working night shifts to build a better life

→ Strategic fundraising vs. bootstrapping (and why she'd do it again)

→ Network building secrets that got her access to top doctors, investors, and experts worldwide

→ The messy truth about combining motherhood with entrepreneurship

→ Why girls aged 14-16 in lower socioeconomic areas need visible role models (Inspiring Girls)

→ The conversation no one's having: women going through IVF alone at work, pretending everything's fine

The quote that hit different:

"If we don't reach for the stars, we'll never really know what happened. We need to dream big from the get-go."

This episode is for you if:

✅ You feel stuck in corporate and wonder if there's more

✅ You're building something but doubt yourself constantly

✅ You want to understand strategic network building (not transactional BS)

✅ You're curious about raising funds vs. bootstrapping

✅ You're balancing ambition with motherhood (or thinking about it)

✅ You believe women deserve better access, exposure, and role models

Key takeaway:

Stop waiting for the "right time" to build what you want.

Inès didn't have the background, the connections, or the business degree.

She had passion, persistence, and a stubborn belief she could create the room she wanted to be in.

And she did.

Listen now to hear how she turned uncertainty into Asia's largest female founder network.

The best wealth lessons aren’t learned in boardrooms; they happen around the dinner table.

My dad, Stefan, is one of the biggest reasons I became BOLD.

He grew up watching his father work 12-hour days building apartments, never touching stocks. I grew up in banking, managing billions for clients, but I didn’t start investing my own wealth until my 30s.

That gap between knowing and doing changed everything for me, and it started with my dad’s lessons about freedom.

What you’ll learn:

• Why my dad’s goal of one million Deutschmarks wasn’t about greed, but freedom, and how that mindset shift shaped how I see wealth today
• The real reason people avoid investing: it’s fear of losing control, not lack of knowledge
• How building a safety net early transforms your career from necessity into choice
• Why starting small beats waiting for perfection, and how my dad went from punch cards to portfolio manager

Wealth isn’t about the money you make, it’s about the freedom it buys you.

This conversation changed how I think about inheritance, discipline, and building something that lasts.

My dad didn’t just teach me about wealth; he taught me what it means to take ownership.

And that’s what being BOLD is all about.

Ready to build the kind of freedom where work feels like a hobby and your future is secure?

Follow BOLD by Cristina Jaeger ****for more conversations that push you to think deeper, act sooner, and take control of your story.

Stay with us for the next episodes, and keep growing alongside women who are choosing to live on their own terms.