When I launched Her First $100K, I promised myself I’d build the kind of company I always wanted to work for — one that didn’t glorify burnout or “hustle culture.”
No fake “unlimited” vacation policy no one feels safe using. No late-night Slack messages. No “work-life balance” lip service without policies to back it up.
Today, I run a multimillion-dollar financial education company: $5 million in annual revenue, a bestselling book, a top podcast, and a global community of 5 million women. And every quarter, my team of seven full-time employees gets a fully paid, week-long company break. No emails. No meetings. No work.
That’s 26 additional paid days off every year, on top of holidays and unlimited PTO.
Every quarter, we shut down the entire company for one week. This isn’t “take time off whenever you want.” It’s a collective break, so no one returns to a flooded inbox or projects that moved forward without them.
