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Podcast description Fiercely Forward is the no bull$hit podcast to finding your brave, bold, true self. We are all about owning your personal story and fiercely using it as fuel to move forward towards living the life you have always dreamed about. We talk all things relationships, career, personal growth, mindset and beyond to help you navigate this wild ride we call life. Real conversations, real stories, and real people where no topic is off limits. This won't be your parents' dinner conversations! Join us as we go FIERCELY FORWARD!
Jennifer Yassen is a holistic marketing consultant, brand strategist, brand and marketing coach, podcast host, and Founder and CEO of The Freed Agency, a brand marketing agency. Jennifer focuses on helping heart-centered entrepreneurs scale their business and influence by leveraging their story and purpose along with social media and marketing tactics to attract, secure, and build loyalty, community, and connection.
Growing up in a chaotic household, with a father that suffered from a gambling addiction the lack of stability fueled her drive and determination to become a success. With a corporate background in the fashion and music industry, she worked in critical leadership roles where she achieved success using her extensive experience to ideate, create, and execute successful marketing strategies, campaigns, and events to connect people and brands, while driving record levels of awareness, engagement, and growth. She’s helped develop brands and product lines launched innovative collaborations and partnerships including, Revolve and FabFitFun, Loote Music, as well as go-to-market strategies, which included launching several celebrity brands globally including Flower Eyewear by Drew Barrymore and Kendall + Kylie eyewear.
However with all of that she never felt truly fulfilled. Her goal was always to make the world a better place and to create and build brands that focused on saving the planet and animals.
Her determination flame has never wavered even after her personal and professional life took 180 at the beginning of 2020. After leaving corporate America, and her then 4 month marriage to her partner of nearly 20 years ended abruptly (after she discovered he was living a double life & was narcissistic).Now through her work as an entrepreneur, she focuses on helping mission-driven entrepreneurs cultivate successful businesses by connecting the dots of their passions, story, and life experience through effective storytelling so they can create world-changing brands.
Her agency Freed, named after her father Fred, is dedicated to ensuring people are Freed to be who they really are so they can live a life of fulfillment, freedom, and joy.
About Alyssa :
Alyssa Zongetti is an entrepreneur, speaker and connector of people and also an aspiring author.
She was a corporate event planner now turned online community founder and has a passion for bringing single and independent 👯♀️women together to cultivate a community where they can socialize, network, learn, be empowered, supported, feel seen and ultimately bond over their commonalities through her organization, The Contemporary ConnectionTM.
She shares her journey of becoming an entrepreneur, overcoming trauma and grief resulting from a narcissistic relationship and navigating becoming a widow at age 31. Pushing aside her fears and insecurities she tries to show sometimes you must face setbacks in order to go forward. She’s embracing life’s challenges and learning to live out life on her own terms and more authentically (which has been quite the challenge coming from a narcissistic relationship and being a recovering people pleaser).
She shares her experience on numerous platforms and podcasts in hopes of helping other women navigate their life journey, feel connected to others and be empowered to live out their truth.