In this week’s episode of Women and Wealth, Regina is joined by Cigdem Knebel!
The founder of Simple Words Books, Cigdem created both a product and a business unlike any other – and her “why”? Her very own son.
Now, Cigdem’s journey to improve fluency, comprehension, and reading confidence in those with dyslexia – still continues. Her decodable books lead the way in developing the reading skills of those who are differently-abled and even have served as a guide to other aspiring authors looking to make their own decodable books.
Regina sits down with Cigdem to dive deeper into her story, her ‘why’ and the challenges she faced in getting started (and maintaining) her business.
As always with guests on Women and Wealth, Cigdem also shares the obstacles she dealt with in being a professional woman, her vision for retirement and some action items for the listeners to focus on in the coming weeks!
Episode Highlights:
0:00 - Introduction
0:43 - Intro to Cigdem
2:25 - “Reading is a fundamental skill”
5:09 - Who Cigdem works with
8:29 - Helping other authors like herself
11:03 - The challenges Cigdem has faced as a professional woman
16:22 - Cigdem’s vision for retirement
22:34 - This week’s ‘action item’
23:54 - Episode wrap-up
ABOUT REGINA MCCANN HESS
Regina is the author of Super Woman Wealth: How to Become Your Own Financial Hero. As an advocate for women’s financial freedom, she wrote this book to help empower women to take a bigger role in handling their money.
Regina has appeared on Schwab TV, Yahoo Finance, Forbes.com, NTD Television, CBS 3 Philadelphia, Fox 29 Philadelphia, King 5 Seattle, KTLA 5 Los Angeles and Scripps News. She has also been quoted in numerous articles in publications such as Forbes, Business Insider, U.S. News & World Report, Yahoo Finance, USA Today, USA Wire, Word in Black, WTOP News, Mind Body Green, Money Digest, New York Post, Defender, Authority Magazine, GoBankingRates.com, Scripps and The Muse.
As Founder of Forge Wealth Management, Regina utilizes her 25+ years of financial services experience to help individuals plan, preserve and diversify their wealth. She focuses on educating her clients while building long-term relationships with them and their families. Her experience throughout major shifts in the markets, enables Regina to structure balanced portfolios to address specific financial goals.
CONNECT WITH REGINA
Website: https://www.forgewealth.com
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Email: reginahess@forgewealth.com
CONNECT WITH CIGDEM
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cigdem-knebelswb/
Website: simplewordsbooks.com
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