Podcast Episode 36: How to Set Your Kids Up For Success
by Financial Design Studio, Inc. / February 7, 2024We all want the best for our kids, but how do we set them on the path to success? In this episode, we interview Anna Lewis our Creative Director to see how this might be viewed from the younger generation’s perspective. She shares the opportunities her parents gave her and how they shaped who she became.
Behind the Designs Ep. 36: How to Set Your Kids Up for Success
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Key Moments
1:47 How the world has changed
5:01 Meet Anna Lewis
7:08 How do you define success?
11:42 Working as an unpaid intern
20:13 Starting an Etsy shop
27:59 Working at FDS
30:50 Graduating high school, College, and Starting a company
40:56 How is your family different?
48:04 What did your parents do to equip you?
59:29 Practical ways to set your kids up well.
Links for How to Set Your Kids Up for Success
Connect with Anna Lewis on Linked In.
Check out the Instagram for Fulcrum Ink, Anna’s old Etsy shop!
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Listen to episode 35, the College Funding Challenge.
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Credits for Episode 36
Executive Producer : Anna Lewis
Host : Michelle Smalenberger, CFP®
Guest : Anna Lewis
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Financial Design Studio, Inc.
We are financial advisors in Deer Park and Barrington, IL. A team with a passion for helping others design a path to financial success — whatever success means for you. Each of our unique insights fit together to create broad expertise, complete roadmaps, and creative solutions. We have seen the power of having a financial plan, and adjusting that plan to life. The result? Freedom from worrying about the future so you can enjoy today.