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From Cubicle to CEO and Beyond: Fueling Your Entrepreneurial Journey with Ellen Yin

Brianna Dunbar / Ellen Yin Season 2 Episode 81

In this episode of the podcast, we sit down with Ellen Yin, the founder of Cubicle to CEO, a media platform empowering female entrepreneurs with financially transparent content, live events, and educational products. Ellen shares her journey from being a first-generation Asian-American working in the corporate world to becoming a CEO at the age of 23.

She talks about leaving her corporate job without a solid backup plan and the challenges she faced while bootstrapping her own company. Ellen also shares her "marketing minimalist" approach to growing her business and how she leverages different social media platforms in a sustainable and relevant way.

Ellen emphasizes the importance of financial transparency for women entrepreneurs and discusses the obstacles that inspired the services and topics covered in Cubicle to CEO. She also shares some of her core values and what she believes are essential for being a successful entrepreneur. Ellen talks about the future of Cubicle to CEO and the resources available for women entrepreneurs. Tune in to this episode to get inspired and gain valuable insights from Ellen's journey and advice for female entrepreneurs.

Ellen Yin is the founder & host of Cubicle to CEO®,, a top 100 Entrepreneurship podcast and free weekly newsletter sharing financially transparent insights from self-funded 6, 7, & 8 figure businesses. Reaching more than 100K+ women entrepreneurs monthly, our media platform answers the business questions you CAN'T google.

Ellen's own Cubicle to CEO® journey began with quitting her corporate job without a backup plan and led to bootstrapping her first $300 freelance project into over $2 million in revenue by age 28. Ellen has mentored more than 10,000 students through her online programs and also owns "The Clubhouse", a women's coworking space in Salem, Oregon.

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