{"id":22256,"date":"2022-04-26T12:15:35","date_gmt":"2022-04-26T16:15:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/?p=22256"},"modified":"2023-04-05T15:00:53","modified_gmt":"2023-04-05T19:00:53","slug":"niche-private-practice-rachael-maggie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/news-and-publications\/blog\/niche-private-practice-rachael-maggie\/","title":{"rendered":"Real Money, Real Experts: Maggie Klokkenga and Rachael Bronstein, AFC\u00ae"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"22256\" class=\"elementor elementor-22256\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5a666f42 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"63805\" data-id=\"5a666f42\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7c0cb10b\" data-eae-slider=\"86850\" data-id=\"7c0cb10b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f0b6faf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4f0b6faf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><strong>Episode 51: Discovering Your Niche and Growing Your Private Practice with Maggie Klokkenga and Rachael Bronstein, AFC\u00ae<\/strong><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-15df601 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"38761\" data-id=\"15df601\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-45a23b7\" data-eae-slider=\"20530\" data-id=\"45a23b7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-765a884 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"765a884\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"buzzsprout-player-10485619\">\u00a0<\/div><p><script src=\"https:\/\/www.buzzsprout.com\/1090013\/10485619-discovering-your-niche-and-growing-your-private-practice-with-maggie-klokkenga-and-rachael-bronstein.js?container_id=buzzsprout-player-10485619&#038;player=small\" type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p><p>In this final episode of our\u00a0<em>Real Money, Real Experts<\/em>\u00a0Career Series, we catch up with Rachael Bronstein and Maggie Klokkenga. Tune in as they share their own experiences in starting a private practice and how honing in on your niche can lead to a more successful, fulfilling career.<\/p><p><em>Maggie Klokkenga, CFP\u00ae, CPA, and AFC\u00ae candidate is a financial coach and the owner of Make a Money Mindshift, a financial coaching and planning firm in central Illinois where she helps individuals and couples to reduce their overwhelm and shame with money. Rachael Bronstein is an Accredited Financial Counselor &amp; financial coach for Jean Chatzky\u2019s FinanceFixx program. Rachael also launched a company last May to help touring music professionals simplify their life &amp; finances, called Life\u2019s Jam.<\/em><br \/><b><\/b><\/p><p><b>Show Notes:<\/b><br \/>3:24 Rachael&#8217;s journey to personal finance<br \/>11:33 FinanceFixx Program<br \/>14:11 Maggie and multiple streams of income<br \/>16:24 Rachael&#8217;s tips for small business owners<br \/>18:26 Tools Rachael found helpful early on<br \/>21:18 Maggie&#8217;s tips for small business owners<br \/>24:29 What led Maggie to pursue the AFC<br \/>28:15 Guests&#8217; final 2 cents<\/p><p><b>Show Note Links:<\/b><\/p><p>Follow Rachael:<\/p><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lifesjam.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Life\u2019s Jam Website<\/a>\u00a0<\/li><li>Connect on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/rachaelbronstein\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LinkedIn\u00a0<\/a>or\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/lifesjam\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram\u00a0<\/a>or\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/lifesjam\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/kimkaupe.com\/coffee-with-kim\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kim Kaupe&#8217;s podcast<\/a><\/li><\/ul><p>Follow Maggie:\u00a0<\/p><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/makeamoneymindshift.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Make a Money Mindshift website\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li>Connect with\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bradklontz.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Brad Klontz<\/a><\/li><li>Connect on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/make-a-money-mindshift-llc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LinkedIn\u00a0<\/a>or\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/makeamoneymindshift\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram\u00a0<\/a>or\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/makeamoneymindshift\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCJeDCaRI3Aw7I7W1Xvqq-Kw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Youtube<\/a><\/li><\/ul><p>AFCPE Resources:<\/p><ul><li>Join the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/membership\/%20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Membership\u00a0<\/a>community:\u00a0<\/li><li>AFCPE\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/career-and-resource-center\/career-week-job-fair\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Connections Fair<\/a>: Gain Experience. 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