From Emancipated Teen to Multi-Business CEO: The Rhonda Klch Story

At 16, Rhonda Klch was on her own. By 18, she'd started her first business. By 23, she was buying real estate. Now at 52, she's the CEO of Equity First and runs multiple businesses while raising five entrepreneurial children.

In this raw conversation with world record mountaineer Jenn Drummond, Rhonda reveals the unconventional strategies that built her empire:

• The "Decline Bucket Strategy" - how taking mortgage clients everyone else rejected made her more money in year one than seasoned professionals• Why being 4'11" and 100 pounds in the 1990s boys' club became her secret weapon• The true cost of desperation decisions (and why bad clients always cost more than they pay)• How her 19-year-old son makes six figures with no college degree and a 780 credit score• Why "no" is the most powerful word in business

From navigating business meetings where she was told to "give it a few years, honey" to building a restaurant from scratch at 52, Rhonda shares hard-won lessons about planning versus emotion, brand integrity over quick cash, and why comparing your Chapter 1 to someone else's Chapter 20 will keep you stuck.

Whether you're facing rejection, building your first business, or tired of being underestimated, this episode delivers battle-tested wisdom from three decades in the entrepreneurial trenches.

Guest: Rhonda Klch, CEO & Founder of Equity First, Host of The Credit Authority Radio ShowHost: Jenn Drummond, Seek Your Summit