She Scaled to 10 Cities Without Investors or an MBA, With Meghan Fialkoff

You don't need an MBA, outside investors, or a masculine leadership style to build a nationally expanding events and membership company — you need relentless execution, real relationships, and the conviction to trust what you already know.Meghan Fialkoff is the Co-Founder and COO of Modern Day Wife, a global membership and lifestyle company for women. Before MDW, she spent nearly two decades running a drug prevention nonprofit where she produced over 2,000 events and trained 5,000+ NYPD officers.In this conversation with host Rachel Bernier-Green, Meghan gets real about launching an events company during COVID, building community through 200+ Zoom calls before entering a new city, managing finances per event instead of per month, the moment she stopped shrinking as a founder, and how she built a team that genuinely cares.Key Takeaways:Why MDW limits to one event per city per year (and how scarcity drives demand)The per-event P&L system on QuickBooks that replaced monthly reportingHow established city revenues subsidize new market launchesWhy Meghan unfollowed almost everyone on social mediaWhen bootstrapping becomes leverage for strategic partnershipThe leadership philosophy behind a team that carries the missionAbout Meghan:Meghan Fialkoff is a visionary leader, entrepreneur, and humanitarian, deeply committed to creating impact across both the lifestyle and nonprofit sectors. Raised in New York and now based in Los Angeles, Meghan is the Co-Founder and COO of Modern Day Wife, a dynamic, global lifestyle brand. Under her leadership, the brand has produced over 50 international luxury events and expanded into a family of sub-brands, including Modern Day Beauty, Modern Day Wellness, and Modern Day Mama.In the nonprofit space, Meghan serves as the Executive Director of the Americas Chapter of the Foundation for a Drug-Free World. Under her stewardship, the chapter expanded throughout New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut, and into Central America—where she co-directs chapters in the Dominican Republic, Haiti, El Salvador and Guatemala. She has co-produced over 2,000 community outreach events and led impactful programs that include partnerships with Miss New York, Miss Connecticut, Miss Teen Ohio, Miss Delaware, Miss Louisiana, the NJ Attorney General, and the NY Senate Task Force on Heroin & Opioid Abuse.Follow Meghan:Website: themoderndaywife.comInstagram: www.instagram.com/themoderndaywife - www.instagram.com/meghanfialkoff/LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/meghan-fialkoffPodcast: creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/the-modern-day-wifeResources Mentioned:Asana (project management): asana.comQuickBooks (financial tracking by event): quickbooks.comMailChimp (newsletters): mailchimp.comMail Meteor (bulk email): mailmeteor.comCalendly (appointment scheduling): calendly.comFollow the Host, Rachel Bernier-Green:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rachelberniergreen/Website: www.instagram.com/jointhryvo/Instagram: www.instagram.com/jointhryvo/LinkedIn (Company): www.linkedin.com/company/jointhryvo/Twitter/X: x.com/jointhryvoFacebook: www.facebook.com/jointhryvoTiktok: www.tiktok.com/@jointhryvoListening Links:Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0kmrlBqo4QHftlfmqo2Q32Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-purpose-profit-shift/id1829627732Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@PurposeProfitShift----------------------------If this episode resonated with you, subscribe, leave a review, and share it with a fellow business owner who needs to hear this!