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From Praying for a Dishwasher to Buying Two Homes: How Jaclyn Johnson Does Money.

After working in PR, Jaclyn built and sold two companies. By developing an unconventional philosophy on chasing status & power, her $13/hour pay days turned into $20MM payouts.

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Ali Kriegsman
Feb 10, 2026
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After leaving New York for LA seventeen years ago, Jaclyn Johnson is back in the city that sparked her ambition. Jaclyn left the Big Apple to do social media and marketing consulting for a dinosaur-a…

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