Meet Jadah

(rhymes with Prada), an author, business mentor, TEDx speaker, poet, and host of Lead with Love® podcast

Unleash Your

creativity, intuition, purpose

Step into your next level

Have you experienced a high level of success in your business? But you worry about burning out if you continue at this pace? If you’re on a mission to build a business you love, stress less, and have more time for what matters most, I can help you.

As the founder and CEO of Jadah Sellner Media, I help visionaries like you, tap into a deeper level of creativity, unlock your next level of leadership and become a thriving business owner (without destroying your life or burning down everything you’ve built).

Drawing on my own experience as an entrepreneur for over a decade and mentoring hundreds of women from start-ups to $5 million a year companies, I know what it takes to not only survive hard times, I know the steps to take to thrive in business and in life. I understand the unique challenges we face as women to build a company while balancing our personal lives too.

Representation matters

As I started my path as an entrepreneur, the thing that was missing was mentorship. I desired guidance from women sharing their entrepreneurial journey in a real way. I read all of these books written by white men with no children from Ivy League colleges, and I couldn’t relate.

I wasn’t sure how I would build a business when all the odds were stacked against me. I was married, a mom to a young daughter, and a multicultural black woman of color (I’m 40% African American, 30% Chinese, 30% White – I cover all continents on my 23&Me except Australia). I also had no college degree, lived with my in-laws, and had a mountain of credit card debt. Without seeing any representation of myself in the business books I read, I had to figure it out on my own.

BECOMING RESOURCEFUL
I started my first brick and mortar business in Kauai at the height of the economic crash in 2008. I didn’t have much of a choice. Nobody was hiring. I was a first-time mom trying to support my family and survive. So I started a business out of necessity.
CHOOSING RESILIENCE
I wore so many hats in the business, juggled mom duties, and was stretched too thin. With no mentors or guidance, my worst-case scenario came true, my first business failed. We moved back to California to live with my in-laws to make ends meet.
EMBRACING REINVENTION
$42,000 in debt, I fought with my husband over money we didn’t have. I felt completely burned out. I reached a breaking point. My confidence was shaken. I was tired of living paycheck to paycheck, and barely scraping by. I knew something had to change.

Burnout is not an option

I knew I had to build my business differently. I promised myself I wouldn’t compromise my health and my relationships again. I wanted to grow a business that gave me more flexibility in my schedule and more financial freedom, so I didn’t have to sacrifice time with my family.

I went on to start several more companies, including Simple Green Smoothies, a company I co-founded with my friend Jen Hansard and sold in 2016 after growing the business from $0 to over $1 million in sales in the first two years. With business strategies rooted in love, I built our online community to over 400,000 Instagram followers, 300,000 Facebook fans, and 355,0000 email subscribers.

What I learned from my own business ventures over the past 12 years is building a business that causes burnout is not sustainable. I teach women how to take their business to the next level and be more fulfilled in their life with a proven 4-step process, Build with L.O.V.E.™ Method: LEAD with confidence, OPTIMIZE your support systems, VISUALIZE a compelling future, and EXPAND your visibility and reach.

OUR MISSION:

Empower women to unleash their dreams through innovation, community, and connection.
We’re on a mission to help you grow your business, lead with love, and create more freedom,

but without sacrificing what matters most.

OUR VISION & VALUES:

We are redefining the future of work. And it starts with L.O.V.E.
All of our decisions are made through these core values.

INNOVATION

We are lifelong learners and committed to thinking outside the box. We create inspiring plans that unlock our next-level vision, disrupt the status quo, and align with our unique strengths.

FREEDOM

We believe in growing meaningful and unconventional career paths, for ourselves and others. We create flexibility in our schedules, so we don’t have to sacrifice time with the people we love.

INSPIRATION

We fuel our creativity and take imperfect action on projects that energize us. Burnout is not an option, so we say no to the hamster wheel of busyness, and build from a place of joy.

COMMUNITY

We nurture connection and collaboration in our day to day interactions with others. We put people first and make decisions from our hearts, even if it doesn’t make sense on paper. #loveovermetrics

EXPRESSION

We embrace exploration and play in our work and in our lives. We’re willing to experiment, try new things, and use our greatest gifts. We bring our whole selves to work, honor our truth, and use our voices for good.

LOVE

We lead with love. We create safe, trauma-informed spaces for ourselves and others. We believe Black Lives Matter and support LGBTQ+ love. All bodies, abilities, neurodiversity, and religions are welcome here.

Dream Team

“If You Want To Go Fast, Go Alone. If You Want To Go Far, Go Together”

–AFRICAN PROVERB

Jadah Sellner

Founder, CEO, Business Mentor & Strategist
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Michele Morales

Director of Happiness & Communications
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Rebecca McLoughlin

Resident Life Coach
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Rachel Pesso

Visual Storyteller & Brand Designer
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