She Sold Her First Business at 21—Now She Leads in AI

What if the twists, mistakes, and unexpected turns in your life aren’t taking you off course—but preparing you for what comes next?

In this episode of the Catch her Spark Podcast with Jen Maldonado, Jen sits down with Anisa Aven, a fourth-generation entrepreneur, leadership coach, and AI transformation leader whose career has been anything but a straight line.

Anisa started working in her family’s business as a teenager, sold her first business by 21, tried stand-up comedy at the Comedy Store in Los Angeles, and eventually built a career helping people and organizations unlock their potential. Today, her work brings leadership, coaching, human transformation, and AI together.

Anisa shares how growing up in an entrepreneurial family taught her to make decisions, take risks, recover from mistakes, and find her voice—even when she was the only young woman in the room.

She and Jen also talk about the importance of fun. Anisa explains why success is not worth much if the work leaves no room for family, joy, or the things that make you feel alive.

The conversation explores resilience, self-confidence, values, failure, and the courage to walk away when something no longer fits. Anisa shares why she believes you can't fail if you never quit—and why mistakes can become some of our greatest teachers when we're willing to learn from them.

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