We had the good fortune of connecting with Yasmine Belle Eli and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi Yasmine, is your business focused on helping the community? If so, how?
My business supports my community with the goal of embodying financial confidence coupled with infusing a wellness state of being as health is our most valued currency.

In an age of information, ignorance is a choice, and although there is a saying “ignorance is bliss”, it comes at a cost, as every choice we make has an opportunity cost, and not choosing to making a choice is making a choice.

By creating a safe container to speak freely and honestly around our habits, routines, set-backs, holds that keep us small, we create awareness.

We begin cultivating a tailored approach, setting tangible goals, while paving the road to our success.

Mastering financial confidence, allows for opportunities and growth. Cultivating a state of well-being is our most valuable currency, and it starts with creating a value system channeled by our life-compass infused with our own principles and “joie de vivre”.

One of my most treasured quotes is “be the change you wish to see in the world” – Ghandi

At WomanCEO, Inc.™ 20% of our proceeds gets donated to the “Arabian Horse Rescue Ranch” (AHRR), our horse rescue foundation, newly established in 2022.
Around 70,000 horses get sent to the slaughter house for human consumption each year.

The “AHRR” will grow into a facility for equine therapy supporting young children/teens coming from unsafe/broken homes guiding them through trauma recovery. This magic and powerful foundation will be a place, to call home and recovery center, both for children, horses, and anyone who needs a safety net.

It is important to stand up for the causes we believe in as “WE” must be the change.
When we live our lives through kindness, love and compassion, I believe we can heal the world.

Alright, so for those in our community who might not be familiar with your business, can you tell us more?
If you are not familiar with my businesses, I am heavily positioned in the finance and well-being sector. I run a full charge accounting and tax firm in Los Angeles “Belle Capital Management, Inc.” and also WomanCEO Inc, which is a life coaching and financial literacy organization infusing financial confidence while providing tools and practices for our modern daily life. I also have two podcast, the “WomanCEO Podcast, tailored to life coaching and sprit-ritual practices. “The Modern CFO Podcast” is geared towards business, entrepreneurs and financial education. Both of my corporations blend together as  one cannot operate without the other. It is important to have a strong financial platform, and also curate a strong money mindset which allows for coaching to come into fruition. Coaching is powerful, as I provide result- based coaching, which means you ask, and we deliver the results together. Through the year, I hold workshops, speaking events and annual retreats which have been an impact on our community and society as a whole.

How did you get to where you are today business-wise. Was it easy?
I wouldn’t say it was easy, it takes a lot of grit, boldness and risk taking to be successful. There are many sacrifices along the way, and it is not made for everyone. The hours are long, families and friends suffer greatly form your absence, and relationships are severed. In the end, the people who believe in you, will always be by your side even through the rocky roads as my purpose is greater than myself, and this is a time for all of us to support each other through and take time to heal.

How did you overcome the challenges/Lesson learned?
I still overcome challenges, it is the part of life and will never end, I practice at it everyday, and give it a wink. -))
Being a successful entrepreneur you must learn how to pivot, to adapt, to change, to always be learning, moving forward, allowing space for self-growth and staying humble all at once.
Biggest lesson I have learned, you can’t do it alone, and to ask for help. Find your tribe.

What do you want the world to know about you or your brand and story?
If five years ago, you told me, this would be my destiny, I would think you had a big imagination.

I didn’t figure it out all at once, I chose one path, that lead me to another, and another and sometimes a detour, and set-backs, and obstacles, but I never gave up. I rested, I took time out for my well-being to recharge, but ultimately never gave up on myself and what fuel my passions.
I surround myself with many creators, and journal a lot which is my reflection time. I am not afraid to ask the hard questions that feel uncomfortable, because I remind myself that being uncomfortable is building new skills, new habits and my journey of self-growth. This is the sweet spot, I learned to get comfortable being uncomfortable. And these are all tools, that I carry with me in my tool belt everyday, ready to hammer away and build my magic castle.

Any places to eat or things to do that you can share with our readers? If they have a friend visiting town, what are some spots they could take them to?
My favorite spot to loose myself in, are the horse stables up in Malibu and Topanga. It takes me back to a time in my life as a young girl, being at our ranch in Marrakech where my father taught me how to ride. Taking the horses for a good ride is good for the soul, while strategizing our next business move with my bestie.

After our ride, we always make a stop at “Malibu Seafood” off the PCH – the BEST seafood in town, line is always around the building but worth the wait.
We take our meal to go, and cross the PCH to be beach while we surrender to the California sunset.
Taking time to enjoy a sunset, is one of our biggest joys, a time of reflection, a moment to give gratitude for our life, celebrating opportunities and we end it with sending blessings into the world, (I call it the healing energy).

These are magical moments of intrinsic rewards, something we can’t put a price on.

Who else deserves some credit and recognition?
Shoutout to my father who is such an influence in my life, and always taught me to be bold in chasing my dreams. My mother who has been a foundation for our family and also cheered me on with a positive energy along the way.
To my sister Sofia, who always made me laugh and saw the silver lining, with her courageous approach to being the glue of the family.
I would like to also thank my friends who continue to support my journey and create a space for my big personality to fuel my creative expression.

Website: https://www.yasminebelle.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yasmine.belle.eli/

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bellecapitalmanagement

Twitter: https://twitter.com/Yasmine__Belle

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/yasmine.belle.eli

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCe8_nWy4VgapxYbgzewA_yg

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