“I never dated wealthy men. I was always into broke, narcissistic chefs, actors, and musicians in my 20s… guys with lots of tattoos… that was my type. Then I met my husband, Brian, who walked into my life… this totally normal, together, emotionally available, hugely financially successful, adorable guy and I fell in love with him. From day one, he was like, ‘We’re going to be equals. I don’t care if you make $40,000 a year and I make a million, you’ll contribute,’ and I always knew that. But in the back of my head I was like… well… I have this safety net if I need it. This was all unconscious. Long story short, I marry my husband and his entire income changes within the first month of us being married… And in a particular session in couple’s therapy (because we were going through it)… I realized and was able to say out loud that I was expecting my husband to rescue me financially and I actually had been seeking a man with money my whole life.”

In this week’s all-new episode of THE IDEALISTS., host and entrepreneur, Melissa Kiguwa speaks with Jessica Zweig is an international award-winning entrepreneur, expert in personal branding, and best-selling author. As the Chief Executive Officer of SimplyBe., Jessica facilitates sold-out workshops and masterminds around the world, and speaks on the power of authentic personal branding to corporations including Google, Blackstone, Morningstar, Salesforce, Motorola, Nike, Verizon, Mars, Pinterest, Bank of America, and more. Her work has been featured in Business Insider, MarketWatch, The Washington Post, and Thrive Global.