ABOUT ME
Hi, I’m Julia Carlson, and I make building 8-figure wealth feel easier—and a lot more fun.
After nearly thirty years as an entrepreneur, four successful companies, and recognition from both Forbes and Barron’s, I’ve learned something surprising: it’s simpler to reach eight figures than to stay stuck grinding at seven.
Now, I help entrepreneurs scale, grow, and step into who they were always meant to be.
If you’re ready to play a bigger game, welcome, you’ve just found your next level.
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An Entrepreneur At Heart
Julia Carlson is an internationally recognized entrepreneur, wealth mentor, author, speaker, and founder of multiple 8-figure companies. Noted by Forbes and Barron’s as one of America’s top financial leaders, she belongs to an elite group of founders who have successfully scaled beyond eight figures and built enterprises that thrive without their constant oversight.
Julia started her first company at twenty-three with nothing more than an associate’s degree and a vision to create something that mattered. As one of the few women in a male-dominated industry, every obstacle became part of her playbook for growth.
“I used to think wealth was just about money. Now I know it’s about freedom. Freedom to live on your terms, engage in meaningful work, and leave something that outlives you.”
Her mission is audacious and clear: help 1,000 entrepreneurs scale to eight figures and, in the process, guide each of them to give one million dollars to a cause that matters to them. Together, that’s one billion dollars for good and a massive economic ripple of impact and generosity. 1B for Good isn’t just a goal; it’s a movement that redefines wealth as a force for collective transformation. Julia invites every entrepreneur who scales with her to take the pledge and become part of this living legacy, simple proof that business success and social impact are the same currency when led with intention.
When she’s not leading strategy sessions with one of her entrepreneurs, overseeing her companies, or speaking to audiences, Julia can be found hiking along the Oregon coast with her husband and three kids or toasting life’s milestones with a glass of champagne.
Over the next three decades, she built four successful companies spanning wealth management, tax strategy, real estate, and construction. Her approach blended disciplined strategy with heart-based leadership, a combination that not only created extraordinary financial success but also cultivated a legacy built on trust and empowerment. Along the path of her entrepreneurial journey, she uncovered the truth that drives her work today: it’s actually easier to scale to eight figures than stay stuck grinding at seven.
That discovery became the foundation for her movement and forthcoming book, Let’s Get You Fired—a counterintuitive approach for entrepreneurs who desire true freedom in their business and personal lives. Julia teaches that the path to eight figures begins by “firing yourself” from the parts of your business that keep you trapped. It’s about being in charge, not in control. That shift—a radical reframe to most entrepreneurs—is what breaks the mental glass ceilings that keeps so many stuck in the 7-figure slough.
Today, Julia is helping entrepreneurs with what she wished she had early in her career: the roadmap and mindset to scale with ease, vision, and play.
