RISING Membership
A monthly growth community for women rebuilding capacity, confidence, resourcefulness, revenue, and impact.
RISING is the paid membership inside the FIERCE Network. It is designed for women who are ready for steady support, practical tools, and community connection as they build what is next. Each month, you receive prompts, resources, and a simple rhythm to help you move from clarity into grounded action.
$47/month
Build rhythm, confidence, and movement.
RISING is not about adding more noise to your life. It is about creating a steady place to return to as you rebuild capacity, strengthen your voice, and take practical steps toward the life, work, and impact you are building.
Rebuild capacity with simple weekly focus
Strengthen confidence and self-trust
Practice resourcefulness with what you already have
Use community support to keep moving
Turn reflection into grounded action
Inside RISING
Weekly Fierce Focus prompts
Monthly Rising Reset tools
Resourcefulness Lab access
Community connection and discussion
Practical templates and reflection tools
Support for visibility, revenue, and opportunity
Encouragement rooted in lived experience and action
Resourcefulness Lab is included inside RISING.
Stop waiting for perfect conditions
Take small, grounded steps forward
Build confidence and capacity over time
Explore resourcefulness, revenue, and impact
Be in community with other women who are building and rebuilding
Move from surviving the pressure to creating new possibility
Join RISING
RISING is available for $47/month. Start where you are and stay connected to a rhythm of support, tools, and community.
You do not have to rise alone.
RISING gives you a place to return, reflect, build, and move forward with support.
One grounded step at a time.
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Dr. Carolyn Colleen | Profit-for-Purpose in Action—Scale to Sale & Purpose Chasers Episodes
“If an eight-year-old can write a business plan and net real profit in a single Saturday, the only limits left are the ones inside our heads.” – Dr. Carolyn Colleen
In her brand-new Purpose Chasers Podcast episode, Dr. Carolyn Colleen pulls back the curtain on exactly how Acton Academy Midwest is turning curiosity into cashflow for elementary-age founders—while demolishing the victim mentality once and for all.
Stream this Episode of The Purpose Chasers Podcast on Spotify Now:
This interview is the natural next step after our two most-downloaded conversations:
Episode 117 – “From Trauma to Kid-Run Shark Tanks” shows Carolyn’s origin story and the birth of her Children’s Business Fair. Catch the recap here »
Episode 48 – “Laura Sandefer & the Learner-Driven Revolution” unpacks Acton Academy’s global model straight from its co-founder. Read the deep dive »
Watch the Full Acton Interview on The Purpose Chasers YouTube
Today’s episode connects those dots and answers the question every parent, teacher and community leader keeps asking:
“Okay, but how do I bring this to my city?”
Watch Dr. Carolyn’s Entire Purpose Chasers Podcast Episode On Youtube
Why Acton Midwest Is More Than “Another Micro-School”
Dr. Carolyn’s campus fuses Acton Academy’s learner-driven framework with Midwestern grit:
Daily FIERCE sprints (Focus, Identify, Examine, Reflect, Courage, Execute) help learners tackle goals in five-minute cycles—the same model Carolyn unveiled in Episode 117 of the Purpose Chasers Podcast.
Mixed-age “studios” let third-graders master algebra while teaching it to peers, echoing Laura Sandefer’s mastery-badge philosophy from Episode 48.
A dedicated Maker-Lab & Trade Wing pairs 3-D printing with woodworking, proving that STEM and skilled trades belong under one entrepreneurial roof.
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2025 Benchmarks That Make Traditional Schools Blush
162 active Kid-Preneurs have launched real ventures at Acton Mid-West fairs—up from 150 when we recorded Ep 117.
43 percent of middle-studio learners now earn revenue online via Shopify, Etsy, or local service gigs.
100 percent of Acton Mid-West families report higher “learner agency” scores after one semester (internal survey, Spring 2025).
These numbers matter because Google search interest for youth entrepreneurship programs has jumped 38 percent YoY, and authority flows to sites that publish fresh, data-backed success stories.
How to Replicate the Model (Even If You’re “Just a Parent”)
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Host a Micro Children’s Business Fair. Our Ep 117 recap links to a turnkey kit—adaptable for classrooms.
Book a 30-Minute Acton Midwest Tour (Virtual or In-Person). See learner-driven education live, ask questions, steal best practices. Book Now
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