Build Your Own Boat (Substack)

Build Your Own Boat is a Substack newsletter by, for, and about women who launch entrepreneurial ventures in midlife and beyond. Written by award-winning serial entrepreneur and anti-ageism advocate Janine Vanderburg, it shares the full stories, lessons, and resources behind the companion podcast — making women in the second half of life visible as builders of wealth, freedom, and possibility.

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