Karen Chellew & Catherine Shanahan Featured in Authority Magazine’s Female Disruptors Series
My Divorce Solution (MDS) co-founders Karen Chellew and Catherine Shanahan were recently featured in Authority Magazine’s Female Disruptors series, which spotlights women who are challenging traditional approaches and changing how their industries work.
For Karen and Catherine, that means changing the way people approach the financial side of divorce.
The Story Behind My Divorce Solution
The Authority Magazine interview goes beyond the traditional founder story. Catherine and Karen share how their personal and professional experiences ultimately led to the creation of My Divorce Solution and a new approach to financial divorce preparation.
Catherine opens up about her own divorce and the experience that shaped her determination to help others avoid making life-changing financial decisions without fully understanding them. A chance introduction to Karen brought together two very different skill sets and created a shared mission: help people understand their finances before making decisions that can affect their future for years to come.
Changing How Financial Decisions Are Made During Divorce
Karen and Catherine also discuss what it takes to challenge a divorce process that has operated in much the same way for decades.
As they explain in the interview:
“We are not disrupting divorce as much as we are disrupting how financial decisions are made during divorce.”
That distinction is at the heart of the MDS approach to divorce financial preparation.
People are often asked to negotiate assets, liabilities, support, property and their future financial security while simultaneously trying to understand an unfamiliar legal and financial process. Without a clear picture of the marital finances, it can be difficult to know whether a proposed agreement truly makes sense.
Financial Clarity Before Divorce Decisions Are Made
That financial knowledge gap is exactly what the MDS Financial Portrait™ was designed to address.
Rather than making decisions based on assumptions or incomplete information, the MDS Financial Portrait™ helps create a verified financial picture so individuals and couples can better understand what they have, what they owe, and the financial information that matters before agreements are reached.
Because the goal isn’t simply to get through divorce. It’s to understand the financial decisions you’re making and how those decisions may affect your life after divorce.
Fear into Focus. Focus into Knowledge. Knowledge into Power.
Lessons From Building My Divorce Solution
The Authority Magazine interview also offers a behind-the-scenes look at Karen and Catherine’s entrepreneurial journey.
They share the three best pieces of advice they’ve received along the way, lessons from some of their earliest missteps—selfie sticks included—and what they’ve learned while building My Divorce Solution and challenging traditional thinking around divorce.
They also discuss what’s ahead as MDS continues working to make financial divorce preparation more transparent, informed and efficient for individuals and families.
Read the full interview with Karen Chellew and Catherine Shanahan in Authority Magazine →
Get Financial Clarity Before You Sign
Want to hear more from Karen Chellew and Catherine Shanahan? Tune in to the We Chat Divorce podcast for conversations about divorce finances, preparation and making informed decisions throughout the divorce process.
Or learn how the MDS Financial Portrait™ can help you develop a verified financial picture before making decisions about your financial future at mydivorcesolution.com
Want to hear more from Karen and Catherine? Tune in to the WeChat Divorce podcast, or learn how the MDS Financial Portrait™ helps you get a verified financial picture before you sign at mydivorcesolution.com