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On this podcast episode, Tanya Taylor shares key tips on how to financially prepare for the unexpected based on her experience of going from achieving her financial goals to a sudden disability.
With over two decades helping people improve their financial lives, Tanya (CPA,MBA) is on a mission to stop the cycle of poverty and build generational wealth. She is an award-winning author, speaker, and the founder and CEO of Grow Your Wealth, a financial education platform which empowers women to achieve confidence in managing their finances so that they can retire worry-free.
Tanya infuses her knowledge from learning and teaching about wealth building, with her 24 years on Wall Street in the banking and insurance industries. She has been featured in publications such as Business Insider and Black Enterprise, sharing her story from an undocumented immigrant as an impoverished Jamaican traveling to the U.S. alone at 16 to capitalizing on the opportunity to build wealth and changing the trajectory of her and her family’s lives. Tanya’s core belief relies on the balance of wealth building and personal goals, in which she continues to jet-set the world with more than 60 countries visited.
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On this podcast episode Lauren Tilden shares how to create a small business marketing plan for today’s social media scene.
Lauren is a marketing coach who believes that great marketing can change the world. She’s on a mission to prove that marketing doesn’t have to be boring, icky, or scary—even for the biggest procrastinators and perfectionists!
After eight years in corporate marketing, Lauren launched her watercolor paper goods business, Good Sheila, in 2017 and hasn’t looked back since. Now, she hosts the Making Good podcast and leads the small business marketing community Making Good Happen, where she helps creative entrepreneurs show up consistently with effective, true-to-them marketing. Her goal is to help creative entrepreneurs craft marketing strategies that feel authentic, boost their confidence, and make them impossible to ignore.
WHAT LAUREN DISCUSSED:
AND SO MUCH MORE
HOW TO KEEP UP WITH LAUREN:
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On this episode, Zainab Aliyu shares how she transition from corporate to full-time entrepreneur running her own luxury leather goods business.
Zainab is the CEO & Creative Director of AABOUX, a stylish luxurious leather brand founded in 2017. AABOUX creates limited edition and quality statement pieces using their signature stitch-less technique; from exquisitely and ethically sourced leathers by third-generation skilled artisans in Lagos, Nigeria. Zainab sits on three boards as a Non Executive Director.
She is also a Creative, a Finance Professional and a UK qualified Fellow of the Association of Chartered and Certified Accountants (ACCA) with over 16 years of experience in the extractive sector (mainly in the oil and gas sector, across five continents, and recently in mining).
She qualified at Deloitte UK where she spent four years serving clients in the energy industry and in Risk and Assurance. Prior to to that, she worked at KPMG Nigeria in Business Advisory, Philipps, Kobbs & Co as an Accountant. Post Deloitte she worked at Baker Hughes UK engaging in Internal Audit, Risk and compliance projects and an Indigenous oil and gas company in Project Accounting as a Financial Controller.
She is passionate about philanthropy and is involved in several causes aimed at education, healthcare, children, women, internally displaced persons and mental health matters. Zainab enjoys travelling, art, reading, fashion, photography and current affairs.
WHAT ZAINAB DISCUSSED:
AND SO MUCH MORE
HOW TO KEEP UP WITH ZAINAB:
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On this episode, Dr. Virgie Bright Ellington, shares key financial tips to help you crush your medical debt without going bankrupt!
Dr. Virgie is an internal medicine physician, former health insurance executive, and principal of Crush Medical Debt Financial Wellness, which helps 100 million American healthcare cost victims struggling with the nation’s #1 cause of debt and bankruptcy – medical bills.
After practicing for more than 20 years in primary care and psychiatric settings and as a medical billing expert, Dr. Virgie now helps patients avoid financial devastation from crushing medical bills through her "What Your Doctor Wants You to Know" series.
She's the author of "What Your Doctor Wants You to Know to CRUSH MEDICAL DEBT" and host of the weekly "Crush Medical Debt - Medical Bills Uncovered" show on the VoiceAmerica radio network and more than 30 of your favorite podcast platforms.
WHAT DR. VIRGIE DISCUSSED:
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Announcing the pre-sale of not one but TWO highly anticipated Clever Girl Finance books, both releasing on November 13th, 2024!
Here’s what to expect in these incredible new releases:
My Wealth Plan Workbook: A personalized toolkit packed with financial worksheets, checklists, and actionable strategies to help you ditch debt, save money, and build real wealth. This workbook is your go-to guide for organizing your financial goals and taking immediate action.
Clever Girl Finance, Expanded & Updated 2nd Edition: An updated version of the bestselling personal finance book for women, filled with even more insights on budgeting, debt management, investing, and wealth-building strategies.
Tune in to hear all about these new books and how they can help you take control of your finances in 2025 and beyond!
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We can all likely make long lists of the bad money mistakes that we have made. That being said, we all make money mistakes. And the key here is that we dust ourselves off and we keep moving.
Let's talk about the big money mistakes that you want to avoid and how to recover from them if you have found that you have already made these mistakes.
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It is so exciting to think about the possibilities of what can happen when we actually achieve our goals. Unfortunately, so many of us give up on our goals before we even get started.
So tune in to learn key ways in which you can start achieving your goals starting today.
And the tips I'm going to share just don't apply to your finances. They can also apply to other aspects of your life as well. So let's get into it!
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On this episode of the podcast, Jill Sirianni joins us to discuss the topic of contentment vs. complacency when it comes to our finances.
Jill is the co-host of Frugal Friends Podcast and co-author of 'Buy What You Love Without Going Broke', releasing January 2025. She and her husband paid off $60,000 of debt over 7 years while cash flowing her masters degree. As a licensed clinical social worker she’s experienced in doing a lot with a little – from starting small businesses to full-time RVing – all of it was leveraged in her debt pay-off journey.
Helping others is her highest value and integrating her mental health perspective with personal finance is how she supports others to identify, and live out of, what they value most.
WHAT JILL DISCUSSED:
HOW TO KEEP UP WITH JILL:
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A biweekly budget is perfect for those who get paid every other week. It helps you structure your budget around your paychecks so you can better plan your finances.
Learn out how to create a biweekly budget that works for you in this episode!
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Sometimes an extra $1000 can come in really handy. Whether to pay some bills, save money for an upcoming trip, or expand your emergency fund, who wouldn’t want another $1,000?
If this sounds like something you are interested in, I have some great ideas for how to save $1,000 fast! Keep listening!
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On this podcast episode, Kara Stevens, author, financial expert and founder of the Frugal Feminista discusses relocating to Ghana, financial changes and the truth about the “soft life”!
Kara’s relatable financial advice has been featured on Forbes, CNN, Business Insider, Huffington Post, Yahoo Finance, ESSENCE, Women’s Day Magazine, The Washington Post, and other nationally recognized media outlets.
She is also the author of Heal Your Relationship With Money, The Happy Finances Challenge, and Unmasking the Strong Black Woman.
WHAT KARA DISCUSSED: 1. What inspired her to relocate to Ghana, and her initial thoughts and feelings about making such a significant move 2. The financial preparations she made before relocating 3. The biggest financial adjustments she had to make 4. How she handled the transition in terms of generating income in Ghana 5. The biggest cultural and lifestyle adjustments she had to make 6. How the concept of 'soft life' plays out in reality 7. Practical tips for anyone considering a move abroad, particularly from a financial perspective AND SO MUCH MORE
HOW TO KEEP UP WITH KARA:
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❤ Get access to 30+ free courses, worksheets, savings challenges, and our favorite banking resources: https://clevergirlfinance.com/course-packages/
❤ Read the Clever Girl Finance Blog: https://clevergirlfinance.com/blog
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