Mandi and Tiffany start the episode by doing a little catch up and reminisce on early Brown Ambition days. Before break, the ladies also discuss the rise of black investors. After break, the ladies are joined by Gigi Gonzalez. Gigi is a financial educator and bestselling author of Cultura & Cash! She's on a mission to empower first-generation students and young professionals of color entering the workplace to confidently manage their money, pay off debt, build generational wealth, and gain financial freedom. The first-generation and BIPOC experience often comes without a roadmap aka guidance, insight, and knowledge enjoyed by many of our peers around navigating higher education and professional spaces. 
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Cultura & Cash ft. Gigi Gonzalez

Winner of The Webby Award, Brown Ambition helps you unapologetically build wealth by saving, investing and making smart career choices — on your own terms! So join personal finance expert and journalist Mandi Woodruff and Tiffany "The Budgetnista" Aliche, an award-winning financial educator and author of The New York Times bestseller "Get Good With Money." Published Wednesdays and Fridays.

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Both of our BA besties are in the studio for this week's BA Q&A. The ladies start off by discussing the difference between leadership and management. Tiffany shares some insights inside of how she manages her team and gives us great advice on how to be better leaders. Then, a frustrated wife needs advice on how to manage her finances in a marriage.
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The Difference Between Leadership And Management

This week our financial besties are joined by Kim Lewis.Kim Lewis is the CEO and co-founder of CurlMix, a clean beauty brand for curly hair. After a strong showing on Season 10 of ABC’s Emmy Award-winning Shark Tank with her husband and co-founder, Tim, Kim made the daring decision to bet on herself, and turned down a $400,000 Shark deal. Less than six months later, Kim’s talent for logistics and marketing secured a seed investment of $1.2M, multiplied CurlMix’ sales into the millions, and grew the CurlMix team to 30+ full-time staff…all while raising two small children. 
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Winning On Your Own Terms ft.Kim Lewis

We are back with another Monday throwback! First, listener Ashley wants to know how to protect her identity from being stolen. Tiffany explains to use what "life lock" is and how to freeze your credit. Then, both ladies school us on how to avoid crazy scams. Lastly, listener Jalissa wants to know how to do a balance transfer to help with her debt, our financial big sisters give her excellent advice on the best way to go.
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How To Avoid Fraud (How To Mondays)

Hey BA Fam! We have two juicy questions for this week's BA Q&A. First, listener Crystal got a new job and moved her and kids across the country but is struggling with childcare. Crystal asked our financial besties if she should move back home and risk her job or attempt to convince them to let her work from home. Then, a listener is commuting three hours to get to her job and it's starting to affect her health.
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No Job Is Worth A Health Decline

Hey Ba Fam! Mandi is riding solo this week and is joined by Jannese Torres. The ladies discuss community and the importance of connecting with people in person. Then, Jannese shares her views on home ownership and why she doesn't care about expectations other people set for you. As a first-generation Latina, Jannese Torres, award-winning money expert, educator, and podcaster, knows these unique challenges well. She set out to pursue the traditional American Dream, becoming the first woman in her family to graduate from college, climb the corporate ladder, and secure the six-figure paycheck, only to find herself miserable and unfulfilled. She soon realized that everything she’d been taught about money and success wasn’t as it seemed. After discovering the true meaning of wealth, Torres resolved to pave her own path, leaving the life she was told she should want for one of entrepreneurship, autonomy, and financial freedom.
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Cultura & Cash ft. Gigi Gonzalez

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