What if the gap in your financial security isn’t your income or your discipline, but the fact that nobody ever taught you to speak money with confidence?

In this episode of Life of And, Tiffany sits down with Nicole Lorch, President and COO at First Internet Bank, to launch a new series focused on money, influence, and leadership. Together, they explore why so many capable, high-performing women still feel uncertain when it comes to financial decisions. Nicole shares how childhood money patterns shape adult instincts, why saving without intention can stall long-term growth, and how influence is what ultimately creates meaningful impact.

The conversation moves from mindset to action, covering practical starting points like building a rainy-day fund, contributing early to retirement accounts, and creating transparency inside the home. Nicole also offers insight into raising money-smart teens and helping families shift from secrecy or tension around finances to shared goals and trust. This episode reframes money as a tool: one that expands leadership, resilience, and opportunity when women become fluent in how it works.

What You’ll Learn:

• A simple, accessible starting point to make your savings work harder
• A healthier framework for talking about money at home without tension
• A clearer understanding of how financial fluency expands your influence

Ready to Put Your Money to Work? Learn More About First Internet Bank Here: https://www.tiffanysauder.com/First-Internet-Bank 

For more from Nicole, check out this link:

• LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicole-lorch/ 

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Timestamps:

(00:00) Intro

(00:53) Money confidence as influence

(04:39) Childhood money scripts: saving vs. leverage

(07:29) High-yield savings as a starting point

(11:46) Influence over power in leadership

(20:44) Ambition and caregiving in tension

(22:01) Banking without branches

(24:30) Teaching teens to earn and manage money

(26:54) Practicing priorities with limited funds

(29:26) Rainy-day funds and family transparency

Check out the apps and sponsor of this episode: 

• Ready to Put Your Money to Work? Learn More Here: https://www.tiffanysauder.com/First-Internet-Bank 
• Created in partnership with Share Your Genius

Learn more about First Internet Bank: https://www.tiffanysauder.com/First-Internet-Bank