Elevated Conversations with Gbenga Ogunjimi

My guest today is on an audacious mission of getting a million families in their own homes. In this episode of the Elevated Conversations Podcast, I interviewed Eze Okwodu, a real estate agent, investor, and entrepreneur who uncovered the power of homeownership as a foundation for wealth building. If you ever wondered how to get into investing in real estate or even creating other forms of investment portfolios this episode is for you. Eze is based in the Washington DC metro area.

In this episode, I had the pleasure of speaking with wealth expert, Charisse Conanan-Johnson as we discussed her review of my new book Future Leader: 7 Prophetic Declarations for Shaping Your Child's Identity. Future Leader is a parenting book that explores the topics of identity, leadership, and purpose from a Christian perspective. We discussed the Wealth Creator component of the book and strategies for anyone or parent to create generational wealth or foster the skill of wealth building in their children. For more info about the Future Leader book please visit - https://gbenga.org/futureleader

Family stories are not just a collection of historical accounts from our ancestors. Alternatively, the stories our family leaves with us, and especially the ones we choose to tell, are assets for creating wealth for future generations. Enjoy my recent interview with Nike Anani, Nike is about the family business, legacy building, and philanthropy. In this episode, we discussed the power of telling your story and defining your identity as a family business owner.

Family stories are not just a collection of historical accounts from our ancestors. Alternatively, the stories our family leaves with us, and especially the ones we choose to tell, are assets for creating wealth for future generations. In this episode of the Elevated Conversations Podcast titled Unlocking The Power of Your Family Story, I talked about the process of crafting and harnessing your family story.

This episode is with Charisse Conanan-Johnson. Charisse is a wealth expert, and the author of the new book titled The Wealthy Girl: 7 Steps to Prosperity, Peace, and Personal Power. She also a Managing Partner at a financial institution called Next Street. Next Street mobilizes capital, customers, and capabilities to small businesses and entrepreneurs that have been systemically held back. 

Bonus and why you should listen entirely to this episode – I asked Charisse to give an expert perspective to the following financial terms:

To change the world you have to change your perspective and to change your perspective you have to travel to see the world. This episode explores how to foster one’s cultural intelligence through travel. My guest Carol Yee talks about her new book Welcome Abuja Once Again: How I Became a Citizen of the World. We discussed her experience of world cultures and navigating her Chinese American identity. Carol believes “Being a citizen of the world is not a destination, it’s a mindset and a journey.” 

The defining moments are the cornerstones for crafting powerful stories. They also point you to your life's purpose. This episode of the Elevated Conversations Podcast helps you to identify yours and use it to move your business and work forward. In the episode, I interviewed Muriel Irembe a transformation coach. We discussed how she is using her story to power her coaching business, and insights for anyone that wants to do the same. 

More money does not solve financial problems, what does that is a change to your financial psychology and education. The numbers are clear. The vast majority of Americans do not have up to $1,000 set aside for an emergency fund nor can they make a cash purchase of $400. And with the pandemic, the numbers are even more staggering. In this episode of the Elevated Conversations Podcast, my guest, Grisel Saez - financial education expert, and I explore the concept of owning and changing your money story. We also explored 10 major excuses people make about money and how to change the story.

You must have heard about the "essential economy", where we recognize and celebrate the contributions tirelessly made by our frontline and essential workers. This economy is powered by one's unique expertise. It’s however a new normal and we’re in a new economy. I call it the “superpower economy,” an economy powered by stories. This episode talks power about more this idea. Enjoy!  

Have you ever asked any of the following questions:

If you have ever had any of these questions or thoughts, then this episode of the Elevated Conversations Podcast is for you.

On this episode, I asked fellow business story expert, author, and speaker, Gerald Dubose to weigh in on your questions. In addition to a great listening time, you will gain practical insights on these ever so elusive questions about business storytelling.

Happy Listening.