Money O2

In this episode of MONEY O2, we're joined by the amazing Jennifer Alvarez. Jennifer is a small business owner and podcaster, who started off as a cosmetologist. Jen reflects on how she was in a bad relationship, and how with the support of a friend she left the relationship to take a $6 an hour job and sleep on her parents couch. Yet, she didn't let that hold her back. She kept learning, she kept seeking mentorship, and kept growing. As a result of her constant focus on growth and improvement, she was able to exceed 6 figure earnings, own real estate, and own a business. Today, she employs and leads a team and does for them what was critical in her own career growth - mentorship. Enjoy this episode with Jen.

Check out Jen's podcast, The Beauty Business Game Changer: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/beauty-business-game-changer-podcast/id1492161461

Giulio Veglio has had and continues to have incredible success. By the age of 21 he had a four chair beauty salon offering a wide range of services(~11:40) that he quickly lost due to active addiction. In conjunction with overspending on drugs(upwards of $150 PER DAY!) and the lack of financial education and advice Giulio fell into financial hot water. The constant stress and exhaustion both physically and mentally(~32:53) was enough for Giulio to take control of his finances. As a child of immigrants, Giulio was never exposed to financial wellness growing up but he knew, like his father, he wanted to leave financial wealth(~25:59) and not stress to his surviving family. Noting it is never too late to take financial control. (~35:02)Giulio has had to start over multiple times in life - after waking up in coma for 3 months, in business- when his addiction lost him his career and had to start re gaining clients and financially- when his financial inexperience landed him in serious debt. Each time he has used his shovel to dig himself out and come out stronger than before. Between personal and financial growth inner peace is obtainable(~38:00).

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Welcome back! In today’s episode we are joined by Genein Letford. Genein is a former teacher, turned author and keynote speaker. In this episode, Genein shares her journey of leaving with credit card debt upon graduating from college, and hitting an ultimate rock bottom of over $100,000 in student loan debt. She shares what she did, together with her husband, to change her financial reality. A big theme around her story is leveraging the power of creativity. This episode is a great reminder to challenge yourself to think differently, in order to be different. I hope you enjoy this episode with Genein Letford!

Welcome back to MONEY O2! In this episode, we are joined by the fabulous NeCole Cumberlander. As a multi-location trade school owner, and business owner NeCole shares her journey around money and finance. She shares how because of certain financial choices, she had to miss out on her dream job and the impact that had on her. She also shares about how she and her husband designed their lives to live off ONE person’s income in case of an unexpected crisis (which spoiler alert - there was one!) and the importance of choosing the right partner, both in business and in life. I hope you enjoy listening to NeCole’s story!

Today’s episode is about MONEY and MENTAL HEALTH. We’ve talked about the wide-spread prevalence of both money and math anxiety, but we’ve never unpacked on how this actually impacts mental health. I am really excited to bring an expert on this topic, an actual FINANCIAL THERAPIST to today’s show, Lindsay Bryan-Podvin to the podcast. She’s a biracial financial therapist, speaker, and author of the book "The Financial Anxiety Solution." Lindsay shares about what it means to be a financial therapist, describes the intersection between mental health and money, and shares about her own financial and mental health struggles. Lindsay also talks about how she was working as a social worker, with a graduate degree in social work and making less money than when she was a server.

A practicing LMSW since 2012, she uses a shame-free approach to help people get their minds and money in balance by focusing on the intersection of money and mental health. She holds a degree in sociology and a Master’s in Social Work with certificates in Financial Social Work and Financial Therapy. Enjoy!

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Purchase Lindsay’s Book: https://www.amazon.com/Financial-Anxiety-Solution-Step-Step/dp/1646040074

Follow Lindsay on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mindmoneybalance/?hl=en

Check out Qnity Benefits, now offering AllyHeath: If you are an employer looking to bring accessible mental health care access to your team, check out AllyHealth brought to you by Qnity. This is an amazing benefit that small businesses can bring to their team - and we’ve got a super discounted price. Email [email protected] for more details. 

To get a hard copy of the Gap and Gain Book, email [email protected] with the subject line MONEY STORY and be sure to provide your mailing address. *NOTE* This only applies to the first 25 people who email requesting it. 

Thanks for listening, see you next week! 

Welcome back! In this episode of MONEYO2, we are joined by Brittani LeJeune - Director of Curriculum for the Aveda Arts and Sciences Institutes. In this episode, you'll hear Brittani's journey with money as she shares how she was able to become debt free, plan for retirement at the age of 55, and so much more. Brittani gets candid reflecting back on some scary financial situations, and how she leaned on financial literacy, budgeting, and the importance of asking for help. Brittani's story is inspiring and authentic, and I always love connecting with her. Enjoy this episode of MONEYO2. 

In this episode, I am joined by John Soforic, author of The Wealthy Gardener. John wrote this book as a parable on how to achieve financial freedom, largely inspired to serve as a guide for his son as he entered adulthood. John has a very interesting philosophical take on reaching financial freedom. A former chiropractor, turned entrepreneur, turned real estate property owner, turned author - John shares his journey toward financial freedom. He shares how he went from being in over $250,000 of debt with young children to making over $200,000 a year in passive income from real estate and reaching full financial independence. This is a longer interview, and the wisdom John shares applies so far beyond money. John shares his experience on creating financial freedom, but he also shares his experience on how to create a more purposeful life. I hope you enjoy this episode! 

Today I’m joined by Dr. Art Markman. Dr. Markman is a cognitive psychologist by trade. In addition to his ‘day job’ serving as Vice Provost of Academic Affairs at University of Texas, Dr. Markman is an author of a couple books, one of those is focused on how to create behavior change, called ‘Smart Change’ which we will unpack today. He also is a regular writer for Psychology Today, Harvard Business Review, Fast Company, and more as well as a podcast host and speaker. Dr. Markman's aim "is to bring insights from Cognitive Science to everyone with a mind.”

I initially met Dr. Markman last year when we hired him to speak at a recent Qnity conference. I read his book, ‘Smart Change’ and while it’s not a specific book on changing habits with money - there’s so much that can be applied to the topic. What I really like about Dr. Markman is the depth of knowledge that Dr. Markman has on a wide variety of topics. In this episode, we will hear Dr. Markman’s take on intergenerational wealth patterns, talk about the ‘what the hell effect’, how to automate specific habits, the importance of your environment and tapping into others, and so much more.

If you like psychology and examining the way you think and act, I think you’ll really enjoy this episode.

To check out Dr. Markman’s books which are all available on Amazon:

Smart Change: https://www.amazon.com/Smart-Change-Art-Markman-audiobook/dp/B00IB2YY38/ref=sr_1_4?qid=1678412274&refinements=p_27%3AArt+Markman&s=books&sr=1-4

Smart Thinking: https://www.amazon.com/Smart-Thinking-Art-Markman-audiobook/dp/B006TEWJ3M/ref=sr_1_2?qid=1678412274&refinements=p_27%3AArt+Markman&s=books&sr=1-2

Brain Briefs: https://www.amazon.com/Brain-Briefs-Answers-Pressing-Questions-ebook/dp/B0751JNF81/ref=sr_1_1?qid=1678412274&refinements=p_27%3AArt+Markman&s=books&sr=1-1

Bring Your Brain To Work: https://www.amazon.com/Bring-Your-Brain-Work-Cognitive/dp/B08QBDJ7PW/ref=sr_1_3?qid=1678412274&refinements=p_27%3AArt+Markman&s=books&sr=1-3