What drives someone to pursue a PhD in finance and forensic accounting? In this episode, I take you inside my journey—unfiltered, unscripted, and unapologetically real. From uncovering financial fraud at 19 to building a career in forensic accounting, I share my story of how a passion for numbers, business strategy, and human behavior led me here.

Along the way, we dive into the importance of financial literacy, the ignorance that fuels fraud, and why most small businesses are doomed before they even start. Whether you’re an entrepreneur, a finance geek, or just someone who wants to level up in life, this episode is for you.

Join me as I explore my ‘PhD Passion Project’—a mission to educate, empower, and maybe even fix this broken financial system along the way.

🔹 Key Takeaways:

✔️ Ignorance fuels financial fraud—how small mistakes lead to big consequences

✔️ My journey from political science to forensic accounting—how I got here

✔️ The shocking reality of bad bookkeeping and incompetent tax preparers

✔️ Why financial literacy should be taught in schools—starting in kindergarten

✔️ How fraudsters think—and why they don’t stop once they start

✔️ What my PhD research will focus on and why it matters

✔️ The vision for a future where financial literacy isn’t just for the rich

💡 Take Action:

If you’re ready to stop asking WTF is going on with my money?! and start understanding your finances like a pro, head over to LearnWTF.com for courses, resources, and more!

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