Today I’m joined by a financial superstar and all round fashion-icon, Melissa Browne. Mel was a guest in my very first season and I wanted to bring her back to talk about our topic of the moment - reinvention. 

Mel is an award-winning, ex-accountant and ex-financial advisor who had her own successful business for almost 20 years. She has written 4 books about business and money including the global bestseller, Unf*ck Your Finances. 

So, she has the theory. But she also has the life experience. Mel has a fascinating and yet, unexpected story as she came back from being completely broke in her early thirties. After her divorce, she gave all of her money to charity (a move she instantly regretted), and then completely reinvented her life, again, where she is now a multi-millionaire. She gained her financial independence from the strategies she put in place for herself and now she teaches others how to do this too. 

Today, Mel is a financial educator who believes that understanding how to build wealth shouldn’t be abdicated or just for the select few who can afford it – but is something that everyone can achieve.

Mel is regularly asked to comment on money and finances making regular TV and radio appearances including Triple J’s The Hack, the Today Show, Weekend Sunrise, Weekend Today, Sky Business and The Daily Edition. She has also been featured in or written articles for a variety of places including CEO Magazine, Cosmopolitan, Who, Vogue, Yahoo Finance and had a fortnightly column in the Sydney Morning Herald and Melbourne’s Age for 7  years.

Mel is not only whip smart, but hilarious and super entertaining - so if you don’t already follow her online, you must as you’ll not only learn a bunch, you’ll laugh out loud from her (& Lawsie, her work wife’s) daily missives. She’s a great mate of mine & I’m delighted to sit down with her and talk on this wonderful topic of ‘reinvention’....

In this conversation, Mel Browne shares her journey of reinvention, discussing the various personal and professional transformations she has undergone. She reflects on the catalysts for change in her life, including her divorce and the realization of her true passions. Mel emphasises the importance of investing in oneself, the power of implementation, and the necessity of embracing failure as a part of growth. Her insights provide valuable lessons for women in business and anyone looking to transform their lives. In this conversation, Mel Browne and Michelle discuss the challenges women face with perfectionism, the benefits of embracing a portfolio career, and the importance of financial literacy. They explore how testing ideas can lead to successful reinvention without the need to quit one's job. Mel shares her journey in creating a financial literacy course aimed at empowering women to take control of their finances and encourages listeners to dare to be wealthy.

Key Resources from Mel are here;-

https://www.melissabrowne.com.au/onequestion

You can find Mel on insta at @melbrowne.money and online at www.melissabrowne.com.au

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