Today’s guest is Ruth Riley. Ruth has a long list of accomplishments including NCAA and WNBA Champion, Olympic Gold Medalist, former General Manager of San Antonio Stars, and is currently working as the NBA Academy Global Technical Director for Women’s Programs.

Today Ruth will share with us more about her journey from playing college basketball to reaching the WNBA. She talks about how the pay and culture of the WNBA differ from the NBA and the impact that it has on the players. She also shares how she used her time in the WNBA planning for life after playing the game professionally. The lessons that she has learned along the way are ones that we can all apply to our lives and finances.

What You’ll Learn in This Episode:

• How planning out your giving for the year can help you say “no” without feeling guilty.
• The importance of educating yourself on finances in your downtime. For Ruth, this was while playing overseas, but we all have downtime that we can use to gain knowledge to help us in our finances.
• The importance of networking and building connections in the present to help your future career goals and financial situation.