WhyFI Matter$

Laura Oldanie is the founder of "Rich and Resilient Living" - money and lifestyle choices for regenerative future. She has been featured on many different podcasts, CNBC, and is pretty well-known throughout the personal finance community. Laura acknowledges the power that her money has and how she needs to direct it in a way that will benefit society and the planet. . And she's just so inspiring and gives the listeners some really practical advices. Listen to learn about how you can use your money to drive socially and environmental changes and how we can all be financial activist.

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https://www.whyfimatters.com/post/what-is-socially-responsible-investing-and-how-teens-and-parents-can-get-started 

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I have less than a month before school starts and I'm going into my junior year.  I am a little bit freaked out, not going to lie. If I am going to survive this year,  time management is going to have to become my new best friend. I am so excited for today's episode because becoming more productive is something that I definitely need to work on; I can't wait to learn more from our guest, Kris Ward. Kris is an entrepreneur, author, podcaster, coach, and speaker. She's the leading figure in the time management and productivity space, with a platform called 'Win the Hour, Win the Day' where she teaches many businesses and entrepreneurs her time management philosophy. Kris has been featured on many award winning radio and TV shows and podcasts too. She's also the host of her own podcast called , "Win the Hour, Win the Day'. 

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https://www.whyfimatters.com/post/productivity-win-the-hour-win-the-day-ft-entrepreneur-kris-ward

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For college athletes in the United States, the NCAA 'Name Image and Likeness' rule change (which we covered in last weekend's episode) is a BIG deal. I figured now that a bunch of athletes can start making money off of their personal brand, it would be a really interesting topic to discuss on WhyFI Matter$  because it's the intersection of personal finance and being entrepreneurial.  I'm just super excited to talk to gymnast, student athlete, and entrepreneur, Leah Clapper- a rising senior at the University of Florida. Leah describes herself as a four foot eleven girl with a big personality! In addition to her amazing gymnastics, Leah is the founder of "Zest and Finesse", which is a healthy food blog dedicated to inspiring others to live a balanced lifestyle, and she is also the host of "Zest and Progress", where she uncovers stories of resilience, energy, and self-confidence in athletes. She was recently featured in the Wall Street Journal and I can't wait to  learn more about her entrepreneurial endeavors and how they're impacted as a result of the NCAA rule change. 

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https://www.whyfimatters.com/post/leah-clapper 

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This week has been headlined by a lot of athletic news...speaking of athletics,  today's episode is going to be more about college athletics, specifically, the fact that athletes in the NCAA can NOW BE PAID! The NCAA is changing the rules! What exactly caused the NCAA to change after all this time? I'm super excited to speak to Laine Higgins, who's a sports reporter for the Wall Street Journal. Make sure to listen to today's interview as it serves as a precursor to next weekend's episode!  

To Read the Transcript and Other Links: https://www.whyfimatters.com/post/ncaa-athletes-can-now-get-paid-ft-wsj-sports-reporter-laine-higgins 

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Have you ever asked yourself the big question, " How Can I End Poverty?" Well, 18 year old change maker from England, Lauren Roberts-Turner,  has indeed asked herself this question; she now researches and studies ways that we can lift people out of poverty while creating an economically empowered society.  I met Lauren in April when we spoke  at a conference called the 'Footsteps Aspire for Equality Global Gathering of Women'.  I literally was mind blown by the intelligent and articulate way she described an economic program, Universal Basic Income and how this can alleviate poverty and increase financial independence. I am thrilled to have her on the show today to learn more about UBI! 

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This summer has definitely been headlined by a lot of sporting events. We've had the, we're having the NBA playoffs, Wimbledon, UEFA Euro 2020, and of course coming up the Olympics.  I wanted to combine my enthusiasm and love for sports into the podcast. So definitely stay tuned for more episodes in the upcoming weeks related to sports, but today's episode is focused on college athletics; the transition for high school student athletes to the collegiate level, the recruiting process and the different scholarships available. Some of, you might know that I play tennis and I was super excited to talk to our guest for today's episode, who is a tennis parent and fellow podcaster, Lisa Stone. She is the founder of 'ParentingAces', which is a resource that helps guide parents and their children through the very complicated world of junior tennis. Listen to learn more about the world of college athletics. 

To read the transcript and other links for this episode: https://www.whyfimatters.com/post/collegiate-athletics-scholarships-and-the-recruiting-process-ft-lisa-stone-of-parentingaces

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July is Disability Pride Month! I am so excited to have Tiffany Yu on the podcast today. Tiffany is the CEO and founder of "Diversability", which is an award-winning social enterprise that amplifies disabled voices. She's also the founder of the Awesome Foundation Disability Chapter, which is  a monthly micro grant that has awarded $ 49.5 K dollars, to 50 disability projects in 8 different countries. She's also a fellow podcaster; she's the host of Tiffany & Yu.  Currently Tiffany serves on the San Francisco mayor's disability council and was the 2020 co-chair of the World Economic Forum Sustainable Development Impact Summit. In addition to all of this, she's a public speaker. Make sure to also listen to her TEDx  talks (she's done 3 of them),  plus she's also spoke on five sessions of the World Economic Forum annual meeting.  Tiffany has been featured in Marie Claire, the Guardian and Forbes, and for all of you TikTok lovers out there, including myself, she was named one of TikTok's, 15 Asian American Pacific Islander trailblazers. On TikTok, she posts amazing educational content, including her anti ableism daily, so go check her out on TikToK.  I'm just super excited to hear her story learn more about her entrepreneurial journey, but also about her life living at the intersection of being an Asian-American, disabled, woman. 

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Today we are going to listen to a story. The two characters? Netflix and Blockbuster. I would say the majority of people know about Netflix; it's become such a big part of mass culture. Blockbuster, on the other hand, is a little less familiar, so I will let Gina Keating help us understand the history and evolution of the movie and rental space and the rise of Netflix.   Gina worked as a staff reporter for Reuters and United Press International for more than a decade with her work appearing in Variety, Southern living and Forbes.  She's the author of the book, "Netflixed, the Epic Battle for America's Eyeballs," and the writer and filmmaker of the documentary, "Netflix Versus the World." Listen to learn more about the importance of innovation in order to be sustainable and improve. 

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Today's episode is on the importance of investing for younger generations, but also how financial education as a system can improve. Our guest is all the way from the across the Atlantic, the UK's leading millennial money expert, Iona Bain. Iona is an award-winning speaker, author, and broadcaster, and she's the founder of the Young Money Blog, which is Britain's first blog, established in 2011, to help people get a grips with their personal finances. Her newest book "Own it! - How our generation can invest our way to a better future" guides, her readers on the taboo and often anxiety provoking world of investments and finance. And today, hopefully she might guide us through this as well.

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https://www.whyfimatters.com/post/iona-bain-on-owning-our-finances-and-millennial-genz-investing

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These past few weeks, millions of Indian Americans have been living two realities. Here in the United States, thankfully COVID 19 infections have continued to decline, but India is experiencing a devastating COVID 19 crisis. The Indian diaspora has been oscillating between different emotions of  frustration, anxiety, nervousness, anger, and even guilt.
 Today I wanted to share with you the circumstances and challenges that Indians are facing today, as well as the ways that we, the rest of the world can help. We're going to hear from two young adults who are helping out in ways that they can, and they're all the way from Maharashtra and  Pune,  Grishma  and Jay ( team members of initiative "War with Covid" ) . Also, we're going to hear from Dr. Asima Banu, a medical microbiologist, and who is  leading the effort to fight the crisis at the Victoria hospital in Bangalore. 

Link to "War with Covid"
https://www.warwithcovid.club/

Resources to Help India:
Medical Supplies, Oxygen and PPE:
Direct Relief
Project Hope
War With Covid
AIF
Indian Red Cross
Care India
Khalsa Aid India

To read the Transcript and other Links for this episode:
https://www.whyfimatters.com/post/india-s-covid-19-crisis-ft-dr-asima-banu-and-grishma-and-jay-of-war-with-covid

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