Inspired Money

Bola Sokunbi, who saved her first $100,000 in a little over 3 years right after college shares tools and tactics to help you take control of your finances. Guest Biography Bola Onada Sokunbi is a Certified Financial Education Instructor (CFEI), finance expert, speaker, writer, podcaster, social media influencer. She is the founder of Clever Girl Finance, a platform that empowers and educates women to make the best financial decisions and to pursue their dreams of financial independence....

Howard Gogel, President and CEO of My Limo and Gogel Auto, shares how he's built his business and warns of things you should know when using ride share apps like Uber and Lyft. Guest Biography New Jersey-based My Limo was founded in 1983 and has grown into a complete ground transportation service company with more than 130 vehicles on the road. Its fleet consists of sedans, stretch limos, SUVs, vans, mini-buses and motor coaches. The company was established by Howard and Stewart Gogel,...

Kiva's Jessica Hansen explains how to use microfinance to lend a little and help a lot. Learn how to do more with your money and make a sustainable impact. Guest Biography As Kiva’s Global Engagement Manager, Jessica builds partnerships and community to alleviate poverty and create opportunity worldwide. She’s passionate about connecting people and ideas, and helping others unleash their capacity to impact the world for the better. Prior, Jessica worked in rural Kenya on literacy...

Learn about the entrepreneurial journey of Peter Polson, CEO of Tiller Money. Find out why he wants to empower you with tools to automate spreadsheets so you can take control of your money. Guest Biography Peter Polson's dad had him keep a ledger as a kid. As soon as Peter could add numbers he had to track his 25 cent allowance, including what he’d saved, shared, and spent. Later as a teenager, fascinated by the promise of an online ledger, Peter started teaching classes introducing...

Learn how Danielle Town transformed herself into an investor and the investing practice that got her there. She explains time-tested Warren Buffett investing principles in terms that everyone can understand. Guest Biography Danielle Town is a New York Times bestselling author and Investing Practice expert who started out desperately afraid of numbers and stock markets, until she took her head out of the sand and discovered that, with a little knowledge and practice, her weaknesses were...

From innovating social media strategies with Shaquille O’Neal to dissecting the critical moments that have changed the lives of wildly successful and fascinating people, Amy Jo Martin is a renegade. In this episode, we talk social media, wealth, health, purpose happiness, and more. Guest Biography Amy Jo is the author of New York Times best-seller Renegades Write the Rules. She believes the future of technology is the future of humanity. Amy Jo conducts clinical research to study this...

Bobbi Rebell left her TV anchor and personal finance columnist job at Thomson Reuters to create her own brand and do journalism on her own terms. Find out her tactics like taking on internal side hustles for personal growth before striking out on her own to launch a book and podcast. Guest Biography Bobbi Rebell is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP®) and host of the Financial Grownup podcast. The show features interviews with the top thought leaders in personal finance and other role...

Nichole Carlson, life coach to high performers, has traveled the world, was once homeless, and has built two successful business. Find out her thoughts on money, happiness, and why she believes you can have it all. Guest Biography Nichole works with 6 and 7 figure earners who are very successful, yet still struggling with stress, anxiety and overwhelm and inside they feel like they are barely holding it together. Nichole flips a switch inside of them to help them break through in...

Tony-Award winning Broadway producer, Ken Davenport explains how to invest in theater productions and other valuable lessons he's learned along the way. Guest Biography Ken Davenport is a Tony-Award winning Broadway producer whose productions have been produced internationally in over 25 countries around the world. In addition to his own work, Ken was recently named the Executive Producer of North America for Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Really Useful Group. Ken was featured on a national...

Financial psychotherapist, Kiné Corder shares how she helps people, especially couples, improve their money mentalities, marriage missions, and happiness. Guest Biography Kiné Corder speaks to and consults with couples to help them have the money conversation with ease. Because money is the number one reason couples get divorced, her company, courses, podcast, and mission help couples heal financially to stay happily married. Kiné started out in the financial services industry almost 20...

The financial sector is going through massive change as consumers adopt new behaviors like peer-to-peer payments, digital banks, and cryptocurrencies. We talk big data, millennials, and finances with Barbara Leflein, founder and president of her own market research and analytics firm. Guest Biography Barbara Leflein is President and Founder of Leflein Associates, Inc. a Certified Women’s Owned Enterprise, an award winning full service marketing research firm. As Creative Lead, Barbara...

From financial advisor to "accidental entrepreneur," Shannon McLay went all-in to launch The Financial Gym with a goal of making financial fitness fun and attainable for everyone. Learn how she has found passion, purpose, and happiness. Guest Biography Shannon McLay is a financial planner who left a "traditional" financial services firm to start her own company, The Financial Gym, because she felt traditional financial services firms did not have the tools or resources to help the...

Award-winning screenwriter, Zak Penn joins us this week to discuss finding early success at age 23, developing his craft, and working with with Stephen Spielberg on READY PLAYER ONE. Guest Biography Zak Penn’s career began as a screenwriter when he sold his first script, LAST ACTION HERO, at the age of twenty-three. Since then, Penn has become known for his work on numerous films based on Marvel comics, including X-MEN 2 and X-MEN: THE LAST STAND, ELEKTRA, THE INCREDIBLE HULK, and most...

Dr. Jude Miller Burke shares findings from her books including common characteristics of millionaires and how many people have turned their childhood adversities into success. Guest Biography Dr. Jude Miller Burke, is former Vice President of Operations, at Optum, United HealthGroup, where she built a national subsidiary providing employee assistance services. Previous to that position she worked at a large division of Honeywell in Minneapolis as the Manager of Employee Assistance,...

Tope Fajingbesi Balogun's unique path from CPA to helping orphaned children and the ordinary to become extraordinary. Guest Biography Tope Fajingbesi Balogun is the creator and host of She-EO by Ganiyah, the author of the amazon.com best selling novel, Love in Cancun, Soulful Whispers and What Color is Your Money? Your personalized road map to business success. She is also the coordinating trustee of United for Kids Foundation. Tope speaks to global audiences with a mission to inspire....

Jon Vroman started the Front Row Foundation and built his business around it so his values, business, and charitable work are aligned. Learn how you can live in the Front Row by being closer to the things that you love. Guest Biography Jon Vroman is on a mission to show you how to Live Life In The Front Row™ through the transformative art of moment making. He is a social entrepreneur, committed husband, father of two, and an ultramarathon runner. Jon is the proud founder of the Front...

We often hear that the act of giving is rewarding. Wendy Steele founder of Generosity Matters and Impact 100 explains why generosity is contagious and can impact your happiness, creativity, and health. Guest Biography Wendy Steele understands the impact of generosity and has been encouraging philanthropy for most of her adult life. In 2001, she launched and led an innovative pass-through foundation called Impact 100 which brings transformational grants to the communities it serves across...

Adam Draper made a crazy bet on cryptocurrency when he launched Boost VC, a bitcoin startup accelerator in 2012. Learn about bitcoin, cryptocurrencies, and blockchain from the the founder of one of bitcoin and blockchain's earliest and most active incubators. Guest Biography Adam Draper is the founder and managing director of Boost VC. The first fund to focus on Bitcoin related startups. Adam is a 2x entrepreneur and a 4th generation venture capitalist. He also has a very large comic...

Jen Hemphill shares tips from her book "Her Money Matters" that can help you shift your money mindset, set goals, and master your finances. Guest Biography Jen Hemphill, a military spouse & proud bilingual Latina, helps women who are tired of the traditional money advice gain a renewed sense of control, confidence and freedom in their financial life. She is a Money Confidence Coach, an AFC® (Accredited Financial Counselor) and host of the Her Money Matters® Podcast. Her first book Her...

Find out how Matt Miller took $100 dollars and built a multi-million dollar, passive income, vending machine business. Guest Biography Matt Miller spent the first nine years of his career as an Air Force pilot, before entering the corporate world to work at both Abbott Laboratories and Valassis. While a top performer for both companies, his long-term desire was to start a business and be his own boss. A good friend one day mentioned the gumball machines he and his young daughters owned,...