Inspired Money

Ryan Serhant of the popular Bravo series “Million Dollar Listing New York," believes that anyone can sell and shares tips of his success as one of the most successful real estate brokers in the world. Guest Biography Ryan Serhant began his first day in the real estate business on September 15, 2008 – the same day that Lehman Brothers filed for bankruptcy in the wake of the subprime mortgage collapse. While the real estate sector has steadily recovered, Serhant himself has quickly become...

Jamila Souffrant, founder of the Journey to Launch podcast and blog, shares her family's story of being debt free and her goal to be financially independent by the age of 40. Guest Biography Jamila Souffrant is a podcaster, blogger, money coach and founder of JourneyToLaunch.com where she shares her journey to reach Financial Independence. The Journey To Launch podcast was named one of “27 Podcasts You Need To Start Listening To In 2018" by BuzzFeed. Jamila is also the resident financial...

Learn budgeting tips from Phylecia Jones, The Budgetologist, who left her 6-figure job to become an entrepreneur and helps coaches and consultants to get serious about managing money. Guest Biography During a 5-year span of getting rid of $25,000+ in debt, managing to increase a net worth to over $500,000 and leaving a 6-figure salaried job to start a business, Phylecia Jones realized that that millionaire status does not happen overnight! With a Bachelor’s in Computer Science and a...

The financial and emotional impact of losing his father when he was 7-years old forced Camilo Maldonado to mature quickly. After achieving academic and professional success, he co-founded The Finance Twins, a personal finance blog, to live with purpose, meaning, and help others. Guest Biography A Latino immigrant raised in poverty by his single mother, Camilo Maldonado overcame tremendous adversity to attend the Wharton School of Business for his undergraduate studies and Harvard Business...

You may recognize Scott Fifer from P90X exercise videos but what you probably do not know is that he left successful careers as a New York Wall Street attorney and Hollywood screenwriter to head a non-profit that helps children around the world. Guest Biography Scott Fifer is the Founder & CEO of GO Campaign. A former US Senate aide, NYC Wall Street attorney, and Hollywood screenwriter, Fifer founded GO Campaign in 2006 to help 20 children in Tanzania, and since then GO Campaign has gone...

Financial Therapist, Bari Tessler has guided thousands of individuals, couples, and creative entrepreneurs into new, refreshingly honest relationships with money. Guest Biography Bari Tessler Linden, M.A., is a Financial Therapist, Mentor Coach, Mama-preneur, and the Founder of The Art of Money. She has guided thousands of people to new, empowered, and refreshingly honest relationships with money through her nurturing, body-centered approach. Her work has been featured on Oprah.com,...

Professional fundraiser and host of the Philanthropy Podcast, Sean MacCready shares his views on money and the relationship between philanthropy and Financial Independence. Guest Biography Sean MacCready advises people about how best to give and invest in a brighter future. From gifts of forty dollars to over a million, Sean has found pride and fulfillment in the opportunity to coalesce passions, strengths, and institutional needs into exciting, meaningful, and impactful plans. He has...

Former top-selling corporate exec who quit her six-figure sales job in front of 10,000 people, Nicole Walters took what she knew and built a million-dollar business in one short year. Guest Biography By age 28, Nicole Walters was a highly-paid executive at a Fortune 500 company, managing multi-billion dollar accounts. But something wasn’t right. “My job was feeding my family, but not my soul,” she says. So in YRTK (you have a right to know), Nicole quit her corporate job to focus on...

From $60,000 in debt to creator of P90X, the #1 home fitness program of all time, Tony Horton shares his path to success, insatiable desire to learn, and enthusiasm to motivate people to be their best. Guest Biography Tony Horton is the wildly popular creator of the best-selling fitness series: P90X®, P90X2®, P90X3®, and Ten Minute Trainer®, P90® and most recently his 22-Minute military inspired workout, 22 Minute Hard Corps®. Tony is a world-class motivational speaker and the author of...

From laid off to building a successful one-man media company, David Meerman Scott is a marketing/sales strategist, entrepreneur, advisor to emerging companies, and best-selling author. Guest Biography Our always-on, Web-driven world has new rules for competing and growing business. Advance planning is out - agile is IN! Those who embrace new ways will be far more successful than those who stay who stay stuck and afraid to change. No one knows more about using the new Real-Time tools and...

Lillian Karabaic teaches personal finance to millennials through workshops, courses, and a weekly podcast Oh My Dollar! Guest Biography Lillian Karabaic is a cat enthusiast, radio host, spandex style icon, public speaker, and educator. As host of the weekly Oh My Dollar! radio show she teaches personal finance with a dash of glitter. Her work has been featured on CBS, NPR, Vox Media, the Portland Mercury, the Oregonian, the Journal of Higher Education, Portland Monthly, and in dozens of...

Through her experiences abroad, Molly MacCready felt compelled to make a difference in the world by helping those will less. She founded a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization and hosts a podcast to help other nonprofit leaders. Guest Biography Molly MacCready is the executive director of CROSO, Child Restoration Outreach Support Organization, a nonprofit she founded in 2007 that provides post-secondary scholarships to former street children in Uganda. Molly is also the host and producer of...

Benjamin Strouse has combined his expertise in entertainment law and interest in writing to create an award-winning audio-first (podcast) media company and growth business. Guest Biography Benjamin Strouse is a Peabody award winning writer, composer and producer. He is the executive producer of the audio adventure “The Unexplainable Disappearance of Mars Patel,” named by The Guardian as one of the top 50 podcasts of 2016. In his previous career as an attorney, he represented Pop...

As a diplomat, journalist, marketing expert, advocate, and activist, Claudia Romo Edelman has consistently worked to make the world a better place by advancing humanitarian affairs such as migration, Hispanics, gender, education and early childhood development as well as advocating for Sustainable Development Goals and other large global issues. Guest Biography Claudia Romo Edelman is an advocate for the inclusion equity and representation. Her mission is to use her voice to build bridges...

Colt Cabana's success as a professional wrestler is no mistake -- he's got grit, passion, and hustle. He had to budget early in his career and today is an entrepreneur with multiple sources of income. Guest Biography Colt Cabana has been entertaining crowds around the world as a professional wrestler going on 18 Years. Colt is charismatic & funny while at the same time a gifted mat technician, which is combination that ultimately landed him a deal with the WWE. Colt currently travels the...

Should you write a book? Today, we chat with Chandler Bolt, founder of the Self-Publishing School, about the benefits of publishing a book, passive income, and more. Guest Biography Chandler is the author of 6 bestselling books including “Book Launch” and his most recent book titled “Published.” He’s also the founder & CEO of Self Publishing School, the #1 online resource for writing your first book. Through his books, training videos, and Self Publishing School, he’s helped thousands of...

Kristin shares how she went from a scarcity money mindset to one of abundance. We also discuss her book Get Money: Live the Life You Want, Not Just the Life You Can Afford. Guest Biography Kristin Wong is a freelance writer and journalist who has contributed to The New York Times, New York magazine’s The Cut, and Glamour magazine. She launched Lifehacker’s Two Cents blog in 2014 and recently published her first book, Get Money: Live the Life You Want, Not Just the Life You Can Afford....

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, two...

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 programs...