Exploring Transitions - A look at AFCPE® through the years and Changing Careers with Barbara O'Neill, AFC®

This week on Real Money, Real Experts, hosts Rebecca Wiggins and Dr. Mary Bell Carlson walk down memory lane with Dr. Barbara O'Neill, owner/CEO of Money Talk and Distinguished Professor Emeritus at Rutgers University. A long time member of AFCPE®, Dr. O'Neill talks to us about her favorite AFCPE moments and the growth of the organization through the years. 

Just as AFCPE has transitioned over the years, so has her professional career. Come learn about her exciting journey from Academia to Entrepreneurship and hear how she uses social media, professional connections and life lessons to build a successful private practice. 

 
 Show Notes:

00:52 Barb Intro

02:04 Barb’s intro to the Field of Finance

04:08 Stroll Down Memory Lane: AFCPE® in the early years

08:09 Tips for your first AFCPE® Symposium

09:17 Barb’s transition from Academia to Entrepreneurship

12:39 Filling in the Cracks: Managing your Time as a Private Practitioner

14:17 The Mary O’Neill Mini Grant: Origins and Impact in the Field

18:26 Using Social Media to Build your Brand

21:53 Barb’s Two Cents

 Show Note links:

Contact Barb!
Twitter: @moneytalk1
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/barbaraoneillmoneytalk/
Small Steps Blog: https://moneytalk1.blogspot.com/2021/06/the-value-of-simple-process-steps.html
Money Talk Website: https://www.moneytalkbmo.com/
Money Talk Blog: https://moneytalk1.blogspot.com/

Resources
Rutgers Cooperative Extension Personal Finance Website: https://njaes.rutgers.edu/money/
Amazon Website for Flipping a Switch Book:  https://www.amazon.com/Flipping-Switch-Happiness-Financial-Security/dp/1620236869
Military Families Learning Network Personal Finance Website: https://militaryfamilieslearningnetwork.org/personal-finance/
Mary O’Neill Mini Grant: https://www.afcpe.org/career-and-resource-center/grants/
Mary O’Neill Mini Grant Recipients: https:/www.afcpe.org/career-and-resource-center/mini-grant-recipients/

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