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If you're like me, then you are always online doing personality tests. So I've always wondered how our personalities can actually affect our careers and affect the way we manage our money. Today I'm really excited because we have Merrick Rosenberg on the podcast. And he's the author of "The Chameleon- Life-Changing Wisdom for Anyone who has a Personality or Knows Someone who does." And he's also the CEO of Take Flight Learning. What's really cool is that Merrick has worked with some of the top 100 companies listed in the Fortune 500 list. Listen to learn more about innovation, entrepreneurship and finances when it comes to the different personality types according to Merrick. To read the Transcript and other Links for this episode:https://www.whyfimatters.com/post/how-personality-types-impact-the-entrepreneur-in-you-ft-merrick-rosenberg-of-take-flight-learningSupport the show

I'm super excited for today's episode with film producer, virtual storyteller and entrepreneur Nina Froriep. Nina has over 30 years of experience in the filmmaking industry, and has worked with stars such as Sophia Loren. I really wanted to learn more about innovation and Nina definitely embodies this word; she identified that video was the best and most innovative way of marketing at the time. Because of this, she's been able to create her own production company called Clockwise productions.  She understands how video is the marketing medium of today and through her company, she is enabling mission driven entrepreneurs to grow their ventures and businesses through consistent, real and truthful video content. Listen to learn more about her career, why innovation is so important and also about her life as an entrepreneur. To read the Transcript and other Links for this episode:https://www.whyfimatters.com/post/the-importance-of-video-marketing-for-entrepreneurs-ft-clockwise-productions-founder-nina-froriepSupport the show

If you're like me, you might feel a bit caught up in this rat race conforming to, a single path in life. This is a mentality that a lot of American have in general. So, I've been interested in breaking off of this path, trying to forge my own path as Henry David Thoreau would say. Today I'm super excited to speak to a social entrepreneur, digital nomad, philanthropist, and investor, Derek Baker. Derek is on a mission to help people fulfill and pursue their dreams while maintaining an independent and financially free life. What's really cool is while most people graduate college with a lot of student loan debt, Derek was able to achieve financial independence and retire early in 2014, which was the year he graduated college! I'm super interested in how achieved FIRE at such a young age, while staying on his own path,  leading a nomadic lifestyle. To read the Transcript and other Links for this episode:https://www.whyfimatters.com/post/fire-alternate-housing-and-lifestyles-ft-derek-baker?postId=607c38434dc3cc001548c160 Support the show

Happy Financial Literacy Month! And...  April of 2020 I released my first podcast episode, so,  happy anniversary to WhyFI Matters! Thank you all so much for listening to this podcast. Today I wanted to talk about a subject that I haven't really discussed on the podcast before, but it definitely relates to economic empowerment, poverty, and also current events like the pandemic. I wanted to learn more about the intersection between food insecurity and the COVID 19 pandemic.  I've invited Stephanie Asymkos on the podcast to discuss these topics. Stephanie is a personal finance reporter at Yahoo finance, and she writes on food insecurity, hunger, travel, and retirement.To Read the Transcript and Links for this episode: https://www.whyfimatters.com/post/the-impact-of-covid-19-pandemic-on-the-food-insecurity-crisis-ft-stephanie-asymkosSupport the show

HAPPY FINANCIAL LITERACY MONTH!! #tbt: So the purpose of my podcast is to help educate us teens to become more financially literate. "But why?" some people may ask. "Why do teens need this education?" Well in this episode, you will learn about the reality of financial education and literacy in American teens, and why it is ever so important for us teens to know learn more in this field. After all we the future of American society...Support the show

Today we are going to improve our financial wellbeing as a whole, focusing on SPENDING!! Today, I'm interviewing Kenadi Silcox. She's a reporter at Money.com and  graduated from the University of San Francisco in 2018 where she received a degree in journalism. Today we will discuss what financial health is and how our decision making can lead us to make impulse purchases. Kenadi wrote an article last month called "How to train your brain to stop making impulse purchases, according to a financial psychologist".  We will dive deep into this article, but also talk about some of the points that did not actually make it into the article, which is super exciting!To read the transcript and for other links in this episode:https://www.whyfimatters.com/post/the-why-behind-spendingSupport the show

#tbt: Take a moment to look around you...Have you spotted an advertisement? Or maybe two. Well that's no surprise because we see more than 3000 ads a day! That is a crazy number and it is getting larger and larger, as these advertising companies spend billions and billions more on getting us to buy stuff. Stuff. Stuff. How much stuff do you have? Is it all necessary? Us teens have to stop consuming stuff- but here is the reality- that's gonna be very hard. In this episode we will discuss the ad bombardment we see everyday and how that affects our spending and so much more. Support the show

Since the pandemic started last year hearing about investing in the news has become pretty prevalent in our lives. I invest and it's through a FinTech app that's for teenagers and kids and young investors. And sometimes  I feel like I'm investing blindly. So, I really want to start expanding my investing knowledge so I can start making better and informed decisions in my own investments.  I was reading up on some articles related to the boom in investing and I came across a recent popular article in Money.com, "new investor survival guide, how to make money and stay sane and today's wild markets"I invited one of the authors, Mallika Mitra on the podcast today, to talk about her article and some simple investing terminology for young investors. Mallika covers investing trends, retirement and debt, and she previously covered municipal finance at Bloomberg news and personal finance and retail at CNBC.To read the transcript & for links to this episode: Support the show

I'm super happy to have the head of growth at FINTech startup "STEP" Tyler Doremus on the podcast today. A specific issue that STEP is trying to solve is a lack of financial literacy in teenagers and young adults. They've created an innovative banking app for teens plus a visa card designed for the GenZ population.  Some of you might be thinking, "Hey, this company sounds very familiar." And that's probably because STEP has had many influencers that partner with the brand such as Charli D'amelio,  as well as investors back up the brand like Will Smith. So you may have seen this company pop up on your social media page from time to timeToday we will talk about Tyler's career path, STEP's values and the importance of financial literacy for teens, what it means to build good credit, and why having celebrities supporting the company is important. To read the transcript & for links to this episode: https://www.whyfimatters.com/post/step-banking-for-teens-how-fintech-is-making-financial-literacy-teen-friendlySupport the show

I'm so excited to introduce you all to another financial literacy platform created by two girls in college,  Anisha Arcot and Grace Baghdadi. It's called Females For Finance! What's so special about their organisation is that they aim to bridge the inequalities in the financial industries, through financial education, empowering girls with skills that they need to invest and start careers in the financial industry and transform this industry from within. Anisha and Grace are currently pursuing financial related internships at Citi Bank and Morgan Stanley respectively during the summer. And they're also student athletes at Yale University. I'm so excited to learn more about their lives and their organisation, as we talk about the female to male gap in financial education, why careers in the financial industry are important and the consequences of the gender wealth gap and investing gap. To read the transcript & for links to this episode: https://www.whyfimatters.com/post/mind-the-gaps-the-gender-wealth-gap-and-investing-gap-ft-females-for-finance?postId=603babc76195060017fcff95Support the show