So Money with Farnoosh Torabi

What is the right way to speak? How and why can your voice be a mask to help you accomplish the goals you hope to achieve? Today we are chatting with Casey Erin Clark. She’s the cofounder of a business called Vital Voice Training, which is a voice and speech coaching company on a mission to empower women and change ideas around what women are supposed to sound like. What are we supposed to sound like, you know? We talk about this as well as vocal fry, what is it, do you have that and does it even matter? Casey’s business, by the way, was born from a career heartbreak. She grew up with a goal to be on Broadway and she had numerous career successes from being in a number of off Broadway musicals, she performed at the Oscars, she was a member of the Les Mis national tour but when she tried to get the part to perform Les Mis on Broadway after the tour, she didn’t get the part, and we’ll learn how she went from this huge heartbreak to a breakthrough, working as a singing coach and running Vital Voice Training with her cofounder. Learn more about Casey at www.VitalVoiceTraining.com and follow her on Twitter @CaseyErinClark. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week on Ask Farnoosh, listeners ask about how to manage money in your relationship when a partner doesn't like to talk about money, how to properly share your personal income with co-workers and how much risk should someone in their 20's take on in their retirement portfolio? Listener and personal finance enthusiast David Fox co-hosts with Farnoosh.     Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

So often we hear about startups taking investor dollars, or venture capital, or taking on debt to start a business. Our show today highlights one woman, Cate Luzio, and how she, thanks to her consistent savings over the years, afforded her own way to launching her business and becoming an entrepreneur. She just decided a year ago to launch Luminary; a new collaboration hub in New York dedicated to providing women with a beautiful and functional space to work and grow their network. Prior to forming Luminary, Cate was the Executive Vice President and Global Head of multinational corporate banking at HSBC. There, she was responsible for roughly $2 billion = in revenue and teams globally in 55 countries. Cate and I discuss the impetus for her transition into entrepreneurship. We also talk about the reasons behind what seems to be a stagnant level of women in the workplace since the 1980s. Also, couldn’t let her go without asking her about some of the money memories from childhood that shaped her perspectives today. To learn more about Cate and Luminary, please visit https://www.luminary-nyc.com/ and follow her on Instagram @BeaLuminary. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We’re getting philosophical - financially philosophical - on the show today. Our guest is David Burns, founder of The Business Monk. Those are two words I never thought I’d say together, but David is convinced you can pursue business and have it become a path to spiritual awakening.  Through his work as a coaching consultant, David helps entrepreneurs and CEOs learn to stop working themselves to death. He teaches his clients how to replace false beliefs, manifest money, stop repeating bad habits and pursue more depth in their personal relationships. Got to say we’re lucky, because we’re getting David all to ourselves to learn from his playbook here in the next 30 minutes. Learn more about David Burns on www.TheBusinessMonk.com. Follow him on Instagram: @business.monk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Lindsay Bryan-Podvin joins Farnoosh to co-host this week's Ask Farnoosh. Lindsey is a listener of the show and founder of www.mindmoneybalance.com. She is a practicing financial therapist in the Midwest, with a background in mental health research and psychotherapy. Questions this week:  What do you think about not investing in my 401k to aggressively save for a down payment on a house? My investment portfolio has returned less than my savings account in the past year. What am I doing wrong?How do I monetize my podcast?   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We all know what emotional intelligence is for the most part, I think, but what about emotional fitness? We're talking to Susan Packard. She's the author of Fully Human: Steps to Grow Your Emotional Fitness in Work, Leadership, and Life. It comes out this month. Susan is a pretty big deal. You may know her by the brands that she has built. Most notably, she helped to build TV brands like CNBC and the Food Network. She was the second employee and COO of HGTV, which is my favorite channel. Later, they sold HGTV for $15 billion in 2018. Susan's career has now led her to thought leadership, speaking, writing. Her latest book again is called Fully Human. In it, she shares insights that she gained during her years at places like HGTV. Susan believes there's a gap between what we know about emotional intelligence and how we live. In this book, she offers invaluable tools that bridge that gap. We talk about her upbringing in Detroit, managing money in her marriage and navigating very male-dominated industries as a leader and executive. To learn more about Susan, please visit https://susanpackard.com/. You can follow her on Instagram @susanpackard and on Twitter @PackardSusan. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Do you have a secret identity? Our guest today says you might want to consider adopting one. Today, I’m welcoming Todd Herman to the show. Todd is the author of The Alter Ego Effect: The Power of Secret Identities to Transform Your Life. This book had close to 20 publishers fighting over it, just to give you a sense of how HOT this book is. You can get your copy tomorrow.  Todd grew up on a farm in Alberta, Canada milking cows and taking care of chickens. Today he is a toughness and performance coach to professional and Olympic athletes. He’s also a leadership and performance advisor to billionaires and hundreds of entrepreneurs. And not to mention, the creator of the 90 Day Year™, a business achievement program designed for business owners to master the art of execution.Todd is going to share why having an alter ego is critical to achieving your goals - whether they be to master your finances, climb in your career or anything. And how to identify your alter ego. We'll also explore the alter egos of some FAMOUS people - including Oprah. She’s actually mentioned how she channels a specific group of people. And finally, the incredible daily practice - that’s actually quite simple when you think about it - that has been the greatest way for Todd to build and nurture relationships. To learn more about Todd Herman, please visit www.ToddHerman.me. Also, check out his flagship program www.90DayYear.com. Follow Todd on Twitter @Todd_Herman and on Instagram @Todd_Herman. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week on Ask Farnoosh...You ask: How can I parlay my financial expertise into a freelance writing side gig? Do you have a strategy for paying off debt and saving at the same time? When is it worth to pursue a master's degree? Can I negotiate my salary via email? Guest co-host Betsy Wallace joins Farnoosh. Betsy is an Atlanta-based producer and co-host of the Dinner Sisters podcast, a weekly talk show taking on the nightly challenge of dinner. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our guests today are going to share some real estate secrets. The two of them are cofounders of Goodegg Investments, where they help everyday people invest in cash flowing real estate. What is this all about, how can we get involved, how risky is it? Many of us are raised with this ideal around owning a home. Buying a home is the American dream and lately, I think that has been up for debate. But I think what is *still* very interesting is investing in real estate, finding the right markets, finding the right kinds of properties, turning these properties into investments and making them cash flow positive. But of course, all that comes with a lot of work, a lot of research. It’s a whole job! Our guests today are trying to simplify this process, streamline this process and invite more people to participate in real estate investing. Annie Dickerson and Julie Lam cofounded a company named Goodegg Investments. They’re both working moms and experienced real estate investors who joined forces to find a way to help other busy people learn how to invest in cash-flowing real estate - without being a landlord. To date, Goodegg Investments has co-syndicated over $400 million dollars of real estate assets. Annie and Julie are going to walk us through the behind-the-scenes of their business, how they identify good properties, how they more or less recession-proof their business and also, financial advice they were raised with that impacted their lives today.Invest with Goodegg: https://www.goodegginvestments.com/investSign up for Passive Real Estate Investor Academy: https://www.passiveinvestoracademy.comFollow them on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/goodegginvestments/  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Many people have studied the connection between money and happiness. A recent Purdue University study revealed that people making $200,000 are no happier than people earning $95,000 a year. What do we make of this information? Why is it important? Today’s guest is going to try to help us figure some of this out. Melissa Leong is a personal finance expert, writer, television personality, speaker and bestselling author. Her book Happy Go Money hit shelves earlier in January this year. The book aims to teach people how to derive the most happiness from their money. Melissa digs into psychology, personal finance and her own personal story to offer practical, easy to understand advice. Melissa is very honest, as we’ll hear about her own personal struggles, from her decision to quit her job as a journalist to watching her husband battle extreme depression and how her firm grip on money helped her to overcome those obstacles and achieve happiness. You can learn more about Melissa at www.MelissaLeong.com and follow her on Twitter @MelissaLeong. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.