
The Clever Girls Know Podcast
The Clever Girls Know Podcast is brought to you by Clever Girl Finance, one of the largest personal finance media/education platforms for women in the U.S. that empowers women to ditch debt, save money and build real wealth in order to live life on their own terms!
Hosted by founder and CEO of Clever Girl Finance, Bola Sokunbi, the podcast shares open and honest conversations with real women at different stages of their financial and life journeys to inspire and motivate other women on their own journeys too!
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Latest episodes

Dec 9, 2020 • 34min
172: Positioning Yourself To Grow Your Online Business With Serwaa Adjei-Pelle
Let's talk about growing your online business! My guest today is Serwaa Adjei Pelle! Serwaa is a Business Strategist and Partner Consultant at PELLE + CO, where she works with SMBs to spur their growth by creating and executing their content and influencer strategies. She is an expert in creating digital content, events, and campaigns that resonate with smart and ambitious women. WHAT WAS DISCUSSED: - How she started her business - The fears or challenges people have around establishing an online business - Why your online presence means more than just Instagram - How to promote and brand your business without being the perpetual face of your business - Key tips you have for entrepreneurs navigating business in this season in order to thrive AND MORE KEEP UP WITH SERWAA - Website: Download her free guide at https://www.serwaaadjeipelle.com/ - IG Podcast: @shesoffscript - IG Personal brand: @serwaa_ap ❤ Get the best-selling Clever Girl Finance Books: clevergirlfinance.com/books ❤ Get access to 30+ free courses, worksheets, savings challenges, and our favorite banking resources: https://clevergirlfinance.com/course-packages/ ❤ Read the Clever Girl Finance Blog: https://clevergirlfinance.com/blog ❤ Follow us on Instagram: http://instagram.com/clevergirlfinance

Dec 1, 2020 • 23min
171: $111k Paid Off On Two Teachers' Salaries! With Allison Baggerly
Allison is a blogger, influencer, speaker, and the founder of Inspired Budget. She and her husband paid off over $111K worth of debt on two teacher salaries over 4.5 years while growing their family. During that time, Allison went from feeling stuck, overwhelmed, and stressed and instead grew to love budgeting and personal finances. As a teacher and small business owner, Allison combined her passion for teaching and finances to help others learn how to start budgeting. Since starting Inspired Budget in 2017, Allison has been able to retire as a teacher and take her desire to help others full time. Now she is helping women all over the world get started with budgeting when they feel lost and overwhelmed. She has built a tribe of over 100K Instagram followers that turn to her for budgeting advice and inspiration to save more than they ever imagined. KEEP UP WITH ALLISON Website: inspiredbudget.com Instagram: @inspiredbudget ❤ Get the best-selling Clever Girl Finance Books: clevergirlfinance.com/books ❤ Get access to 30+ free courses, worksheets, savings challenges, and our favorite banking resources: https://clevergirlfinance.com/course-packages/ ❤ Read the Clever Girl Finance Blog: https://clevergirlfinance.com/blog ❤ Follow us on Instagram: http://instagram.com/clevergirlfinance

Nov 24, 2020 • 15min
170: How Katia Paid Off $38k With Her Side Hustle
Katia Chesnok is the founder & content creator of personal finance platform Economikat, where she educates Women, Latinx, and BIPOC communities on all things money and empowers them with wealth building tips to earn more, negotiate, side hustle, budget, and invest. She paid off more than 38k of credit card debt in 18 months thanks to her side hustle, which later became her six-figure business. She's an award-nominated money expert, CNBC contributor, and speaker. WHAT WE DISCUSSED: - What her "enough is enough" moment was - The kind of debt she had and what her income was - How she got the idea to start her side hustle - Her approach to paying off her debt once her side hustle started generating income - The steps she's taking to ensure her debt freedom is permanent AND MUCH MORE HOW TO KEEP UP WITH KATIA: You can learn more about her on Instagram @Economikat & her blog economikat.com ❤ Get access to 30+ free courses, worksheets, savings challenges, and our favorite banking resources: www.clevergirlfinance.com/course-packages/ ❤ Read the Clever Girl Finance Blog: clevergirlfinance.com/blog ❤ Get the best-selling Clever Girl Finance Books: clevergirlfinance.com/books ❤ Follow us on Instagram: instagram.com/clevergirlfinance

Nov 17, 2020 • 30min
169: How Jen & Her Husband Paid Off $78k In 2 Years Despite Facing Unemployment Twice
Today my guest on the podcast is Jen Smith, founder of modernfrugality.com and co-host of the Frugal Friends podcast.
Jen and her husband paid off $78K of debt in two years but when they started, they had a five-year plan! Jen shares what they did that resulted in them cutting their debt payoff in half without windfalls, being unemployed twice, and buying a house during that time! KEEP UP WITH JEN - On her website: modernfrugality.com - Download her free resource: modernfrugality.com/debtfree - Listen to her podcast: Frugal Friends Podcast ❤ Get access to 30+ free courses, worksheets, savings challenges, and our favorite banking resources: https://www.clevergirlfinance.com/course-packages/ ❤ Read the Clever Girl Finance Blog: https://clevergirlfinance.com/blog ❤ Get the best-selling Clever Girl Finance Books: https://clevergirlfinance.com/books ❤ Follow us on Instagram: http://instagram.com/clevergirlfinance

Nov 10, 2020 • 18min
168: Why You Should Be Seeking Out Opportunities Right Now
On this episode of the @clevergirlsknowpodcast @bolasokunbi shares her thoughts on why you should be seeking out opportunities, why it's so incredibly important (especially right now) and the different opportunities you should be considering. It's been a tough year but there is opportunity! ❤ Get access to 30+ free courses, worksheets, savings challenges, and our favorite banking resources: https://www.clevergirlfinance.com/course-packages/ ❤ Read the Clever Girl Finance Blog: https://clevergirlfinance.com/blog ❤ Get the best-selling Clever Girl Finance Books: https://clevergirlfinance.com/books ❤ Follow us on Instagram: http://instagram.com/clevergirlfinance

Oct 30, 2020 • 19min
167: Beginner Investing Tips + Socially Responsible Investing With Jenny Coombs
Join Jenny Coombs, Associate Professor at College for Financial Planning (MSF, CSRIC™) and I as we discuss the risks of investments, niche, and socially responsible investing PLUS learn key tips that will help new investors create a plan. Getting started with investing is simpler than you may think, you don’t have to know it all, but you do need to have a plan. ❤ Connect with Jenny Coombs CRPC®, Associate Professor, College for Financial Planning and Founder of GradMoney at gradmoney.org. ❤ Watch Jenny's TED Talks on sustainable investing: Investing for a Better World: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJBCBOjcv2k Stopping the Rebuttal: The Future of Sustainability: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zscd2-K5nQ0 ❤ Get access to 30+ free courses, worksheets, savings challenges, and our favorite banking resources: https://www.clevergirlfinance.com/course-packages/ ❤ Read the Clever Girl Finance Blog: https://clevergirlfinance.com/blog ❤ Get the best-selling Clever Girl Finance Books: https://clevergirlfinance.com/books ❤ Follow us on Instagram: http://instagram.com/clevergirlfinance

Oct 26, 2020 • 22min
166: Tips From Building A 7 - Figure Investment Portfolio With Adeola Omole
Adeola Omole dug herself out of 6 figures of debt and went on to build a million-dollar portfolio with smart investing. She's also navigated uncertain times and recovered from her own investing mistakes on her path to 7-figures. In this video, Adeola shares how she did it and key investing advice for beginner investors! Be sure to tune in and share this video with your best girlfriends! ❤ Get the best-selling Clever Girl Finance Books: https://clevergirlfinance.com/books ❤ Connect with Adeola on her website at adeolaomole.com. ❤ Get access to 30+ free courses, worksheets, savings challenges, and our favorite banking resources: https://clevergirlfinance.com/course-... ❤ Read the Clever Girl Finance Blog: https://clevergirlfinance.com/blog ❤ Follow us on Instagram: http://instagram.com/clevergirlfinance

Oct 25, 2020 • 18min
165: Getting Started With Investing! With Jully Alma Taveras
Investing can be as simple or complicated as you make it. When it comes to investing, you might be wondering where to start and how you can learn more. It’s important to get into the habit of building security so that you can feel confident that you have something to fall back on, even if you can’t work. Join me and Jully Alma Taveras as we discuss how she got started in investing and her long term investment goals! ❤ Get the best-selling Clever Girl Finance Books: https://clevergirlfinance.com/books ❤ Connect with Jully Alma Taveras, Founder of Investing Latina, on her website at http://investinglatina.com and on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/investinglatina ❤ Get access to 30+ free courses, worksheets, savings challenges, and our favorite banking resources: https://www.clevergirlfinance.com/course-packages/ ❤ Read the Clever Girl Finance Blog: https://clevergirlfinance.com/blog ❤ Follow us on Instagram: http://instagram.com/clevergirlfinance

Oct 23, 2020 • 20min
164: Navigating Your Emotions Around Investing With Nicole Hatcher
How do you keep your cool and stay focused when the stock market goes on a wild ride? How do you get clear on long-term investing goals? How do you navigate your emotions around investing right now - especially in a panic? Join me and Nicole Hatcher, founder of @FrugalChicLife for a conversation on how to navigate your emotions around investing, tips to think long term, and why investing is so important for us as women! Love this video? Share it with your best girlfriends! ❤ Get the best-selling Clever Girl Finance Books: https://clevergirlfinance.com/books ❤ Connect with Nicole on her YouTube channel @FrugalChicLife and on her website at frugalchiclife.com. ❤ Get access to 30+ free courses, worksheets, savings challenges, and our favorite banking resources: https://clevergirlfinance.com/course-... ❤ Read the Clever Girl Finance Blog: https://clevergirlfinance.com/blog ❤ Follow us on Instagram: http://instagram.com/clevergirlfinance

Oct 21, 2020 • 20min
163: Picking An Investing Approach & Investing With Your Partner With Jamila Souffrant
Is it possible to save money and invest as a mom running a full-time business and life? Jamila Souffrant helps people to launch financial freedom in an attainable, easy to follow way. Saving and investing are about finding an approach that works for you, and Jamila shares how she and her husband accomplished the milestone of saving and investing six-figures. If you want to live life on your own terms with your partner, listen in! ❤ Get the best-selling Clever Girl Finance Books: https://clevergirlfinance.com/books ❤ Connect with Jamila Souffrant, Founder of Journey to Launch, on her website at journeytolaunch.com. ❤ Listen to Jamila on the Clever Girl Finance Podcast: 041: Jamila Saved $85k In A Year - Here's How She Did It! ❤ Get access to 30+ free courses, worksheets, savings challenges, and our favorite banking resources: https://www.clevergirlfinance.com/course-packages/ ❤ Read the Clever Girl Finance Blog: https://clevergirlfinance.com/blog ❤ Follow us on Instagram: http://instagram.com/clevergirlfinance