The Clever Girls Know Podcast With Bola Sokunbi

On today's podcast episode, join Bola and Esther from team Clever Girl Finance as they discuss how they are intentionally "Choosing To Prosper" with their finances! WHAT BOLA & ESTHER DISCUSSED: - What it means to choose to prosper financially - Why goal-setting is crucial to creating your path to financial success - The significant goals they set that had a positive effect on their overall finances - Financial challenges they overcame in order to achieve their goals - How women can choose to prosper financially in every season of their lives AND MUCH MORE ❤ Get the best-selling Clever Girl Finance Books: https://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

On today's podcast episode, Lauren Keys shares how she achieved early retirement alongside her husband before she turned 30. Lauren put herself through college by waiting tables and earning merit scholarships. After graduating college debt-free, she worked in marketing at various small businesses. Throughout her eight-year career, she took time to travel, including a six-month sabbatical in Hawaii. By age 29, Lauren had saved and invested enough to retire. She details her journey to financial independence on her blog, Trip Of A Lifestyle, which is focused on how to have fun while also saving enough money to quit working full time decades before everyone else. Trip Of A Lifestyle is a completely free resource to help more people get rich, work less, and travel whenever they want. WHAT LAUREN DISCUSSED: 1. What the term "retire early" means to her 2. Her detailed roadmap of what she did to retire by age 29 3. Why planning for fun on her savings journey was necessary. 4. Her mindset and how she approaches challenges AND MUCH MORE HOW TO KEEP UP WITH LAUREN: Via her website: https://www.tripofalifestyle.com/ On TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@tripofalifestyle On Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tripofalifestyle/ On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TripOfALifestyle/ On YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/TripOfALifestyle/ On Twitter: https://twitter.com/@toalifestyle ❤ Get the best-selling Clever Girl Finance Books: https://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

On today's podcast episode, Keesa C. Schreane joins us to discuss how women of color can thrive in the workplace by recognizing and working through the key issues impacting them. Keesa C. Schreane shares her expertise in creating corporate culture, workplace engagement, and improving corporate ESG as a keynote speaker and workshop facilitator, and in media, appearing in outlets including Black Enterprise, Cheddar News, CNBC, CBS, Essence, FinTech TV, and Latina. She is the co-founder, co-executive producer, and host of London Stock Exchange Group's Sustainable Growth Podcast, discussing global ESG trends, regulations, and investment strategies with asset managers, asset owners, and c-suite sustainability and corporate officers. She is also the author of Gambling on Green: Uncovering the Balance among Revenues, Reputations, and ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) and Corporations Compassion Culture: Leading Your Business toward Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. Keesa holds a B.A. from Salem College, an M.A. from New York University and received an Executive Education Certificate from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania in Investment Strategies and Portfolio Management. WHAT KEESA DISCUSSED: - The historical events which have sown the seed of distrust between people of color towards organizations in the workforce. - How can we identify racism and microaggressions in the workplace and what key actions to take. - How we can improve the slow entry of women of color in emerging leadership roles. AND MUCH MORE HOW TO KEEP UP WITH KEESA: On LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/keesa-c-schreane-fsa-cams-6b45bbb/ Via her website: https://keesaschreane.com On Twitter: @keesacamille On IG: KeesaSchreane ❤ Get the best-selling Clever Girl Finance Books: https://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

On today's podcast episode, Paco de Leon shares how working as a collection agent helped her understand the emotions people have about money. Paco is an author, illustrator, and musician. She is the founder of The Hell Yeah Group, a financial firm dedicated to inspiring creatives to engage with their personal and business finances, and Hell Yeah, Bookkeeping, a bookkeeping agency for creative businesses. Her career experiences in banking, business consulting, financial planning, and wealth management have informed her financial philosophies. She is a TED speaker and her work has been published or featured in The New York Times, Bloomberg, Vice, TIME, other publications, and on NPR. She lives in Los Angeles with her wife. WHAT PACO DISCUSSED: 1. How she got into working as a collection agent and what she learned about empathy and the deep emotions people have about money. 2. How the debt collection process works. 3. Key tips to navigate debt in collections. AND MUCH MORE CONSUMER AFFAIRS RESOURCE ON YOUR DEBT COLLECTION RIGHTS: https://www.consumerfinance.gov/ask-cfpb/are-there-laws-that-limit-what-debt-collectors-can-say-or-do-en-329/ HOW TO KEEP UP WITH PACO: Via her website: thehellyeahgroup.com On Instagram: instagram.com/thehellyeahgroup/ On Tiktok: tiktok.com/@moneyzaddypaco ❤ Get the best-selling Clever Girl Finance Books: https://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

Tune into our 2023 goal-setting session on YouTube! ✨ We covered: - A review of 2022 - Creating a plan for your finances, career, and business - Tips for maintaining your mindset and tackling imposter syndrome + MORE 2023 GOAL SETTING LINK ON YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/live/djCyHPWsFtA?feature=share DOWNLOAD the accompanying workbook here: https://www.clevergirlfinance.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Choosing-To-Prosper-Workbook.pdf Visit our new site CLEVER GIRL AUTHOR: https://clevergirlauthor.com ❤ Get the best-selling Clever Girl Finance Books: https://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

On today's podcast episode, join Bola and Esther from team Clever Girl Finance as they discuss how you can choose to prosper in your relationship by, getting on the same page with your partner and acknowledging what works best for you both as a unit! WHAT BOLA & ESTHER DISCUSSED: - What liability means in a relationship - Why financial independence for women is important regardless of their partner's income - The qualities of a rich husband/partner AND MUCH MORE ❤ Get the best-selling Clever Girl Finance Books: https://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

Wishing you and yours a happy holiday season and an incredible new year. Be sure to tune into our 2023 goal-setting session! We'll be covering: - A review of 2022 - Creating a plan for your finances, career, and business - Tips for maintaining your mindset and tackling imposter syndrome + MORE This is going to be a working session so come prepared with your pen and notebook! 📝 DOWNLOAD the accompanying workbook here: https://www.clevergirlfinance.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Choosing-To-Prosper-Workbook.pdf ❤ Get the best-selling Clever Girl Finance Books: https://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

Learn how to set boundaries with friends and family for better relationships, covering topics like time, money, and advice. Explore the importance of clear communication and protecting your well-being during the holiday season.

On today's podcast episode, join Bola and Esther from team Clever Girl Finance as they discuss facing crossroads and key tips to navigate through them. WHAT BOLA & ESTHER DISCUSSED: - What it means to be at a crossroads and how to navigate the discomfort of being at one. - The best time to seek mentorship and guidance and how to apply the advice you get - Navigating from failure as you work through your crossroads AND MUCH MORE ❤ Get the best-selling Clever Girl Finance Books: https://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

On today's podcast episode, Dawn Paul AKA "The Dr. Dawn" shares key tips to help cultivate healthy and thriving friendships in your life. Dawn Paul is an award-winning certified life coach, author, media personality, entrepreneur, and national public speaker. You can listen to her radio show, "It's No Judgment! Just Realness!" live every Thursday 7-10 PM CST on Raise The Praise 100 where she brings engaging and entertaining interviews and takes audience prayer requests and life love questions. Dawn is also the owner of Obsessed With Media®, a company providing clients with strategic marketing efforts to increase brand awareness for national and global expansion. Dawn is active in the community and serves Celebrating You, Inc. as a board member. WHAT DAWN DISCUSSED: - The benefits of cultivating healthy and thriving friendships in our lives as women. - Some of her personal challenging and positive experiences with friendships. - Ways we can set healthy boundaries to cultivate healthy and thriving friendships. - How to let go of or salvage a friendship. - How we can become the type of friend that we want. AND MUCH MORE HOW TO KEEP UP WITH DAWN: - On Instagram: https://instagram.com/thedrdawn - On Twitter: https://twitter.com/thedrdawn - On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thedrdawn - On YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/thedrdawn ❤ Get the best-selling Clever Girl Finance Books: https://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