Real Money with Lisa Chastain: Recent Episodes
Lisa Chastain
Not enough women are talking about money. The truth is, so many women feel shame and guilt about the choices they are making financially, and it isn't their fault! Men earn 90% of the wealth in the world. Although women are the majority spenders at 85%, we are left to figure out for ourselves how to manage our money following male dominated advice. Every woman is capable of feeling confident about the choices she is making about her money. The problem is that for so many women, money isn't relatable.
In this episode of Real Money, I open up about one of the hardest times in my life—when I was down to my last $20,000, my business was failing, and I was on the brink of divorce. Alongside Ati, an acclaimed Personal Branding and Business Coach, Speaker, and podcaster, we dig deep into the struggles of entrepreneurship, the pain behind the polished social media images, and the reality of chasing numbers like a million-dollar goal.
Ati brings her infectious energy and wisdom, helping to simplify the complexities of building visibility both online and offline. As the visionary founder of "Be You Brand Academy," she's dedicated to empowering female entrepreneurs, showing how their success creates positive change worldwide.
Together, we share how to redefine success on your own terms and navigate the ups and downs of business, breaking through the isolation that surrounds money. Join us for an honest conversation about what it really takes to succeed.
In this episode of Real Money, I sit down with Diana Mandell for an honest and eye-opening conversation about the limitations of traditional therapy and the powerful transformation that comes from taking action in your life. We dive deep into the realities of healing from trauma, the difference between therapy and coaching, and why it's crucial to truly know yourself. Diana shares her personal journey, the importance of self-awareness, and how breaking through your own barriers can lead to real, lasting change.
In this episode of the Real Money Podcast, Angie Morgan, a former Marine Corps officer, shares her profound journey of discovering passion and purpose after overcoming significant personal and professional challenges. Angie emphasizes the importance of leadership beyond titles, drawing from her Marine Corps experiences and her transition to the private sector. She discusses how service-based leadership, embracing failure, and self-empowerment can lead to personal growth and resilience. Angie also opens up about her divorce, shedding light on how this pivotal moment became a transformative experience, urging viewers to take control of their lives and bet on themselves. Join Angie and host Lisa as they delve into these powerful themes, encouraging women to embrace their strengths and lead with purpose.
In today's episode of The Real Money, we're thrilled to welcome Paula Blankenship, the visionary Founder and President of Heirloom Traditions Paint. Paula founded the company in 2013, transforming her passion for interior design and revamping unloved furniture into a groundbreaking business. Join us as Paula shares the incredible journey of Heirloom Traditions Paint, from its humble beginnings—born out of a simple effort to keep her teenage son occupied after school—to becoming a $100 million enterprise, this episode is a testament to the power of passion, perseverance, and the entrepreneurial spirit. Don’t miss this heartwarming and motivational episode of The Real Money!
Real Money Podcast has gone through numerous transformations, with the host - Lisa Chastain, now proudly referring to this phase as version 4.4, corresponding with her age of 44 years. After months of hiatus, Rosalyn Acosta is the first real money podcast guest in this reinvigorated summer podcast relaunch.Rosalyn brings a wealth of experience in Reiki, shamanic energy healing, and eco-wellness. As a dedicated professional with a background in ecotourism and community support, she exemplifies the connection between financial wellness and holistic practices. Her approach emphasizes the need for a comprehensive view of one's relationship with money, focusing not just on financial aspects but emotional and spiritual dimensions as well.
Join Lisa as she opens up with her friend Gail about her frustrations with the insurance industry and her journey back to authenticity on her show. Get ready for a real, honest, and relatable conversation that will make you feel like you're not alone in being a hot mess.
Are you ready to step into the world of real estate investment but not sure where to start? Dive into this episode of Real Money where we unlock the secrets of short-term rentals with the incredible Parker Barofsky. Parker isn't just a real estate lender; she's a powerhouse investor who owns 12 short-term rentals, bringing a wealth of experience and insider knowledge to the table. Whether you're a woman eager to make your mark in the real estate world or someone curious about the potential of short-term rentals, this episode is your perfect starting point. Join us as we explore the journey from buying your first property to expanding your portfolio, all while empowering women to take control of their financial futures through real estate.
This episode is not just about real estate; it's about legacy, overcoming adversity, and the unique challenges and opportunities female realtors face in today's market. Join us as we explore the magic behind securing a client for life and the key to guilt-free wealth building. Your journey to empowerment and success in the real estate industry starts here.
Join us as Hillary shares her personal story of finding what success truly means beyond the glitz and glamour of being a millionaire and a recognized figure on TV.
In this deeply moving episode, Lisa Chastain invites you to explore Bob's remarkable path from financial ruin to becoming the ultimate comeback kid. From the high-stakes world of finance as Tony Robbins' former CFO to the depths of bankruptcy, homelessness, and addiction, Bob's life story is a testament to the human spirit's capacity for transformation and redemption.
Dive into the heart of love and finances with Lisa Chastain and her husband, Jimmy Lopez, as they share an open, vulnerable conversation about thriving together in money and marriage.
In this episode of Real Money, Lisa Chastain and JM Ryerson dive into a deep conversation about harmonizing money, success, and power with a balanced perspective, transcending the outdated "man vs woman" narrative. JM, a seasoned leader with a financial services background, shares his insights on creating legacy companies and the importance of nurturing both personal and professional relationships.
Join me as I reflect on my own financial path and the powerful revelations that have shaped me this year as well as what I look forward to in 2024. 🌟
In this episode, sports marketing titan Brandon Steiner joins Lisa to explore the dynamic influence women wield in business, life, and the sports industry. From a $1.50 Yankees ticket to a sports empire, discover Brandon's journey and learn how women have the potential to be pivotal in this transformation.
Join us for an uplifting session where Lisa, alongside guest Felicia Wong, delves into the real conversations about money that matters. Whether you're a millennial woman carving out a career or anyone seeking financial clarity, this video is your beacon of hope.
Join Lisa Chastain as she sits down with Nicole Rueth, a top mortgage originator and real estate expert, to uncover the secrets to building wealth through real estate. Nicole shares her inspiring journey from a challenging upbringing to owning 24 doors and 2 commercial buildings, offering invaluable insights and practical advice for anyone looking to make the most out of their money moves in the unpredictable 2023 real estate market.
In this special edition of the Real Money Podcast, Lisa Chastain welcomes Sue Herera and Kendra James Anderson who share stories of walking in their worth.
Denna Atkinson is a money coach who began her financial transformation later in life. Denna shares her experiences, including taking a Dave Ramsey course, living paycheck to paycheck, and the challenges faced by women in managing finances and the life-changing power of tracking expenses and changing mindset.
This episode of Real Money features Liza Henley, who shares her inspiring story of personal growth in network marketing. Liza discusses how she initially doubted her ability to succeed but discovered that network marketing allowed her to use her skills and be herself while achieving great success. She addresses the negative reputation of network marketing and explains that it is an industry that offers opportunities for success without requiring a lot of capital or specific qualifications.
In this episode of the Real Money Podcast, Lisa sits down with guest Hanna Olivas, a super powerhouse entrepreneur who built a 7-figure business against all odds.
Tune in as Lisa Chastain shares live coaching sessions with four women who share their stories and lessons about their relationships with money.
This summer, my family went on a dream vacation by taking a cruise to Alaska. This is how I was able to turn this dream into reality, including how we managed unexpected expenses along the way.
In this episode of Real Money, Missy Day shares her story of overcoming abandonment issues and finding stability in her marriage. She talks about her experience of money growing up, her move to Las Vegas, and her work as an executive coach.
Join Lisa Chastain on this captivating episode of Real Money as she interviews Indya Ford, a remarkable individual who overcame adversity and found her true calling. Indya shares her inspiring journey of self-discovery and personal growth, from forging her grandmother's signature to attending a charter school and earning college credits. They discuss the importance of genuine connections and the spiritual laws that govern our actions. Indya also delves into her passion for business operations and her goal of starting her own successful venture.
Tracy Coenen is a forensic accountant and the driving force behind the Divorce Money Guide.
She specializes in assisting women navigating complicated divorces to achieve better financial settlements. Tracy is dedicated to unraveling the mysteries surrounding her clients' family finances, including identifying hidden accounts and uncovering concealed money. With her expertise and guidance, she aims to empower individuals in the divorce process, helping them regain confidence and take control of their financial situation.
Tracy's reputation as a renowned forensic accountant has earned her recognition from major media outlets such as CNBC, FOX, NBC, Forbes, and The Wall Street Journal. Her ultimate goal is to provide individuals with the knowledge necessary to secure the best possible settlement in their divorce.
The Divorce Money Guide, which Tracy has developed, involves a straightforward process of watching videos, gathering account statements, and locating hidden assets, equipping individuals with the confidence and information needed to assert their rights and fight for their entitled money and assets.
In this heartfelt episode of Real Money, host Lisa Chastain interviews guest Donna Cates, a wealth builder, certified divorce financial analyst, and divorce financial mediator. Donna shares her expertise and insights on making smart choices about money, particularly for women. The conversation delves into the impact of divorce, the importance of financial empowerment, and the need for full disclosure in divorce proceedings.
Donna provides valuable advice on understanding your financial household, recognizing red flags in relationships, and advocating for yourself in divorce.
This episode is a must-watch for anyone considering divorce or wanting to take control of their financial future.
Tune in for inspiration, hope, and practical tips on navigating divorce and building a prosperous life. Subscribe to Real Money with Lisa Chastain for more empowering episodes.
How do you end toxic financial cycles?That's the topic of today's conversation. So many of my clients struggle from financial sabotage. Today's guest is NLP Master Certified Trainer, Amber Fuhriman.
It takes guts, courage and strength to build a life coming from nothing. This week's guest is testament to what's possible when you decide that the hand you were dealt in life is not the hand you're going to play. Our family history plays a huge role in who we become in life. Financially, if we don't take a close look and make clear intentions we could end up just like our parents and our parents' parents. Today's conversation is for the woman who's looking up in life and deciding she's going to make something of herself, no matter where she comes from. Listen in...
Making transitions at any time in life is challenging. This week's conversation is with one of my best friends Saesha Herrell. In addition to being a financial expert/financial advisor, upon her 30th birthday Saesha is meeting yet another major change in her life with perspective, grace and gratitude.Join us in this thought provoking and loving conversation about making changes and living our best lives financially and beyond.
Welcome to Real Money, the show that brings you the inspiring stories of everyday people who turned their struggles into success. Today, we have a special guest who is sure to leave you feeling motivated and empowered.In the midst of the pandemic, over 9 million people lost their jobs, including our guest, Amy Owens. But instead of giving up, she did what many women did - she started her own company, Hidden Gem Design Group.This episode is for all of our listeners who have found themselves in a situation they never expected and are searching for inspiration and solidarity. You're not alone, and Amy's story is here to remind you of that.Get ready to be inspired by Amy's tale of hope, determination, and creativity. You'll hear how she took control of her life, and her career, by founding her own company. And who knows, after this episode, you might even be inspired to redesign your own life, and maybe even your home too!So sit back, relax, and join us on Real Money as we learn how to rebuild and redesign our lives, with the help of Amy Owens and Hidden Gem Design Group.
How do you end toxic financial cycles?That's the topic of today's conversation. So many of my clients struggle from financial sabotage. Today's guest is NLP Master Certified Trainer, Amber Fuhriman. After breaking through her own limiting beliefs and now on a mission to help others, this conversation is for the listener who is ready for change and wants to know what action to take to finally get new financial results and change their life forever!!
On this episode of Real Money, I'm thrilled to be joined by Punam Mathur, a speaker, trainer, and writer whom I've long admired. Formerly the Vice President of Employee & Community Engagement for NV Energy and the Senior VP of Corporate Diversity & Community Affairs for MGM Mirage, Punam is a powerful role model for women. Today, she runs her own business and serves as the Executive Director of the Elaine P. Wynn & Family Foundation, which focuses on promoting equity, civil rights, and conservation. In this episode, we'll discuss how women can become champions of their own lives and communities, and Punam will share how she has used failures to achieve success. Don't miss it!About Punam:From 2009-2012, she was an officer of NV Energy, Inc. (NYSE: NVE), a vertically-integrated statewide electric utility with 2,700 employees, serving as vice president of people resources and as vice president of employee and community engagement. During her tenure, MGM MIRAGE received numerous awards in her areas of responsibility, including being ranked among the Top 50 Companies for Diversity by DiversityInc magazine, one of the Top Corporations in the U.S. for multicultural businesses by DiversityBusiness.com and as one of the “Most Admired Companies in America” by Fortune magazine. Additionally, under her leadership, the Company’s philanthropy program, including its centerpiece employee-directed foundation, set new standards for strategic philanthropy and employee engagement within the gaming industry. Community Involvement Mathur has received appointments to statewide leadership positions by Nevada’s last four Governors: Governor Brian Sandoval (R) appointed her to the Common Core Steering Committee in 2013 and to the Board of Jobs for America’s Graduates in 2014. Governor Jim Gibbons (R) appointed her to the Governor’s Blue Ribbon Task Force on Education Reform in 2010. Governor Kenny Guinn (R) appointed her to the Commission on Tourism in 2002. Governor Bob Miller (D) appointed her to the Welfare Reform Task Force in 1994. A champion and advocate for public education, she has a long history of involvement with the Clark County School District, the fifth largest district in the nation, having served on a lengthy list of committees and special task forces over the years. Mathur was the founding board chair for Three Square, a non-profit organization dedicated to eradicating hunger in southern Nevada. She has also served on the Board of the United Way of Southern Nevada for over two decades. She is also active in a number of organizations to improve the effectiveness of the foster care system. I am so grateful she'll be joining me in studio, and listen in, and if you have any questions you'd like me to ask, you can email them to me at asklisa@lisachastain.com
Gina and her family went from living the American Dream life to losing it all in the recession. In one of their darkest times, they made the decision to overhaul their financial life. They cut back their keeping up with the Joneses lifestyle so that they could rebuild. As a result she and her husband have both retired in their mid 30's.Gina's rebuild took 6 years and is a great example of how we can rise from the ashes of financial failure and build back stronger.In this episode we'll discuss what Gina and her husband did, specifically, to rebuild and create wealth that is allowing them to live out out big dreams including traveling the world.Join us!
I love having down to earth and honest conversation about money. On this show, London Canez, and I will talk about how she was raised, how money influenced her choices and decisions growing up, and how she's working actively to champion her money mindset so that she can be free!London got her start in the spa industry in 2010, starting as a concierge and eventually getting promoted to management. Getting her start as a licensed esthetician in 2015, her background has helped her become an esthetician driven by results and five-star customer experience. To top it off, she was a 2022 Best of Las Vegas nominee! I love creating a space for people to feel truly welcome, relaxed, and restored while I get to practice my passion for the skin healing craft. Something that sets London apart in the industry is the ability to connect and empathize with her client's skin health journey. I used to struggle with cystic acne which lead to emotional hardship but it's something that inspired me to become an Esthetician. I can now gladly understand and relate to clients experiencing acne and the hardships that can come with it. London’s ability to uplift while delivering results is something to be experienced.The goal of this show is for any woman (and man) to hear that they are not alone in their pursuit of their dreams.Join us!
Writing My Own Story: How I Took The Leap From Journalist To Entrepreneur.Today's guest knows firsthand what it's like to make a scary change. As an award-winning journalist, Patranya jumped out on her own to begin her own media consulting company.In addition to helping others learn how to position themselves in media so that they can amplify their voices, she's had to do the same for herself as a new business owner. Today she'll share what that journey has been like along with all of the valuable lessons she's learned along the way.For women in business who want to make a bigger impact, make more money, and feel more confident, this episode is for you!As an executive media coach, Patranya works with professionals to teach them how to make a lasting impact in media. A 3 time Emmy award-winning journalist, Patranya has the right skills to help you refine your on-screen presence and stay focused and on-point during your next news interview or speaking engagement. Her coaching offers mock interview simulations, immediate feedback, and take-home practice guides. She also shares her insights and tips on how to frame your message and branding to get the attention of coveted journalists. Patranya is the founder & CEO of Patranya Media LLC, a full service media consulting agency based in Las Vegas, Nevada. A 3 time Emmy Award winning TV journalist, Patranya integrates 20 years of experience as a broadcaster to help her clients amplify their voices and refine their corporate messaging. Through her agency, Patranya works as a media strategist, public speaking coach, content creator, and event speaker. A native of Thailand, Patranya is fluent in Thai and is active in the AAPI community across Southern Nevada. She is passionate about connecting people and building relationships while promoting the importance of diversity and inclusion in both businesses and nonprofits. Patranya also works at UNLV as a visiting lecturer teaching classes in broadcast journalism.Join me in this powerful conversation with Patranya about how to amplify your voice, and take the right steps to build your presence in the media in the most powerful way possible.
As a second-generation Astrologer, Kate Wind is helping people find and create their paths in life using natal placements and transits, to aid in self-awareness and predictions.Having read and partnered with some of Las Vegas's most notable hotels such as The Cosmopolitan, The Palms, The Wynn, and MGM Skylofts, and brand names such as American Eagle, Michael Kors, Dior, and Porsche, Kate has a name on the map of astrology.In today's episode we'll talk about using astrology, and Feng Shui to intentionally design a financial life that fits uniquely for you.Kate is the creator of the Mom & Me Astrology Podcast and Mom & Me Astrology Academy, both aimed at teaching and sharing stories related to Astrology and Feng Shui. We'll talk about how money intersects with your birth placement and how you can shine no matter your astrological sign, and how to use Feng Shui to call the abundance in.Join us!
As a second-generation Astrologer, Kate Wind is helping people find and create their paths in life using natal placements and transits, to aid in self-awareness and predictions.Having read and partnered with some of Las Vegas's most notable hotels such as The Cosmopolitan, The Palms, The Wynn, and MGM Skylofts, and brand names such as American Eagle, Michael Kors, Dior, and Porsche, Kate has a name on the map of astrology.In today's episode we'll talk about using astrology, and Feng Shui to intentionally design a financial life that fits uniquely for you.Kate is the creator of the Mom & Me Astrology Podcast and Mom & Me Astrology Academy, both aimed at teaching and sharing stories related to Astrology and Feng Shui. We'll talk about how money intersects with your birth placement and how you can shine no matter your astrological sign, and how to use Feng Shui to call the abundance in.Join us!
Glenda began reinventing herself in her 50's. As an herbalist, she supports women in reproductive health and she's on a mission to live her healthiest spiritual, mental and physical health. Glenda is no stranger to financial exhaustion. She's worked minimum wage jobs her whole life, raised 4 kids, and now was a widow she's learning what it means to just be in the present moment. This episode is for all of the grandmothers out there who are seeking what's next in their lives. It's never too late, and Glenda is here to tell you why.
Your money habits will help you become aware of how you’re showing up. If your money habits are truly congruent with who you’re wanting to become then the feedback will be evident. Alea Claudine is a Master Brow Artist, Educator and business owner slaying brows in Las Vegas, Nevada. When I met her, she was avoiding looking at bank account - she knew she could be successful but was struggling to know her worth tied to the numbers in her bank account. To overcome feeling powerless to change her relationship with money, she wants you to know that you can start with one spending habit and that will trickle into how you manage your time and manage your energy. Being consistent has lead Alea to a booming business where she chooses consciously daily on where she spends her energy (and her money) to live her most successful and happy life.
Jimmy and I got married almost 4 years ago. Both divorced and figuring out life as single parents we came together with our shared faith and love for our boys. Getting married for a second time has been rewarding, challenging and on this show we're going to share with you what it takes to make love and money work. Join us for this candid and casual conversation for this Valentine's Day episode!
The NUMBER ONE REASON you aren't reaching your financial potential?YOUR BRAIN. Today's show is about how you can brain hack your way to financial success.Lindsey Paoli can help you hack your brain. As a mind performance coach, she helps corporate professionals reach the best + most productive versions of themselves by learning to take care of their mind first. Through her signature MINDFUL Formula, Lindsey consults on how to establish the daily fundamentals: Movement, Intention, Nourishment, Deep Connections, Fresh Air, Unplugging, and Learning to take control of your brain and become your greatest self.Lindsey is a keynote speaker, corporate performance coach + contributing author for the bestselling book, Living A Legacy. Her expertise has been featured on national news, including the Daily Flash, American Trends and in publications including ABC, NBC, Marketwatch, Thrive Global, Shoutout LA, and more!
Charlotte Howard Collins helps female entrepreneurs build successful and profitable businesses using the power of publishing. As a female author, she knows first hand how much hard work and dedication goes into crafting success in the industry. Charlotte Howard Collins is empowering women to learn about and aspire to the successes of female entrepreneurs, who have overcome failure and transformed nothing into something. Through in-depth explorations, Collins is allowing these powerful minds to share their philosophies, business processes, and perspectives on how they achieved success - stories that are sure to ignite motivation and inspiration among her audience. From accomplishment to victory, these stories convey a journey that all budding female entrepreneurs can draw upon no matter where they are starting from. It doesn't matter where you are at or where you started from. Success is available to YOU too. Join Charolette and I as we talk about what it takes to climb to the top!
I hate budgets. My guest and best friend Gail Swift, is learning how to embrace them. Join us for the first anniversary of our show as we talk openly and honestly about what is working (and not working) about our finances today as 43 and 53 year old women.
MAKE MORE MONEY. This is the number one piece of advice I give my clients about how to navigate money today. Sounds easy, and the climb is steep for so many women. In this episode, my guest, Lisa Dodson the co-author of Getting Me Cheap - How Low Wage Work Traps Women and Girls in Poverty and I are discussing how low wage traps women and girls into poverty and how we can break this trap. I'm looking forward to this conversation and I hope you join us.About my guest:Lisa Dodson is Research Professor Emerita at Boston College. She is the author of The Moral Underground: How Ordinary Americans Subvert an Unfair Economy and co-author (with Amanda Freeman) of Getting Me Cheap: How Low Wage Work Traps Women and Girls in Poverty (both from The New Press) and Don’t Call Us Out of Name. She lives in Portland, Oregon.
Rachel is no stranger to financial struggle and after having worked through her own financial limiting beliefs, she's teaching others how to grow by having healthy mindset. Specializing in Mindset, Mental Wellness and Addiction Recovery on today's show she is going to share her story of how she has overcome her own struggles so that she can make a difference for others who are facing their own demons.Rachel West is a Personal Growth Coach, Certified Trainer, Breakthrough Expert, Speaker and Founder of Empowering Growth. She is a certified Master NLP and Master Time Line Therapy Practitioner. She is a Certified Domestic Violence Victims Advocate and Community Health Worker. Specializing in Mindset, Mental Wellness and Addiction Recovery. Rachel is passionate about guiding individuals to transform themselves and their life by identify the root of what holds them back from the things they want most in life. She helps them broaden their perspectives about themselves, their environment and their mindset. She understands first hand, how releasing negative mental, emotional and behavioral programming, that with the right toolset & mindset helps you to feel, hear and see possibilities and get results at a much higher level. Join us!
I don't teach budgets. Not in the outdated over analytical sense anyway.Most women don't succeed financially by simply implementing a budget. We need systems to make financial decision making easy, and in order to thrive, we need honest communication, trustworthy friends (and information!), community, and a safe place to fall apart and put ourselves back together. Today's conversation is about why budgets (and relationships) fail, and how you can get on your path to fixing financial breakdowns of your own. Gail Swift is my best friend, she's been married for over 20 years, has two incredible teenage boys, and she and I have real talk about money all the time. In this episode, Gail will share her story about how she and her husband worked through financial secrets and a household budget that bled more than $50,000 before she even knew about it.Professionally, Gail is on a mission to help young people learn how to thrive using their unique brain wired strength. Who you are and how you're wired have everything to do with your ability to succeed with money, and in life! We are going to talk about that in this episode too. I hope you'll join us!
Money is emotional and without a clear plan and strong support systems we are left to our own devices. Connecting our financial wellness and mental health has never been more important in facing today's financial challenges. Today's guest is inspiring women of color nation wide to heal financially by paying off debt, saving and becoming the financial leaders of their lives.Making financial changes impacts every area of our life. Having strong emotional support sets us up for success - especially when we have goals that stretch us outside of our comfort zone and forces us to break through our limiting beliefs.Join me for this worthwhile conversation about healing our past so that we can have everything we want!
Donna Kendrick will never forget that “Omgosh, what just happened?!?!” moment when she discovered her husband Greg passed away suddenly in November 2013.During her time of grieving Donna quickly realized that she had stepped into a new role overnight, one where she had to take control of her family’s finances in order to keep lifeconsistent for her and her kids. Important family decisions came on real soon and real quick, and Donna had to figure out how to navigate this new season in her life, which meant finding the professional resources to help.Donna has made it her life’s work to help other widows and widowers navigate their own financial decisions in the first days, weeks and months of widowhood... and the years to follow. She is the author of A Guide to Widowhood: Navigating the First Three Years to help through the first days, weeks and months of widowhood... and the years to follow.Donna is also the host of the Widow, Wisdom and Wealth TM podcast, which aims to remove the intimidation out of financial planning, so families can handle any transitions that come their way. Listen in as we discuss life after losing your partner with Donna Kendrick!
As a lifelong entrepreneur who dropped out of college, today's guest, Ilissa, felt like a total failure. In her family, if you’re not in college then you’re doomed. After getting married at 21 and working at a gas station to make ends meet she was working her ass off for $10/hr. After being denied a dime/quarter an hour a raise and told would never leave the gas station, she knew that she was meant for more, but had no clue how to make that happen.After some failed attempts at business ownership, she hit rock bottom in 2016, had a miscarriage the previous year and didn’t want to be doing life anymore. This was her wake up call - SHE KNEW THINGS HAD TO CHANGE.Ilissa kicked off a 6yr+ healing journey to overcome the lifetime's worth of abuse. As a result she was able to financially leave her marriage and grow a business which was what she wanted all along.In 2018 she ran full steam ahead into her destiny. She created her own method, SELFFmade Biz Magic (Success goals, Empowered views, Life goals, Financial Mindset & Friction) and today has a team around her to share her success and growth with! As the visionary in her life, she is experiencing growth across the board in her life, and soon she'll be launching workshops, writing a book and launching my Girl at the Gas Station™Ilissa is on a mission to help women that are just feeling stuck and need a hand up; and she wants you to know that sometimes it isn’t just mindset that is in your way, but a system that has been built to keep you small.Join us for this conversation today with my guest, Ilissa Goman!
If you want something, you've got to work for it. That was a lesson this week's guest, Cassi O'Day learned early in life. Struggling through debt and overspending at a young age, Cassi overcame her money challenges in her 30's and today she the owner a thriving psychotherapy business. She's on a mission to help her clients work past their own challenges as well as teach her children the value of money. Join us in this episode if you're a woman looking for tips, tools and strategies about how to use mindfulness to overcome life's financial obstacles.
From burned out to on fire for life! In her past life, Crystal worked in the service industry. She understands what it’s like to feel constantly burnt out, frustrated, drained, and overwhelmed. She helps her clients take control of their energy and lives so that are bettered prepared to navigate the highs and lows of life.
This episode is perfect for the woman who knows there's something more out there for her, and needs to hear from Crystal that SHE IS POSSIBLE!
“I’m all heart, justice, and cuss words.”
As a Founder and CEO, partner to her husband of 16 years, and mama to two fierce little ladies, Joy’s goal is to empower others through her personal journey of social entrepreneurship. Joy and her family have had the privilege of holding space with folks working in the adult industry and those who have been sex trafficked for over 10 years. They are honored to stand in solidarity and link arms with this important and valuable community.
Equipped with her personal experiences of choosing to heal herself while growing a national organization, Joy shows up each day with heart, passion, and a deep love for marginalized communities ready to heal the world around her.
Joy’s core belief is that every person has inherent dignity and is worthy of respect.
Joy founded The Cupcake Girls in 2011, a nonprofit fighting against sex trafficking and sexual + gender-based violence.
Over the last 11 years, Joy led her team to grow in 26 states, 300 health and human service partnerships, Fortune 500 sponsorships, and over $7.5M capital raised with 270 team members. Combined they server over 10,000 women.
Nearly 1 in 5 women have experienced attempted or completed rape in their life. On today's show we will talk with Joy about her own experiences with money, how she's overcome her personal experiences to build a safer world and what she's doing to build her own world financially and beyond.
Today she is building an ecosystem of solutions consisting of products, partnerships and community to fight sexual and domestic violence through smart safety cosmetics.
Join us in this conversation with Joy Hoover about safety, advocacy, and doing whatever it takes to make an impact on this planet.
What is money coaching?
Why do people work with money coaches?
These are the two most common questions I get in the media. Today, my guest has agreed to share her story and I am going to provide a coaching session. This is going to benefit my guest greatly and as a listener you can take an inside peek at what a real money coaching session is like. Join us!
Just me. I haven't had a show just by myself since my first show. A year later I am going to live alone - to answer questions and to share what I've learned about myself this year that is helping me take my money game to the next level. I'm getting naked and vulnerable with you (yes, I'll have clothes on!) - leading the way to encourage you to do the same with yourself and your money.
As the daughter of immigrant parents, Dr. Rowena Winkler had a complicated relationship with money. It wasn't until she dug deep and did her own inner work that she realized her money blocks bled in other areas of her life, including her relationships and her career.
In today’s episode we are going to explore our relationship with money and others, join me and and Dr. Rowena as she shares her story of making in America.
Shawanna Johnson is a woman on the move. As the high school valedictorian she sky rocketed to Harvard University, graduating cum laude in 2001 with a Bachelors in Economics. After Harvard, Shawanna went to work on Wall Street for JPMorgan Chase as an Investment Banking Analyst. She also worked in finance for Bank of New York, Consolidated Resorts, Bally Gaming, and Sunterra Corporation. After 4 years in finance, she went to law school and she began her legal career at a mid-size Washington DC/New York firm. Shawanna moved home to Las Vegas in 2012, working for two major national law firms with a focus on litigation, and after briefly working for a local government agency, she launched her own business. On today's episode of Real Money you'll hear about Shawanna's journey, and you're going to hear all of the things it took for a young woman in North Las Vegas to move from Vegas to Wall Street, and back again. You're going to hear from Shawanna how she has created her life in business, law and everything in between, and beyond. More than anything I hope you hear that whatever it is you say you want in life, you can you have it too.
Your money habits will help you become aware of how you’re showing up. If your money habits are truly congruent with who you’re wanting to become then the feedback will be evident.
Alea Claudine is a Master Brow Artist, Educator and business owner slaying brows in Las Vegas, Nevada. When I met her, she was avoiding looking at bank account - she knew she could be successful but was struggling to know her worth tied to the numbers in her bank account.
To overcome feeling powerless to change her relationship with money, she wants you to know that you can start with one spending habit and that will trickle into how you manage your time and manage your energy.
Being consistent has lead Alea to a booming business where she chooses consciously daily on where she spends her energy (and her money) to live her most successful and happy life.
I never promise it will be easy, and at the same time it is absolutely worth it.
Melissa Blynn is the founder of EpicLuv, a functional medicine company based on a holistic health philosophy. EpicLuv is built on the foundation of cultivating self-love, freedom and purpose around one’s mental, physical and emotional well-being.
Coming from a back ground of both parents suffering from addiction, sexual abuse and having cancer herself at 18 years old, she has made it her life’s mission to get educated in all areas to beat her own trauma and help heal men and women suffering from traumatic events and painful addictions.
Some of the deepest most powerful work that we can do to heal our money traumas is to do the inner work of healing first. Melissa's journey is not only inspiring, she's a warrior. She has paid off debt, learned how to create stability, and built a company from scratch...all on her own.
And you can too.
“I’m all heart, justice, and cuss words.”
As a Founder and CEO, partner to her husband of 16 years, and mama to two fierce little ladies, Joy’s goal is to empower others through her personal journey of social entrepreneurship. Joy and her family have had the privilege of holding space with folks working in the adult industry and those who have been sex trafficked for over 10 years. They are honored to stand in solidarity and link arms with this important and valuable community.
Equipped with her personal experiences of choosing to heal herself while growing a national organization, Joy shows up each day with heart, passion, and a deep love for marginalized communities ready to heal the world around her.
Joy’s core belief is that every person has inherent dignity and is worthy of respect.
Joy founded The Cupcake Girls in 2011, a nonprofit fighting against sex trafficking and sexual + gender-based violence.
Over the last 11 years, Joy led her team to grow in 26 states, 300 health and human service partnerships, Fortune 500 sponsorships, and over $7.5M capital raised with 270 team members. Combined they server over 10,000 women.
Nearly 1 in 5 women have experienced attempted or completed rape in their life. On today's show we will talk with Joy about her own experiences with money, how she's overcome her personal experiences to build a safer world and what she's doing to build her own world financially and beyond.
Today she is building an ecosystem of solutions consisting of products, partnerships and community to fight sexual and domestic violence through smart safety cosmetics.
Join us in this conversation with Joy Hoover about safety, advocacy, and doing whatever it takes to make an impact on this planet.
If anyone knows what it's like to be challenged by life, it's today's guest Sara Bonaparte.
As a chaplain she supports families through their most difficult moments and as a truck driver she handles the roads for her 6 children and husband. As an author she shares her stories so that others can hear that they're not alone. Sara inspires me daily with her ability to see the positive and with her tenacity.
I know she will inspire you - and today I hope you hear that no matter what happens to you in life, you can keep going, you can do whatever you say you want to do in life! If Sara can do it. So can you!
According to Lynne Twist, the opposite of scarcity is not abundance. It's sufficiency. Growing up in LA with a father in and out of addiction was the start of my guest Jennifer Butler's life. Scarcity was a familiar friend for Jenn, and throughout the course of her 20's and 30's she's had to run like hell to get away from her fears and feelings of never having enough. Join us on today's episode to hear how Jenn has worked past her financial fears and scarcity mindset to retire from her first career at the age of 34 to live a life filled with enough love, time, energy and money to follow her true passions in life.
It takes guts, courage and strength to build a life coming from nothing. This week's guest is testament to what's possible when you decide that the hand you were dealt in life is not the hand you're going to play. Our family history plays a huge role in who we become in life. Financially, if we don't take a close look and make clear intentions we could end up just like our parents and our parents' parents. Today's conversation is for the woman who's looking up in life and deciding she's going to make something of herself, no matter where she comes from. Listen in...
Real Money.
Honest Stories.
I'll go first.
I'm Lisa Chastain, the host, creator and your guide on the Real Money show. I'm kicking this show off with just me. The real me.
Spend some time with me today to hear my story, my failures and what I've learned over the last decade about money - the honest, dark, crazy, passionate, controlling, exhilarating, scary, disproportionate, feminine, vulnerable, logical and complex world of money.
Life with money is complex. Life with money is emotional, and intertwined, compacted with decisions you make daily.
I'm on a mission to have the real behind the scenes, best friends, in the bedroom, after the board room, 2 a.m. in the morning conversations about money.
In this episode, you'll get to know me, and hear my story so that I can lead the way to inspire you to be real with your money.
Women on average walk away from divorce with less money, resources and work experience than men. Coupled by the fact the we are typically the primary caregiver for our kids, recovering from divorce takes a financial, physical and spiritual toll on us.
Today’s guest, Brenda Bridges, went through a painful divorce. So did I. We have both rebuilt and today are guiding other women through their own divorces/ We want you to learn from us, and share openly and honestly how we rebuilt so that you can too (or someone you love).
Join us for this raw conversation about divorce, how to survive, rebuild, heal and move forward.
Money is a complex topic. Our histories influence our beliefs and behaviors with money. Today's conversation is a look into the complexity of living as a mixed race individual in America today with our guest, Jazmine Jarvis. Jazmine is an entrepreneur with a desire to heal. Having degrees in both mathematics and psychology, she has worked in finance and various corporate industries. She is also a practicing astrologer, spiritual guide and energy healer. Combining her corporate experience with her spirituality, Jazmine aims to uplift and empower the mixed community from every angle. Jazmine has had her own journey with money and on today's show we'll explore how she has worked past her challenges and honed her talents to build her Mixed in America platform as well as her growing business. You'll leave our conversation feeling both enlightened and inspired by Jazmine - I hope you'll join us!
It's a mess. On this episode we are talking about navigating the never ending web and mess of student loan debt in America. With President Biden making an announcement about student loan forgiveness any day, join me and one of my Money Mentors, Alexis Enterline, as we talk about navigating this complicated web of student loans today. Wondering what options you have and what you need to know about your own students loans? This episode is for you!
Numbers don't lie. And neither does today's guest, Jennah Haase.
Your financials are your feedback for what's working in your life (and what's not working). Jennah is the owner of Noble Business Solutions. She is a self proclaimed numbers nerd, and she is helping business owners around the country keep their financial books in order. Not only is Jennah a master at her craft, she has one heck of a story and journey with raising two children. Her daughter has cerebral palsy, and she and her husband have had to work hard to make financial sense out of raising a child with special needs.
Join us as we have a casual conversation about what's behind the numbers of our lives, and you'll learn why Jennah is so passionate about helping women with their money.
Crown On for this show queen. This episode is for every woman who has a dream, wants more abundance in her life and is in need of some spiritual food for the soul. Kim Bullock-Hennix empowers and inspires women to transition their lifestyles from scarcity to overflow and develop abundant mindsets. Today's episode is all about summoning your inner queen - she's in there - let's go get her!
Kim is a Lifestyle & Abundance Coach, Spiritual Teacher, Transformational Speaker, Author. She is also the proud Founder and Advocate for the Ambitious Women Movement. Kim is the Host of Brown Suga Radio and we are going to talk ab out how to transform your lifestyle from one of scarcity to one of endless abundance in every area: your soul, your finances, your marriage, your personal relationships, and your career.
In addition to talking all things abundance, Kim will share with you how to embrace your inner queen even through tragedy and adversity.
This is an episode you want to put to the top of your list!
So many people work just to make money to pay bills, buy things and maybe to occasionally enjoy life. We kind of think this is the way life is supposed to be and so we accept not being fulfilled and we put dreams aside.
But our dreams are the desires of our heart and ignoring them is like the opposite of self care---it's self neglect.
Let's talk about why people don't live their dreams and how they can take simple steps to start living them now.
What if you could stop judging yourself and shaming yourself about your money? What would your world look like if you felt less judged by others or spent less time judging others?
As a money coach, I work with people every day on the front lines of their financial lives. I start every new client relationship with the conversation we are going to have on today's episode - what is your money personality?
Just like we all have unique skills sets and abilities, we are all have unique preferences for how we behave with our money. Some of us like to take risk - big risk! Some of us, would rather save save save save save! And, there is nothing wrong with either - but you wouldn't know that if you are listening to main stream financial conversations.
WHO you are with money impacts the decisions you make daily. WHY you make those choices can be traced back to your family history, your beliefs (and limiting beliefs) about money, and how you learned to behave with money.
Learning your money type is an enlightening opportunity to understand that you can be who you were born to be, manage your money in a way that makes sense for you - AND - have financial results that motivate and inspire you.
Let's break out of the box today. Join me as I talk about the 5 Money Personalities by Robyn Crane.
Want to know your own money type? Take the test here: robyncrane.com/moneytypequiz
What do you do in your 20's when you have big dreams, you weren't raised around money, your parents are making minimum wage, and you won't let your fears stop you?
This is Amanda Bolton's story. She'll be 30 years old this month. She's one of the top realtors in the city of Las Vegas, and she'll stop at nothing to get what she wants in life. She wasn't born into money. Money was intertwined with responsibility, challenge and scarcity growing up. Not only did she have a drive for success, her real motivation in life was to make sure her parents and sister were taken care of.
Amanda spent her twenties doing the work, hiring mentors, taking initiative, stretching outside her comfort zone and learning how make money. Her relationship with money has been filled with ups and downs...
As one of my listeners, no matter your age, you'll have something to learn from Amanda.
I hope you'll join us.
We have a choice in life. We can let our circumstances control us. Or, we can choose to make meaning out of our lives and circumstances. In this episode, Hanna Olivas and I are speaking to the woman who feels like life has dealt her a hand of cards that makes her feel like folding. Whether we're dealing with financial failure, family hardships, cancer, or the long list of lives to-do's, we really do have control and power over how we will navigate our finances and our lives. Hanna's story is one of not just being a survivor. It's a story about using our life circumstances to propel us into a meaningful, purposeful and worthwhile journey that leaves a legacy far beyond our own lives.
Meet Eileen. She's a mom of 5, with two grandchildren, a real estate broker, wife, and all around kick ass woman!
Eileen began her career in real estate twelve years ago after being a stay-at-home mom for sixteen years. She is an incredible mother, wife, sister, daughter, community member and friend, and her home is filled with love (a little spice) and a whole lot of laughter.
As a SAHM, she rocked raising the kids. She also was great at managing the household finances. Bills got paid and the household kept going as she and her husband, Aaron, worked together to make one income work.
When Eileen started her career in real estate she was outside of her comfort zone with money. Real Estate agents make great money one month, and other months they have no income at all. By the time we met, Eileen knew she had to learn how to manage this bigger financial life while working she just didn't know where to start.
She also didn't realize that they had accumulated $100,000 in credit card debt.
Listen in to hear Eileen's story about growing her own business, getting out of debt and what she had to learn in order to be the BOSS in Real Estate that she is today. Not only is she more successful than ever, she has taken the reigns financially to build the legacy she's always wanted - AND - she's getting that monster credit card debt paid off.
This episode is for any woman out there with a dream. You're going to learn so much from Eileen, join us!
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Making any move financial or otherwise takes courage. My guest today is Kri Edholm, and she is no stranger to taking risks. She has many years of experience participating in hundreds of search and rescue training sessions and missions in Southern Nevada and her courageous spirit serves her well in business today.
Kri had a spark in her heart in 2016. She took one of the biggest risks of her life by leaving her career in Corporate America to follow her passion in leadership development. She founded the Spark Womens Retreat as well as opened her own Leadership Excursion Company to teach and train leadership through the outdoors. She is also the host and creator of the Leadership Looks Like Podcast.
When COVID-19 hit, event companies worldwide shut down and Las Vegas was hit the hardest in the country. Kri found herself having to make a huge pivot, and today, she is the owner of KRICO Productions, a creative agency that provides marketing, video production, and website design services for women-owned and LGBTQIA+ businesses.
Leaving Corporate America is scary, starting a business is even scarier, and Kri's story today will inspire you to keep going, take risks, and be flexible with your life vision.
Listen in to learn how Kri navigated her own twists and turns of business ownership, supporting aging parents, and how she reinvented herself in business twice over the course of 5 years.
You're going to love this conversation. Join us!
Don't know how money works?
You're in the right place!! Most people don't really know how money works and they spend their entire lives paying bills, getting into debt and getting out of debt (or never really getting out of debt) and if they're lucky they'll have something to show for themselves by way of a 401K and maybe a savings account.
Money is so much more than paying bills. My call to action for women on this planet is to learn how money works so that we shift the context of money for women globally - forever.
Jamee's first career was as an engineer - making the leap into finance has been anything but simple and learning how money works can be just as complicated as calculus (or so it seems for so many women).
Hear Jamee's story about how she had to first herself learn how money works before she could help others.
Join us today on Real Money.
If you want to improve the quality of your life, you've got to surround yourself with people who are committed to helping you get there. There isn't anyone I know who doesn't emulate what that looks like to support your community more than Shane Young.
In this episode you'll hear Shane's story of growing up in a household with a father who was an entrepreneur who had a roller coaster of a financial life. At a young age, Shane made a decision that if she wanted to thrive financially, it was going to be on her to make it happen. Life didn't exactly go the way she had in mind but through the twists and turns of raising twin girls at the age of 21, completing law school, and raising three more children (5 total) with her high school sweetheart, Charles, Shane's message today is that no matter what, you can achieve your goals with the right mindset, support system and commitment.
I don't teach budgets. Not in the outdated over analytical sense anyway.
Most women don't succeed financially by simply implementing a budget. We need systems to make financial decision making easy, and in order to thrive, we need honest communication, trustworthy friends (and information!), community, and a safe place to fall apart and put ourselves back together.
Today's conversation is about why budgets (and relationships) fail, and how you can get on your path to fixing financial breakdowns of your own.
Gail Swift is my best friend, she's been married for over 20 years, has two incredible teenage boys, and she and I have real talk about money all the time. In this episode, Gail will share her story about how she and her husband worked through financial secrets and a household budget that bled more than $50,000 before she even knew about it.
Professionally, Gail is on a mission to help young people learn how to thrive using their unique brain wired strength. Who you are and how you're wired have everything to do with your ability to succeed with money, and in life! We are going to talk about that in this episode too. I hope you'll join us!
Awakening. This is how I would describe mid life for so many women. One day you wake up and realize...your job is not what you want to spend the second half of your life doing. It's almost as if a fog has been lifted and you wake up one day and say, I'm f*@cking over this. We work, raise kids, and there comes a moment where so many of us feel like we've hit a brick wall. Jeanne Rooney is on a mission to support women through career burnout. She found herself at a cross roads in her career and life and is now working with career women to create purpose, connection and get back in touch with themselves after trudging through raising kids and building careers.
Jeanne's story is relatable. Living in the mid-west, raising three beautiful boys, her husband was a school principal, and over the course of the pandemic everything changed. Jeanne left her job and started a business, at the same time her husband reassessed his desire and ability to stay in an impossible job, and they were sending their oldest to college. In the middle of their lives they had to figure out how to start all over again.
This episode is for every women who is at a cross roads in her career and life. So often, money is the only reason you're staying where you at, and that doesn't have to be the case. Join me and Jeanne today - we'll share some ways to take the leap and still keep your sanity and feel financially stable even if you have to make a big shift in your life.
It's easy to think about putting your own oxygen mask on first when you're on an airplane. You can't help others if you can't breathe!
Financially, the same concept applies, putting your own oxygen mask on means having the courage to work toward your own goals and vision for life and put your money behind them. It's easier said than done, especially as a mother of 4. Dr. Stacie Herrera joins us today to share her journey of going from stay at home mom in her 30's to going back to school, earning her PhD in Psychology and today building a successful therapy practice that supports children ages 2-22.
Dr. Stacie's story is about hope, having courage, and using your voice to pursue your dreams, no matter the cost!
I hope you'll listen in and learn from Dr. Stacie about what it has taken for her to break through negative and limiting beliefs about money so that she could build a multiple six figure business, and create a financial life that is challenging, rewarding, and inspiring!
Join us!
Money recovery takes time. There are moving pieces and parts and if you never learned anything about money, it's hard to win.
Think of Monopoly - as kids we played for sometimes days at a time, stopping and restarting, selling and buying properties.
I think of money today the same way. It's like a game. AND, if you never learned how to play the money game - how can you ever expect to win?
Today's conversation is with Indya Ford. She's a credit restoration expert with her own story of how she learned how to play the money game as a single mom so that she could set herself and her family up to WIN.
Let's play. Will you join us on today's episode?
Alexis (Lexy) didn't grow up knowing anything about money. Like most women, she was on her own to figure out how to navigate student loans, college, becoming a mother at the age of 20 and divorce. As a single mother, she learned how to make ends meet all while building a career in social work.
Today, Lexy teaches other women how to dig out of their own financial trenches. She has redesigned her life financially (after learning she was overspending by thousands each month).
In this episode you will learn how to make small changes, have the right conversations with yourself and significant others so that you can turn your financial life around, just like Lexy did.
Join us!
Early in her career, Jackie blindly received promotions, taking whatever was given to her and not negotiating for what she knew she wanted. Even back then, She knew it didn’t need to be so hard. She began watching what successful people around her were doing. She began doing those things, speaking their language, and making her way into rooms and positions she once thought were unattainable.
Once she reached the levels of success that got her a seat at the table with Executives and leading multi-million dollar initiatives for CEO's, CIO's, CMO's and other members of the C-Suite, she realized that success didn't need to be so hard. She had all of the resources there available to her.
Here's what she learned:
?Mental blocks hinder your performance and ultimately diminish your success To drive success, you have to drive performance To drive performance, you have to acknowledge, take responsibility, and change your actions.
In this episode of Real Money, Jackie shares her story of what her own mental blocks about her career AND money were that had been keeping her stuck and farther away from having the seat at the table she has today. We will dive into generational money patterns that create blocks and Jackie's honest and open real talk is just what we need on Real Money to learn how to break through our own barriers when it comes to creating the success we want financially.
Join us!
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Sonia and I have had some really deep and meaningful conversations about money. She and I are also on a mission to impact the lives of others', specifically, women and their financial lives. We connected over 5 years ago in a coffee shop. Today, we work to inspire business owners and women in the Las Vegas Valley to take their lives to the next level - financially, and beyond.
When it comes to building financial empires, Sonia and I share the belief that no one is coming. What does that mean? It means that if you want something, you've got to go for it. No one is going to make your life happen for you. No one is going to turn your financial life around but you. No one is going to start your business, raise your kids, or make an impact that's burning in your soul but you.
Tune in as Sonia and I talk about what it really took for her to build a multi-million dollar business, raise three children, stay married for 25 years, and birth a second business at the same time. Sonia's vulnerability, and her story will leave you feeling inspired, hopefully, and like no matter how big the dream is - you CAN do it.
Join us.
Down to nothing. No savings. No security blanket. Single, and working hard, Sandi Herrera had met a crossroads in 2018. She was waiting for one check to pay rent, and sitting in her car in tears she made a promise to herself that she'd never be in this place again.
Financial habits are intertwined with belief systems and ancestral patterns. If we aren't aware of the patterns we run financially, we are likely to run the patterns over again until we learn how to break them.
Sandi is the Founder & CEO of Educator Dynamics and the Founder & Executive Director of Genius School US. She discovered her passion for developing strong workplace cultures and igniting the genius in educators and students while working as COO for Delivering Happiness, established by the late Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh.
For Sandi, success wasn't unfamiliar. Financial sustainability and stability was something she wanted, but never had. Join us in a conversation about what falling forward looks like financially, and how any woman with a dream can make it happen.
We have a choice in life. We can let our circumstances control us. Or, we can choose to make meaning out of our lives and circumstances. In this episode, Hanna Olivas and I are speaking to the woman who feels like life has dealt her a hand of cards that makes her feel like folding. Whether we're dealing with financial failure, family hardships, cancer, or the long list of lives to-do's, we really do have control and power over how we will navigate our finances and our lives. Hanna's story is one of not just being a survivor. It's a story about using our life circumstances to propel us into a meaningful, purposeful and worthwhile journey that leaves a legacy far beyond our own lives.
The decade of your 20's are filled with self discovery, transitions and learning from mistakes (aka - growing pains). When we are young and filled with ambition we make big life choices. Without mentors to guide us we make costly mistakes that take us years to recover from.
Join me and special guest, Saesha Herrell as we talk about navigating our finances in our starter decade.
Saesha made a career change in her 20's that has been anything but easy - especially during a global pandemic! You'll hear her story of finding herself, and her way through her twenties and how professionally she made a drastic move from Chef to Financial Advisor.
Join us to hear what climbing the ranks of a male dominated industry has meant for Saesha financially and professionally. She's also going to share her journey of rebuilding and climbing at the same time. I have so much respect for this woman and I learn so much from our conversations.
You don't want to miss this episode.
Sue Schultz is a seasoned career coach and she has enjoyed a successful tenure for over 30 years in Human Resources and Career Recruiting. She has struggled with money her entire life and her 50's she finally learned how to build the solid foundation she always dreamed of. Making money was never a problem for Sue. She didn't know how to keep it, and maintain solid boundaries and because of that she's rebuilt financially several times over the course of her life. When we met, she was drowning in debt, and on a mission to create a profitable company. Sue made 6 figures, cared for her two children as a single mom, and she finally broke through her limiting beliefs about money (and men) in her 50's. That's when her company, Inspired Integration took off.
Today's episode is about courage, toughness, and financial breakthroughs. I hope you'll join us.
Real Money.
Honest Stories.
I'll go first.
I'm Lisa Chastain, the host, creator and your guide on the Real Money show. Today's show is about me. The real me.
I didn't grow up knowing anything about money. I have crashed and burned, I have rebuilt. I've learned so much - and today's show I will share what some of my biggest failures have been.
Spend some time with me today to hear my story, what I've learned over the last decade about money - the honest, dark, crazy, passionate, controlling, exhilarating, scary, disproportionate, feminine, vulnerable, logical and complex world of money.
Life with money is complex. Life with money is emotional, and intertwined, compacted with decisions you make daily.
I'm on a mission to have the real behind the scenes, best friends, in the bedroom, after the board room, 2 a.m. in the morning conversations about money.
In this episode, you'll get to know me, and hear my story. I am leading the way and it's my hope that you'll feel inspired to get honest, and be real with what's really going on in your financial life.
This episode is about financial renewal.
The media does a great job at telling stories about 30 year old retirees and millionaires. It's easy to believe that as soon as you're behind financially, you're behind forever. In my world, we have a saying, the past is the past. You can't change your past. And, no matter how old you are, you can always turn your financial life around. ALWAYS.
In this episode, I introduce to you, Denna. She's a 69 year old powerhouse, and she's rediscovering what it means to be financially free. In her 60's Denna turned her financial life around. From a 6 figure job (with nothing to show for herself but student loan debt) to facing her reality of debt and a world of work that was less than fulfilling, Denna has made Money Moves that have improved her quality of life and she is living a life that is both fulfilling and financially rewarding.
It's easy to lose perspective financially. If you're following mainstream financial media, it's easy to believe that you can't fix what you've broken or that you're too late. In this episode we hope you hear from Denna's story that you can turn your life around, no matter what you're going through and no matter what your age is, there is a new future for you.
You don't want to miss this conversation!!
It is NEVER too late to start over.
Money is emotional and without a clear plan and strong support systems we are left to our own devices. Connecting our financial wellness and mental health has never been more important in facing today's financial challenges. Today's guest is inspiring women of color nation wide to heal financially by paying off debt, saving and becoming the financial leaders of their lives.
Making financial changes impacts every area of our life. Having strong emotional support sets us up for success - especially when we have goals that stretch us outside of our comfort zone and forces us to break through our limiting beliefs.
Join me for this worthwhile conversation about healing our past so that we can have everything we want!
Owning a business compounds our financial weaknesses. If we aren't controlling our money in our household it's very likely that our business finances are running in a similar pattern. Learning how to manage our money is a necessary tool to run a successful business - without mentors and role models it's extremely difficult (if not impossible) to get the results we want in our lives, and businesses.
Women earn roughly 10% of the world's wealth. As women reach toward greater success personally and financially, we must first build solid financial foundations. Today's show is about what it really takes to turn a dream into a successful business.
This show is especially for the woman out there who lacks strong female role models. We're going to talk building solid foundations from shakey beginnings.
None of us were born knowing anything about money. We learn about money from our immediate surroundings. Our family, past, and our families' pasts are our greatest teachers. When we are raised knowing nothing about money, and not being in families that are wealthy, we can unknowingly limit ourselves, our choices and our dreams because we just don't know anything different. We can feel destined to be broke our entire lives.
Kelli and Ashly began their relationship while traveling the United States opening restaurants ten years ago. Growing together in life and business they were married in 2016.
When we met, they were fed up with living paycheck to paycheck. They were exhausted from running the never ending pattern and cycle of working their butts off for very little return in the restaurant industry. In different ways, but together, they wanted to bust through their limiting conversations about money. They wanted to save. They wanted to be out of debt. And like so many women, they didn't know how to do it on their own.
Today's episode is about dreams. It's about love, and it's about this one couple's journey from burned out, stressed out and maxed out to living a life that finally feels like they are on track. Kelli and Ashly are not just on track financially, they are on the same page about the direction of their life.
Join us in this episode of Real Money - you're going to love Kelli and Ashly - and you'll be inspired by their journey to level up their lives.
When I was about 8 years old, I went skiing with my best friend and her mom. We got to the top of the hill and I took off without realizing how fast I would actually be going. I shot down that mountain gripped with fear and ended at the bottom in a full splits with tears in my eyes.
That's how I felt during my financial free fall. Nothing to do but hold on until I crashed.
Things turned around when I had the courage to be honest with myself so that I could dig myself out and into a new life.
Today's show is about courage. It's about being willing to be honest with yourself.
Join me on the journey.
Money creates the illusion of security leaving so many people in the chase and hustle for more. Our 20’s are chaotic and crazy - and finding ourselves is a common theme. What do you do when you’re also left to figure out the world of money, career, and #adulting on your own in the absence of healthy financial role models.
Ashley is 32 years old. Her father died when she was 6 years old. Left to her mom, who was a bartender that worked long nights in Las Vegas, Ashley spent her teenage years through the great recession bouncing from home to home. In the absence of her father and her mother’s long hours, she was left to her own devices to figure out how to make a living and life for herself. Ashley struggled in her 20’s to discover herself and the person she really wanted to be in the world. Financially, she was gripped by fear of losing money, scarcity and the reality that she was all on her own. In today’s episode we will talk about Ashley’s fight for independence and her at times paralyzing fear of losing everything.
The need and want for financial stability is something so many women desire, and Ashley’s story is a reminder that although adulting can be hard, there are ways to find joy and freedom through our struggles.
I don't teach budgets. Not in the outdated over analytical sense anyway.
Most women don't succeed financially by simply implementing a budget. We need systems to make financial decision making easy, and in order to thrive, we need honest communication, trustworthy friends (and information!), community, and a safe place to fall apart and put ourselves back together.
Today's conversation is about why budgets (and relationships) fail, and how you can get on your path to fixing financial breakdowns of your own.
Gail Swift is my best friend, she's been married for over 20 years, has two incredible teenage boys, and she and I have real talk about money all the time. In this episode, Gail will share her story about how she and her husband worked through financial secrets and a household budget that bled more than $50,000 before she even knew about it.
Professionally, Gail is on a mission to help young people learn how to thrive using their unique brain wired strength. Who you are and how you're wired have everything to do with your ability to succeed with money, and in life! We are going to talk about that in this episode too. I hope you'll join us!
Real Money.
Honest Stories.
I'll go first.
I'm Lisa Chastain, the host, creator and your guide on the Real Money show. I'm kicking this show off with just me. The real me.
Spend some time with me today to hear my story, my failures and what I've learned over the last decade about money - the honest, dark, crazy, passionate, controlling, exhilarating, scary, disproportionate, feminine, vulnerable, logical and complex world of money.
Life with money is complex. Life with money is emotional, and intertwined, compacted with decisions you make daily.
I'm on a mission to have the real behind the scenes, best friends, in the bedroom, after the board room, 2 a.m. in the morning conversations about money.
In this episode, you'll get to know me, and hear my story so that I can lead the way to inspire you to be real with your money.