Work Your Wealth Podcast

This week I sat down with fellow CFP® Roger Whitney to discuss planning for retirement, some dos and don'ts and baby steps along the way to set you up for success. Roger Whitney, CFP®, CIMA®, CPWA®, AIF® is a cofounder of WWK Wealth Advisors and host of the award-winning podcast The Retirement Answer Man. He has been a financial planner for over 27 years. Each day he "walks life" with individuals...

This week I sat down with bookkeeper, Greg Higdon to discuss the importance of having a bookkeeper and what working with one can do for your business. Greg Higdon is the Founder of Grow the Books, a bookkeeping company for small businesses. With over 13 years of experience in education, he teaches his clients so they are empowered and armed with a clearer understanding of what their numbers mean f...

This week I sat down again with Ariel Ward, CFP® to talk about how to know if you can afford for one parent to stay home. Ariel Ward, CFP® joined Workable Wealth in 2018 as a Financial Planner and in March of this year, made the move to Abacus Wealth Partners with me as a Financial Planner. She and I work closely together on our clients. She has 11 years of experience in the field of personal fina...

What Should Your Net Worth Be? One of the fun parts of being a financial planner is getting to discuss some of the money moves we've made in our household knowing clients and readers are going through similar things. In these Work Your Wealth episodes I'll be taking time to address how we approached the different money situations and the results of our decisions. Today I'm talking about how to tra...

One of the fun parts of being a financial planner is getting to discuss some of the money moves we've made in our household knowing clients and readers are going through similar things. In these Work Your Wealth episodes I'll be taking time to address how we approached the different money situations and the results of our decisions. Today I'm talking about the amazing and positive impact gratitude...

Are You Better or Worse off Financially This Year? One of the fun parts of being a financial planner is getting to discuss some of the money moves we've made in our household knowing clients and readers are going through similar things. In these Work Your Wealth episodes I'll be taking time to address how we approached the different money situations and the results of our decisions. Today I'm talk...

This week I sat down fellow financial planner and Abacus financial advisor Emily Benedetto to talk about decisions millennials make around their money. Though she has always had a penchant for numbers, she took a bit of an interesting route to becoming a CFP but now loves every minute of it. If she had her druthers she'd be living on a farm and working as a farmer/financial planner. She's married,...

This week I sat down Angela Greaser to talk what it's like running a business with your significant other. Angela is a strategic operations consultant and co-founder of All The Ops. Led by Angela and her husband Dan, All The Ops helps business owners structure efficient teams and systems to skyrocket their profitability and claim their CEO seat. HERE'S WHAT YOU'LL LEARN FROM THIS EPISODE: How Ange...

This week I sat down again with Ariel Ward, CFP® to talk about things to think about before buying a home. Ariel Ward, CFP® joined Workable Wealth in 2018 as a Financial Planner and in March of this year, made the move to Abacus Wealth Partners with me as a Financial Planner. She and I work closely together on our clients. She has 11 years of experience in the field of personal financial services...

This week I sat down business coach, writer, designer and pocaster Ilana Burk to talk about tiny living and how this style of living could affect your finances. Illana helps people find and create thriving livelihoods centered around their life's work. She's host of the Good Business Podcast and owner of Your Life's Workshop. With an MBA in Sustainable Enterprise and nearly 20 years of experience...

This week I sat down financial planner Scott Frank to go over the benefits of life planning and using your money as a tool to achieve the life you want. Scott is the founder of Stone Steps Financial, a firm created to help professionals and families understand their financial lives and position themselves to reach their fullest potential. He does this job because he loves it. He truly enjoys takin...

This week I sat down with fellow Financial Planner and Abacus partner Neela Hummel to discuss what we see in breadwinning women. Neela is passionate about women taking their finances to the next level. Women are increasingly out-earning and in control of more money than their male counterparts, yet many company policies and financial services are leaving women out. Her goal is to step outside the...

This week I sat down with Sarah Peck to discuss the work life balance, especially as a female in the entrepreneur world. Sarah is a writer, startup advisor, and yoga teacher based in New York City. She's the founder and executive director of Startup Pregnant, a media company documenting the stories of women's leadership across work and family. She hosts the weekly Startup Pregnant podcast, and she...

This week I sat down again with Ariel Ward, CFP® to talk about things to think about before buying a home. Ariel Ward, CFP® joined Workable Wealth in 2018 as a Financial Planner and in March of this year, made the move to Abacus Wealth Partners with me as a Financial Planner. She and I work closely together on our clients. She has 11 years of experience in the field of personal financial services...

This week I had sat down with Jessica Rhodes to discuss how she launched and scaled her business in the very new industry of podcasting. Jessica is the founder and equal co-owner of Interview Connections, the first and leading podcast booking agency. She has scaled the business quickly to high multiple six figures, with nearly no direct marketing or ads, and will break through the 7-figure mark in...

This week I sat down with Katie Krimitsos to discuss traits she sees in successful business owners. Katie Krimitsos is a mom, wife, adventurer, podcaster, business coach, seeker and change maker. She's committed to brightening the light of women around the world through her Biz Women Rock community, which supports Women Entrepreneurs, and through the Women's Meditation Network, parent of the Medit...

This week I had changed things up a bit and became the interviewee! I invited my husband Brian on to chat about how we decided to sell my business. Selling my business was no easy decision. There were months of discussions, months of debate and a lot figuring out what we wanted in life. On today's episode Brian and I chat about what led to selling my business, why we felt it was the right decision...

This week I sat down with author and fellow Certified Financial Planner, Laura Mattia to talk about the importance of financial literacy for women. Laura, Ph. D., MBA, CFP, CDFA, is the author of Gender On Wall Street: Uncovering Opportunities for Women in Financial Services. With over 30 years of financial leadership experience, Laura has hired, mentored and trained hundreds of female financial p...

This week I sat down with Olympian and financial planner Lauryn Williams to discuss how to master money topics, specifically as it relates to athletes. Lauryn, CFP® is a 4-time Olympian, 3-time Olympic medalist and the first American woman to earn a medal in both the Summer and Winter Olympics Games. While pursuing professional sports Lauryn interacted with not one, but two financial advisors that...

This week I sat down with fellow financial planner and CPA Anjali Jariwala to discuss how to figure out how to find the right financial advisor for you. Anjali Jariwala CPA, CFP® founded FIT Advisors to save her clients time and help guide them to better financial decisions. As a mom, business owner and wife of a physician, she understands the opportunities as well as challenges that young profess...

This week I sat down with Licensed Mental Health Counselor and Certified Brainspotting Consultant Beth Medina to discuss why people run into business blocks with their business goals. Beth is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor and Certified Brainspotting Consultant- turned business coach who helps professional service entrepreneurs break through the mental blocks that keep them stuck, exhausted, a...

What money moves have we made so far this year? One of the fun parts of being a financial planner is getting to discuss some of the money moves we've made in our household knowing clients and readers are going through similar things. In these Work Your Wealth episodes I'll be taking time to address how we approached the different money situations and the results of our decisions. Today I'm talking...

This week I sat down with blogger and author Melanie Lockert to discuss the struggles people face when it comes to debt. Melanie is the founder of the blog and author of the book, Dear Debt. Through her blog, she chronicled her journey out of $81,000 in student loan debt. Her work has appeared on Business Insider, Time, Huffington Post and more. She is also the co-founder of the Lola Retreat, whic...

What's on your reverse bucket list? Taking time to celebrate wins is an important step in growing personally and professionally. Creating a reverse bucket list can assist in celebrating those wins. In today's episode I talk about the importance of pausing to reflect on what you've accomplished and how to create a bucket list to help you do just that. In a time when all we hear about is the "hustle...

This week I sat down with psychologist and behavioral finance expert, Dr. Daniel Crosby to discuss the behavioral side of investing. Educated at Brigham Young and Emory Universities, Dr. Crosby helps organizations understand the intersection of mind and markets. Dr. Crosby's first book, Personal Benchmark: Integrating Behavioral Finance and Investment Management, was a New York Times bestseller. H...