Brown Ambition

Tiffany is riding solo this week while Mandi goes on maternity leave. First, Tiffany tackles the viral Eboni K Williams clip about dating bus drivers. Tiffany shares her opinion on this and gives us insight into her own personal love story. Tiffany chose love over money and it worked out amazing for her. Then, Tiffany gives us some great business advice and tips on how to position yourself as an e...

First, listener "fomo" was left out of a social event at work and needs advice on how to handle it! Mandi gives her terrific advice on how to deal with being excluded. Of course, The Budgetnista encourages her to stack her bread in case of a layoff or if she decides to quit. Then, a listener writes in and needs advice on how to handle someone stealing her creative work. Tiffany knows how to deal w...

The ladies start this episode by discussing relationships and loneliness and Tiffany explains that she misses the sureness of love. This leads to an interesting conversation about dating and Tiffany talks about the trauma that it's bringing up for her. This was a deep conversation about relationships and how both ladies feel about sharing their relationships on social media. For this week's Brown...

Our financial besties are back with another BA Q&A. First, listener Ashley wants to know how to protect her identity from being stolen. Tiffany explains to use what "life lock" is and how to freeze your credit. Both ladies school us on how to avoid crazy scams. Then, listener Jalissa wants to know how to do a balance transfer to help with her debt, our financial big sisters give her excellent...

The ladies are back for a catch up. Tiffany starts by talking about her new makeup journey and Mandi clowns her old school makeup skills. Then, they discuss the Don Lemon firing and Mandi reminds the BA fam that no job is stable and any of us could be on the chopping block at anytime. The ladies also breakdown the mind tricks that social media plays on us and why it's important to log off sometime...

First, a listener wants to know if she should sell her house or not because they live in a bad school district but the interest on her house is super low. Mandi is thinking about selling her house as well so this is a very timely question! Mandi and Tiffany gave her great advice on how to decide what's best for her. Then, a frustrated listener is drowning in debt after some investing mistakes and...

First, a listener who works at a bank and wants to know if it's necessary to get an MBA. Mandi and Tiffany tells her to look at the bigger picture and not to make big decisions based off of her current circumstances. Mandi encourages her to do her research and to make sure she wants to go back to school for the right reasons. Then, we have a juicy question about a listener who wants to know how to...

The ladies are back with an epic BA catch up. First, Tiffany is excited about the rich auntie life and Mandi is excited about her new baby! Then Tiffany talks about the inventor of "fire" going to work because he had kids and Mandi talks about how hard it is to be a mom. For this week's brown boost brown break, both ladies break from the racism we've seen from the Republicans and in women's basket...

Both of our financial besties are back for this week's BA Q&A. First, a listener wants to know if she should get a new credit card for the flight benefits and our financial besties tell her to pass on it! Then, a frustrated sister is tired of loaning her sister money and desperately needs advice. Tiffany advises her to set a clear boundary and not to be afraid to say no. Drop us a note at brow...

Tiffany is back from her hiatus and both ladies update us on their vacations! Mandi and her "husbae" had a great time in Costa Rica and Tiffany said Egypt was one of her favorite vacations! Tiffany also tells us about her trust and really breaks down the process for us. Before break, the ladies discuss social media and how to navigate it with children. For this week's Brown Boost Brown Break, Tiff...

This week, Maya joins us for the BA Q&A to ask how to handle her taxes as a freelance writer. Mandi gives her tips and tricks on how to write things off and encourages her to find a CPA. Mandi also breaks down what a bookkeeper is and why it's important to have one. The ladies also discuss how to find a bookkeeper and exactly how much they charge. To end the episode, the ladies discuss LLCs an...

This week we are joined by Ellie Talks Money! The ladies start by sharing how they met at Fincon and Ellie shares how her entrepreneur journey began. Ellie breaks down exactly how she used her stimulus check to start her business and how she juggled everything with four children. Ellie also breaks down how to build an audience, how to price your digital products, and she explains what a customer f...

Mandi is joined by Carla Wilmaris for this week's BA Q&A. First, listener Kayla wants to leave her 9-5 to become a lash artist but feels guilty leaving her job. Carla gives her a marketing plan to start her lash business and encourages her to keep he job in the meantime. Then, a listener is nervous about raising her prices and Mandi gives a breakdown on how to raise prices while honoring your...

Mandi is joined by podcast extrordinaire, Carla Wilmaris. Carla starts by sharing her journey and pivot from accounting to podcast guru. Then, the ladies deep dive into what inspired Carla to start her podcast and teach others how to start their own as well. They discuss the best podcast equipment for beginners, the best editing practices, how to monetize, and sacrificing fun for your dreams. Carl...

For this week's Q&A, listener "Briana" wants to know whats the balance between paying off your credit card debt and still living your best life. Mandi encourages her to focus on paying off her credit card debt and to stop the frivolous spending. Mandi Money breaks down step by step exactly how to automate your paycheck so that you're handling your responsibilities before you even get your pay...

Mandi Money is here to breakdown the silicon valley bank collapse and if we should be concerned or not! Mandi breaks down what FDIC insurance is and how that protects us from losing our money in banks. She goes on to explain that the wealthy investors in Silicon Valley are taking a big risk by keeping more money in SVB that is insured by the FDIC. Mandi assures us that as long we keep under 250k c...

For this week's BA Q&A, Mandi is joined by listener "Yacine". Yacine was disappointed that she didn't get a raise at her job and asks our favorite career coach on what she should do about it. Mandi advises her to have a transparent conversation with her manager about raises and what's the company's policy on them. Mandi also stresses the importance of learning how to articulate your value at y...

This week we are joined by mega entrepreneur Lauren Maillian. Lauren tells the BA fam all about her investments and stresses the important of having a strong network. Lauren Maillian is a change agent committed to diversity, innovation, equity, and inclusion. She’s an award-winning marketer, prolific investor, advisor, entrepreneur, and board member with a multi-hyphenate career spanning over 15 y...

Tiffany is riding solo for this week's BA Q&A! First, a listener wants to know how to open up a custodial account for her kids. Tiffany breaks down the difference between a Roth RIA, a custodial account, and a 529 account. Then, Producer "Imani" asks Tiffany how to get rest while still demonstrating your "Beyonce". Tiffany teaches us an important lesson on creating healthy boundaries and decid...

This week we are joined by The Ellises! Khadeen and Devale start this episode by sharing how they got their start doing their own content. Then, Mandi asks how their marriage dynamic has changed since having kids and they share a darling story about their oldest son and how much he helps them. The lovely couple continues to tell us their love story, their journey with finances, and how they have h...

The ladies are back to answer your juicy financial questions. First, a listener wants to know to do a career pivot from retail to marketing. Mandi encourages her to find a good internship and to spruce up her resume! Then, a 50-year-old listener wants to know if her age is a hinderance on the job searching hunt. Once again, our favorite career coach encourages her to get some experience by any mea...

The ladies kick-off the episode by giving us the inside scoop on their Galentine's date, their Beyonce tickets, and Tiffany finally meeting Mandi's son, Rio. In this special episode sponsored by Dove's Haircare Crown Collection, your financial besties share their personal hair stories. Mandi and Tiffany break down their earliest hair memories and tell us how they got to where they are with their c...

Nurse Jenna joins us for this week's BA Q&A. First, a listener is nervous to make a career pivot and asks Mandi and Tiffany for advice. Our financial besties give her permission to take the leap and just go for it. Then, Nurse Jenna asks when the time is to hire help for her company and Mandi and Tiffany give an epic breakdown of everything you should consider. Drop us a note at brownambitionp...

We have a special BA Valentines Day Treat! The ladies are joined by Nurse Jenna Rae. Nurse Jenna shares why some women have a hard time holding their bladder, "the pelvic floor", Kegel myths, bladder care, and advocating for yourself at your doctor's appointments. Drop us a note at brownambitionpodcast@gmail.com or hit us up on Instagram @brownambitionpodcast. discovherhealth.com IG: @discovHERhea...

First, a listener wants to know if she should open up a Roth IRA .Tiffany and Jason gives her brilliant advice on how to maximize her retirement fund. Then, a listener wants to know if she should take equity out of her home to buy another property. Jason gives her the pros and cons of doing so and Tiffany advises her to run her numbers and make sure that the investment makes sense. Then, Tiffany a...