Brown Ambition

On today's show: We continue to follow the impact of COVID19 on the market An exciting Mali More update! Mandi breaks down Restricted Stock Units and how best to treat this incentive We take your career and finance questions! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Yes, there actually is a link between the growing Coronavirus epidemic and your investments! We'll explain on today's show. Also, we'll cover: The best way to gift stocks to kids The one thing Tiffany would do differently with her Kickstarter campaign for her forthcoming children's book "Happy Birthday Mali More" The DevaCurl scandal that has rocked the natural hair community ——— Want to show your...

Hint: It's not as easy as it looks. On today's show, Tiffany opens up about the long road and sometimes painfully challenging road to planning her successful (!) Kickstarter campaign for the launch of her forthcoming children's book "Happy Birthday Mali More." Want to show your support for Brown Ambition? Check out our sponsors! ——— Don't forget to check out our sponsors! Supporting them is a grea...

Don't forget to check out our sponsors! Supporting them is a great way to support Brown Ambition: ThirdLove: Find your perfect bra with ThirdLove and save 15% BA listeners at thirdlove.com/brownambition Rothys: Go to Rothys.com/BROWNAMBITION to get your new favorite flats — sustainably made from recycled plastic and totally washable, comfortable and stylish! Earnest: Our listeners get a $100 cash...

On today's show! Before we dive into FICO's new credit score calculation... Tiffany gives an emotional update on her IVF journey Mandi preps for her return to work We take a reader's question on using disability insurance to cover her maternity leave as an entrepreneur Don't forget to check out our sponsors! Supporting them is a great way to support Brown Ambition: ThirdLove: Find your perfect bra...

Hi BA Fam! As you might have noticed, we took a bit of an unplanned break last week, giving Mandi some time to adjust to life as a new mama and take a step back for a bit. Although we are back with a new show this week, we're still going to leave the door open for another break if Mandi feels like she needs it. Thanks for all your support and kind words —as many of you know all too well, parenthoo...

Hey hey hey! On today's show: Pay off debt or buy a home? Which comes first... The best time to make a credit card payment And check out our sponsors! Supporting them is a great way to support Brown Ambition: ThirdLove: Find your perfect bra with ThirdLove and save 15% BA listeners at thirdlove.com/brownambition Bombas : Get the most amazing socks ever and save 20% on your first purchase when you...

Happy New Year to everyone. We are so thrilled to be back! On today's show, we'll cover: The HUGE Brown Ambition milestone we hit in 2019, thanks to you all Mandi's life post-baby Tiffany's big business goals for the new year And we take your questions: How to find a fee-only financial planner Whether it's wise to invest with new money earned or money you've already saved Check out the fabulous pa...

We have a very special show for you today! We are joined by the incomparable Lynnette Khalfani-Cox, who has made it her mission to financially educate and empower the masses ever since launching her personal finance coaching business in 2003. On today’s show, Lynnette gets candid about building a business about her husband, raising three kids student debt-free, and making her dreams a reality — to...

Today on the show we have attorney extraordinaire Art Steele! Art Steele  is a business and estate planning attorney who helps entrepreneurs and families protect what matters most. She started her career at Skadden Arps in Washington, D.C., then went to work at General Tax Counsel for Discovery Communications. Art launched her own law firm in 2014 and started the  Legal-EASE for Entrepreneurs Podc...

Tela Holcomb, is a self-described "mom, wife, six-figure stocks and options trader, 9 to 5 survivor, risk taker and freedom catcher." But she wasn't always a stock trading wiz. It wasn't until Tela lost her job in 2012 that she decided to dive into learning all she could about the stock market. Today, Tela supports herself on income she earns from a combination of short-term stock trading and long...

On today's show, Tiffany opens up about the revenue streams that make up The Budgetnista's seven-figure business. How does an influencer really make money anyway? At this point, The Budgetnista's origin story is pretty legendary. When Tiffany lost her job after the 2008 recession, she started The Budgetnista, a financial coaching business, while living on her sister's couch and piecing her own fin...

On today's show, we're joined by Miko Branch, who in 2004 co-founded Miss Jessie's curly hair products with her sister Titi, inspired by their grandmother's homemade recipes They have been serving the curly, kinky and wavy hair community ever since. What to support our show? Show our sponsors some love! HoneyBook is offering our listeners 50% off when you visit Honeybook.com/brownambition . Paymen...

Happy Brown Ambition Wednesday! On today's show: How can I save while building my business? Should I quit school to help my mother? When you support our sponsors, you support us and help Brown Ambition keep going. Check out these offers from our partners below: HoneyBook is offering our listeners 50% off when you visit Honeybook.com/brownambition . Payment is flexible, and this promotion applies w...

Happy BA Wednesday! On today's show: How slowing down in your career or business may help you attract even more success We take questions from a listener feeling lost in her 20s and another struggling to save more when she can barely make ends meet When you support our sponsors, you support us and help Brown Ambition keep going. Check out these offers from our partners below: HoneyBook is offering...

Happy Brown Ambition Wednesday! When you support our sponsors, you support us and help Brown Ambition keep going. Check out these offers from our partners below: HoneyBook is offering our listeners 50% off when you visit Honeybook.com/brownambition . Payment is flexible, and this promotion applies whether you pay monthly or annually. Bombas is offering our listeners 20% off their first purchase wh...

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In September 2016,  Sharon Epperson  was at the gym when she felt a relentless, migraine-like pain shoot through her head and neck. One S.O.S. call to her husband and several hours in the hospital later, she learned she was one of  30,000 people in the U.S.  who suffer a brain aneurysm rupture each year. Two in five die instantly and African Americans are twice as likely as whites to suffer from o...

On today's episode of Brown Ambition: Dual milestones, different days as TIff rings in her fabulous 40th and Mandi preps for an epic baby shower Wildest dreams: After asking you to share your wildest dreams with us on last week's show, we got a flood of responses! We'll share some of our faves on the air. The magic number to save in your emergency fund is $2,467, according to a new study. Job tips...

On today's show: —We take a question from a listener wondering how she and her husband can begin to tackle their combined $40,000 debt load — including credit cards, personal loans and student loans. —Another listener is trying to build credit but keeps getting denied for cards...what's a girl to do? We've got some ideas! — A Reddit group is under fire for requiring members to prove they are "blac...

Happy Brown Ambition Wednesday (and International Podcasts Day!) On today's show: —Tiffany recaps the epic wedding of pal and social commentator Luvvie Ajayi (haven't listened to our interview with Luvvie yet? Go back and check out Ep. 50! ). Congrats Luvvie! —When it's better to spend the money and hire a professional vs. take the time to DIY —We take a question from a listener who's torn between...

Happy Brown Ambition Wednesday! On today's show: —Yep. It is possible to get fired in less than 24 hours. Tiffany explains. —How to get around monthly maintenance fees at your bank —What to do when friends want to plan a lavish vacay and you're on a budget Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/li...

Happy Brown Ambition Wednesday y’all! On today’s show:  -Tiffany’s got a 40th bday resolution to start sticking up more for herself when she’s shortchanged — the same way she goes to bat for her Dream Catchers, family and friends. -Choosing the right credit card for household purchases -Whether or not you should use a windfall to pay off credit debt or put it in the bank for savings -When to tell...

Happy Brown Ambition Wednesday! Here are a few links to resources mentioned on today's show: Equifax Data Breach Settlement sources FTC Equifaxbreachsettlement.com The "Momference" Tiffany's new fave vintage shop in NJ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Happy Brown Ambition Wednesday! On today's show: -Tiffany's weekend at the  GirlTrek Stress Protest -Questions on paying down debt with stocks, and buying a house while a recession looms Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.