Cultura & Cash ™

Hola, hola! It's your girl Gigi (Giovanna Gonzalez), also known as The First Gen Mentor, back with Season 3 of the Cultura & Cash!       April marks one year since I left Chicago to move to Spain. On this episode, I answer your questions about my experience abroad 1 year post my big move.     🎧 What You’ll Hear in This Episode:     🔸 Why I chose Spain over Mexico 🔸  The top challenges I’ve...

Hola, hola! It's your girl Gigi (Giovanna Gonzalez), also known as The First Gen Mentor, back with Season 3 of the Cultura & Cash!       On this episode, I’m joined by my friend and former book coach, Stacy Ennis! Stacy is a seasoned book coach and author, shares her extensive experience in writing, editing, and coaching aspiring authors. A must listen for aspiring authors!       🎧 What You’l...

Hola, hola! It's your girl Gigi (Giovanna Gonzalez), also known as The First Gen Mentor, back with Season 3 of the Cultura & Cash!       On this episode, I share why I stopped contributing to my retirement accounts at 36! What’s behind this shocking decision? 🤯     🎧 What You’ll Hear in This Episode:   How living abroad has affected my ability to contribute to retirement accounts An introduc...

Hola, hola! It's your girl Gigi (Giovanna Gonzalez), also known as The First Gen Mentor, back with Season 3 of the Cultura & Cash!       On this episode, I’m talking about my cell phone addiction and how I’ve created systems and better habits to improve my mental health and sleep quality.     🎧 What You’ll Hear in This Episode:   An update on the Spanish adaptation of Cultura & Cash How a...

Hola, hola! It's your girl Gigi (Giovanna Gonzalez), also known as The First Gen Mentor, back with Season 3 of the Cultura & Cash podcast!       On this episode, I’m joined by my guest, Sahirenys Pierce. Sahirenys is the founder of Poised Finance & Lifestyle and the author of the upcoming book The High 5 Banking Method.     🎧 What You’ll Hear in This Episode:   How her father instilled a...

Hola, hola! It's your girl Gigi (Giovanna Gonzalez), also known as The First Gen Mentor, back with Season 2 of the Cultura & Cash! In this solo episode, I’ll give you an update on life in Spain- 6 months in! 🎧 What You’ll Hear in This Episode: •An update on the Spanish translation of Cultura & Cash •Is the honeymoon period over? •Travel restrictions I have to abide by •The challenge in ge...

Hola, hola! It's your girl Gigi (Giovanna Gonzalez), also known as The First Gen Mentor, back with Season 2 of the Cultura & Cash!       In this episode I’m joined by ERG coach, speaker, and bestselling author, Hady Mendez!     🎧 What You’ll Hear in This Episode:   What life is like 2 months post her book launch Moments she realized her voice made leaders uncomfortable in the workplace How co...

Hola, hola! It's your girl Gigi (Giovanna Gonzalez), also known as The First Gen Mentor, back with Season 2 of the Cultura & Cash!       In this episode I’m joined by Vanessa Duran, Principal at Magda, a financial services firm supports founders with their tax and bookkeeping needs.     🎧 What You’ll Hear in This Episode:   How she got an early exposure to a career in accounting through her m...

  Hola, hola! It's your girl Gigi (Giovanna Gonzalez), also known as The First Gen Mentor, back with Season 2 of the Cultura & Cash!       In this solo episode, I share how authors can get their books stocked at independent bookstores and how I landed an A-list celebrity endorsement.     🎧 What You’ll Hear in This Episode:   The future of the podcast and what you can expect moving forward Ros...

Hola, hola! It's your girl Gigi (Giovanna Gonzalez), also known as The First Gen Mentor, back with Season 2 of the Cultura & Cash!       In this episode, I speak with Forbes contributor and founder of Brown Way to Money, Alejandra Rojas about the concept of financial trauma.  We explore how financial trauma can affect individuals' relationships with money, the cultural influences that shape th...

Hola, hola! It's your girl Gigi (Giovanna Gonzalez), also known as The First Gen Mentor, back with Season 2 of the Cultura & Cash!     Today I’m celebrating 1 year of the release of the Cultura & Cash audiobook! If you’ve been following my journey, you may already know that the physical version of the book was released in January 2024, but the audiobook wasn’t available until September 202...

Hola, hola! It's your girl Gigi (Giovanna Gonzalez), also known as The First Gen Mentor, back with Season 2 of the Cultura & Cash! Today I’m talking with Jenn Jamali from @firstjennmoney about real estate investing! Jenn is a money and career coach, as well as a real estate investor. 🎧 What You’ll Hear in This Episode: •The story of how she was laid off while pregnant •How Jenn got into real...

Hola, hola! It's your girl Gigi (Giovanna Gonzalez), also known as The First Gen Mentor, back with Season 2 of the Cultura & Cash! Today I’m talking all about book endorsements! A must listen for aspiring authors! 🎧 What You’ll Hear in This Episode: •Come see me in Phoenix on 9/10 or 9/11 •What are book endorsements? •How they can help you secure more readers •Five Do’s and Don’ts to keep in...

Hola, hola! It's your girl Gigi (Giovanna Gonzalez), also known as The First Gen Mentor, back with Season 2 of the Cultura & Cash! Today I’m talking about how you can navigate financial boundaries with your family 🎧 What You’ll Hear in This Episode: •Phoenix author stop on 9/11/25- tickets are live! •HHM: Still booking speaking event for HHM •Why money boundaries are taboo in our community •H...

Hola, hola! It's your girl Gigi (Giovanna Gonzalez), also known as The First Gen Mentor, back with Season 2 of the Cultura & Cash! Today I’m answering all your entrepreneurship questions! After 4 years of entrepreneurship, I have lots of gems to share. 🎧 What You’ll Hear in This Episode: •Phoenix author stop on 9/11/25 •HHM: Still booking speaking event for HHM •My experience from corporate t...

Hola, hola! It's your girl Gigi (Giovanna Gonzalez), also known as The First Gen Mentor, back with Season 2 of the Cultura & Cash! Today I’m sharing how life has been since I moved to Spain 3 months ago. 🎧 What You’ll Hear in This Episode: •2025 book tour stops coming to a city near you •HHM: Still booking speaking event for HHM •An update on the Spanish translation of Cultura & Cash •Big...

Welcome back pod listeners! Big news- After 3 amazing years in Chicago, I’ve packed up my life and relocated to Spain!     🎧 What You’ll Hear in This Episode: * 2025 book tour stops coming to a city near you * The 4 most FAQs questions about my move to Spain * Newsletters community questions about my move abroad   👉 Hit play to hear what I’ve been up to and what you can expect from Season 2 of t...

Hola, hola! It's your girl Gigi (Giovanna Gonzalez), also known as The First Gen Mentor, back with Season 2 of the Cultura & Cash!   This episode is for future authors or current authors- or anyone launching a new product!     🎧 What You’ll Hear in This Episode: The 6 mistakes I’ve seen other authors make during their book launch and how you can avoid them. You worked so hard and spent so muc...

Hola, hola! It's your girl Gigi (Giovanna Gonzalez), also known as The First Gen Mentor, back with Season 2 of the Cultura & Cash!   After an 8 month hiatus, I’m back to go creating new episodes for your every Monday. When I ended Season 1 in May 2024, I was expecting to return in the Fall, but after a heavy H1 that was all about book launching, I decided to dedicate some time to self-care ins...

In this week’s episode, I’m spilling the tea on my last book tour stop in South Florida. Please follow, rate and review! New episodes every Monday! Free Webinar: Book Tips with Gigi: https://thefirstgenmentor.ck.page/b13f3f740e Learn more about my bestselling book, Cultura and Cash: https://www.thefirstgenmentor.com/my-book   How to work with me: https://www.thefirstgenmentor.com/book-me-to-speak...

In this episode, I’ll sit down with our very first guest, award-winning podcast host of Yo Quiero Dinero and author of Financially Lit, Jannese Torres! We talked about: - Why she started her podcast, Yo Quire Dinero -Why she doesn’t believe 9-5s are as safe as we were told - How to create additional income streams and how to find the time for a side hustle - What is Coast Fire and why it’s importa...

In this week’s episode, I’m answering more detailed questions about my book tour. Future authors, take notes ! I’ll cover: - how I came up with a budget for each event - how I pitched myself to sponsors - key tasks you should outsource to others and more ! Please follow, rate and review! New episodes every Monday!   Learn more about my bestselling book, Cultura and Cash: https://www.thefirstgenmen...

In this week’s episode, I’m answering one of the most frequently asked questions: How can I plan for my parents’ retirement? Please follow, rate and review! New episodes every Monday! FREE GUIDE: How to talk to your parents about retirement drama free y con carniño: https://thefirstgenmentor.ck.page/15f536ffaf   Learn more about my bestselling book, Cultura and Cash: https://www.thefirstgenmentor....

In this week’s episode, the behind the scenes of organizing and going on a book tour. I’ll share:   Upcoming book tour events in Downey, CA and Fort Lauderdale More details on my VIP PR BOX giveaways. 3 boxes are up for grabs ! The cost of the book tour How I selected the cities to appear in Things I’d do differently and things I did well Please follow, rate and review! New episodes every Monday!...

Happy Financial Literacy month! In this week’s episode, I’ll share a hard business lesson I had to navigate this fall. I’ll share:   Upcoming book tour events My reflections 1 year post hysterectomy The real reason I started this podcast   Please follow, rate and review! New episodes every Monday!   Learn more about my bestselling book, Cultura and Cash: https://www.thefirstgenmentor.com/my-book  ...