Inspired Money

You may recognize Scott Fifer from P90X exercise videos but what you probably do not know is that he left successful careers as a New York Wall Street attorney and Hollywood screenwriter to head a non-profit that helps children around the world. Guest Biography Scott Fifer is the Founder & CEO of GO Campaign. A former US Senate aide, NYC Wall Street attorney, and Hollywood screenwriter, Fifer foun...

Financial Therapist, Bari Tessler has guided thousands of individuals, couples, and creative entrepreneurs into new, refreshingly honest relationships with money. Guest Biography Bari Tessler Linden, M.A., is a Financial Therapist, Mentor Coach, Mama-preneur, and the Founder of The Art of Money. She has guided thousands of people to new, empowered, and refreshingly honest relationships with money...

Professional fundraiser and host of the Philanthropy Podcast, Sean MacCready shares his views on money and the relationship between philanthropy and Financial Independence. Guest Biography Sean MacCready advises people about how best to give and invest in a brighter future. From gifts of forty dollars to over a million, Sean has found pride and fulfillment in the opportunity to coalesce passions,...

Former top-selling corporate exec who quit her six-figure sales job in front of 10,000 people, Nicole Walters took what she knew and built a million-dollar business in one short year. Guest Biography By age 28, Nicole Walters was a highly-paid executive at a Fortune 500 company, managing multi-billion dollar accounts. But something wasn't right. "My job was feeding my family, but not my soul," she...

From $60,000 in debt to creator of P90X, the #1 home fitness program of all time, Tony Horton shares his path to success, insatiable desire to learn, and enthusiasm to motivate people to be their best. Guest Biography Tony Horton is the wildly popular creator of the best-selling fitness series: P90X®, P90X2®, P90X3®, and Ten Minute Trainer®, P90® and most recently his 22-Minute military inspired w...

From laid off to building a successful one-man media company, David Meerman Scott is a marketing/sales strategist, entrepreneur, advisor to emerging companies, and best-selling author. Guest Biography Our always-on, Web-driven world has new rules for competing and growing business. Advance planning is out - agile is IN! Those who embrace new ways will be far more successful than those who stay who...

Lillian Karabaic teaches personal finance to millennials through workshops, courses, and a weekly podcast Oh My Dollar! Guest Biography Lillian Karabaic is a cat enthusiast, radio host, spandex style icon, public speaker, and educator. As host of the weekly Oh My Dollar! radio show she teaches personal finance with a dash of glitter. Her work has been featured on CBS, NPR, Vox Media, the Portland...

Through her experiences abroad, Molly MacCready felt compelled to make a difference in the world by helping those will less. She founded a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization and hosts a podcast to help other nonprofit leaders.  Guest Biography Molly MacCready is the executive director of CROSO, Child Restoration Outreach Support Organization, a nonprofit she founded in 2007 that provides post-second...

Benjamin Strouse has combined his expertise in entertainment law and interest in writing to create an award-winning audio-first (podcast) media company and growth business.  Guest Biography Benjamin Strouse is a Peabody award winning writer, composer and producer. He is the executive producer of the audio adventure "The Unexplainable Disappearance of Mars Patel," named by The Guardian as one of th...

As a diplomat, journalist, marketing expert, advocate, and activist, Claudia Romo Edelman has consistently worked to make the world a better place by advancing humanitarian affairs such as migration, Hispanics, gender, education and early childhood development as well as advocating for Sustainable Development Goals and other large global issues.  Guest Biography Claudia Romo Edelman is an advocate...

Colt Cabana's success as a professional wrestler is no mistake -- he's got grit, passion, and hustle.  He had to budget early in his career and today is an entrepreneur with multiple sources of income. Guest Biography Colt Cabana has been entertaining crowds around the world as a professional wrestler going on 18 Years. Colt is charismatic & funny while at the same time a gifted mat technician, wh...

Should you write a book? Today, we chat with Chandler Bolt, founder of the Self-Publishing School, about the benefits of publishing a book, passive income, and more. Guest Biography Chandler is the author of 6 bestselling books including "Book Launch" and his most recent book titled "Published." He's also the founder & CEO of Self Publishing School, the #1 online resource for writing your first bo...

Kristin shares how she went from a scarcity money mindset to one of abundance. We also discuss her book Get Money: Live the Life You Want, Not Just the Life You Can Afford . Guest Biography Kristin Wong is a freelance writer and journalist who has contributed to The New York Times, New York magazine's The Cut, and Glamour magazine. She launched Lifehacker's Two Cents blog in 2014 and recently publ...

Bola Sokunbi, who saved her first $100,000 in a little over 3 years right after college shares tools and tactics to help you take control of your finances. Guest Biography Bola Onada Sokunbi is a Certified Financial Education Instructor (CFEI), finance expert, speaker, writer, podcaster, social media influencer. She is the founder of Clever Girl Finance, a platform that empowers and educates women...

Howard Gogel, President and CEO of My Limo and Gogel Auto, shares how he's built his business and warns of things you should know when using ride share apps like Uber and Lyft. Guest Biography New Jersey-based My Limo was founded in 1983 and has grown into a complete ground transportation service company with more than 130 vehicles on the road. Its fleet consists of sedans, stretch limos, SUVs, va...

Kiva's Jessica Hansen explains how to use microfinance to lend a little and help a lot. Learn how to do more with your money and make a sustainable impact. Guest Biography As Kiva's Global Engagement Manager, Jessica builds partnerships and community to alleviate poverty and create opportunity worldwide. She's passionate about connecting people and ideas, and helping others unleash their capacity...

Learn about the entrepreneurial journey of Peter Polson, CEO of Tiller Money. Find out why he wants to empower you with tools to automate spreadsheets so you can take control of your money. Guest Biography Peter Polson's dad had him keep a ledger as a kid. As soon as Peter could add numbers he had to track his 25 cent allowance, including what he'd saved, shared, and spent. Later as a teenager, fa...

Learn how Danielle Town transformed herself into an investor and the investing practice that got her there. She explains time-tested Warren Buffett investing principles in terms that everyone can understand. Guest Biography Danielle Town is a New York Times bestselling author and Investing Practice expert who started out desperately afraid of numbers and stock markets, until she took her head out...

From innovating social media strategies with Shaquille O'Neal to dissecting the critical moments that have changed the lives of wildly successful and fascinating people, Amy Jo Martin is a renegade. In this episode, we talk social media, wealth, health, purpose happiness, and more. Guest Biography Amy Jo is the author of New York Times best-seller Renegades Write the Rules. She believes the future...

Bobbi Rebell left her TV anchor and personal finance columnist job at Thomson Reuters to create her own brand. Today, she can practice journalism on her terms and controls her destiny. Find out her tactics like taking on internal side hustles for personal growth before striking out on her own to launch a book and podcast. Guest Biography Bobbi Rebell is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP®) and hos...

Nichole Carlson, life coach to high performers, has traveled the world, was once homeless, and has built two successful businesses. Find out her thoughts on money, happiness, and why she believes you can have it all. Guest Biography Nichole works with 6 and 7 figure earners who are very successful, yet still struggling with stress, anxiety and overwhelm and inside they feel like they are barely ho...

Tony-Award winning Broadway producer, Ken Davenport explains how to invest in theater productions and other valuable lessons he's learned along the way. Guest Biography Ken Davenport is a Tony-Award winning Broadway producer whose productions have been produced internationally in over 25 countries around the world. In addition to his own work, Ken was recently named the Executive Producer of North...

Financial psychotherapist, Kiné Corder shares how she helps people, especially couples, improve their money mentalities, marriage missions, and happiness. Guest Biography Kiné Corder speaks to and consults with couples to help them have the money conversation with ease. Because money is the number one reason couples get divorced, her company, courses, podcast, and mission help couples heal financi...

The financial sector is going through massive change as consumers adopt new behaviors like peer-to-peer payments, digital banks, and cryptocurrencies. We talk big data, millennials, and finances with Barbara Leflein, founder and president of her own market research and analytics firm. Guest Biography Barbara Leflein is President and Founder of Leflein Associates, Inc. a Certified Women's Owned Ent...

From financial advisor to "accidental entrepreneur," Shannon McLay went all-in to launch The Financial Gym with a goal of making financial fitness fun and attainable for everyone. Learn how she has found passion, purpose, and happiness. Guest Biography Shannon McLay is a financial planner who left a "traditional" financial services firm to start her own company, The Financial Gym, because she felt...