Inspired Money

Award-winning screenwriter, Zak Penn joins us to discuss finding early success at age 23, developing his craft, and working with with Stephen Spielberg on READY PLAYER ONE. Guest Biography Zak Penn's career began as a screenwriter when he sold his first script, LAST ACTION HERO, at the age of twenty-three. Since then, Penn has become known for his work on numerous films based on Marvel comics, inc...

Dr. Jude Miller Burke shares findings from her books including common characteristics of millionaires and how many people have turned their childhood adversities into success. Guest Biography Dr. Jude Miller Burke, is former Vice President of Operations, at Optum, United HealthGroup, where she built a national subsidiary providing employee assistance services. Previous to that position she worked...

Tope Fajingbesi Balogun's unique path from CPA to helping orphaned children and the ordinary to become extraordinary. Guest Biography Tope Fajingbesi Balogun is the creator and host of She-EO by Ganiyah, the author of the amazon.com best selling novel, Love in Cancun, Soulful Whispers and What Color is Your Money? Your personalized road map to business success. She is also the coordinating trustee...

Jon Vroman started the Front Row Foundation and built his business around it so his values, business, and charitable work are aligned. Learn how you can live in the Front Row by being closer to the things that you love. Guest Biography Jon Vroman is on a mission to show you how to Live Life In The Front Row™ through the transformative art of moment making. He is a social entrepreneur, committed hu...

We often hear that the act of giving is rewarding. Wendy Steele founder of Generosity Matters and Impact 100 explains why generosity is contagious and can impact your happiness, creativity, and health. Guest Biography Wendy Steele understands the impact of generosity and has been encouraging philanthropy for most of her adult life. In 2001, she launched and led an innovative pass-through foundatio...

Adam Draper made a crazy bet on cryptocurrency when he launched Boost VC, a bitcoin startup accelerator in 2012. Learn about bitcoin, cryptocurrencies, and blockchain from the founder of one of bitcoin and blockchain's earliest and most active incubators. Guest Biography Adam Draper is the founder and managing director of Boost VC. The first fund to focus on Bitcoin related startups. Adam is a 2x...

Jen Hemphill shares tips from her book "Her Money Matters" that can help you shift your money mindset, set goals, and master your finances. Guest Biography Jen Hemphill, a military spouse & proud bilingual Latina, helps women who are tired of the traditional money advice gain a renewed sense of control, confidence and freedom in their financial life. She is a Money Confidence Coach, an AFC® (Accre...

Find out how Matt Miller took $100 dollars and built a multi-million dollar, passive income, vending machine business. Guest Biography Matt Miller spent the first nine years of his career as an Air Force pilot, before entering the corporate world to work at both Abbott Laboratories and Valassis. While a top performer for both companies, his long-term desire was to start a business and be his own b...

Nathan Stevenson, CEO of ForwardLane, discusses artificial intelligence (AI), enhancing the investor's experience, and the possibility that machines may some day protect your nest egg from the next bear market. Guest Biography Nathan Stevenson is CEO of ForwardLane, a FinTech AI Startup in New York City. ForwardLane is a next-generation AI platform that accelerates and enhances productivity for di...

Financially independent couple, Tim and Amy Rutherford tell us how they retired in their 40s by spending less and have found happiness. Guest Biography Tim and Amy met in colorful Colorado in 2016. Although they tracked every penny spent, in retrospect, they were "mindless spenders" because they weren't concerned about the big dollars flowing out of their bank account. They felt like their financi...

Joe Saul-Sehy was a certified financial planner who thought he'd change careers to become a teacher but ended up as a full-time financial podcaster. We chat personal finance, productivity, and how he uses the science of play in his popular podcast. Guest Biography Joe is the founder and host of the award-winning Stacking Benjamins podcast. Joe is a former financial advisor (16 years) and represent...

Inbound marketing saved Marcus Sheridan's business, his family's finances, and brought him to the place where he is today -- a successful business owner, keynote speaker, and author. We dig into the mindset it takes to be successful in marketing/sales and more. Guest Biography Called a "web marketing guru" by the New York Times, the Story of how Marcus Sheridan was able to save his swimming pool c...

Today, we talk with financial coach and millionaire next door Rocky Lalvani about living a balanced life, negotiating for savings, and why you should create a life plan. Guest Biography Wealth Coach Rocky Lalvani, MBA, Enrolled Agent IRS, helps people who have financial success utilize their money to live a life of abundance. Rocky is the millionaire next door. He started out with basically nothin...

If we want to work smarter, not harder, each of us needs to first look inward. Tune in for tips from futurist, executive coach, and best-selling author Bill Jensen. Guest Biography About Bill Jensen, Mr. Simplicity Bill Jensen makes it easier to do great work. He helps companies and teams double their productivity and pursue their passions. He has spent the past 30 years studying how work gets don...

John Lee Dumas is the host of Entrepreneurs ON FIRE where he interviews the worlds most successful Entrepreneurs 7-days a week. With over 1900 interviews, 1.3 million monthly listens, and an annual revenue well over 7-figures, JLD is just getting started on his Entrepreneurial journey. Guest Biography John Lee Dumas is the Founder and Host of Entrepreneurs ON FIRE, awarded 'Best of iTunes', where...

Phil White's success goes beyond being a partner at the largest law firm in the world. His inspirational story is one from rags to riches, one about a student athlete, one about an incredible transformation from poor student to making straight A's. Guest Biography Phil White, who serves as the global co-leader of Dentons' Transportation and Infrastructure practice, is recognized as one of the worl...

Garrett Marrero and Melanie Oxley poured determination and long hours into building Maui Brewing Company and were named 2017's Small Business Association's Small Business Persons of the Year. Guest Biography Garrett Marrero is Co-founder & CEO of Maui Brewing Co. Garrett makes sure to drink the local beer everywhere he travels. For him, great beer reveals elements of the personality of a place and...

Interviews with Gerald Zingraf, Lynnette Khalfani-Cox, Kyle Winey, Sarah Von Bargen, and Colin O'Brady. In this final show of 2017, we've selected excerpts from some of our favorite interviews that highlight money lessons and valuable takeaways. If you haven't had time to listen to all of the Inspired Money episodes, tune in to see which shows deserve your attention. I hope this episode motivates...

Interviews with Jim Kimo West, Gret Glyer, Dee-1, Bishop Jack Spong, and Linus Roache. Can you believe that it's almost 2018? The Inspired Money podcast has been going since September 1, and I've learned a lot. I hope you have too. In today's episode, we've selected excerpts from interviews that highlight money lessons and valuable takeaways. If you haven't had time to listen to all of the Inspire...

Two-time world record holder, Colin O'Brady embodies what it means to overcome obstacles, test limits, dream big, set goals, and never give up. Apply his lessons to your money and anything you do. Guest Biography A two-time world record holder, Colin O'Brady has spent the last two decades as an elite endurance athlete. Raised in Portland, Oregon Colin spent his childhood exploring the mountains of...

Jesse Draper is a 4th generation venture capitalist, founding partner of Halogen Ventures, and host of Emmy nominated,"The Valley Girl Show." Guest Biography Jesse Draper is founding partner of Halogen Ventures as well as creator and host of 2015 Emmy nominated television series, "The Valley Girl Show". Draper is a 4th generation venture capitalist focused on early stage investing in female founde...

I spent Thanksgiving at home with my family so this episode features my three kids... Sabrina, Jackson, and Kristina. This week's episode features three very special guests, our kids! With the Thanksgiving holiday, I did not have time to edit interviews. And my kids have been interested in being on the Inspired Money podcast after listening to many episodes in my car and helping me to select the t...

James Montague is author of The Billionaires Club, a book about the one per cent; the super-rich, the billionaire class who now control football. Guest Biography James Montague is a journalist and author who writes for the New York Times, CNN, GQ and World Soccer. His first book When Friday Comes: Football in the War Zone won him Best New Writer at the 2009 British Sports Book of the Year Awards a...

This week, we talk to product manager, software developer, and entrepreneur Gerald Zingraf who runs multiple businesses and has a full-time job. Guest Biography Gerald Zingraf is a full-time product manager at a software company and part time entrepreneur with a handful of side hustles. He has created Date to Door, a subscription box company, to help bring creative date to the homes of busy couple...

John Shelby Spong, whose books have sold more than a million copies, was bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Newark, NJ for 24 years. Guest Biography John Shelby Spong, whose books have sold more than a million copies, was bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Newark for 24 years before his retirement in 2001. Many of the views that once turned the former Episcopal bishop into a lightning rod are now...