Mindful Money

Melissa Giller is a certified life coach, an MBA-educated business consultant, a podcast host and a mentor to millennial women. She’s a self-proclaimed spiritual junkie, bringing deep introspection, compassion, and non-judgement to client work, right alongside things like strategic results-oriented action. Today, Jonathan and Melissa engage in a deep discussion on overcoming fear, the power of sel...

Nafasi Ferrell is the Founder and CEO of Narratives Unbound, a consulting and education company that expands awareness of racial and economic systems. Nafasi is a community connector and events specialist focused on building bridges, healing, economic empowerment and closing the wealth gap. Today, Jonathan and Nafasi dive deep into financial and generational trauma, the racial wealth gap and resto...

Barbara Sloan was a homeless teen who danced for dollars and has worked in every imaginable position in the service industry. She’s familiar with and passionate about the joys and pitfalls of living for tips, and today she owns and operates a high-end construction company in Manhattan. She’s a money coach and the author of Tipped: The Life Changing Guide to Financial Freedom for Waitresses, Barten...

Kate Bailey is a seasoned entrepreneur and business consultant with over twenty years of in the trenches experience. She’s built two successful businesses by leading nimble, innovative teams and building strong community connections. She’s the founder of TARRA, a flex office and workspace campus with a mission to create a more inclusive and diverse business community through access to vetted busin...

Deborah Brown-Volkman is the Founder of Surpass Your Dreams, Inc. She’s a career strategist who provides both career and Executive coaching. She’s written three books on getting the most for yourself out of your career and at work, as well as a couple of books about building your own business or coaching practice. She’s an expert on all things career and today Deborah speaks to Jonathan about care...

Mark Asquith is one of the UK’s original podcasting experts, known primarily as ‘The British Podcast Guy.’ He is the Managing Director and co-founder of the podcast hosting analytics and monetization platform, Captivate.fm. Mark is known worldwide as an insightful, thought- provoking and actionable podcast industry keynote speaker. Today, Jonathan and Mark discuss Mark’s funny relationship with mo...

Terrie Schauer is a property manager, real estate investor and property-management coach with over twenty years of experience. She holds a Masters and PhD from Oxford and a PhD. She is the leading authority on applying mindfulness principles to real estate investing, and has written the #1 bestselling book on the topic, Mindful Landlord . Today, Jonathan and Terrie discuss real estate investing, m...

Ryleigh Klimenko is a highly sought-after business sales coach specializing in helping ambitious coaches and entrepreneurs grow, scale, and close deals. She teaches elite conversational sales and has worked for Bank of America and TD Bank, among other financial institutions, before leaving corporate to begin her coaching practice. She’s the Founder of M3Coaches and is a mentor for the new wave of...

Earning more income is one of the three crucial steps that everyone can do in order to achieve financial independence. So far this season we’ve talked about getting finances back in order after trauma, why getting into college increases your income potential, paths to entrepreneurship, resetting your mindset and creating a road map as well as hybrid professionalism. Today, Jonathan shares four cor...

Dyllen Nellis is the Founder of Dyllen’s College Essay Advice, an award-winning online course where Dyllen empowers students to discover their sense of self and effectively communicate their personal values, experiences, and potential in well-crafted college essays. In addition to being a young entrepreneur, Dyllen is an undergraduate student at Stanford University. Today, Dyllen joins the show to...

Benjamin Wanzo is one of the Co-Founders and Partners of ESO Ventures, a social impact organization created to help black and brown entrepreneurs build competence, increase confidence, and access capital in an environment that isn’t always supportive. Today, Ben joins the show to share the origin story of ESO Ventures, the various types of businesses they support and the importance of entrepreneur...

Pleasance Silicki is an ayurvedic lifestyle counselor, holistic health coach and the author of Delight: Eight Principles for Living with Joy And Ease. Pleasance has taught mindfulness, stress management and self-care in academic, corporate and private settings and today, she and Jonathan discuss grieving, the transformational power of death, and how our culture deals with death. Pleasance speaks t...

Jillian Johnsrud is a speaker and coach within the FIRE (Financial Independence, Retire Early)community. She is also the author of Fire the Haters and achieved financial independence by the age of thirty-two. Jillian helps others chase down a life of intention and adventure on the way to Financial Independence. Today, Jonathan and Jillian engage in a rich discussion on the power of being intention...

Michele Molitor is a hypnotherapist, coach, speaker, author, and Founder and CEO of Nectar Consulting. Michele has been using her intuitive insights and strategic savvy to support entrepreneurs for nearly thirty years. Today, Jonathan and Michele dive deep into Imposter Syndrome and other archetypes of self-doubt. Michele speaks to the work she has done with Rapid Transformational Therapy (RTT), t...

Dr. Sarabeth Berk is the leading expert on hybrid-professional identities, author of More Than My Title and an insightful TEDx speaker. Her hybrid title is Creative Disruptor because she works at the intersection of artistry, research, education, and design. Today, Jonathan and Dr. Sarabeth discuss the work she is doing to help professionals better articulate their hybrid-professional identities a...

Visionary accountant, empowerment speaker and author, Tatiana Tsoir brings her years of experience as a serial entrepreneur to the show today. Tatiana coined the term, ‘almost- preneurs,’ and helps artists, moms, creatives, and freelancers figure out how to make a living doing what they love. Today, Jonathan and Tatiana discuss the freedom that entrepreneurship offers, business resiliency, price p...

Jonathan welcomes Harry Duran, Host of Podcast Junkies and Vertical Farming Podcast and Founder of FullCast. In this episode Harry shares his insights on what it takes to be a successful podcaster, including the importance of focus, productivity, and building relationships. Harry and the FullCast team also helped launch the Mindful Money podcast and support Jonathan in the production and marketing...

Jonathan welcomes Matthew from the Time Value Millionaire Blog to the show to discuss the FIRE Movement, side hustles, and how Matthew turned a passion for personal finance and data into a passive income stream. Matthew is currently 13.2% financially independent and today he talks about why money shouldn’t be taboo, explains Time Value Money and shares how anyone can take control of their situatio...

Jonathan takes a moment to reflect on what inspired him to launch this podcast project, the work he and his brother planned on doing to help improve the financial lives of others and the legacy he hopes to accomplish both for himself and in memory of his brother. Jonathan reflects on his career arc and highlights five specific areas of personal finance and five basic characteristic traits to enabl...

After an incredible first season, Jonathan reflects on some of the incredible guests he’s had the privilege of interviewing and calls out key lessons each guest shared. From life planning with George Kinder to the concept of ‘Enough’ with Gary Ray and dozens of insights in between, Jonathan has shared in truly impactful conversations. Jonathan talks about how influential his brother was in his lif...

Award-winning financial coach, author and speaker Holly Morphew joins the show to discuss her incredible journey from debt to financial freedom. Holly is the author of Simple Wealth: The Practical Guide to Transform Your Relationship with Money and Live in Abundance and today she breaks down her Financial Impact System that has helped to improve the financial situations of so many. Jonathan and Ho...

CFP and PhD Kathleen Rehl has had many careers spanning from academia to financial advisory. Most recently, Kathleen has continued penning pieced about widows and money and speaking at selected conferences and events. She is the author of Moving Forward On Your Own: A Financial Guidebook for Widows . Today, Kathleen reflects on the death of her husband, speaks to how it impacted her and her busine...

Gary Ray is the CEO of Black Diamond Games and the author of Friendly Local Game Store: A Five-Year Path to Middle-Class Income. A former IT engineer and project manager, Gary made the decision to start his own business focused on everything from board games and trading card to classic games and collectibles. Today, Gary and Jonathan talk about some of the early financial lessons Gary learned and...

Debbie Allen is an author, business mentor, brand strategist, and the number one authority on expert positioning. Debbie runs a mentoring program for experts where she leverages her decades of entrepreneurial wisdom and business building experience to successfully mentor a diverse group of small business owners, entrepreneurs and franchise owners. Today, Debbie and Jonathan talk about mutually ben...

Jennifer Rayner is a retirement plan consultant and the founder of Moniwell, a revolutionary text-based financial wellbeing program. She and Jonathan share a passion for financial literacy and a recognition that people need easily accessible education customized to their needs at a particular time. Today, Jennifer and Jonathan engage in a discussion about employer-offered retirement plans, how to...