Modern Husbands Podcast

Christian Sherrill is the Director of Growth & Advocacy at Next Gen Personal Finance. His work and passion are to help end the opportunity gap, specifically by guaranteeing all high school students an engaging personal finance course before they graduate from high school by the year 2030. Christian graduated from Dartmouth College. Christian’s wife, Chelsea Hayman, MD is an Emergency Medicine...

Guest: Aliyha Amani, Tax Attorney at Exxon Mobil  Today’s topic is how to support your spouse at home. Our guest is Aliyha Amani. Aliyha and her husband Zo both have pressure packed careers. They currently live in two different cities as they advance in their careers.  In this episode, Aliyha shares the modern day coordination strategies they use to manage money and the home in support of each oth...

Justin shares how he was able to get through cancer during a turbulent marriage, focusing on his mental wellbeing and managing his physical health in the ways he could.  Justin Birckbichler is a men’s health advocate, testicular cancer survivor, and the founder of aBallsySenseofTumor.com. In 2017, ABSOT won an award for the Best Advocacy and Awareness Cancer Blog in 2017 and Justin was recognized...

Our guest is Paul Sullivan, Founder of The Company of Dad’s.  After 25 years as a journalist, and last with the New York Times, Paul started The Company of Dads, a media company and community platform aimed at Lead Dads – men who are the go-to parents whether they work full time, part time or devote all their time to their families. Show Notes 0:00-0:54 Introduction 0:55-2:25 What Paul enjoys most...

Today's topic is Equal Partners: How to be a team at home Dr. Kate Mangino has written and delivered curricula in over 20 countries about issues such as healthy masculinity and women’s empowerment. She brings her lens of social change to her debut book, Equal Partners, which introduces readers to a diverse group of men who are proud to be equal partners in the home. She draws from their examp...

Welcome to the Modern Husbands podcast, where Dr. Ross, Christian, and Brian host national experts who share ideas to manage money and the home as teammates.  Today’s topic is Money and Marriage for LGBTQ+ Couples. Today’s guests are David & John Auten-Schneider. With their writing and speaking for DebtFreeGuys.com and Queer Money® podcast, they help queer people (and allies) live fabulously,...

Jason Vitug is a bestselling author and inspirational speaker who talks about personal finance and financial wellness. His most recent book is Happy Money Happy Life.  Happy Money Happy Life is an exciting and practical discussion at the intersection of our mental, our emotional health, and our money.  Today we explore the interconnectedness of money and our overall well being. Show Notes 0:00-1:0...

Today’s topic is From the Federal Reserve to Budgeting with his Spouse: A Modern Husband's Journey.  Our guest is Lorenzo “Zo” Amani, who is the vice president, compliance officer at Industrial Bank. Prior to joining Industrial Bank, he served as a policy advisor in the Office of Consumer Policy at the U.S. Treasury Department and as a senior consumer compliance bank examiner at the Federal R...

Our guest is Dr. Perry Jenkins. She is the author of Work Matters: How Parents’ Jobs Shape Children’s Well-Being and serves as the Department Chair of Psychological and Brain Sciences at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Today’s topic is how your job can make you a better parent or spouse. Her latest work has been highlighted in the Harvard Business Review and Washington Post, among other p...

Guest: Sonya Lutter, Ph. D., CFP®, LMFT Professor of Practice, Director of Financial Health and Wellness, Ph. D. Program Director School of Financial Planning at Texas Tech University https://www.depts.ttu.edu/hs/pfp/Lutter.php Dr. Lutter shares how to reduce money induced stress and anxiety in relationships. Sonya Lutter holds a Ph. D., CFP®, and LMFT and serves as the inaugural Director of Finan...

April is financial literacy month, and in celebration we will be sharing two special episodes focusing on personal finance for your kids. Christian works for the nation’s #1 provider of teacher professional development for personal finance, as I did with the same organization in a previous role and was a former personal finance teacher. Dr. Ross teaches a personal finance class at the University o...

April is financial literacy month, and in this spirit we are dedicating both April podcasts to teaching your children money lessons. Today we will discuss why your child might be deprived of a class dedicated to personal finance, and what to do about it. As context for the discussion, Christian is spending much of the month traveling the country advocating with lawmakers to guarantee a personal fi...

Dr. Streib is an Associate Professor at Duke University and holds a PhD in Sociology from the University of Michigan. She is the author of three books. For today’s discussion we are focusing on The Power of the Past: Understanding Cross-Class Marriages looks at how couples who grew up in different class backgrounds think about how to spend money, plan their careers, raise their children, and expre...

Ron Lieber will share important lessons for parents about using money as a tool to teach your children values and hacks to pay for college.  Ron Lieber is the author of The Opposite of Spoiled: Raising Kids Who Are Grounded, Generous, and Smart About Money, which was an instant New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestseller. “The Price You Pay for College: An Entirely New Roadmap for the Bigges...

Join us for a discussion about investing as a couple and rules put into place to reduce being scammed while saving for retirement. Skip Schweiss, CFP®, AIF® currently serves as the volunteer past president for the Financial Planning Association® (FPA®), the leading membership organization for Certified Financial Planners.​  In 2020, Schweiss concluded a 12-year career with TD Ameritrade, where he...

David Yuan is a Managing Partner at the MindKind Institute where he coaches and facilitates leaders and their teams in self-awareness, well-being, mindfulness, emotional intelligence, and conscious communication. David is also an award-winning strategist who has led organizational and cultural redesigns for Fortune 100 companies, Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies, and the public education s...

Sarah Suatoni MA, LPC is a Managing Partner at the Mindkind Institute. Sarah is a licensed Professional Counselor with vast experience, including helping married couples. She partners with leaders to develop emotional and social intelligence, mindful presence, and interpersonal skills along with a clear sense of purpose and values. Her corporate clients include Goldman Sachs, Google, and the World...

Money, Men, and Mental Wellness Lawrence founded Mitlin Financial in 2004 and is the host of the Mitlin Money Mindset™ podcast, a podcast that’s all about getting your mind right when it comes to all things money. Milton is an Investopedia 100 Top Advisors 2021 and Top Ten for 2022. Milton is an active volunteer for the National Board of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. Show Notes 0...

Dr. Michael Gene Thomas is a Lecturer at the University of Georgia. He teaches Financial Planning, Housing and Consumer Economics. His research involves understanding what factors influence financial well-being across socio-economic status and how to optimize those factors through evidenced-based interventions or therapeutic methods. Dr. Thomas has won numerous teaching awards. Show Notes 0:00~0:5...

You may know Philip Olson (and his wife Julia Lorenz-Olson) for their quirky, fun web series Two Cents, a weekly personal finance show on PBS aimed at millennials and Gen Z. Philip and Julia also founded The Art of Finance, an Austin-based financial services firm that helps clients in the creative industry. Listen to how Philip and Julia manage their own money and home together.  Show Notes 0:00~1...

Dr. McCoy shares practical tips for talking about and managing your finances with your spouse. Show notes: 0:00-0:53 Introduction 0:54-3:19 Why Dr. McCoy is passionate about financial therapy  3:20-4:58 What Dr. McCoy does at Kansas State 4:59-11:21 Dr. McCoy’s tips on preparing to talk with your spouse about finances  → Start small → Write on paper (planning mindset) 11:22-12:45 Other strategies...

Jackie Cummings Koski’s success was just shared on the Rachel Ray Show, and for our podcast we dive deeper into how she was able to retire a millionaire at the age of 49. Master of Science in Personal Financial Planning and Financial Therapy. She is a financial literacy advocate and Certified Educator in Personal Finance— her areas of specialty are optimizing Health Savings Accounts (HSAs), FI/RE...

Dr. Lusardi shares with us the most important personal finance concepts couples should understand, what is Inflation and how it is impacting folks now, how men and women invest differently, and how husbands can support their working wives. Show notes: 0:00-0:11 Introduction 0:11-1:10 Why Dr. Lusardi is passionate about financial literacy  1:11-4:50 Financial concepts every person should understand...

Various surveys have found that fighting about money is the primary reason couples divorce. We hosted incoming Financial Therapy President Ed Coambs to discuss the warning signs of danger and next steps for those who could be facing significant relationship problems that derive from money. Ed Coambs is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Certified Financial Therapist-Level I™, and Certified...

For Our first joint podcast, Paul Sullivan, founder of The Company of Dads, and Brian Page, founder of Modern Husbands, come together to discuss what the two groups have in common and where we differ. No competition here, just two men discussing one set of key issues that have come out of the pandemic: what it means to be a Lead Dad or Modern Husband in this changing world of work and home life. L...