Money O2

Welcome back to MONEYO2! I'm thrilled to welcome today's guest, Cash Lawless; a former Celebrity Hairstylist whose artistry has adorned the likes of the Kardashians, Justin Bieber, Hailey Bieber, and more! Plus, his work has graced the covers of prestigious publications such as the one and only, Vogue. In this episode, Cash takes us on his journey from homelessness to the pinnacles of the...

How would it feel if you knew you could become a millionaire in a decade? That's exactly what our guest, Jay, or J.Money did. J.Money is now retired in his 40's and tracked his journey of becoming a millionaire publicly on his financial freedom blog,  budgetsaresexy.com . Every month from January 2008 to August 2019, J.Money tracked and publicly posted his net worth. He stopped tracking on...

No matter your age or profession, we can all fall prey to the false belief that the amount of money you earn is just “Never Enough.” In this episode, we’re joined by financial well-being guru and author, Manisha Thakor. Manisha has a wealth of experience in the financial sector; she’s a Harvard Business School grad, a Chartered Financial Analyst, a Certified Financial Planner and has spent over 25...

Today’s guest features Milan Singh—a California-based entrepreneur, investor, and content creator who’s built an audience of over 6 Million! Today, Milan shares his personal experience, sharing how much time goes into the optimization of content as well as how his own financial discipline of being a saver has served him in his journey as an entrepreneur, investor, and creator. Regardless of your t...

Today, I am joined by an inspiring entrepreneur, leader, philanthropist, and multi-billionaire, John Paul DeJoria. John Paul, or JP as he often goes by, is the Co-Founder of John Paul Mitchell Systems, Co-Founder of Patron Tequila, and Founder of JP’s Peace, Love & Happiness Foundation, which contributes to more philanthropic causes than one can count. While this is a podcast about money, it g...

It’s always refreshing to have guests who have not only ‘gone through the fire’ if you will, but are comfortable being vulnerable enough to publicly share specific numbers around their financial transformations. That’s exactly why I loved my conversation with today’s guest, Jake Cousineau. Jake is a teacher, turned personal finance author of “How to Adult”, where he draws on years of experience in...

Today, we are joined by Tina Black. Tina is an amazing business owner and leader, who owns a collective 9 different locations between schools and salons across the United States - all of which she has enabled opportunities for key team members to join as partners. In this episode, Tina shares her philosophy around money, and the shift that happened for her when she moved from an ‘Income Plan’ to a...

In this episode of MONEY O2, we're pleased to be featured Jenni Nguyen, Director at Jean Madeline Insitite, Neshaminy location in Philadelphia. Jenni is a the daughter of Vietnamese American parents and shares her experience around money and education. She talks about how she turned down a full ride scholarship to a traditional university, and ended up taking out about $130,000 in student loan...

Welcome back to MONEY O2! Today, we are joined by Barbara Sloan, a former service industry professional, turned construction company owner, turned author of her most recent book, Tipped; The life changing guide to financial freedom for waitresses, bartenders, strippers and other service industry professionals. Barbara is such an interesting guest, as she brings a fresh perspective to the topic of...

Welcome back to MONEY O2! In this episode, we're joined by Sam Villa. Sam is well known in the beauty industry with almost 800k followers on instagram and almost 900k on youtube for being an outstanding educator, presenter, teacher, artist, and business owner of high quality tools and education for beauty and wellness professionals. In this episode, we hear a different side of Sam. Sam shares...

In this episode of MONEY O2, we're joined by the amazing Jennifer Alvarez. Jennifer is a small business owner and podcaster, who started off as a cosmetologist. Jen reflects on how she was in a bad relationship, and how with the support of a friend she left the relationship to take a $6 an hour job and sleep on her parents couch. Yet, she didn't let that hold her back. She kept learning, s...

Giulio Veglio has had and continues to have incredible success. By the age of 21 he had a four chair beauty salon offering a wide range of services(~11:40) that he quickly lost due to active addiction. In conjunction with overspending on drugs(upwards of $150 PER DAY!) and the lack of financial education and advice Giulio fell into financial hot water. The constant stress and exhaustion both physi...

Welcome back! In today’s episode we are joined by Genein Letford. Genein is a former teacher, turned author and keynote speaker. In this episode, Genein shares her journey of leaving with credit card debt upon graduating from college, and hitting an ultimate rock bottom of over $100,000 in student loan debt. She shares what she did, together with her husband, to change her financial reality. A big...

Welcome back to MONEY O2! In this episode, we are joined by the fabulous NeCole Cumberlander. As a multi-location trade school owner, and business owner NeCole shares her journey around money and finance. She shares how because of certain financial choices, she had to miss out on her dream job and the impact that had on her. She also shares about how she and her husband designed their lives to liv...

Today’s episode is about MONEY and MENTAL HEALTH. We’ve talked about the wide-spread prevalence of both money and math anxiety, but we’ve never unpacked on how this actually impacts mental health. I am really excited to bring an expert on this topic, an actual FINANCIAL THERAPIST to today’s show, Lindsay Bryan-Podvin to the podcast. She’s a biracial financial therapist, speaker, and author of the...

In today's episode of MONEY O2, we are joined by Kristi Chambers of The Strategic Coach. Kristi has been a coach and a facilitator since 2001, working with entrepreneurs and their teams to help them reach their full potential. Kristi has spoken at several Qnity events, and I am excited to bring her on the show to talk a bit more about a special framework and a book by The Strategic Coach calle...

Welcome back! In this episode of MONEYO2, we are joined by Brittani LeJeune - Director of Curriculum for the Aveda Arts and Sciences Institutes. In this episode, you'll hear Brittani's journey with money as she shares how she was able to become debt free, plan for retirement at the age of 55, and so much more. Brittani gets candid reflecting back on some scary financial situations, and how...

In this episode, I am joined by John Soforic, author of The Wealthy Gardener. John wrote this book as a parable on how to achieve financial freedom, largely inspired to serve as a guide for his son as he entered adulthood. John has a very interesting philosophical take on reaching financial freedom. A former chiropractor, turned entrepreneur, turned real estate property owner, turned author - John...

In this episode, I'm joined by Corinne Murray. I first met Corinne in 2016, when she was working as a service provider (what we refer to as an 'intrapreneur') and she was really struggling financially. While talented in her craft, she just couldn't figure out how to increase her income. She took a leap of faith and invested in education and she completely transformed her income. Wi...

Today I’m joined by Dr. Art Markman. Dr. Markman is a cognitive psychologist by trade. In addition to his ‘day job’ serving as Vice Provost of Academic Affairs at University of Texas, Dr. Markman is an author of a couple books, one of those is focused on how to create behavior change, called ‘Smart Change’ which we will unpack today. He also is a regular writer for Psychology Today, Harvard Busine...

Welcome back! This episode focuses on a financial transformation from the lens of a small business owner. While we will dive into her transformations and practices that helped her drive sales and profitability, if you are not a business owner, this episode is still a great listen and much of what Candice’s shares can be applied to your circumstances. Candice shares her journey how she started off...

Welcome back to MONEY O2. This episode is a good one, where you will hear from Paula Peralta; Artistic Director at John Paul Mitchell Systems, Entrepreneur and hairdresser by trade. Paula lays it all out on the table sharing how she found herself in a bit of a financial mess (owing 5+ years of taxes), created a breakthrough when getting really present with her financial reality, and today - is now...

Welcome to MONEY O2! In this episode, hear from Tracee Herring. Tracee is currently owner to 3 businesses, including the amazing salons and spas, Davanti. Tracee shares her journey with money, first realizing how she could use money as a tool to get out of a negative marriage and provide a better life for her two daughters. Growing in her corporate position only to realize she didn't have much in...

Hi, my name is Erin Kuhn and I’m obsessed with MONEY. Okay, but… not like that. I am obsessed with the stories we tell ourselves about money, the beliefs we have about money, and the way money impacts our lives. I’m the president of a small business called Qnity, which was founded on a simple mission - to make the topic of MONEY more accessible to people who may not consider themselves good with m...