Money You Should Ask

Renee Horton Ph. D., our guest this week, is a children's book author, a compelling and international inspirational speaker who brings her epic personal story, expertise, and incredible personality to each of her award-winning presentations. Dr. Renee also serves as a NASA Space Launch System (SLS) Quality Engineer at Michoud Assembly Facility (MAF) in New Orleans. She is an advocate for diversity...

Our next guest, Sandra Beck, is an Author, Coach, Speaker, Radio Host, Entrepreneur, and Philanthropist. Sandra, a single mother of two, has created a virtual empire of successful companies entirely staffed, managed, and implemented using a host of virtual assistants and on-line resources. Sandra also strives to make the world a better place for today's and our future's children. Sandra and Bob ch...

Our next guest, Trudy Goodman, Ph. D., is the founding teacher of InsightLA and cofounder of the Institute for Meditation and Psychotherapy. She has taught at universities and retreat centers worldwide for 25 years. She has trained in mindfulness and Zen and is one of the senior Buddhist teachers in the U.S. She holds a graduate degree in developmental psychology from Harvard. And best of all, Tru...

After getting out of $30k of debt in 11 months, Diania Merriam, founder of The EconoMe Conference, podcaster & entrepreneur, used her newfound financial freedom to negotiate a remote working arrangement with her employer. She took a 2-month sabbatical to walk 500 miles across northern Spain on the Camino de Santiago, where she was inspired to create her own business. Bob and Diania chat about: FIR...

Our next guest, Eric D. Brotman, CFP™, is the CEO of BFG Financial Advisors with over 25 years of experience as a trusted advisor. He believes financial literacy is the key to well-being and is the author of multiple books on personal finance, including his latest book, Don't Retire…Graduate!, and the host of the Don't Retire…Graduate! podcast. Eric's approachable and actionable financial advice h...

Dow Janes, Laurie-Anne King and Britt William Baker and team, are a financial education company empowering women+ to get in control of their money. They believe that women+ with money have more choices and louder voices, and they're on a mission to build the financial confidence of women+ around the world. Laurie-Anne is a financial coach and serial entrepreneur who runs two 7-figure companies. As...

Tanya Fox, accountant/bookkeeper extraordinaire, quickly realized that entrepreneurship and helping entrepreneurs would be lifelong passions. She currently owns three different businesses and also spends her time speaking and recording her weekly podcast. Bob and Tanya talk about The importance of fun, because if you're not having fun, why are you doing it? Net worth versus self-worth and your inv...

Our next guest, Roger Edwards is an author, speaker, podcaster, yoga instructor, and marketing professional helping people and businesses with marketing strategies, content, and social media. Roger uses his expertise to guide his clients in designing engaging campaigns. He clocked up many years in the 'big corporate' world as a marketing director for several UK financial services brands before get...

Bethany Bayless is a speaker, podcaster, writer, and professional emcee, known for her unique comedic style and high-energy presentations. She has hosted 50+ conferences and events, including Heroes at Home Events, Military Influencers Conference, The Plutus Awards, and #FinCon18 + #FinCon19. She is also Director of Communications for Heroes at Home. After becoming a first-time mom in the middle o...

Ahmed Ahmed immigrated to America with his parents when he was one month old. He settled in Riverside, California until he took the call of Hollywood. Ahmed, a stand-up comic, actor, producer, director and Hollywood mogul of sorts, Ahmed Ahmed has stayed busy since taking the entertainment plunge. Ahmed talks with Bob about growing up in the USA as an immigrant family and how life might have turne...

When a family member dies, they usually decide who gets what assets by leaving a will and a living trust. Without these legal documents that provide clear direction on how our assets, property, and money should be distributed (and to whom) after we die, your estate can be left vulnerable for the courts to decide, which can take years and drain the estate in the process.   Bob chats with Estate and...

As an entrepreneur and business owner for over 20 years, Jason O. Myles has been blessed with a variety of unique experiences ranging from owning an automotive and finance company to building a real estate firm. His ambition and passion for helping people led him into being an educator, motivational speaker, and mentor. Bob and Jason chat about the skill of having patience while remaining ambitiou...

Our next guest Steve Connelly says, "a belief is a thought you continue to think. Whatever your mind focuses on gets bigger." Our thoughts and beliefs are either working for us and producing prosperity or creating energetic blocks that prevent us from achieving successful outcomes in our lives. Bob and Steve discuss some of the life-changing benefits regarding the principles of The Law Of Attracti...

Have you ever felt a passion so deep within you to turn a dream into a reality? Troy Morris is a lifelong falconer, breeder, trainer, and Raptor lover. He's had a dream for the last 20 years to create a place where everyone can be up close with birds of prey. In this episode, Bob takes his pop-up camper to the Grand Canyon and bumps into an inspiring entrepreneur, Troy Morris. Bob chats to him abo...

Ira Meltzer is a mortgage broker and has been in the lending business for over 35 years. Known as "Lender To The Stars," his clients have set multi-million dollar residential financing records across the US. Ira's team at One Million Dollar Plus have funded more than $4 billion of luxury & ultra-luxury residential financing. He has learned precisely how to create, as Ira likes to call it, "propert...

Have you ever been gifted an item that you don't like, but you can't get rid of because your favorite aunt gave it to you? By intentionally getting rid of the stuff you don't need, you can create new ways of thinking, have less stress, and get your life back. Our guest, Meg Nordmann, chats with Bob about the psychological roots in which we attach value to our items. By taking a look at reasons lik...

Michele Molitor is a nationally recognized speaker, certified executive coach, Rapid Transformational Therapy (RTT) practitioner, consultant, trainer, and writer. Michele is the founder and CEO of Nectar Consulting Inc.  and co-author of the best-selling book Breakthrough Healing . Michele's passion is to help people amplify their natural talents and expand their leadership through all aspects of...

Join Bob Wheeler & Guy Walker, President of Wealth Management Strategies , as they chat about Guy's life lessons around money. Guy talks about growing up in Compton, one of the first cities in Southern CA that allowed People of Color to own property in predominately white neighborhoods. He also shares that although who you know definitely opens doors, his parents laid down the rich foundation that...

What is the secret pleasure that you spend money on? Join Bob and Michelle Vigil of Michelle Knows Money for a humorous yet informative conversation about money mindsets, human capital, and secret spending. What's your guilty pleasure? Michelle loves beauty products. "I'm trying to transform myself from a raisin into a grape," she says. There's no shame in spending a little cash on things you love...

In this episode, Bob joins Entrepreneurs, Authors, speakers, financial mentors, Mark Lancia and his wife Mihaela Jekic to discuss their journey in creating a meaningful life. Mihaela has gone from losing everything during the Bosnian civil war to earning a Ph. D. in biomedical engineering, founding multiple companies, and performing twice on a TEDx stage. She's passionate about helping women busin...

Are you ready to live the Fired Up Epic Life? Then listen in as Bob talks with LIVETHEFUEL founder, Scott Mulvaney. Scott escaped the corporate life drag in 2009. As a corporate employee turned Wildland Firefighter, and now a Marketing Entrepreneur, Podcaster, and Author, Scott channels his health nut, adrenaline junkie energy into everything he influences. Scott often thanks his transformative tw...

Are you allowed to enjoy your money or does making money come at a cost? Bob connects with Judith Gruber, LCSW, CCEP, founder of Money and Self-Empowerment Co. to discuss the relationship of money and emotions. Judith and Bob share some parts of their own money-relationship story. Judith believes that the journey of the soul is a healing process that restores energy and consciousness to the indivi...

Would you like to make money and raise your kids from home? Entrepreneur, blogger and founder of Tried and True Mom Jobs, Whitney Bonds, did exactly that. Whitney was a Marketing Manager in the corporate world when she found out she was pregnant with her second child. Wanting to spend more time with her kids, she scoured the internet looking for ways moms could make money from home. After months o...

Do you invest in your relationships? You should. Cultivating connections pay the best dividends. Financial guru, Fredric Steck, and our resident tax guru, Bob Wheeler, chat about the emotional and economic benefits of nurturing and maintaining sustainable personal and business relationships. Our guest, Fredric Steck, is the former Managing Director of leading global investment banking and securiti...

Have you laughed today? Twin sisters and laughter champions, Rachael Siegelman and Sarah Routman chuckle with Bob as they share the health benefits of implementing laughter into your life as a daily habit to help manage physical and emotional stresses. Laughter is the best medicine. Rachael, a recovering lawyer, endured high doses of stress in her life. After re-evaluating her physical and emotion...