The Dreamers Podcast

Getting an education is often considered the key to success. But, a problem that many students face is the cost of education. In this week’s episode, Dreamer Chris Corinthian shares resources and helpful tips to get different scholarships and passive income opportunities that students can use. In this episode, Chris Corinthian discusses: How he paid off his $48,000 student loan Deferment of loans...

Dreamer Cedric Nash is a self-made millionaire and a wealth coach defines the six levels of wealth that we can choose from depending on our financial goals. If you enjoyed today’s episode, here’s what you can do to support me and help more Dreamers discover the podcast: Leave a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to podcasts. I read every single review. I will select one review to read...

Many people want to get rich or become a millionaire but don’t know where to start. Listen to invaluable tips from this week’s Dreamer, Cedric Nash, who started investing in the stock market and real estate in the early nineties, and became a millionaire at 31. Cedric is the founder of The Black Wealth Summit and the author of Why Should White Guys Have All the Wealth? Cedric is on a mission to he...

What better time to set the year on the right track than today? The beginning of the year is a great time to create a financial plan for the future and review key documents you need to make sure you are setting yourself and your family up for success. I am excited to share with you actionable steps you can take today to start 2023 on the right track when it comes to your finances. In this episode,...

In this week’s episode, the Dreamers tackle how to remove the stigma around wealth building and why this is a difficult fit for women of color. If you enjoyed today’s episode, here’s what you can do to support me and help more Dreamers discover the podcast: Leave a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to podcasts. I read every single review. I will select one review to read on the podca...

Wealth and privilege are often associated with skin color, gender, and profession. In this generation, many Dreamers have shown that building wealth is not restricted to people from specific backgrounds. Dreamers Jannese Torres-Rodriguez, Ellie Diop, Dr. Jatali Bellanton, and Davonne Reaves are joining me for this episode to discuss their journeys as generation wealth builders and women of color....

Recession or not, real estate will always be a tool to build generational wealth. This episode focuses on secrets from first-generation real estate investors who all started investing with less than $15,000 and became millionaires in less than 10 years. In this episode, Steven Stack, Yamundow Camara, Erika Brown, and Attiya Blair, 4 First Generation Real Estate Millionaires join The Dreamers Podca...

Mindset and emotional well-being are key to living a wealthy life. There are also tangible skills that can help you increase your income and get you closer to that wealthy life. With all the economic uncertainty looming, it’s so important for us to have the necessary skills to earn additional income and financial stability. This episode highlights four skills you can use to increase your income an...

The Dreamer joining us on the podcast this week is Ellie Diop. Ellie Diop "Ellie Talks Money" is an entrepreneur, speaker, youth mentor, and business coach. As a former sales director,  she has extensive experience in Sales, Management, and Leadership Development. Ellie started her business out of necessity after being laid off from her job. By providing resources to start an online busi...

A new year always gives us an opportunity to start fresh. But, why wait until the new year to make changes? Now is the best time to get a head start and set the foundation for how your next 12 months will go. This is why mindset is key. This episode highlights five mindset tips to help you elevate in 2023 shared by fellow Dreamers who are killing it in their own space. Let’s elevate in 2023 and be...

This is episode 100 of The Dreamers Podcast! It’s been 100 weeks since the beginning of the show. 2022 is almost over but we will continue to be your consistent dose of weekly wealth literacy tips to help you live a wealthy life on your terms.  In this episode, I’m sharing:  What I learned from running this show for 100 weeks The challenges and struggles I faced since starting The Dreamers Podcast...

When should we start preparing for an economic downturn? At the onset? Or as early as when we see the first sign of economic decline? If you’re like me and you want to be proactive, then this episode is a must-listen! I’ve spoken to financial experts to outline strategies to have in your arsenal so that you are prepared for the worst-case scenario.  It’s a mix of financial cautiousness with invest...

In this episode, the CEO of Elevated Assist shares with us how she uses her full-time job to create more passive income to support her bigger goals. If you enjoyed today’s episode, here’s what you can do to support me and help more Dreamers discover the podcast: Leave a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to podcasts. I read every single review. I will select one review to read on the...

Many people dream of making an additional $100k yearly while still receiving consistent income from their 9-to-5 job. This week’s Dreamer, Annalisa Abell, has done exactly that. Annalisa is an entrepreneur, real estate investor, and trailblazer in the Virtual Assistant coaching community. When she launched her Virtual Assistant agency, Elevated Assist , she brought in 6-figures in less than one ye...

The Great Recession of ‘08 was a difficult time as millions of hardworking people lost money and wealth. This week’s Dreamer,  Sahirenys Pierce, Founder of  Poised Finance and Lifestyle ’s family was one of them. Her parents lost most of their investments and earning during those dark times. But she did not let this challenging time define her life. Instead, she did everything possible to improve...

“How can I become work optional in less than 20 years?” That’s a question this week’s Dreamer, Steven Stack, engineer-turned-financial coach, asked himself in his early twenties. But the gap between a thought and actual results, or a dream and the fulfillment of that dream, is action. So Steven put a plan in motion and became work optional in his early thirties. In this episode, Steven shares with...

If you want to improve your negotiation skills to earn more, Dreamer Mandi Woodruff-Santos @mandimoney has the blueprint. In this week’s episode, career coach and award-winning co-host of The Brown Ambition podcast, Mandi Woodruff-Santos,  shares how she increased her income from $35K to over $300k in 10 years without getting an additional degree.  After being laid off only 3 months after starting...

Is financial independence by age 30 possible if you don’t come from a wealthy family? Dreamers Nadia Busseuil and Nicole Carter, “The Wealth Twins,” grew up in a single-family household in a low-income neighborhood of New York City and went on to start their careers on Wall Street after college. In this week’s episode, Nadia and Nicole share how discovering the power of compound interest early on,...

Getting an education and going off to college is supposed to be an exciting and hopeful time in your life. But, for most people, it also comes with student loan debt. That’s what happened to Drs. Renée and Nii Darko who had $700,00 of student loan debt a couple of years after graduating college. The debt seemed like a burden they would have to deal with for decades. After realizing that they would...

When you're starting out in your investment journey or aiming to build wealth, many people consider real estate investing. Our Dreamer this week, Yamundow Camara didn't just make it a reality - she used creativity to build a real estate portfolio in record time without overleveraging debt.  Yamundow immigrated to the US in 2016 through a scholarship. Five years later she has acquired 28...

Planning for your future and thinking about building wealth can either be daunting or exciting depending on how you approach it. The level of uncertainty we have been facing these past few years can take its toll on any investor, and even more so on someone who’s trying to save enough money to start investing. In this episode, I’m discussing five things I’m doing this quarter to positively impact...

From constantly refinancing debt, starting a side hustle to pay off debt, and turning that side hustle into a multiple 6-figure business, Dreamer Latasha Peterson’s story is a testament that anybody can become good with money.  In today’s episode, Latasha shares how through education, mindset changes, consistent action, and creativity, she was able to rewrite her family’s money story. Now a global...

Debt freedom, investing? This week’s dreamer  Chloé Daniels @clobaremoneycoach discusses how to do both. When she was younger,  Chloé associated money with stress. She was determined to earn a high income. But even after making money by landing a job and promotion in corporate America, she still ended up hoarding money, overspending, and mismanaging her finances.  Chloé quickly realized that incre...

If you are in the wealth-building or wealth accumulation stage of your life, then this episode is for you. As you start working towards more than financial stability but actually growing your wealth, you may encounter a few challenges along the way.  Like most of us, you may develop a few habits and mindsets that will hurt you on your financial journey. Listen as we cover financial 10 mistakes to...

Lonye Ford, CEO of Arlo Solutions and her business partner recently secured a $28 million government contract. But, things didn’t start off that way. It took 2 years for Arlo Solutions to land its first government contract. In this episode, Dreamer Lonye Ford shares her journey and lessons learned from starting her company to landing multi-million government contracts providing innovative cybersec...