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The Clever Girls Know Podcast is brought to you by Clever Girl Finance, one of the largest personal finance media/education platforms for women in the U.S. that empowers women to ditch debt, save money and build real wealth in order to live life on their own terms! Hosted by founder and CEO of Clever Girl Finance, Bola Sokunbi, the podcast shares open and honest conversations with real women at different stages of their financial and life journeys to inspire and motivate other women on their own journeys too! Get the Clever Girl Finance Roadmap today! It's completely free! Plus get our free budgeting & debt prioritization worksheets too: https://www.clevergirlfinance.com/financial-roadmap/

Episodes

272: Motherhood, Finding Yourself And Achieving Your Life Goals With Kelsey Smith

On today’s podcast episode, Kelsey Smith discusses how moms can find themselves again and work toward achieving their personal goals - guilt-free. A traumatic experience led Kelsey to her own journey of fulfillment and self-discovery where she had the massive realization that this feeling was far too common for mothers all over the world. Kelsey knew she needed to normalize moms having big dreams + making their own fulfillment a priority, so she created a space that helped women and mothers do j...

Jan 31, 202357 min

271: Choosing To Prosper With Your Finances

On today’s podcast episode, join Bola and Esther from team Clever Girl Finance as they discuss how they are intentionally "Choosing To Prosper" with their finances! WHAT BOLA & ESTHER DISCUSSED: - What it means to choose to prosper financially - Why goal-setting is crucial to creating your path to financial success - The significant goals they set that had a positive effect on their overall finances - Financial challenges they overcame in order to achieve their goals - How women can choose to pr...

Jan 24, 202340 min

270: How Lauren Achieved Early Retirement At Age 29

On today’s podcast episode, Lauren Keys shares how she achieved early retirement alongside her husband before she turned 30. Lauren put herself through college by waiting tables and earning merit scholarships. After graduating college debt-free, she worked in marketing at various small businesses. Throughout her eight-year career, she took time to travel, including a six-month sabbatical in Hawaii. By age 29, Lauren had saved and invested enough to retire. She details her journey to financial in...

Jan 17, 202347 min

269: Recognizing And Working Through Workplace Issues: How Women Of Color Can Thrive

On today’s podcast episode, Keesa C. Schreane joins us to discuss how women of color can thrive in the workplace by recognizing and working through the key issues impacting them. Keesa C. Schreane shares her expertise in creating corporate culture, workplace engagement, and improving corporate ESG as a keynote speaker and workshop facilitator, and in media, appearing in outlets including Black Enterprise, Cheddar News, CNBC, CBS, Essence, FinTech TV, and Latina. She is the co-founder, co-executi...

Jan 10, 202348 min

268: How Working As A Collections Agent Helped Paco Understand The Emotions People Have About Money

On today’s podcast episode, Paco de Leon shares how working as a collection agent helped her understand the emotions people have about money. Paco is an author, illustrator, and musician. She is the founder of The Hell Yeah Group, a financial firm dedicated to inspiring creatives to engage with their personal and business finances, and Hell Yeah, Bookkeeping, a bookkeeping agency for creative businesses. Her career experiences in banking, business consulting, financial planning, and wealth manag...

Jan 03, 202347 min

2023 Goal Setting Session Replay Details + A Big Announcement!

Tune into our 2023 goal-setting session on YouTube! ✨ We covered: - A review of 2022 - Creating a plan for your finances, career, and business - Tips for maintaining your mindset and tackling imposter syndrome + MORE 2023 GOAL SETTING LINK ON YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/live/djCyHPWsFtA?feature=share DOWNLOAD the accompanying workbook here: https://www.clevergirlfinance.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Choosing-To-Prosper-Workbook.pdf Visit our new site CLEVER GIRL AUTHOR: https://clevergirla...

Dec 29, 20226 min

2023 Goal Setting Call Announcement + Thank You!

Wishing you and yours a happy holiday season and an incredible new year. Be sure to tune into our 2023 goal-setting session! We'll be covering: - A review of 2022 - Creating a plan for your finances, career, and business - Tips for maintaining your mindset and tackling imposter syndrome + MORE This is going to be a working session so come prepared with your pen and notebook! 📝 DOWNLOAD the accompanying workbook here: https://www.clevergirlfinance.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Choosing-To-Prosp...

Dec 20, 20222 min

267: Choosing To Prosper In Your Relationship With Your Partner

On today’s podcast episode, join Bola and Esther from team Clever Girl Finance as they discuss how you can choose to prosper in your relationship by, getting on the same page with your partner and acknowledging what works best for you both as a unit! WHAT BOLA & ESTHER DISCUSSED: - What liability means in a relationship - Why financial independence for women is important regardless of their partner's income - The qualities of a rich husband/partner AND MUCH MORE ❤ Get the best-selling Clever Gir...

Dec 20, 202240 min

266: How To Set “Life & Money” Boundaries With Friends And Family

As much as you love your friends and family, there are times when you need to think about how well those relationships are going. There are many ways to set boundaries in relationships, and you may not realize you need to set a boundary until you suddenly feel frustrated or disrespected. Boundaries are essential for good health, and they make it possible to have high-quality friendships. Today Bola and Esther discuss why setting boundaries can be difficult, reasons why you may need to set bounda...

Dec 13, 202233 min

265: Choosing To Prosper By Facing Your Crossroads

On today’s podcast episode, join Bola and Esther from team Clever Girl Finance as they discuss facing crossroads and key tips to navigate through them. WHAT BOLA & ESTHER DISCUSSED: - What it means to be at a crossroads and how to navigate the discomfort of being at one. - The best time to seek mentorship and guidance and how to apply the advice you get - Navigating from failure as you work through your crossroads AND MUCH MORE ❤ Get the best-selling Clever Girl Finance Books: https://clevergirl...

Dec 06, 202236 min

264: How To Cultivate Healthy And Thriving Friendships In Your Life

On today’s podcast episode, Dawn Paul AKA "The Dr. Dawn" shares key tips to help cultivate healthy and thriving friendships in your life. Dawn Paul is an award-winning certified life coach, author, media personality, entrepreneur, and national public speaker. You can listen to her radio show, "It's No Judgment! Just Realness!" live every Thursday 7-10 PM CST on Raise The Praise 100 where she brings engaging and entertaining interviews and takes audience prayer requests and life love questions. D...

Nov 29, 202245 min

263: How You Can Be A Conscious Spender While Building Wealth With Cindy Zuniga-Sanchez

On today’s podcast episode, Cindy Zuniga-Sanchez shares how you can be a conscious spender while building wealth! Cindy Zuniga-Sanchez, Esq. is a money coach, speaker, and the founder of Zero-Based Budget Coaching LLC. After graduating from law school in 2015 with $215,000 of debt, Cindy documented her debt payoff journey on social media, while sharing the personal finance knowledge that she was learning in a simple and relatable way. She has spoken to thousands and coached hundreds on budgeting...

Nov 15, 202255 min

262: What It's Like To Be A “First Generation” Investor With Mabel Nunez

On today’s podcast episode, Mabel Nunez shares her experience being the first investor in her family. Mabel is the founder and Chief Education Officer at Girls on The Money - a stock market investing education company for underrepresented individuals in the investing world. She is passionate about helping women feel more confident around money topics and empowering them to create wealth. Mabel teaches highly-rated courses centered on stock market investing and is also the author of two best-sell...

Nov 08, 202241 min

261: Your Step By Step Guide To Stacking Your Benjamins! With Emily Guy Birken

On today’s podcast episode, Emily Guy Birken shares key tips to help us start stacking our Benjamins and building real wealth! Emily is a former educator, lifelong money nerd, and a Plutus Award-winning freelance writer who specializes in the scientific research behind irrational money behaviors. Her background in education allows her to make complex financial topics relatable and easily understood by the layperson. Her work has appeared in The Huffington Post, Business Insider, Kiplinger's, MSN...

Nov 01, 202248 min

260: How To Get Over Your Fear Of Speaking Up & Public Speaking With Jasmine Williams

On today’s podcast episode, Jasmine Williams guides us through overcoming the fear of speaking up/public speaking. After an unexpected loss in her freshman year of college, Jasmine Williams hit rock bottom. With no clear roadmap to cope, she struggled to get her mental health back on track. Now as an Adversity + Resilience Speaker, she teaches audiences how failure and adversity can help them grow. Using her firsthand experiences, Jasmine helps audiences support classmates and colleagues through...

Oct 25, 202242 min

259: How Yinka Got Her Finances Back On Track After A Major Income Loss

On today’s podcast episode, Adeyinka Adegbenle shares how she got back on track and adjusted her mindset after losing 65% of her household income. Ade(Yinka) is a former financial service professional turned Excellence Strategist, Educator, and Author. At the height of the 2009 recession, she lost her revered job in the financial services sector. She was also heavily pregnant and had also just recently purchased a house. She and her husband were young and weren’t financially disciplined. That ex...

Oct 18, 202234 min

258: How Mani & Jay Leverage Accountability To Achieve Their Financial Goals

On today’s podcast episode, Mani and Jay share just how being accountability partners has helped them achieve their financial goals. Mani and Jay are two young black women who have been friends for over 10 years and they are dedicated to helping one another achieve financial success. Their podcast "Fine & Filthy Rich" was created out of their desire to become more literate financially as well as build a safe space for women to gain financial freedom. They hail from the beautiful city of Denver, ...

Oct 11, 202239 min

257: Channeling Into Your Greatness To Achieve Success In Your Career(And Life)

On today’s podcast episode, Isimemen(Isi) Aladejobi shares exactly how you can channel into your greatness to achieve success in your career and life! Isimemen is a wife, mom, business & career growth strategist and founder of Powerful Women Make Power Moves (PWMPMoves) and Fulfilled, a community of Black women determined to win in their careers and their lives. Through her signature program, Fulfilled, she has helped hundreds of Black women identify and secure their dream jobs using authentic n...

Oct 04, 202247 min

256: Wholesome Living Tips For Moms On A Budget With Nadia Bandukda

On today’s podcast episode, Nadia Bandukda shares key wholesome living tips for moms on a budget! Nadia is a wanderer through life and a lover of spice. She is the eldest child of a Pakistani mother who emigrated to the US by way of Canada and a Kenyan father of Indian-Pakistani descent who grew up in Nairobi, London, Hawaii, and New York City. Her parents met in an Indian sweetshop in New York, and thus began her story (and also her natural sweet tooth and love for the world). She is a mother o...

Sep 27, 202255 min

255: Key Tips For Women Navigating Workplace Challenges With Daniela Pierre-Bravo

On today’s podcast episode, Daniela Pierre-Bravo shares her personal journey to her career success as a formerly undocumented Latina. Daniela Pierre-Bravo is a best-selling author, public speaker, and MSNBC reporter for Morning Joe. She is a contributor and producer for NBC’s “Know Your Value” platform and co-author of Earn It! A former Cosmopolitan magazine columnist, Pierre-Bravo has written on career advice, mental health, and financial wellness with an emphasis on women of color. Her work ha...

Sep 20, 202234 min

254: Coping With Inflation & Big Changes We’ve Implemented (Yazmir & Esther’s Podcast Takeover)

Tune into this episode where Yazmir and Esther take over the podcast to share how they are managing their finances during these times of high inflation and the big financial changes they have made to stay on top of their goals! ❤ Get the best-selling Clever Girl Finance Books: https://clevergirlfinance.com/books ❤ Get access to 30+ free courses, worksheets, savings challenges, and our favorite banking resources: https://clevergirlfinance.com/course-packages/ ❤ Read the Clever Girl Finance Blog: ...

Sep 13, 202239 min

253: Creating A Money And Life/Work Balance - Is It Possible?

On today’s podcast episode, Loretta Turner shares why it's important to establish balance in life when it comes to work and finances and how to make it possible. Loretta is a San Diego-based accredited mindfulness coach and employee wellness strategist. With over a decade of experience in the nonprofit and wellness sectors, Loretta brings a mindful, people-centered, and mission-driven approach to developing individuals and transforming organizational cultures. Loretta strongly believes that “it ...

Sep 06, 202234 min

252: Reflecting & Taking Control Of Your Life | Choosing To Prosper! Book Launch Event

Tune into this discussion on the topic of "reflecting on who you are" from the book launch event with Clever Girl Finance Founder Bola Sokunbi celebrating her new book, "Choosing to Prosper! Triumphing Over Adversity, Breaking Out of Comfort Zones, and Achieving Your Life And Money Dreams". ❤ Get your copy of Choosing To Prosper: https://amzn.to/3dSn2Zq ❤ Get access to 30+ free courses, worksheets, savings challenges, and our favorite banking resources: https://clevergirlfinance.com/course-packa...

Aug 30, 202247 min

251: Investing While Surviving During Uncertain Times with Jully-Alma Taveras

On today’s podcast episode, Jully-Alma Tavera joins us to talk about investing during economic uncertainty and high inflation. Jully-Alma Taveras also known online as Investing Latina, is a Plutus Award-winning bilingual (Spanish) personal finance expert. She writes for publications like CNBC, Time's Next Advisor, HuffPost, and others on money topics ranging from saving to investing. On her YouTube channel, she tells money stories from the lens of a Dominican Republic-born immigrant living in Ne...

Aug 23, 202243 min

250: Ways To Save Money On A Limited Budget Or Low Income

Trying to save money on a low income can feel challenging, but don’t let a low salary deter you from your savings goals! You should not feel like you can’t save towards goals like retirement or a home down payment. When you have a limited budget it can be discouraging, but don’t allow that to stop you from the future that you want. Consider taking the first step today because once you do, you’ll find additional ways to save money on a low income as you make progress. Join Bola and Yazmir as they...

Aug 09, 202238 min

249: Key Tips For Navigating A Recession And Times Of High Inflation

The word recession creates a feeling of discomfort for many people and comes with a lot of negatives such as market declines, job losses, and more. Today we will discuss the impact of a recession and inflation and key tips to protect your personal finances. CATCH OUT OTHER LIVE SESSION REPLAYS: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhyh7wVTaE1IZRcbGOZA_c4Hy6QdV2EHt ❤ Get the best-selling Clever Girl Finance Books: https://clevergirlfinance.com/books ❤ Get access to 30+ free courses, worksheets,...

Aug 02, 202224 min

248: How To Be Bold And Courageous With Your Career While Creating Your Unique Blueprint

On today’s podcast episode, Bolanle Williams-Olley discusses what it means to be bold and courageous on your career path and provides practical guidance on exactly how you can do it. Bolanle Williams-Olley is chief financial officer and co-owner of Mancini Duffy, a technology-first design firm based in NYC. She is the bestselling author of Build Boldly, chart your unique career path and lead with courage, a practical playbook written to ignite individuals and leaders to craft their own career pl...

Jul 26, 202247 min

247: Yazmir & Esther's Podcast Takeover - Choosing To Prosper Discussion

Join Yazmir and Esther as their their candid thoughts about Bola Sokunbi's new book, Choosing To Prosper! ❤ Pick up a copy of Choosing to Prosper: Triumphing Over Adversity, Breaking Out of Comfort Zones, Achieving Your Life and Money Dreams: https://amzn.to/3ya5Tk8 ❤ Get access to 30+ free courses, worksheets, savings challenges, and our favorite banking resources: https://clevergirlfinance.com/course-packages ❤ Read the Clever Girl Finance Blog: https://clevergirlfinance.com/blog ❤ Follow us o...

Jul 19, 202233 min

246: Words Of Gratitude - Don't Give Up On Your Dreams

❤ Pick up a copy of Choosing to Prosper: Triumphing Over Adversity, Breaking Out of Comfort Zones, Achieving Your Life and Money Dreams: https://amzn.to/3ya5Tk8 ❤ Get access to 30+ free courses, worksheets, savings challenges, and our favorite banking resources: https://clevergirlfinance.com/course-packages ❤ Read the Clever Girl Finance Blog: https://clevergirlfinance.com/blog ❤ Follow us on Instagram: http://instagram.com/clevergirlfinance

Jul 05, 202210 min

245: Don’t Let Imposter Syndrome Mess With Your Goals!

Is imposter syndrome keeping you stuck? Join Bola and Yazmir to discuss chapter 8 of the new book, “Choosing To Prosper!“. In this weekly YouTuBe LIVE discussion, you’ll learn just what imposter syndrome is and how it can impact your life. Plus you’ll also learn how Bola overcame her own imposter syndrome as well as get key tips on how not to let imposter syndrome mess with your goals. Imposter syndrome is unavoidable for many of us, it is something you can deal with and overcome. Don’t let impo...

Jun 28, 202236 min