The Clever Girls Know Podcast With Bola Sokunbi

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104: Saving over $400,000 and pursuing early retirement with Michelle Ives Feb 01, 2019

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Michelle Ives is a long-time listener of The Clever Girls know podcast and she got in touch with me because Clever Girl Finance has been a part of her financial education and she wanted to share her incredible story with all of us! About Michelle Ives: Michelle is a copywriter and brand strategist for her own business, Wordy and Smith. She lives in Sydney with her husband, Andy, and together, they're well on their way to having saved their first half a million. Formerly a journalist, Michelle spent over a decade working as a published writer (and a few other odd jobs). She learnt the in's and out's of how to build (and market) a successful business through two startups, as their respective Head of Communications. Just like the company's lean marketing budget, Michelle had to learn how to manage her personal one much the same way. Michelle has a goal of fully retiring by the time she is 35, living solely off of the passive income generated through her assets in savings, property, shares, and superannuation. This will allow her to travel freely, volunteer full-time for causes she is passionate about and write for passion, not profit. To date, Michelle and her husband Andy, have saved and invested well over $400k, with another $100k rapidly piling up - and a clear strategy for success. What Michelle discussed in this episode: - The reasons why retiring early is a goal of hers. - How observing her husband was the turning point that caused her to take her finances seriously - What the experience of saving has been like, as well as the life-changing mindset and habit shifts she adopted to reach those numbers and much more. How to keep up with Michelle: - You can find Michelle on her website at https://thatgirlonfire.com/ - On Instagram: That Girl On Fire (@thatgirl_onfire) - On Facebook: That Girl On Fire (@TGOFire)

103: How To Negotiate Like A Boss As A Professional Or Entrepreneur With Devon Smiley Jan 08, 2019

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Today's episode is all about negotiating. Negotiating is an important skill set to have whether you are a professional or entrepreneur and Devon Smiley, shares on key tips on how to get good at it! About Devon Smiley: Devon is a negotiation consultant for entrepreneurs, startups and professionals who are sick of settling, and ready to go after what they want, need and deserve. She's distilled nearly 15 years and $5 billion of negotiation experience into accessible and actionable guidance that helps you build the skill set you need to make the ask with confidence. Her expert advice has been featured in the New York Times, Glamour magazine, the Chicago Tribune and has helped clients including Mars Chocolate and Rolls-Royce. A strong believer that negotiation isn't just about boosting bottom lines, Devon works with pro bono partners including UN Women and The Clinton Foundation. On this episode Devon: - Breaks down the biggest mistakes women make when it comes to negotiating and advocating for themselves as entrepreneurs and employees - How to negotiate through difficult situations - Shares specific steps you can take to begin mastering negotiations - Her top money tip for entrepreneurs (that changed her life) The negotiation books Devon mentions: 1. Hilda: http://hildathebook.com/ https://www.amazon.com/Hilda-Tackle-Naysayer-Unleash-Badassery-ebook/dp/B01KR2T4GG/ 2. Captivate: https://www.amazon.com/Captivate-Science-Succeeding-People/dp/B06XK2P1WG How to keep up with Devon: - You can stay up to date and contact her via her website at DevonSmiley.com Do you follow Clever Girl Finance on Instagram yet? You should! https://www.instagram.com/clevergirlfinance Be sure to stop by https://clevergirlfinance.com

102: Achieving A Career You Love Without Becoming A Person You Hate With Fran Hauser Jan 07, 2019

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Happy new year! the new year is a great time to create a solid strategy to help you achieve career success, and we'll be doing just that in today's podcast episode! Fran Hauser is a media executive, startup investor, and advisor. She's also the best selling author of the book, Myth of the Nice Girl: Achieving a Career You Love Without Becoming a Person You Hate. Her investment portfolio consists of 20 companies, 18 of which are female-founded and Fran has held senior positions at some of the world's largest digital media businesses, some of which include PEOPLE, InStyle, Entertainment Weekly, and AOL. She's was named one of Business Insider's "30 Women In Venture Capital to Watch in 2018." Fran and The Myth of the Nice Girl have been featured on a wide range of outlets including NBC's Today Show, CNBC, PEOPLE, Fortune, TIME, Fast Company, Oprah.com, Business Insider, Elle, and many more. On this episode Fran shares: - Why she wrote her book "The myth of the Nice Girl", as a resource for women - A personal story of overcoming a difficult situation during her career - The mistakes women make when it comes to proving their value at work and how to do things differently - How to balance being ambitious without being labeled bitchy and so much more How to keep up with Fran: - You can follow Fran's latest updates on her website at https://www.franhauser.com and on Instagram and Twitter at fran_hauser Get Fran's book: - The Myth of the Nice Girl: Achieving a Career You Love Without Becoming a Person You Hate - https://amzn.to/2Tx4Jte Do you follow Clever Girl Finance on Instagram yet? You should! https://www.instagram.com/clevergirlfinance Be sure to stop by https://clevergirlfinance.com

101: Setting Your 2019 Goals The Right Way, Counting Your Blessings, Updates And More Dec 18, 2018

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It's that time of year again to reflect, count your blessings and set fresh goals that you want to achieve in 2019 as you pursue your financial success! On this episode, I'm sharing some key tips and tricks to help you actually accomplish your 2019 goals in addition to some awesome updates. You don't want to miss this one! What I discussed this episode: - The Clever Girl Finance book (woot woot) which is officially coming soon. - Some of the amazing things that happened for Clever Girl Finance in 2018 including being featured on Time.com and having a 2-page feature spread in Money Magazine. - My goals for 2019. - How to set goals the right way for the new year. - Critical mistakes to avoid when pursuing your goals. - Key things you should be doing to actually accomplish your goals and much more! Be sure to stop by CleverGirlFinance.com and check out our learning platform! Do you follow Clever Girl Finance on Instagram yet? You should! https://www.instagram.com/clevergirlfinance

100: How To Stop Emotional Spending From Ruining Your Finances With Ericka Young Dec 10, 2018

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This episode is all about curbing your emotional spending and to have this conversation, my guest on the show is certified financial coach, Ericka Young. Ericka is the president and founder of Tailor-Made Budgets which she opened in 2005 after she and her husband Chris climbed their way out of nearly $100,000 in debt. She is a certified financial coach and combines her passion for helping people with creative debt reduction techniques so everyone can have a path to financial freedom. She is also the author of the best-selling book, "Naked and Unashamed: 10 Money Conversations Every Couple Must Have". What we discussed this episode: - On this episode, Ericka and I had a conversation on emotional spending and how it can derail your finances - She shares examples of her own emotional spending including upgrading her car vs. repairing her car, essentially trading a $1,000 repair for a $20,000 car loan and her husband having to take her credit card away from her. - She shares how she worked through dealing with her emotional spending, and how she was able to adjust her mindset about money in order to pay off that nearly $100,000 in debt alongside her husband. - She also shares what it's like to live a debt-free life, one she has lived for the last 10 years, and provides actionable tips on how you can accomplish the same thing too including how to make yourself accountable, being ok with your emotions as a woman, being mindful of the positive emotions that can trigger emotional spending and more. How to keep in touch with Ericka: - You can keep in touch with Ericka on her website over at http://tailormadebudgets.com where you can also download her free ebook "Have your cake and eat it too". Be sure to stop by CleverGirlFinance.com and checkout our learning platform! Do you follow Clever Girl Finance on Instagram yet? You should! https://www.instagram.com/clevergirlfinance

099: How To Take A Deep Assessment & Reverse Your Negative Money Beliefs With Kara Stevens Nov 07, 2018

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Kara is the founder of The Frugal Feminista, a NYC-based personal finance and personal development company committed to helping women live life on their own terms unapologetically. After climbing her way out of $65K worth of student loan and credit card debt, and building up her financial reserves, Kara soon saw the link between personal power and financial freedom; and wanted to inspire and educate women around the world to do the same. She is also the author of Heal Your Relationship With Money, Unmasking the Strong Black Woman, and The Happy Finances Challenge (forthcoming) Don't Let Him Touch Your Assets. What we discussed this episode: - How her mom's personal experience around men and money impacted her own money story including how she started hoarding money as a result. - What she did to pay off $65,000 in debt and how she was able to overcome her negative mindset around money by testing out the theories that had been impressed upon her about money to determine was true and what was not. - We also talked about how going through this deep assessment of her money beliefs and her experiences with money (including seeking therapy) changed her life. How to keep in touch with Kara: - To contact Kara and get access to her books and freebies including her free 5 day financial rest plan visit her website at thefrugalfeminista.com Be sure to stop by CleverGirlFinance.com and check out our learning platform! Do you follow Clever Girl Finance on Instagram yet? You should! https://www.instagram.com/clevergirlfinance

098: Following Your Passion To Build A Business You Love With Kalyn Chandler Oct 30, 2018

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I'm excited to share my good friend Kalyn Chandler with you! She's the founder and CEO of Effies Paper :: Stationery&Whatnot (https://effiespaper.com) - A lifestyle brand that creates stationery and other products that are a unique mix of casual elegance, motivation and social conversation that make using them fun and engaging. Her products are sold in over 70 stores nationwide which is a pretty big deal and so I'm excited to have on to share her story and business advice with all of us. Kalyn is one of my cohort sisters from the business incubator I completed earlier this year and we've become really good friends as a result. What we discussed this episode: On this episode Kalyn shares her personal story around starting her business including: - How she went from working as a lawyer at one of the biggest law firms to starting Effies Paper - especially as she quit her job without knowing what she was going to do next and how she figured it out. - Her biggest challenges and successes - What it means to let go of control to run a successful business - How to stay the course on what you've planned for your business and not get distracted by the shiny object syndrome - Saying yes to everything vs saying no and how to deliver your no. How to keep in touch with Kalyn: - On her website at EffiesPaper.com - On Instagram at @effiespaper Check out our online courses at www.CleverGirlFinance.com Check out the Clever Girl Finance YouTube Channel at YouTube.com/CleverGirlFinance Follow Clever Girl Finance on Instagram at www.instagram.com/clevergirlfinance

097: Mindset Shifts, Tackling Your Debt & Living Life On Your Own Terms With Stacey Flowers Oct 10, 2018

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Meet Stacey Flowers, a TED speaker, internationally sought after speaker, author and life coach. Her personal mission is to inspire you to create real happiness. She's an eternal optimist who's committed to helping people live beyond preconceptions and limiting beliefs. Stacey uses her own story and experiences to empower others with tools to improve their lives. She's an incredible woman who is taking charge of her life and her finances by focusing on aggressively paying down her debt despite starting a new business and earning a low income at the time of this recording. In this video Stacy shares exactly what's she's doing to succeed including: - Mindset shifts she's had to make to support her growth - How having and recovering from a serious illness changed her perspective on how she was dealing with her finances. - Her long-term goals - How and why she's going to succeed - What she's teaching her son about money How to keep up with Stacey: - You can keep up with Stacy on her YouTube Channel - https://youtube.com/staceyflowers and on her website at https://www.staceyflowers.com Check out our online courses at www.CleverGirlFinance.com Check out the Clever Girl Finance YouTube Channel at YouTube.com/CleverGirlFinance Follow Clever Girl Finance on Instagram at www.instagram.com/clevergirlfinance

096: Why Traditional Financial Advice Is Overwhelming And How To Manage The Complexity Sep 10, 2018

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Michelle Bobrow is a podcast listener and the founder of the Holistic Wallet. She started out working in the financial industry with a job she took on to pay off her student loans and got to experience predatory financial behavior and how these behaviors exhibited by certain financial industry players set people up to fail unless you beat them at their own game. She also found that traditional financial advice didn't work for her despite being careful with her spending because the traditional advice was just overly complicated. On this episode, Michelle share: - Her personal story with money - How traditional financial advice can be overwhelming, how to manage the complexity and what you can do to simplify your financial life - How to feel inspired to make the change necessary to build real wealth and more! You can keep up with Michelle via: https://www.theholisticwallet.com/ Facebook.com/theholisticwallet Subscribe to www.CleverGirlFinance.com. Check out the Clever Girl Finance YouTube Channel at YouTube.com/CleverGirlFinance Do you follow Clever Girl Finance on Instagram yet? You should! www.instagram.com/clevergirlfinance

095: Transitioning To A Full Time Business On Your Own Terms With Vickii Onabolu Aug 23, 2018

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On this episode of the podcast, my guest is Vickii Onabolu and she's an incredible baker from the United Kingdom. She also happens to be one of my best friends and I'm honored to have her share her business story on how she transitioned from managing her baking business on the side while working a full time job to becoming full time business owner and pursuing her dreams of baking the incredible cakes that she's known for. On this episode Vickii shares: - How she got into baking - What it took for her to be able to run her business full time including how she planned out her finances - Her biggest challenges and successes as a business owner so far - Specific things she's doing to grow her business - Her approach to being positive and dealing with stress and so much more! How to find Vickii and Ermioni's Bakeshop: http://www.ermionisbakeshop.com/ https://www.instagram.com/ermionisbakeshop/ https://www.facebook.com/ermionisbakeshop email: hello@ermionisbakeshop.com Vickii's favorite podcasts: - How i built this: https://www.npr.org/podcasts/510313/how-i-built-this - Girl boss radio: https://www.girlboss.com/podcast - She means business: https://femaleentrepreneurassociation.com/?s=podcast - WSJ Secrets of wealthy women: https://www.wsj.com/podcasts/browse/wsj-secrets-of-wealthy-women Subscribe to www.CleverGirlFinance.com Check out the Clever Girl Finance YouTube Channel at YouTube.com/CleverGirlFinance Do you follow Clever Girl Finance on Instagram yet? You should! www.instagram.com/clevergirlfinance

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