So Money with Farnoosh Torabi

Today, Betty Liu joins us on the show. She is the anchor of Bloomberg Markets, appearing each day from 10 AM to 12 PM ET and 3 PM to 4 PM ET. She is also the creator and host of her own podcast program, Radiate, which airs every Tuesday. Betty is phenomenal, she is a single mom and having worked in business news for a very long time, she has interviewed some of the most influential people in business and politics and media including presidents, Jimmy Carter, Bill Clinton, Warren Buffett, Carlos Slam, Jamie Diamond, Elon Musk, and so many others. Throughout our conversations, I’m dying to ask her, what is it like to work behind the scenes at Bloomberg? She mentions her morning ritual, it may sound fancy to others but not to Betty. What Warren Buffett continues to teach her. He is someone that Betty has interviewed many times. Betty’s top splurge, it's five figures. For more information visit www.somoneypodcast.com. <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

The holiday shopping season is a particularly vulnerable time for credit and debit card fraud but there are several ways that you can help to protect yourself. I've invited Leslie Maloney, Executive Director, Credit & Debit Card Fraud Prevention at Chase to join me on a special Ask Farnoosh episode dedicated to all-things fraud protection. I'm a financial education partner with Chase Slate and know personally that Chase is focused on protecting customers with its zero liability protection, 24/7 monitoring and chip technology.In this podcast, we explore:Debit or credit? Which is safer to use?How will the chip card effect holiday shopping with a credit card this year?What are some steps to ensure my credit card information isn't being compromised?What happens if my card gets in the wrong hands?For more information visit www.somoneypodcast.com. <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

My guest today is one of my favorite people to chat women, work and money with. I always feel incredibly inspired afterwards. She is a total champion for women. Lea Goldman is the Executive Editor at Marie Claire magazine. There, she’s been at the forefront of bringing important stories to readers about how women can soar in their careers and simultaneously have fulfilling personal lives. Previous to working at Marie Claire, Leainterviewed billionaires and uber successful people for Forbes. She also serves as an adjunct professor at the School of Professional Studies at New York University. For more information visit www.somoneypodcast.com. <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

My guest today is a former model turned serial entrepreneur, TV personality, and author. Lauren Maillian, at just 19 years old founded a boutique winery,making her the youngest self-made winery owner in the country. Since then, she has served as the founder and CEO of LMB Group, which is a strategic marketing company and is a founding partner at Gen Y Capital Partners, an early stage venture firm focused in investments in mobile and consumer facing technology enabled companies. Lauren’s passion in business is to marry marketing, branding strategy, and technology. She’s going to co-star in a new TV show in Oxygen this January called Create Your Day Job. She’s also the author of the best-selling business memoir, The Path Redefined. In our conversation, we learned how her father’s upbringing influenced her dedication and drive to becoming financial independent at a really young age. We talk about what does it take for a 19 year old to want to launch her own business? Keep in mind, she was doing this while in school and expecting a child. And her So Money moment when she sold her winery and why, she says, “You know what? I was really scared in that moment.” For more information visit www.somoneypodcast.com. <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

Today's guest is an author, blogger and certified life coach whose mission is to help people shed the emotional weight keeping them from finding fulfillment. Laura Coe founded Emotional Obesity after undergoing her own struggle. At 35 years old, Laura had everything one could want according to society - she had a high-powered career, beautiful home and car, healthy bank account, loving spouse, a child and great group of friends. It was in this moment that Laura realized she was "Emotionally Obese" after suffering a build-up of pressure to conform to society's narrow definition of success. Laura quit her job and looked into opening a yoga studio but found that practicing yoga and running a studio were two totally different endeavors. Laura then returned to her first passion, studying philosophy to help find an answer to her problems. In taking up studying philosophy again, Laura realized that since the dawn of time, philosophers of the East and West have spoken about the importance of health and emotional well-being. It was then that Laura's personal journey, her study of philosophy and development of an effective emotional health and fitness plan became Emotional Obesity. For more information visit www.somoneypodcast.com. <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

Today's guest is a producer and director of notable films including Ben's Plan (2007) and now most recently The American Side (2014). Jenna Ricker studied acting at the prestigious NYU's Tisch School of the Arts and has received recognition in the industry ever since including the Mira Nair Award for Rising Female Filmmaker. Her latest film is The American Side : She co-wrote and directed the movie which was hailed by the Hollywood Reporter as "an adrenaline-charged pop-noir mystery." The film will hit theaters next Spring and to expand its release she and her team have launched a Kickstarter campaign.Some takeaways from our interview... Jenna talks about being a woman – behind the camera, Jenna’s take on all the discussion in Hollywood and beyond about giving females a greater voice in cinema. And financing a film in 2015…how she convinced backers to give her over a million dollars for The American Side.For more information visit www.somoneypodcast.com. <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

In today’s episode of Ask Farnoosh, special guest Alan Moore, co-founder of XY Planning Network, I answer your biggest questions about filing taxes after you get married, if it's possible to inherit your parents debt after they pass, student loan debt from your husband's first marriage and more.Alan joined me on So Money last month. To catch his interview, click here. And if you’d like to keep up with Alan, follow him on Twitter @R_Alan_Moore.For more information visit www.somoneypodcast.com. <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

My next guest and I go way back. Alix Steel and I were the first two women hired to work at TheStreet.com TV where we covered the markets, interviewed CEOs and did many a videos with Jim Cramer, the co-founder and host of Mad Money on CNBC. It's why I’m so thrilled, so proud to see her reach such heights in her career. She is now a star anchor at Bloomberg News.Alix anchors Bloomberg Markets from 12 to 2pm each day and co-hosts What’d You Miss? Bloomberg TV's flagship markets program which airs weekdays from 4:00-5:00pm. Alix resides in Brooklyn where she and her husband raise a beautiful little girl born just around the time Evan was born. [We’ve YET to organize that play date.] In our interview we catch up on old times, talk about the day she made MORE money than she ever thought possible and as the breadwinner, strategies for creating financial security in her marriage. For more information visit www.somoneypodcast.com. <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

Today’s guest is the founder of #MoneyChat and president of Conner Coaching LLC, which gives results oriented personal finance and business coaching services. Dorethia Kelly is known for her no nonsense approach and charismatic personality in order to help individuals successfully manage their money and help business owners boost their bottom line. Dorethia has a book entitled #MoneyChat the Book: How to Get out of Debt, Successfully Manage Your Money and Create Financial Security. Dorethia offers her readers helpful financial advice on everything from saving for college, creating an emergency fund, budgeting and other important personal finance topics and does so in a way that makes it easy to apply to your daily routine. Some take aways from our conversation. The biggest financial concerns she discovered people were talking about on Twitter. Her number one financial mistake, it involved a vacuum and helping a family in need at one point in her 20’s. That was the first time she was able to be really charitable and she calls it her So Money moment. For more information visit www.somoneypodcast.com. <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

All month long, #SoMoney has been in a healthy and fun competition with the #StackingBenjamins podcast to raise money for our respective charities. Host Joe Saul-Sehy has been advocating for Texas 4000 while I have been promoting THON at Penn State University. And guess what? WE WON! It was a very close race. Listen to hear how much we raised thanks to your donations. <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

My guest today was inspired to start her food blog The Healthy Apple after suffering through years of health issues. She was told she had just 24 hours to live...That was five years ago. Today Amie Valpone is a culinary nutritionist, professional recipe developer, food photographer and chef specializing in gluten-free and clean recipes for at home cooks. She'll be debuting her first cookbook in March 2016, so keep a look out for that. You won't believe her story about the time when told she had 24 hours to live...and subsequently getting fired...from Vogue while on disability. For more information visit www.somoneypodcast.com. <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

Today’s show is about real estate and relocation. I live in Brooklyn, where people complain that they’re getting priced out. It’s not just Manhattan with its high prices, but also Brooklyn and even parts of Queens. So, hard working families are finding themselves at the crossroads, do they stay and squeeze themselves and their two and a half kids into a tiny apartment? Or do they venture a little further out to the suburbs? Today, the founder of Suburban Jungle Realty Group, Alison Bernstein joins us. The company, which launched in 2008 in New York City and has since expanded to other cities including Miami and LA, is a suburban relocation firm exclusively focused on buyers looking to leave their city for greener pastures, literally. She has been dubbed as the "suburban matchmaker for urban families." Families can work with a personal strategist and team of agents and locals for free of charge to help them find their dream home in the right location. Often, you might make a big move to a suburb only to discover it’s not exactly what you thought it would be like. The company was founded after Alison took on the daunting task herself of relocating out of Manhattan and found she was unable to pick a home that would suit her family in a nice town. It took them three moves before settling down in Armonk. Now, she’s committed to helping families and simplifying the process so that they don’t go through the same situation that she did. For more information visit www.somoneypodcast.com <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

On today's episode of Ask Farnoosh, special guest Brittney Castro of Financially Wise Women and former So Money guest, and I answer your biggest questions about resources for finding college scholarships, the first steps you need to take to start a business, rolling over your 401k and more.If you'd like to learn more about Brittney, visit her website at www.financiallywisewomen.com and follow her on Twitter @brittneycastro.For more information visit www.somoneypodcast.com. <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

Happy Thanksgiving everyone. I’m reporting to you from Lancaster, Pennsylvania, from the home where my husband grew up. I'm feeling very grateful this year for my healthy and beautiful son Evan, my best friend and husband Tim and my supportive and loving family. I’m thankful to have a career I love, a home, my health. This year I’ll be thinking and praying for all of the families all over states and abroad in Paris, Syria and the middle east. I forget sometimes how lucky I am. My parents came here more or less fleeing their homeland of Iran in the late 70s, early 80s, when the country was in the midst of a dark war and revolution. I would not be here if the United States didn’t grant my dad a permit to stay here and work and ultimately earn his citizenship along with my mom. For today’s episode, we’re doing a throwback to MY interview recorded back in July. My guest host – Joe Saul Sehy of Stacking Benjamins– you just heard him on the podcast earlier discussing our charity competition. He put me in the hots eat and asked me the very same questions I ask of my guests. I shared things with him I don’t think I’ve shared with anyone…Hope you’ll enjoy it. Wishing you and your family a blessed holiday. Wishing you health, wealth and happiness. For more information visit www.somoneypodcast.com. <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

Today's guest is a longtime business and personal finance journalist. Emma Johnson is the founder of Wealthy Single Mommy, a website dedicated to professional single moms where she shares advice and discusses topics like career, money, parenting and dating. She also recently launched her own podcast, Like a Mother with Emma Johnson, which was named by U.S. News as a "Top 15 Personal Finance Podcast." Emma also has her own video course, How Not To Be a Broke Single Mom. For more information visit www.somoneypodcast.com. <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

Today's guest is a really special person... he's my brother! You’ve heard him on the show before as he was my co-host during some of the earlier episodes of Ask Farnoosh. Todd and I have a very big age gap. I am almost 11 years his senior, so you can imagine we have a special relationship. I remember changing many of his diapers, babysitting him and driving him to school. Both our parents worked at one point and the only person who could take Todd to kindergarten in the morning was ME. I would actually take Todd to my 1st period history class my senior year in high school and have a special note that allowed me to leave school at 8:30 to go drop Todd off at kindergarten and come back to school. I was single parenting at 17! Proud to say that Todd – a MILLENNIAL! – has gone on to achieve a great deal in his early 20s. He is currently a product designer at Petrolicious, a media company and award-winning film series showcasing the powerful relationship between vintage cars and their owners. This job he got by first just emailing the founder out of the blue. Talk about guts! Todd also teaches. He helps run a 10-week User Experience Design course at the technology school, General Assembly. He loves to play basketball and tennis. He is a die hard Patriots Fan and has recently taken up meditation. You wouldn’t know we’re related based on those interests…except the tennis part. He and I took lessons this summer and he kicked my butt. For more information visit www.somoneypodcast.com. <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

My guest today says he doesn’t like talking about personal wealth. He reveals this late in our interview, which kind of shocked me and made feel a bit bad because here I am digging into his personal finances. But he graciously makes an exception for us. My former boss and mentor Jim Cramer, co-founder of TheStreet.com and host of Mad Money on CNBC is on the show. For more information visit www.somoneypodcast.com. <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

On today’s episode of Ask Farnoosh, I answer your biggest questions about how to be your own boss, providing for your family and being a mom, finding the right financial planner and more.For more information visit www.somoneypodcast.com. <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

Today's guest is a best-selling author of four books, a writer for Forbes, a sought-after speaker and host of a nationally syndicated call-in radio show on Lifestyle Talk Radio. Samantha Ettus is frequently featured on top news and lifestyle outlets for her career and parenting advice, regularly appearing on Access Hollywood, The Today Show, Fox and Friends among many others. Samantha is eager to help women reach their potential by creating a work-life balance. She has worked with thousands of high-profile celebrities, CEOs and professionals. As mentioned previously, she’s the author of four books and her latest book The Pie Life, will be published in September 2016. For more information visit www.somoneypodcast.com. <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

Today's guest is a coach who helps people that are accomplished in life but battle with food. Ali Shapiro developed her own innovative method, called Truce with Food, by combining her background in functional medicine and holistic nutrition while studying at the University of Penn. She also earned a Masters degree in coaching. Ali was inspired to help others after undergoing her own 18-year battle with teenage cancer which also affected her relationship with food. Now, Ali runs an annual Truce with Food program while also working with clients one-on-one. Ali has a lot of projects in the works including the Truce with Food book and her own podcast, so stay tuned on that front. She has been featured in major news publications including The Wall Street Journal, Huffington Post, Redbook Magazine, among countless others. For more information visit www.somoneypodcast.com. <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

Today’s guest is a nutrition and life coach who's also the co-creator of the 2004 Oscar-nominated documentary that shook up the fast food nation, Super Size Me. Alexandra or "Alex" Jamieson is also a best-selling author of a #1 book on Amazon, out earlier this year entitled, "Women, Food and Desire: Embrace Your Cravings, Make Peace with Food, Reclaim Your Body." She has been featured in top news outlets and publications nationwide including The TODAY Show, Oprah, Dr. Oz, CNN among countless others. Alex also delivers inspirational speeches and workshops around the globe and was even named Elle Magazine's Coach for January 2015. She also started her own podcast, The Crave Cast, which debuted #1 on iTunes in the Alternative Health category. On the show she talks about new insights into cravings and desires and how to achieve happiness and well-being that we all strive for. For more information visit www.somoneypodcast.com. <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

Today's guest is Mike Lowe and parents to young children out there – you’re going to raise the volume UP on this podcast.Mike is the founder of Kidoodle TV, a unique subscription video on-demand service for families which offers quality kid-friendly entertainment in a commercial free environment. Think Netflix for kids. Plus Kidoodle has key features such as parental control, time limits and parent analytics. Great for kids given today's "digital jungle" as Mike's team calls it. The company is committed to making a positive impact for families, which I'm all for. Prior to founding the company, Mike has a background in journalism and new media.For more information visit www.somoneypodcast.com. <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

On today’s episode of Ask Farnoosh, I answer your biggest questions about advice for millennials who are in survival mode, working with your partner to discuss expenses and budgeting and more.For more information visit www.somoneypodcast.com. <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

Today’s guest is the CEO of GrowBiz Media, which is a content and consulting company specializing in small business and entrepreneurship. Rieva Lesonsky has been consulting, meeting and speaking with small businesses and owners for nearly 30 years. Prior to this role, she was a Senior Vice President and Editorial Director of Entrepreneur Magazine. Rieva is nationally recognized and has appeared in top news outlets including The TODAY Show, CNN, Good Morning America, Fox Business News, Oprah among many others. She regularly appears on MSNBC’s Your Business and is the author of several books including the bestseller Start Your Own Business. Rieva has also been named on Folio Magazine’s “Folio 40” list, a Small Business Influencer by SmallBusinessTrends.com and has been inducted into the Business Journalism Hall of Fame. For more information visit www.somoneypodcast.com. <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

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Today's guest is a money and real estate expert. Ilyce Glink is also an award-winning, nationally-syndicated columnist, television reporter and radio talk show host, frequently appearing on CNBC, CNN, PBS among other major news organizations. She also hosts the ThinkGlink podcast where she answers questions about real estate, mortgages, credit among other topics. Ilyce is the author of the column "Real Estate Matters," which runs in over 85 newspapers nationwide including The Washington Post, the L.A. Times, Chicago Tribune among others. She writes the column with husband Sam Tamkin, a real estate attorney with 25+ years of experience to address real estate, personal finance and consumer issues. She has also written a dozen books, including the bestselling "100 Questions Every First-Time Home Buyer Should Ask". She is also the creator of The Intentional Investor, a 9-part video series and 9-part ebook series that gives you a clear road map to help you become wildly successful in real estate. For more information visit www.somoneypodcast.com. <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

If you’re a dog lover today’s podcast is totally for you! Elias Weiss Friedman is the star, or cameraman I should say, behind the insanely popular blog and Instagram account The Dogist, which shares daily portraits of adorable dogs out and about on the streets to over 1 million followers. Wow. This has become such a hit since first launching in 2013 that the idea also translated into a book, which came a few weeks ago entitled, The Dogist: Photographic Encounters with 1,000 Dogs.After graduating from Boston University in 2010, Elias moved to New York City where he worked at a major brand strategy agency for two years until being laid off. During this time he was inspired to be involved in a business venture that was more creative and authentic so he decided to combine his two passions, dogs and photography. From there the rest is history.For more information visit www.somoneypodcast.com. <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

On today's episode of Ask Farnoosh, special guest Jacquette Timmons, a financial behaviorist, and I answer your biggest questions about negotiating a promotion or increase in salary at work, refinancing student loans, what to do with your leftover money after maxing out your retirement accounts and more. <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

Today’s guest is one of the five co-founders and CEO of Smart Cookies, a movement helping thousands of people become debt-free. Sandra Hanna claims she was “a complete financial disaster” only a few years ago but was able to become debt-free and live a life she only dreamed of once upon a time. On theSmart Cookies team, Sandra brings sales and public relations expertise, having worked previously in PR. Some more about her company, Smart Cookies has been featured in top news outlets including the Today Show, New York Times, ABC News, Oprah among many others. The company started with just five people and is now over more than 50,000 people strong. The site offers real tips, inspiration and advice for how to get out of debt without using all of the personal finance jargon. Sandra has co-authored two best-selling books including The Smart Cookies Guide to Making More Dough and The Smart Cookie Guide to Couples and Money. She also hosted The Smart Cookies TV show on OWN Network in Canada. For more information visit www.somoneypodcast.com. <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

Today’s guest is an internationally renowned photographer rubbing shoulders with some of the world’s top models. In fact, he is a judge on the popular TV show, America’s Next Top Model, that just announced it will be ending after 12 years and 22 seasons. Nigel Barker has been with the show for a whopping 17 seasons. He also hosts Oxygen Network’s modeling competition series with Naomi Campbell, The Face. Nigel is highly-revered in the fashion and entertainment industry which has led to many exciting opportunities including his own show on VH1 called The Shot, as well as producing films, documentaries and commercials for a variety of people from Hollywood clients to charitable organizations. Most recently, Nigel was awarded the “Film Heals” Award for Humanitarianism at the 6th Annual Manhattan Film Festival for Dreams Are Not Forgotten. With over 20 years of experience in the fashion industry, he has authored several books, most recently a New York Times best-seller titled, “Models of Influence: 50 Women Who Reset the Course of Fashion.” For more information visit www.somoneypodcast.com. <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

Alright…Today’s guest is a bestselling author and speaker who inspires audiences around the world along with her sister Arianna Huffington. Agapi Stass-in-opoulos is joining me today. She recently gave the final keynote speech at She Summit 2015 in New York where she had the crowd roaring with laughter while also delivering messages found in her latest book, Unbinding the Heart: A Dose of Greek Wisdom, Generosity and Unconditional Love. In this book she shares adventures from her life and the wisdom she’s gained from those experiences as well as the values that her Greek mother instilled in her and sister Arianna. Prior to her latest book, Agapi has written books on Greek Archetypes which have been turned into PBS specials. Most recently she is developing a curriculum on Heartfelt Leadership for both the Wharton and Columbia Business Schools in order to provide tools for conscious leadership into today’s workplace. The principles are based on generosity and empathy in order for people to live a more fulfilling life. She is also heavily involved in her sister’s “Thrive” movement where she helps Arianna conduct workshops with big name companies and brands including Nike, Starbucks, Time Inc., Whole Foods among countless others. For more information visit www.somoneypodcast.com. <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

Today’s guest is my former editorial assistant and right hand guy..Donovan X Ramsey who is now…an accomplished journalist focusing on the topic of black identity, politics and patterns of power in America. His work has appeared in countless top publications including The New York Times, The Atlantic, GQ, Gawker, Ebony among others. Donovan X. Ramsey also serves as a fellow at Demos, the New York City-based public-policy think tank where he is currently gearing up to cover race in relation to the 2016 presidential race. He is also heavily involved in the national movement to reform the criminal justice system. For more information visit www.somoneypodcast.com. <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

In today's episode of Ask Farnoosh I answer your biggest questions about when's a good time to consider selling stock, whether to put your money into a new home or towards your retirement savings, future podcast guests you'd like to see on the show and more.For more information visit www.somoneypodcast.com. <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

Today's guest is currently a personal finance reporter for The New York Times. Tara Siegel Bernard has been with the publication since 2008. Prior to that she spent time as a deputy managing editor at FiLife.com, a defunct personal finance website. She also served as a news editor at CNBC and spent a decade at Dow Jones, where she wrote a weekly personal finance column. She was also a regular contributor to The Wall Street Journal's small-business and health cost columns at the start of her career. Before getting involved in writing about personal finance, Tara focused on the credit card and banking industries. For more information visit www.somoneypodcast.com. <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

Today's guest is the co-founder of a website you probably know, you've probably been on it. It's called EliteDaily, it's a website that advertises itself as the Voice of Generation Y. And I know a lot of you are millennials.The site was recently sold for $50 million bucks, and Gerard or "G" as he likes to be called, has quite the story. He's a college drop-out turned serial entrepreneur, digital media executive, documentary film producer, and millennial thought leader and philanthropist. He's also been been named one of the coolest people in Silicon Alley tech by Business Insider. His story started after he left college after just one semester. He became a first time entrepreneur shortly thereafter and things didn't pan out as he had hoped — he's gonna talk about that.Fast forward five years, and he's a self-made multi-millionaire. Today he's 30 years old, he's built, backed, and invested in nine companies and trades that all have made seven figure plus profits. Another reason to be impressed by Gerard, Tony Robbins is his guru, and the following Tony Robbins quote changed his life as it has mine and many others. It goes like this, "Success without fulfillment is the ultimate failure." And yeah I live by those words.From there Gerard was inspired to launch Fownders, which is his latest venture — Fownders. And it's what he's calling a mentor and a movement that will show our generation how he himself has been able to succeed in business. So he is going in front and center, teaching people what he's learned. And it's not out yet, so we'll have to stay tuned for what's to come.For more information visit www.somoneypodcast.com. <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

Today I have the great pleasure of bringing back Lewis Howes to the show to talk about his latest book out today. That’s right, you can go over to Barnes and Nobles, Amazon or your local bookstore after you listen to this and pick up a copy, which I highly recommend that you do. In fact I’m giving away 20 free copies, listen to the end of this podcast to discover how you can be selected or check out the instructions below. The book is called “The School of Greatness.” It’s the same title of his very successful podcast and as I said, I’ve already had Lewis on the show before in case you miss that episode, you’ll have to check it out it wasepisode 4. Now a little bit of background to catch some of you up about Lewis. A lot of you may recognize his name, he is a former pro football player, he is an elite athlete, after suffering a career ending injury he bounced back creating a multimillion dollar online business as a business coach and speaker. In his new book, he shares the tips and habits that he uncovered in interviewing some of the greatest people including Olympic gold medalist Shawn Johnson and Pencils or Promise CEO Adam Braun among countless others, he’s uncovered that greatness that comes from within. He decided to write about his experiences and share a real world guide to living bigger, loving deeper and leaving a legacy. His ultimate goal is showing people that anyone is capable of achieving success. For more information visit www.somoneypodcast.com. <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

Today's guest has a very cool title. She is a motivational cartoonist. What does that mean? She combines her love of drawing cartoons and helping others with their finances in the blog, Empowered Dollar. The blog chronicles the cartoon version of Steph complete in green tights and all to fight "the debt monster" in order to achieve financial freedom. Steph has been drawing since she can remember and added the personal finance expert to her work after she graduated from college with over $30,000 of debt to her name. She was making barely minimum wage and knew something had to change in order to become debt free. That's when she started her journey to financial freedom with her blog to chronicle how she was able to pay off almost $35,000 in student loans in just under four years.For more information visit www.somoneypodcast.com. <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

In today's episode of Ask Farnoosh, special guest Brittney Castro, Founder and CEO of Financially Wise Women, and I answer your biggest questions about how to best meet with your partner to discuss your finances, purchasing your first home, where to put your annual bonus money towards paying off debt or savings and more.Brittney joined me on So Money before. To catch her interview, click here. And if you'd like to keep up with Brittney, follow her on Twitter @BrittneyCastro.For more information visit www.somoneypodcast.com. <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

Today on So Money, Kimberly Palmer joins us. She is the senior money editor at US News & World Report and author of "The Economy of You: Discover Your Inner Enrepreneur and Recession-Proof Your Life." She is working on a new book coming out next year entitled, "Smart Mom, Rich Mom: How to Build Wealth While Raising a Family." Kimberly also serves as an adjunct professor at American University where she teaches a mastering social media course.For more information visit www.somoneypodcast.com. <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

Today's guest is a regular on Bravo's Million Dollar Listing Los Angeles and co-founder of The Altman Brothers real estate group, which has partnered with Douglas Elliman. Josh "The Shark" Altman is a real estate powerhouse and top producing agent with big-name clientele. He has sold over a billion and a half in real estate. Wow, I'll let that sink in for you. Josh prides himself on the fact that he knows every aspect of real estate. Prior to appearing on Bravo's hit show he was a successful property developer who flipped for profit properties throughout Los Angeles. Now, he and his brother Matt have closed some of the biggest sales in LA County history, including the recent sale of a home in Beverly Hills for $20.1M, which will go down as the biggest sale in Beverly Park South history. He just came out with a new book at the end of last month titled, "It's Your Move: My Million Dollar Method for Taking Risks with Confidence and Succeeding at Work and Life" where he reveals his trade secrets and offers aspiring entrepreneurs and professionals tips to help outsmart the competition. For more information visit www.somoneypodcast.com. <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

Ladies and gentleman, this episode is an absolute dream come true for me. Today on the show we have the Emmy Award-winning co-host of Lifetime's mega-hit show Project Runway Tim Gunn. Tim is fashion royalty and he's had a long lasting career as a mentor and educator with roles like Chair of the Department of Fashion Design at Parsons School of Design, Fashion Dean at Fifth & Pacific and Chief Creative Director at Liz Claiborne Inc. He's also a New York Times best-selling author. Most recently he has an upcoming show debuting this November, November 12 to be exact called Project Runway Junior. This show will focus on up and coming emerging young designers aged 13-17. Tim will co-host alongside super model Hannah Davis, Kelly Osborne, designer Christian Siriano and executive fashion editor at Cosmo and Seventeen Magazines, Aya Kanai. Be sure to tune in on Nov. 12 at 9p ET. For more information visit www.somoneypodcast.com. <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

Today's guest is a branding strategist who coaches experts, visionaries, entrepreneurs and businesses to garner the attention they want for themselves and their brands. She is also a speaker, storyteller and on-air talent who just delivered her first TED talk at TEDx in Kansas City this past summer. And I LOVE what she had to say in her TED Talk– that this pressure to “search for passion” is a bunch of baloney! We’re going to talk about that. Prior to that for nearly a decade she served as a senior editor at Martha Stewart's Whole Living magazine and hosted a live, daily show by the same name on Martha Stewart Living Radio on Sirius XM. Terri continues to be a face in the media appearing on national shows like the TODAY show, Dr. Oz, The Early Show among many others. She is also host of her own show, Solopreneur on the Grant Cardone Network as well as a podcast by the same name. She is also the author to her e-book "Take the Work Out of Networking" Plus a little fun fact, Terri is a stand-up comedian who showcases her talent in venues across New York City. For more information visit www.somoneypodcast.com. <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

In today’s episode of Ask Farnoosh, special guest Joe Saul-Sehy, co-host of Stacking Benjamins podcast, and I answer your biggest questions about using investing in yourself, owning a second home, using a life coach and much more.Joe joined me on So Money last month. To catch his interview, click here. And if you'd like to keep up with Joe, follow him on Twitter @AverageJoeMoney.For more information visit www.somoneypodcast.com. <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

Today, I'm bringing back my friend Marni Battista, a Zen Dating and Life Coach to talk about her latest book "Becoming Irresistible - How To Effortlessly Have Men Pursue You, Treat You Like A Goddess, and Commit To You For Life." In this book, Marni reveals the 3 key "musts" to help women transform their unconscious behaviors in order to find a quality partner. The book shares specific tools and advice. The book launched earlier this week on October 11th and to celebrate the launch Marni is giving it away for FREE for 10 days, so you have until the 21st to get your copy. GO TO DatingWithDignity.com. A little background for those of you who many have missed her the first time she was on So Money, she is the founder and CEO of DatingwithDignity.com, a million dollar plus company that specializes in helping her clients first fall in love with themselves by creating a life they love and then finding someone to love. I also interviewed Marni for my book When She Makes More…and on the importance of stepping into your femininity to find the mate of your dreams. For more information visit www.somoneypodcast.com. <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

You’re not going to believe what my guest today is doing, she is actually on a spending freeze, yep a spending cleanse. I’ve gone on a juice cleanse, unsuccessfully. The idea of actually not spending any money on once and things that I happen to desire throughout the day whether it’s a coffee or a cab ride. Well it would be very difficult for me as I think it would be for a lot of people and Cait is a living, breathing experiment of this and she has been making headlines. I’ve known Cait for some time, she’s an avid blogger and very active in the personal finance community, she runs the blog Blonde on a Budget. She recently made new headlines with this spending freeze that she was embarking on, which she actually started last year. And so I thought, “You know what? Let’s get her on the show,” because I want to know how this cleanse is going, does it work, can it work, how can we all learn from this and maybe take some of the lessons into our own lives. A little bit more about Cait, she’s the creator of the blog Blonde on a Budget which she started in 2010 as a way to document her own journey to get out of debt. After paying off about $30,000 of debt, she decided to adopt a very minimalist lifestyle, she got rid of 75% of her belongings and she is, as I said, currently undergoing a two year shopping ban. She’s become very passionate about helping others create budgets that align with their goals and values while also teaching others to overcome consumerism tendencies. Her story has been featured in Forbes, Huffington Post, Yahoo! Finance, among many others. For more information visit www.somoneypodcast.com. <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

I'm beyond excited to introduce today's guest. Once upon a time he was a Xerox top sales executive, worldwide turned music mogul and Grammy Award-winning executive music producer and did I mention father to the Queen B, yes Beyoncé! With over 23 years of experience in the music industry he has helped artists hit targets of success and brought them to superstardom. Remember Destiny's Child? He managed them back in the day and helped bring his daughter Beyonce solo until their mutual split back in 2011. Well know he's back on the scene and out with a book entitled, "The DNA of Achievers: 10 Traits of Highly Successful Professionals." The book is already an Amazon #1 best-seller, before it's official release, which is coming up on October 15, 2015 so go pre-order the book today. For more information visit www.somoneypodcast.com. <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

Today's guest is a financial behaviorist and has quite an interesting story as to how she got there. Jacquette Timmons started college at the Fashion Institute of Technology here in New York City at the young age of 16 years old where she was determined to make her mark as a shoe designer. The first semester into college she realized that she wasn't so good at drawing so she switched to become a marketing major. Before graduating she met her mentor who encouraged her to head to Wall Street. At that moment, Jacquette realized that there is a lot in common between the designer mindset and the world of money and personal finance. Fast forward years later and Jacquette is now a financial behaviorist and helps others to identify underlying behaviors and beliefs that help them from reaching their financial goals. She is also a coach, teacher, speaker and writer who talks about everything from common financial problems for the middle class to the 1%. She is also the founder of Sterling Investment Management, Inc. and author of "Financial Intimacy: How to Create a Healthy Relationship with Your Money and Your Mate." For more information visit www.somoneypodcast.com. <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

In today’s episode of Ask Farnoosh, special guest Alan Moore, co-founder of XY Planning Network, I answer your biggest questions about retirement planning, student loans, interest rates and more.Alan joined me on So Money last month. To catch his interview, click here. For more information visit www.somoneypodcast.com. <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

Our guest today is like none other. He straddles the worlds of music and technology, managing artists like multi-platinum rap legend Nas while also investing in tech startups. His name is Anthony Saleh. His background is in mathematics and electrical engineering…and while pursuing those degrees he discovered his true calling in the world of music. A little bit about his illustrious music career (and by the way he’s not even 30): He is the CEO of Emagen Entertainment Group and an artist manager with C3 Management. He executive-produced Nas' 2008 Untitled and 2012 Life is Good albums, both of which were Grammy-nominated and debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200. In 2009, he partnered with Troy Carter to be the Executive Vice President & General Manager of Atom Factory. During his tenure, Atom Factory represented Nicki Minaj, Robin Thicke, Mary J. Blige, Lady Gaga, Toni Braxton, and many other artists. Anthony is also an influential member and part-time resident of Silicon Valley, where he is an avid angel and seed investor and advisor to many of America's top technology start-up companies. Anthony is an Emmy award winner…He has been named as Billboard's Top 30 Under 30. And most recently called a top 100 Entrepreneur by Levo.com. For more information visit www.somoneypodcast.com. <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

Raise your hand if you’ve ever rented a tux? Or know someone who’s rented a tux? It’s kind of a pain, right? It’s multiple visits…you often need to get the tux tailored. It’s not cheap.The industry is changing…Today’s guest is leading the movement.George Zimmer is the founder, chairman CEO and honorary tailor of his former company Men's Warehouse for over 40 years. In 2013 George left Men’s Warehouse. News reports suggested at the time it was over disagreements with the board.He's now making a comeback with two new business ventures including zTailors where he is once again revolutionizing the apparel industry providing consumers with a remarkable and highly personalized experience to create high-quality, customizable and affordable tailoring through a national network of tailors. His second venture, Generation Tux, is what he's calling a "reinvention of the tuxedo rental experience." Over the years, George has helped tens of millions of young men find a tuxedo rental so he's putting his past experience to good use offering a high-tech clothing rental experience.For more information visit www.somoneypodcast.com. <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>