Ben Nemtin, number one New York Times bestselling author and the star and co-creator of MTV’s, The Buried Life, joins the podcast to discuss his new book which includes his philosophy of radical possibility and waking people up from sleepwalking their lives away. We chat about using accountability to fuel your goals, surrounding yourself with people that energize you instead of drain you, facing the fear and doing it anyway and being true to yourself no matter what. Ben has been featured on The Today Show, The Oprah Show, CNN, Fox News, NBC News, you name it– and President Obama even called Be ..read more

Cindy Zuniga-Sanchez, Esq., founder of Zero-Based Budget and new author of “Overcoming Debt, Achieving Financial Freedom Book: 8 Pillars to Build Wealth,” joins the Journey To Launch podcast to discuss her upcoming book and quitting law to pursue entrepreneurship. We talk about how she was able to achieve Coast FIRE (Financial Independence Retire Early), leave her law firm to run her business full-time, and the importance of being transparent about your money and your vision with those you love and value. In this episode, we discuss: How Cindy took a balanced approach when paying off her $200 ..read more

Ariana Rodriguez joins the Journey To Launch podcast to talk about her experience on the new Netflix documentary, “Get Smart With Money” and how she was able to turn her finances around. We chat about how she used her skills to begin a side hustle, that eventually allowed her to quit her job, the power of forgiving yourself of past money mistakes, automating your money and more. In this episode, we discuss: The internal struggle and mindset that plays a role in the cycle of debt and debt repayment How Arianna pivoted from an education career to tech project management in order to increase her ..read more

Dan Sheeks, owner and founder of Sheeks Freaks, an online community helping young people live their best lives by making smart money decisions, joins the Journey To Launch podcast to talk about his passion for helping teenagers get on the path to become millionaires.  Achieving early financial independence is an option most people don’t know even exist, which is why Dan spends his career making financial freedom education available to Gen Z and High Schoolers. We chat about his new book, “First to a Million: A Teenager’s Guide to Achieving Early Financial Independence”, how to convince te ..read more

Pat Flynn, entrepreneur, author and podcaster founder of Smart Passive Income (SPI) , and Matt Gartland, COO of SPI  join the Journey To Launch podcast to discuss all things entrepreneurship, building a community, and how to be a successful business owner. In 2008 Pat Flynn was laid off from his dream job. Turns out, that was the best thing that could have ever happened to him. Now, he hosts a podcast with over 80M downloads, has published multiple books, is an angel investor, and has teamed up with Matt Gartland, tech industry and startup venture veteran, to scale and grow his entreprene ..read more

Sam Dogen, creator behind the popular blog, The Financial Samurai joins the Journey To Launch podcast to talk about his new book, “Buy This Not That: How To Spend Your Way To Wealth And Freedom”. Sam and I chat about using money in a way that maximizes your ability to build wealth and live life on your own terms to achieve Financial Freedom & Independence. In this episode, we discuss: The 70/30 decision making framework philosophy  The difference between good debt & bad debt How to build wealth in the offensive position  How to negotiate a severance package and leveraging lo ..read more

New York Times best-selling author of I Will Teach You To Be Rich and personal finance advisor and entrepreneur, Ramit Sethi, returns to the Journey To Launch podcast to deepen the answers to all of your burning questions.  In this community Q&A format, you’ll learn even more about how to live a rich life, as defined by you, and take control of your money. In this episode, we discuss: How to begin teaching your children about personal finance and the value of money Taking control of your money with a conscious spending plan + a clear vision of your rich life 5 questions to consider b ..read more

Building wealth is something talked about often. What isn’t normally discussed? Protecting that wealth you’re working so hard to build! In this solo episode, I talk about how to protect yourself, your assets, and the people you love as soon as you’re able. You don’t have to wait until you’re “older” or wealthy to check off these boxes. Start risk management and wealth protection today and become a wealthy person by acting like one now. In this episode, I discuss: Why we hired a financial planner (even though I’m a “money expert”) The importance of having a safe and physically protecting impor ..read more

Balancing how to be financially responsible for long term wealth and spending in the moment so that you can live an intentional, fulfilling life is not always easy to do. In this solo episode, I talk about how I make those spending vs saving decisions for myself and give you six questions to ask yourself before you splurge/make a purchase. I also talk about how we paid for our 10-year anniversary trip to St. Lucia and our Brooklyn basement remodel. The balance of saving and investing vs. enjoying your hard earned money How we decided to spend money on our 10-year anniversary trip and basement ..read more

In this solo episode I give you Journey To Launch business updates and what I’ve been up to personally (or not up to) over the last couple of months. I discuss how I’ve been preparing for my upcoming busy season of life, why taking advantage of rest is important, and the main takeaways from summer 2022.  In this episode, I discuss: The benefits of taking advantage of no structure and seasons of rest  How to enjoy and take a grateful approach to your day-to-day life Editing your life to focus on what serves you instead of what drains you The importance of social capital + not tying y ..read more