Brad Johnson is Professor of psychology in the Department of Leadership, Ethics and Law at the U.S. Naval Academy, and a Faculty Associate in the Graduate School of Education at Johns Hopkins University. David Smith is Associate Professor of sociology in the College of Leadership and Ethics at the U.S. Naval War College. They are co-authors of Athena Rising: How and Why Men Should Mentor Women and Good Guys: How Men Can Be Better Allies for Women in the Workplace ..read more

Bola Sokunbi is a Certified Financial Education Instructor, finance expert, bestselling author, speaker, and founder of Clever Girl Finance, a financial education platform and community for women empowering them to achieve financial wellness and live life on their own terms.  Bola is also a first generation immigrant who had to teach herself how to navigate the American financial system. She shares some stories about navigating credit cards, debt, budgets and investing for the first time. In this episode, she reminds us that it’s normal to make mistakes and learn from them ..read more

Lindsay Bryan-Podvin, owner and founder of Mind Money Balance, is a financial therapist who started her career in the field of mental health treatment and advocacy. As the first financial therapist in Michigan, she combines financial literacy with the emotional and psychological side of money.  She always had an interest in mental health and found an even greater love working at the intersection of mental health and money, especially when it comes to romantic relationships. In addition to being a published author of the book “The Financial Anxiety Solution,” she has a degree in sociology ..read more

Leisa Peterson is an author, business growth strategist, money expert, mindset coach and podcaster.  She is an internationally recognized authority on bridging the gap between financial freedom and human spiritual potential. Leisa has a unique ability to draw from biology, neuroscience, philosophy, spiritual teachings and psychology to create a synthesis of knowledge that helps people understand scarcity and prosperity in profoundly affecting ways. She’s had the great fortune of witnessing 1,000’s of money breakthroughs and financial healings as a result of the process she explores in her ..read more

Kim Scott is the author of Just Work and Radical Candor and co-founder of a company that helps people put the ideas in her books into practice. Kim was a CEO coach at Dropbox, Qualtrics, Twitter, and other tech companies. She was a member of the faculty at Apple University and before that led AdSense, YouTube, and DoubleClick teams at Google. In this episode, Kim gets radically candid about life in the workplace… how to deal with bias, how to give and receive feedback, and how to motivate teams. Key Takeaways: You don’t have to be passionate about your job. The folks who work for you don’t hav ..read more

REPLAY! Stephanie Xenos is a self-described “recovering rocket scientist and overall investing nerd.” Stephanie is a member of the Financial Independence / Retire Early community, aka the FIRE community.  She started investing at 18, and retired at 32 from a career at NASA and SpaceX. Stephanie then founded her company, Money Muse, with the sole purpose of helping other women reach financial independence. She speaks at events all over the US, and works with women one-on-one as a financial coach. Stephanie joins The 411k to give us the “Investing 101 Basics” – where to start, basic investi ..read more

REPLAY! Jennifer Barrett, the Chief Education Officer at Acorns, is an expert at helping women shift their money mindsets and take control of their finances. She is also the author of “Think Like a Breadwinner,” a manifesto for the working woman, with tips on building wealth and finding balance. Barrett joins The 411k in this episode to share her own money journey and the research that she is seeing about breadwinning women in the workplace. Let’s get that bread! More women are family breadwinners today than ever before. Women are the sole or primary breadwinner in 40% of households with kids ..read more

Catherine Wood, Founder and Head Coach of Unbounded Potential, a boutique coaching firm supporting all aspects of growing a scalable and impact-driven business while prioritizing living a joyfully aligned life for ambitious empaths and sensitive entrepreneurs. Her firm coaches entrepreneurs, creatives and C-suite leaders on their performance, leadership and holistic success through 1:1 coaching and year-long mastermind for empath entrepreneurs. She also hosts the Prosperous Empath podcast. Catherine joins The 411k to share her insights on hustle culture. Many of us love our inner hustler and w ..read more

Shawna Martin has been a global technology leader for over 20 years. Her extensive experience in guiding and growing successful teams and their leaders is where her passion for coaching and mentoring began. And now, Seedling Coach is where that same passion continues to expand as a career and life coach. Shawna has developed a sustainable, nourishing, and yet fierce method of taking her clients’ and colleagues’ careers to the next level. Shawna prides herself on deep listening and expanding everyone’s vision to see broader perspectives, possibilities of innovation, and opportunities for elevat ..read more

Lauren Wells is the VP of Investor Relations & Strategy at 7e Investments. She leads the strategic evaluation of market research and implements, leads, and supports the business strategies. She has also been a real estate investor since 2010. During this time, she has helped grow and manage a portfolio of over 100 assets which include both residential real estate and mortgage notes.  In this episode, Lauren joins The 411k to talk about the importance of passive income for financial freedom. Do you assume investment properties or side hustles are the only way to get passive income? Lau ..read more