From Six-Figure Debt to Financial Freedom: Veronica Deraleau's ARIA Model

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Milan Kohut, we sit down with Veronica Deraleau, the CEO and founder of Making Money is Simple. Veronica shares her unique journey from a professional balancing a corporate career in fintech with her life as an opera singer to becoming a financial coach. She opens up about the personal catalyst for her business: graduating with an MBA and six figures of debt, which led her to develop a powerful, forward-looking budgeting strategy that allowed her to become debt-free in just three years.Veronica details her mindset-driven approach to financial freedom, which she encapsulates in her ARIA model (Awaken, Reframing, Intention, Action). She explains how she helps her ideal clients, "rising professionals" who earn good money but are still living paycheck-to-paycheck, by combining financial education with actionable plans for debt payoff and wealth building. The conversation also covers her goals for scaling her business through group coaching and automated courses, and the challenges of time management as a solo founder.