Savvy With Faith Teope

Training season is in full swing. From baseball to money talk at home. When is the best time to create an opportunity for your kids to flex money moves and do you really have to teach your kids financial terminology? In this episode with Drew Tirney, we're running the bases.

The stories a wealthy person will share in the home are different than the stories told (or not told) in less-than-wealthy homes. Could the stories told at home make all the difference in financial trajectory? In this episode, we discuss the idea with fin-tech creator and author Mac Gardner.

For the most vulnerable things we need the highest amount of trust alongside a proper dose of reciprocated respect. Falling squarely in this like me, know me, trust me modus operandi is finances. In this episode, we hear from Paula Weiss who has dedicated her career to being the wingwoman for finding financial footing and protecting against devastation.

Moms juggle so many things from carpooling sports practice to school calendar and every meal in between, not to mention the added schedule control of managing their career. Do their kids notice? In this episode, we take a look at how the mom’s control of the finances and day to day schedules can influence their kids with a little eye-opening nudge. Featured guest expert, Apryl Pope of Pope Financial Planning.

The hero faces adversity against a formidable villain but the story heightens with the hero's transformative self-discovery. Storytellers in movies and books use the story arch to keep us on the edge of our seat. Could difficult money concepts be communicated through entertainment? In this episode, we hear from the cartoon creator behind the award-winning financial literacy program that includes comics, tv shows and gaming. Is entertainment the missing link to raising a savvier next generation?

The stark reality is that we are educating without the ability to predict the outcome but delayed gratification or other things we intentionally or unintentionally teach our kids will have a lasting impact. In this episode, university educator and Wealth Advisor, Holly Knight, dives into the mind game.

Is it possible to have a successful relationship with unified financial efforts, but not agree on the process? Financial therapist Clare Dubé, CFSW opens this fascinating financial literacy angle on how understanding your partner makes the "together" work.

 Did you take a personal finance class during your school years? Do you feel confident about finances as a result? Probably not and you wouldn't be alone. In this episode we bring in former Head of Retirement Research, Nevin Adams, to expose the statistics with his perspective on why those classes do not work well, plus a clue as to what could be our game-changer for financial education.

Finance conversations tend to set aside feelings to address the facts, but is this why most people struggle with financial planning? In this episode of SAVVY, we bring in Mental Health Professional of the Year, EMDRA certified trauma therapist, Vanessa Sanford, to discuss the intersection of self-worth and money.

Lights, camera...relationship. Matthew Osborne takes us behind the scenes of growing up with powerful women to now working with powerful women. Learn about his early generational wealth conversation and how he explores new ventures. The source of it all? Talking.

Time, energy, relationships, and money are all resources. What if managing our time translates into managing our money; even more, what if we could teach individuals (and kids) how to tap into motivation alongside priority skills? In this episode, we pry the discussion open with leadership expert and 4x best-selling author Judy Hoberman.

When he was in the NBA, there was no nutrition coach, no weight room, no financial literacy…so he decided to change that for future athletes. Tune in to hear how NBA Hall of Famer, Ralph Sampson, changed the game for players by coaching them, at a young age, on how to prepare beyond their athletic career.

When financial advisor Anjali Jariwala wanted to enrich her daughter with her south asian roots and couldn’t find children’s books that fit the bill, she decided to write one herself. What’s the significance of culture on the topic of financial literacy? Catch this episode to hear the power of understanding cultural filters in order to create wealth and enjoy hard-earned money.

While preparing to testify before the United States Senate, Petros Koumantaros lamented the lackluster job we, as a society, are doing to prepare young people for the world. In this episode, Petros shares how he has addressed financial literacy with layers and language conversion to kindle the fire in middle schoolers and the opportunity that early learning can create. His broad charge to families and individuals is pointed and clear because, after all, we all use money.

Host, Faith Teope, found a man who served in the military, is a veteran competitive bodybuilder, has been working in financial services for over 30 years…and now is using his acquired skills to target his younger self with a very particular message. Content creators and educators tune into this wild ride. What fresh ideas will your mind discover?

Our education system may not be aligned with the way the brain learns best. In this episode, Dr. Cristina Wohlgehagen, a neurologist and founder of the International Headache Center, discusses brain health, lifestyle modifications, and trial-and-error to create brain resiliency. She is also a mom. Tune in to hear how she brings brain science into the money conversations with her 5 kids.

The creepy part is that the biggest indicator of future violence to come starts out looking a lot like love. In this episode, Caroline Markel Hammond shares another reason to give attention to financial literacy. Warning signs, prevention, and navigating escape, but perhaps even just as important…awareness so that we can be a ready-help.

Have you ever made a smart money decision and wondered how it would affect your family 2 generations from now? No? Well, maybe we should. We historically see the first generation makes the money, the second enjoys it, and the third destroys it–it stands to reason that it’s not the money that leaves the strong legacy, it’s the mindset. In this episode, Faith interviews Alan Gradzki, the youngest of 12 and father of 3. They dive into the fascinating story of his parents who, with very little formal education, bought a supermarket to feed the family. They discuss the mindset that was passed down, with a few tweaks along the way.