So Money With Farnoosh Torabi

Welcome back to startup week. Today's guest is the founder and CEO of Bstow, a forthcoming app that will be launching soon. It rounds up your spare change and shares it with a charity of your choice. Jason Grad is a technology specialist based out of New York City who has a proven track record for high growth in both sales and marketing. After graduating from Vanderbilt University, Jason began his career as an IT Manager and Director of Online Sales at Eveready Hardware before joining Yelp as an Elite Account Executive. While at Yelp he was in the 1% of out 1,500 executives in total sales. In six months he was able to generate over half a million in new business. In June 2015, Jason left Yelp to pursue his entrepreneurial dream and start Bstow. Jason enjoys giving back to the community and volunteers at events and mentors at both Startup Institute and Venture for America. Right now, Jason is in Tel Aviv, where he was accepted into the prestigious Barclay’s accelerator powered by TechStars. So, he is sort of i

It's Startup Week on So Money. We're going to talk to some amazing entrepreneurs that are in the startup phase of their businesses. This themed week was really inspired by my show Follow the Leader, where I've been spending time with billionaires and mega-entrepreneurs as they make tough decisions behind the scenes, how they execute strategy and run their businesses. So, I thought, wouldn't it be kind of interesting to look at some startups, some younger entrepreneurs, fledgling entrepreneurs as they're in the first year, two or three, of their business.Today's guest is Julia Shapiro. She's the CEO and co-founder of Hire an Esquire. It's an on-demand attorney workforce platform that helps attorney's connect with law firms and corporate legal departments to build a freelance career and alternative career path. It's been called the "Uber" for attorney's. The company is backed by a variety of investors, which is why I wanted to have her on the show for startup week. Her clients include Fortune 500 legal departme

In this week's episode of Ask Farnoosh, special guest Sophia Bera and I answer your biggest questions about last minute tax information, what to do if you've misplaced your W2 form and are worried about fraud protection, paying off student loans lump sum vs. gradually and more.Sophia Bera is the founder of GenY Planning and was featured on So Money previously. If you'd like to learn more about Sophia Bera, visit her website genyplanning.com or follow her on Twitter @sophiabera. You can also sign up for her newsletter here or enroll in the waitlist for her Millennials and Money class here.For more information visit www.somoneypodcast.com. 

Today's guest is the money mindset mentor for the new wave of online female entrepreneurs. I'm excited to welcome Denise Duffield Thomas to today's show. Her best-selling books Lucky Bitch and Get Rich, Lucky Bitch provide a fresh and funny road-map for female entrepreneurs to create both a successful life and business. Denise helps women release their fear of money, determine premium prices for the services they offer and take back control over their finances. She's also an award-winning speaker and entrepreneur herself. In our conversation Denise shares her financial highs and lows as she went from the welfare offices as a child to earning 7 figures as a money coach. She also shares why she would want to go on a vacation with Suze Orman -- if she won the lottery. For more information visit www.somoneypodcast.com. 

Today's guest is a skilled contractor and award-winning TV host and executive producer on the HGTV/DIY hit series Income Property. Scott McGillivray has a passion in educating homeowners to make smart renovation and investment decisions that deliver financial rewards. Most recently, Scott has partnered with Owners.com, a newly launched real estate buying and selling service. You might recognize Scott because he frequently appears as an expert on morning and daytime shows and has appeared in various publications such asForbes, USA Today and People among others. For more information visit www.somoneypodcast.com. 

Today's guest is the Talented Blonde aka Kristin Bentz. Kristin began her career in the luxury retail and hotel industry and then moved on to Wall Street where she 'survived' working with Dick Fuld and Jim Cramer, my ex-boss and previous So Money guest. Kristin is an ex-Lehmanite and a former managing editor of Real Money. She is most well-known for her ability to identify trends in the consumer, lodging and luxury sectors and offers fresh and independent analysis of the financial markets and consumer sector. For more information visit www.somoneypodcast.com. 

Today's guest has a unique title - she's an audience engagement specialist who founded DSTL, a new York based audience engagement consultancy that serves clients around the world. Kate Gardiner works with media brands to help them redefine their digital futures. She is also the co-founder and partner at AVG, a creative studio that works with media companies, and executive director of TheLi.st, a platform for women in business, technology and media. Kate has worked with big media names like Al Jazeera International, Newsweek, Voice of America, New York Public Radio among many others. She is a a member of the 2016 Forbes 30 under 30, a 2015-2016 #NextJ fellow for the Radio, Television and Digital News Association and a Young Leader on the National Committee for U.S.-China Relations. For more information visit www.somoneypodcast.com. 

In this week's episode of Ask Farnoosh, I answer your biggest questions about opening up a Roth IRA, if a 401k is a good investment, expenses to take into consideration if you want to relocate to a higher-cost-of-living city and more.For more information visit www.somoneypodcast.com. 

Today's guest is a board certified gastroenterologist and internist. Dr. Roshini Raj is joining us. She has her medical degree from NYU School of Medicine and her undergraduate degree from Harvard, pretty impressive. Dr. Raj is also an attending physician and an Associate Professor of Medicine at NYU School of Medicine. She's spent the past decade educating the public on leading health and more balanced lives. I know Dr. Raj because I constantly have run-ins with her at the TODAY Show, where she like me is a contributor. She's also the core expert on the Dr. Oz Show, the Good Day New York Medical Correspondent and the Medical Editor of Health Magazine. She's also an author and co-founder of TULA, a healthy living and beauty brand. In our time together, we talk about her new product line, Tula and why it actually works. There’s so many beauty products on the market claiming that they can rejuvenate and delay aging, so what’s so special about Tula? Then, we talk about her profession, taking it from behind-the-s

Today's guest has an amazing story. This woman has worked for some of the biggest names on Wall Street. Cynthia DiBartolo's resume consists of jobs at Bear Sterns, Merrill Lynch, Smith Barney and Citibank. She also has her law degree from the Villanova University School of Law. In 2009, while working for Citibank, Cynthia was diagnosed with head and neck cancer. After undergoing extensive surgery, she was left unable to eat or speak. Her colleagues at Citibank feared people wouldn't have the patience to communicate with her, so she took a leave of absence. During this time she applied to FINRA and the SEC and felt empowered to start her own company for the next chapter, Tigress Financial Partners. Cynthia was inspired by 'Tigress' because it meant strong female. Her firm is a woman owned and operated service that provides research, corporate and executive services, asset management, sales and trading, wealth management and investment banking services. She also serves as the Chair of Greater New York Chamber o

Today's guest is a New York Times bestselling author. Chris Guillebeau has written "The Happiness of Pursuit," "The $100 Startup" and now "Born for This: How to Find the Work You Were Meant to Do", which is out today. In his latest book, Chris talks about the intersection of joy, money and flow, which he thinks are all key to help you mind the work that perfectly suits your unique interests, skills and experiences. We'll talk about this. More about Chris Guillebeau... he has spent his lifetime self-employed so he knows a thing about being an entrepreneur. His real passion is traveling. He has visited every country in the world (yes, 193 in total) before his 35th birthday. He also hosts a yearly summit every summer in Portland, Oregon called the World Domination Summit where creative people come together to attend keynotes, attendee-led meet-ups, workshops, a city-wide scavenger hunt and even a Guinness World Record attempt. So, if you're planning on being in Portland, OR in August you might want to check it o

Today's guest is a financial therapist and expert when it comes to financial wellness. Amanda Clayman is a clinician specializing in financial issues and helps people bring money into balance. Now, Amanda wasn't always good with money. At one point in her life she found herself in $20,000 worth of credit card debt and was able to change her relationship with money. She is also the founder of the Financial Wellness Program for national arts non-profit The Actors Fund. Here she pioneered a cognitive-behavioral approach to financial education. Amanda also runs seminars and groups for corporations as well as authored several online courses for the learning company, Lynda.com. With Amanda, we learn what is good financial hygiene? She also talks about her $19,000 haircut that served as the turning point in her financial life. For more information visit www.somoneypodcast.com. 

In this week's episode of Ask Farnoosh, special guest, Dr. Brad Klontz joins me. He is an award-winning financial psychologist and a certified financial planner. Dr. Klontz is also a Partner of Occidental Asset Management, LLC, a fee-only investment advisory firm in Northern California. He and I actually collaborated on the survey for my book When She Makes More. His work has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, New York Times and Washington Post, among others.Brad and I are teaming up again. This time, he is working with Chase to help us learn more about fraud and share ways to help prevent fraudulent activity. I, too, am working with Chase’s fraud campaign as a financial education partner. To learn more visit www.chase.com/fraud-security.In this episode, Dr. Brad Klontz and I answer your biggest questions about keeping your finances secure from fraud, best ways to prevent credit card fraud, deciding between college vs. community college and more.If you'd like to learn more about Dr. Brad Klontz, check

Today's guest is a lifestyle entrepreneur, blogger, podcaster, online marketer and personal branding strategist. Navid Moazzez has made quite the name for himself in the online business world as a leading authority on helping entrepreneurs create, promote and profit from virtual summits in order to increase their brand presence and business. Navid has experienced firsthand how an "epic" virtual summit can lead to your business' success after he held his own in 2014 called The Branding Summit. After that, Navid was then able to quit his job and live abroad while making even more impact in other peoples’ lives around the world. He has been featured in Business Insider, Entrepreneur, The Huffington Post, EoFire, I Will Teach You To Be Rich and many more. In our interview we talk about what is a 'lifestyle entrepreneur?' I’m very curious because I’ve now met several very successful people who carry that title and I’m intrigued. But, he also wears many other hats. We also talk about the inner workings of a virtual

Today's guest is recognized as one of the world's most influential management thinkers in 2015 and was a finalist for the Top thinkers on Talent at the biennial Thinkers50 ceremony in London. Whitney Johnson is best known for her work on driving corporate innovation through personal disruption. Formerly, she was an Institutional Investor-ranked analyst for 8 years at Merrill Lynch and is the former president and co-founder of a boutique investment firm with Harvard Business School's Clayton Christensen. Whitney is the author of the critically-acclaimed book, "Disrupt Yourself: Putting the Power of Disruptive Innovation to Work." It was named by Inc. Magazine as a Top 100 Business Book in 2015. Whitney is also a frequent contributor to the Harvard Business Review, a LinkedInfluencer and co-founder of Forty Women over 40 to Watch. She has a very impressive background as an investor working at Merrill Lynch picking stocks. I ask her about her strategy, now that she advocates for the average investor. It might su

So Money has surpassed 2 million downloads!  And to spread the good news, I'm heading to Instagram. Want to join me? In exchange, I'm giving away 10 gift cards to Amazon worth $100 each! Here's how to enter to win: Between now and Friday, head over to Instagram and upload a picture of yourself listening to So Money. Post as often as you want! Share what you love about the show or how it's helped you with your finances, career, life, etc. Please include the hashtag #SoMoney2million in your post. This is important to do, so I can find you! On Friday at noon eastern time, I will announce the 10 fans on Instagram who will receive $100 Amazon gift cards for their amazing support! Remember, you can post as often as you like! Just remember to use #SoMoney2million in your post. 

Today's guest is an accomplished corporate executive, acclaimed speaker and CEO adviser. Mindy Mackenzie has quite the resume. She served as the Chief Performance Officer of Beam, Inc., where she earned the nickname the "Velvet Hammer" during her time there. She was revered by her colleagues for telling the truth amongst the executive team while using a combination of honesty and empathy to lead her team. Before that she spent five years at Campbell Soup Co., nine years at Wal-Mart advancing through various Senior Leadership HR and Organizational Development roles. All of this has given Mindy the expertise to advise CEO's, so she started her own company to do so, MM Enterprises, Inc. She's helping CEO's and C-suite level executives increase both their personal fulfillment and professional impact.For more information visit www.somoneypodcast.com. 

Today's guest is the creator of the Booked and Paid To Speak training program so if you're looking to make a living out of speaking engagements today's episode is for you. He's also a nationally known keynote speaker and author. Grant Baldwin is joining us today. Grant is a fellow podcaster, hosting the show "How Did You Get Into That?" which has over 30,000 listeners every month and has been the #1 ranked Careers show on iTunes. As a speaker, Grant has given hundreds of presentations and has spoken to over 400,000 people in 45 different states through leadership conferences, conventions and other events. He also has a book and curriculum entitled "Reality Check" which is taught in over 400 schools around the country.For more information visit www.somoneypodcast.com. 

In this week's episode of Ask Farnoosh I answer your biggest questions about filing your taxes on your own vs. hiring a tax professional to handle your return, real estate investment opportunities, signing up for your company's 401k and more.For more information visit www.somoneypodcast.com. 

Today's guest is a vegan celebrity chef and wellness expert. Jason Wrobel is coming out with a new cookbook this April entitled, "Eaternity: More than 150 Deliciously Easy Vegan Recipes for a Long Healthy, Satisfied, Joyful Life." He users powerful everyday superfood ingredients to create culinary masterpieces that attract a celebrity following from the likes of Woody Harrelson, Jeremy Piven, Robin Wright, Steve Buscemi and Russell Simmons, among many others.A little bit more about Jason, he graduated from the Living Light Culinary Institute and earned a certification as a Raw Food Chef and Instructor. He went on to apprentice with some of the industry's finest and most revered talents in New York City, Detroit and Los Angeles. His career highlights include winning the inaugural World' best Raw Ice Cream competition in LA and being the first vegan chef ever to present live at the prestigious Pebble Beach Food & Wine festival. Jason is also the host of the popular YouTube channel The J-Wro Show where he showca