My story
I grew up in a house where we talked about money.
“Pay yourself first,” my dad always said.
What my dad taught me
He taught me how money really works.
He explained the stock market to me and why investing consistently, starting young, is one of the biggest keys to building wealth.
He even pulled out an amortization schedule and walked me through how much interest really costs over the life of a loan, and why paying off debt early is so worth it.
He taught me to negotiate for the best deal, and to be willing to walk away when the terms weren't right for me.
Most of all, he taught me that money should work for you, and that you should never be afraid to ask for what you deserve.
Those lessons gave me a head start, and I've been building on them ever since.
What I noticed
I didn't realize how unusual that was until much later.
The women I coach, friends I've known for decades, the young women I mentor: so many grew up in homes where money just wasn't discussed. These are brilliant women, leading at work and at home, learning money as they go.
So many women never had these conversations growing up. I'd love to have them with you.
At work
I invested in my career the same way I invest my money.
At one point in my career, I was working long hours, raising my hand for the hardest projects, and exceeding every expectation set for me. I was doing work well above my title. When I asked about a promotion, I was told to be patient because it wasn't the right time.
I decided not to wait. I studied what the research shows actually works for women, built my case with my results, and asked for the title and the pay.
That ask changed how I show up. Since then I've kept growing my career by getting comfortable talking about my successes, knowing my value, and using what works for women to get to yes. It's carried me through twenty years of negotiating multi-million-dollar agreements with some of the largest brands in the world.
At home
At home, I put those lessons to work.
I've saved a percentage of everything I've earned since my first job at 12, babysitting the kids in my neighborhood. I even practiced my negotiation skills to set my rate. When I landed my first real job out of college, I started investing for retirement right away, even when I was broke, and I kept learning about investing from there.
Saving a percentage of every babysitting dollar.
Investing for retirement right away.
Saved for it.
Paid the steep bills.
Saving for theirs from day one.
Never stopped investing for it, even in the lean years.
Intentional about where it goes.
Some years were hard. Those daycare bills were bigger than our mortgage payment, and there were months I looked at our account and wondered how we'd make it all work. We kept saving anyway, sometimes in very small amounts, and through every one of those seasons I stayed out of debt.
What built it
Intentional choices, made again and again, built my wealth.
Today I'm a multimillionaire, and I share that so you know what's possible.
I haven't gotten every decision right. I've made poor financial decisions over the years, and each one taught me something I now teach other women.
And I enjoy my money. The trips, the experiences, the dinners with friends. Building wealth on purpose is what lets me say yes to the things I love.
It isn't too late.
Wherever you are, it isn't too late, and you don't have to figure it out alone.
Why I teach
I want women to be wealthy.
I'm a data girl with a background in behavioral science, trained in negotiation at Harvard and Wharton, and I've coached hundreds of women to ask for what they deserve. Money takes knowledge and behavior change, and I teach both.
I want you to be confident with money, planning for the future you want, and carrying far less money stress. Women with wealth change the world, and I want you to be one of them.
That's why I started Rich & Rising, a community of women building wealth together, sharing what works, and cheering each other on.
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