Elevated Conversations with Gbenga Ogunjimi Gbenga Ogunjimi

My guest today is on an audacious mission of getting a million families in their own homes. In this episode of the Elevated Conversations Podcast, I interviewed Eze Okwodu, a real estate agent, investor, and entrepreneur who uncovered the power of homeownership as a foundation for wealth building. If you ever wondered how to get into investing in real estate or even creating other forms of investment portfolios this episode is for you. Eze is based in the Washington DC metro area.

In this episode, I had the pleasure of speaking with wealth expert, Charisse Conanan-Johnson as we discussed her review of my new book Future Leader: 7 Prophetic Declarations for Shaping Your Child's Identity. Future Leader is a parenting book that explores the topics of identity, leadership, and purpose from a Christian perspective. We discussed the Wealth Creator component of the book and strategies for anyone or parent to create generational wealth or foster the skill of wealth building in their children. For more info about the Future Leader book please visit - https://gbenga.org/futureleader

Family stories are not just a collection of historical accounts from our ancestors. Alternatively, the stories our family leaves with us, and especially the ones we choose to tell, are assets for creating wealth for future generations. Enjoy my recent interview with Nike Anani, Nike is about the family business, legacy building, and philanthropy. In this episode, we discussed the power of telling your story and defining your identity as a family business owner.

Family stories are not just a collection of historical accounts from our ancestors. Alternatively, the stories our family leaves with us, and especially the ones we choose to tell, are assets for creating wealth for future generations. In this episode of the Elevated Conversations Podcast titled Unlocking The Power of Your Family Story, I talked about the process of crafting and harnessing your family story.

This episode is with Charisse Conanan-Johnson. Charisse is a wealth expert, and the author of the new book titled The Wealthy Girl: 7 Steps to Prosperity, Peace, and Personal Power. She also a Managing Partner at a financial institution called Next Street. Next Street mobilizes capital, customers, and capabilities to small businesses and entrepreneurs that have been systemically held back. 

Bonus and why you should listen entirely to this episode – I asked Charisse to give an expert perspective to the following financial terms:


Compound Interest
FICO Score
Asset Allocation
Angel Investing
Capital Gains
Mutual Funds
Stock Options
Itemized Deduction
Standard Deduction
Term Life Insurance

To change the world you have to change your perspective and to change your perspective you have to travel to see the world. This episode explores how to foster one’s cultural intelligence through travel. My guest Carol Yee talks about her new book Welcome Abuja Once Again: How I Became a Citizen of the World. We discussed her experience of world cultures and navigating her Chinese American identity. Carol believes “Being a citizen of the world is not a destination, it’s a mindset and a journey.”