Your Money, Your Life Black Enterprise Digital Media

The husband-and-wife team of Julien and Kiersten Saunders have built a brand and business focused on inspiring better conversations about money. Authors of the new book Cashing Out: Win the Wealth Game By Walking Away, the Saunders join Your Money Your Life to discuss how they approach financial planning as a couple, the benefits of being “rich and regular,” and why Black professionals should plan to retire early.

The decisions young professionals make as they begin their careers can set the course for their success and earning power for their entire working lives. Fedex Custom Critical Managing Director and Chief Information Officer Cynthia Bevelle-Orange, author of The Courage to Continue: Navigating Your Corporate Journey, joins Your Money Your Life to share key financial considerations for first-generation corporate professionals and others in the early stages of their careers.

Whether you start a new venture because of a career disruption, or you’ve always wanted to be your own boss, making the shift from working a job to running a business is rarely, if ever, easy. Jason Murray, author of 7 Mindset to Successfully Transition From Employee to Entrepreneur, joins Your Money Your Life to share the financial and lifestyle considerations that are key to success.

Creating multigenerational wealth is a hot topic among Black people, and especially among millennial and younger African Americans. Ivy-League educated entertainer and entrepreneur Ross Mac, the creator of Maconomics, joins Your Money Your Life to share the mindset, priorities and habits necessary to go from conversation to culture change in the pursuit of wealth and prosperity for Black families.

What we communicate to our children about the economy, spending and household resources is critical to their attitudes and feelings about money today, and the capacity to create wealth from generation to generation. Purse Empowerment Founder Shani Curry shares key concepts every parent should consider in order to raise financially aware and resilient kids.

It seems that every economic expert is forecasting a recession in 2023, sparking anxiety that often leads poor financial choices. Kara Stevens, founder of The Frugal Feminista and author of the new book Heal Your Relationship With Money, joins Your Money Your Life to help us move past our fears in order to focus on adjustments we can make now to prepare for a recession, while remaining committed to our financial goals.