219 {Nell Nakkan} Blowing an inheritance and stuck overseas with debt

About this episode

Nell Nakkan shares her journey of financial struggles while pursuing an acting career in LA and the lessons learned from overcoming debt.

Try our FREE burnout quiz. Grab your burnout workbook HERE.  Money troubles might be considered common for many of us, but no one speaks about them, and because money is so rarely spoken about, some of us can end up in very real, and stressful money situations. That’s what happened to Nell when she moved to LA to chase her acting career, only to find a lack of financial education completely undermined her. Now, Nell is the founder of The Savvy Creative and Maiden Media and the newly launched podcast How To Be A Savvy Creative. Having started out her professional career as an actor, appearing in two seasons of A Place to Call Home, several award winning films, commercials and stage shows across Australia and the US, Nell pivoted her focus in 2021 and attained her Masters of Screen Arts at AFTRS to focus on Screen Business and Leadership. Since then Nell has been producing and working in partnerships in the brand space. Nell launched Maiden Media in late 2025 and is keen to break the mould when it comes to producing content in Australia. In this episode she shares: -     Her decision to move to LA to pursue acting. -     How an…

People in this episode

Host: Ali Flynn

Guest: Nell Nakkan

Topics covered

• money management
• financial education
• debt recovery
• acting career
• personal growth

Keywords

• burnout
• money troubles
• financial mistakes
• debt
• acting career
• money lessons
• financial education

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Savvy Creative, Maiden Media, How To Be A Savvy Creative

Books & works: A Place to Call Home

Places: LA, Australia, US

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