About this episode

This episode features discussions on financial empowerment and wealth building with Bola Sokunbi and Nonye Brown-West.

Dive into financial empowerment with our latest episode! Join host Marina Franklin, Bola Sokunbi of Clever Girl Finance, and rising star Nonye Brown-West as they share insights on building wealth, resilience, and mindset. Don't miss it! Bola Sokunbi is a Certified Financial Education Instructor (CFEI), investor, finance expert, speaker, podcaster, and bestselling author. She is the founder and CEO of Clever Girl Finance, a platform launched in 2015 that has grown into one of the largest personal finance media and education platforms for women in the U.S. From the best selling author of Clever Girl Finance, her new book: Clever Girl Millionaire is available right now! Nonye Brown-West is a New York-based Nigerian-American comedian and writer. She has been featured in the Boston Globe's Rise column as a Comic to Watch. She has also appeared on Amazon, NPR, PBS, ABC, Sway In The Morning on Sirius XM, and the New York Comedy Festival. Go to NonyeComedy.com to see where she is performing near you. Always hosted by Marina Franklin - One Hour Comedy Special: Single Black Female ( Amazon Prime, CW Network), TBS's The Last O.G, Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, Hysterical on FX, The…

People in this episode

Host: Marina Franklin

Guests: Bola Sokunbi, Nonye Brown-West

Topics covered

• financial empowerment
• wealth building
• resilience
• mindset
• women in finance

Keywords

• financial confidence
• Clever Girl Finance
• wealth
• resilience
• mindset
• women's finance
• Bola Sokunbi
• Nonye Brown-West

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Clever Girl Finance, Boston Globe, Amazon, NPR, PBS, ABC, Sirius XM, New York Comedy Festival, HBO, TBS

Products: Clever Girl Millionaire

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