Financial Literacy, Mocking Oprah, and Life Lessons with Neale S Godfrey

Published: Nov. 9, 2020, 7 a.m.

On today's episode, Ryan Zauk sits down with legendary entrepreneur, author, and financial literacy advocate Neale S Godfrey. How do you summarize the background of someone like Neale? Let\u2019s give it a try:\n\n- First female VP at Chase Manhattan Bank where she worked on some of the largest M&A deals in history\n- New York Times bestseller, but only after buying a publishing company because she couldn\u2019t get a deal!\n- Founder of both the First Women\u2019s Bank and the First Children\u2019s Bank, the latter of which was famously used by Princess Diana in NYC\u2019s FAO Schwartz\n- Founder of \u201cChildren\u2019s Financial Network\u201d where she has become one of the nation\u2019s top crusaders, advocates, and thought leaders on financial literacy\n- Collaborator with Oprah, Executive in Residence at Columbia Business School, served on a number of boards including UNICEF\n\nQuite a life, right? Well, Neale is only getting started. In this episode, Neale discusses:\n\n- Her life as a woman on wall street in the 70's and 80's and the discrimination women faced (summing up to $2M in lost wages)\n- How she pivoted from banker to entrepreneur and author\n- Key issues with financial education in the US\n- Her financial advice for kids and parents\n- Tons of great anecdotes along the way including a 12 hour stop in Brazil, mocking Oprah to her face (accidentally), and more.\n\nFor more FinTech insights, follow us below:\n\nMedium: https://medium.com/wharton-fintech\n\nWFT Twitter: https://twitter.com/whartonfintech\n\nRyan's Twitter: https://twitter.com/RyanZauk\n\nLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/wharton-fintech-club/