Marci talks money (and life)

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By: Marci Grossman

Let's talk about money, life, career, changes, and the journey through it all. Join me as I discuss these topics and many more with guests who share their stories of challenges, victories, and learning through this adventure we call life.Marci is a CPA and a financial literacy author, educator, and speaker. Money is a tool that we all use. Let's talk about money and how it fits into our lives. Follow Marci Talks Money (and Life) wherever you get your podcasts to get the episodes as they post. Visit MoneyMarci.com to check out other financial literacy resources.

Executive Function - Teach them early - Brenda Mann
#9
Today at 10:00 AM

We want our children to be successful in life, however we define success. Some kids may face additional challenges so they need additional support. Join me as I talk with Brenda Mann of Academic and Behavior Consultants about working with students, families, and schools to build the skills children need to be successful.

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Improve your mindset with Albert Bramante
#8
10/22/2025

What if the fear of success is as much of a problem as the fear of failure? Dr. Albert Bramante talks about how mindset can be a problem for anyone, and ways to gain control.


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Rise Above The Script: Confronting Self Doubt and Mastering Self Sabotage for Performing Artists

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Sam Mitchell - Autism podcaster and advocate
#7
10/15/2025

People with autism are all around us. Do you know anybody with autism? You will after this episode, where I talk with Sam Mitchell about autism, podcasting, working, the importance of support, and many other topics.


Check out Sam's podcast, Autism Rocks and Rolls



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Todd Polke - Personal Trainer to Financial Coach
#6
10/08/2025

Todd Polke trains investors to grow their wealth by educating them about money and investments. Join us as we have an informative discussion about his financial journey, judo, the importance of good mentors,and his new book, Escape the Middle.

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Escape the Middle

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Cheryl Lacasse - Understanding your insurance
#5
10/01/2025

Insurance may feel like a necessary evil in lift, but the better you understand it the better decisions you can make for yourself. Join me as I chat with Cheryl Lacasse, an independent insurance agent about many of the things you need to know about your personal insurance, homeowners, auto, umbrella policies, and protecting your toys.


Sweet Insurance

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Mark Astor - Guardianship issues for mental health and substance use
#4
09/24/2025

Mental illness and substance abuse affect many people and can cause financial and legal issues but help is available. Sometimes that help includes attorneys to make sure that appropriate guardianship is available to help manage decision making, especially during times of treatment.

Mark Astor of Astor Simovich Law educates us about guardianship as well as discussing how he got into this specific area of practice.




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Azan - Podcaster - Light of Wisdom
#3
09/17/2025

Podcasting is a great opportunity to network as well as learn about the world around you. Join me as I talk with Azan about his adventures in podcasting.




Light of Wisdom Podcast

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Stephanie Leandre - Financial Coach
#2
09/10/2025

Understanding money is a key component to improving your financial outcome. Stephanie Leandre is a financial coach and notary who has made it her career and mission to help improve financial literacy in her community.


Simply Noble Services

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Maddie Andrews - The cost of mental illness
#1
09/03/2025

If you don't think you know someone with mental illness, that may be because they are hiding it from you. The struggles of someone who has mental illness are significant and can affect all aspects of their life. The support they receive from others in their life can have a huge positive impact on their challenges and outcome
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Please listen to this episode with my guest, Maddie Andrews, to learn more about what it is like to live with mental illness and how it can impact your life and financial opportunities.

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Preview Season 2
08/27/2025

Preview episode for season 2

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Wrap-up Season 1- Caryn Martinez
#18
08/20/2025

Join us as Caryn Martinez, First episode guest, and I review the subjects and guests from the first season.

You can find links to connect to my guests in the show notes of their episode.

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Carol Lempert & Scotty Watson - Theater kids bring their skills to work
#17
08/13/2025

Hire a theater kid, they say. They can do anything. Today we will talk about how true that is, as well as the power of saying 'yes'

Carol Lempert started her career as a professional actress. She now helps leaders increase their executive presence by teaching them the skills actors use to have great stage and screen presence.  
A sought-after leadership expert, Carol’s insights have been featured in Forbes, The Financial Post, The National Post, and Reader’s Digest. She also serves as a teaching fellow at Florida International University’s Center for Leader...


Mr GreeneStuff - Resilience and reinvention
#16
08/06/2025

Let's talk about the importance of resilience and reinvention to success.

Alex Greene aka Mr. GreeneStuff considers his life an example of ‘successful failures’, while he learns from life’s setbacks and achieves amazing goals. 
He was a guitar player who had to pivot after a hand injury. He has been homeless. he has won Emmys and Tellys for children’s programming. He has raised millions in private investments, and negotiated global IP and licensing deals. His story is about resilience, adaptability, and reinvention. And he is a fabulous story teller!

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Donny Mangos - Career and financial journey
#15
07/30/2025

Let's talk about the willingness to transition your career finding your professional calling. 

Donny Mangos is a renaissance man. A business graduate, he started out building and designing business systems, moving into IT consulting for banks and insurance companies, and transitioned to real estate. He has written 2 books “Replace Your Salary with Real Estate” and “Get Wealthed Up”, in support of his work in financial consulting and real estate investing.

Check him out at GetWealthedUp.com

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Jenna Heath - Emotional leadership
#14
07/23/2025

Let's talk about the importance of being open to learning and teaching the next generation of leaders.

Jenna Heath is a talented communicator, educator and professional connector of people! She received her Bachelor of Arts in Communication and Political Science from San Diego State University (SDSU) and her Masters in Education from University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
After graduating she meandered many different career fields such as: start ups, fitness, non-profit, fundraising, food and beverage before landing in higher education.
She is deeply committed to training the next generation of leaders utilizing a wide variety of...


Michael Farino - The Rice Pudding playbook
#13
07/16/2025

Let's talk about being ready to rethink the relationship with money, success, and self-worth.


Michael Farino is a former high-level corporate executive who spent 35 years navigating the world of big law firms, leading multi-million dollar budgets, initiatives and mastering the ins and outs of business finance, strategy, and growth. 
After decades of budgeting and managing finances for others, he made the ultimate investment in himself as he traded in boardrooms and balance sheets for stove tops and storytelling, launching Pudding on the Rice!—a dessert company inspired by his father, Papa Nick, and his legendary rice pud...


Christine Dykeman - Human resources is here to help
#12
07/09/2025

Let's talk about the value of communication and employee engagement.

Christine Dykeman is a Compassionate Futurist Speaking on Employee Experience. She is a Keynote Speaker, Panelist, & Moderator, an HR Project Manager & Advisor, a Workshop Facilitator, and the CEO & Founder of Lighthouse Engagement Advisors

Christine has multiple degrees and certifications in HR, Project Management, and a masters in managerial technology. She has sat on both sides of the table for hiring and employment so brings an informed and diverse perspective of the process.
 
At Lighthouse Engagement Advisors she works in many different ways to help o...


Kathy James - Achieving against the odds and helping others to do the same
#11
07/02/2025

Let's talk about the value of passion and resilience.

Kathy James is a Learning program manager, TEDx speaker, resilience speaker and author, with experience in instructional design, project management, technology training, and associate onboarding. 
She is passionate about leveraging technology to simplify process adoption, enhance the learner experience, and drive measurable business outcomes. Kathy thrives in collaborative environments where building strong relationships, influencing change, and driving operational success are valued.
Her newest project is the creation of CatapultU

Check out her book, My Fight Against the Odds

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Otis Wilson Jr. - Doing the work and making a difference
#10
06/25/2025

Let's talk about the importance of believing in yourself and doing the work to achieve your goals and make a difference for others.

Otis Wilson Jr. was born blind but that never stopped him from accomplishing his goals and objectives in life. He graduated from Southern University with a degree in Broadcast Journalism and received an MBA from the University of Phoenix in Business administration. Otis traveled extensively throughout Europe as a Jazz Alto Saxophonist and percussionist, worked in morning drive radio as a journalist and announcer, and in the sales and testing division for the largest screen...


Frank Grimaldi - Musician Accountant
#9
06/18/2025

Let's talk about setting goals and working toward them.

Frank Grimaldi is a talented musican and accountant. Join us as we talk about how he juggled his schedule to make time for his education and career goals while continuing to perform with his band, Slowfoot.

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Scarlett Stanhope - The Biz Hippie
#6
06/11/2025

Let's talk about the value of coaching coaches.

Scarlett Stanhope, The Biz Hippie, teaches coaches to conquer their finances and own their worth so they can be fully supported by the work they love!
Scarlett harnessed the power of money to break free from her workaholic career path and pursue her dreams. She uses a combination of tangible money management strategies as well as a variety of coaching techniques to help her clients transform their mindset and relationship to money, allowing them to strategically achieve their goals and live their best lives.

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David Perez - Communication matters
#7
06/04/2025

Let's talk about the importance of communicating in business.

David Perez is an educator, a business english coach, and a podcast production and content strategy expert among other things. As a business english coach he specializes in helping non-native english speakers communicate effectively in business settings. As a podcast production and content strategist he helps brands,  entrepreneurs, and thought leaders create, edit, and launch high-quality podcasts that resonate with their audience.

David is also the host of Fluent English Pro, a show dedicated to helping international professionals master English communication and leverage the power of podcasts.


Julieta Duval - Creating a life outside of the conventional path
#6
05/28/2025

Let's talk about the money muscle and learning about financial literacy.

Julieta Duvall is an alternative education mom, an aviation professional, who has been living life differently for nearly 20 years. She shares real stories and practical insight on partnering with children and creating a life outside the conventional path. 
Check out her podcast and social media to see the inspiration, guidance, and the fresh perspective she offers from her experiences on parenting, learning, and living.
She openly discusses her path through debt consolidation, twice, and the lessons she learned about financial literacy along the way as t...


Vocational rehabilition counselor - Karen Grossberg
#5
05/21/2025

Let's talk about vocational rehabilitation, injured workers returning to workforce, and wage earning capacity.

Karen Grossberg of VoCounsel LLC is a vocational rehabilitation counselor, a board certified vocational expert, and a psychotherapist. She works with injured workers to help them return to the workforce, offers forensic evaluations on various work related legal matters, and is an expert witness in matters regarding wage earning capacity and costs of attendant care.

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Financial Freedom - One man's journey - Rahul Kumar
#4
05/14/2025

Rahul Kumar came to Canada for a higher education opportunity. 'Rich Dad Poor Dad' by Robert Kiyosaki and a Covid era job loss helped to shape his journey toward financial freedom and encourage the creation of his instagram account, @rahul.freedom2018

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Breaking the scarcity mindset and mentoring others - Paula McMillan-Perez
#3
05/07/2025

Let's talk about breaking the scarcity mindset, healing from financial trauma, and mentoring others.

Paula McMillan-Perez is a school social work consultant & psychotherapist. She is the host of the Why Don't We Talk About This podcast. 

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Keith Nathanson, Muscle Car Lawyer - Divorce financials
#2
04/30/2025

Let's talk about what financial issues may happen in divorce.

Attorney Keith M. Nathanson educates listeners about financial and life aspects of divorce. As a family lawyer he sees a wide range legal issues and has experience with a variety of family legal matters.

 You can contact him at his firm, Keith M. Nathanson, PLLC

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Podcast Preview
04/23/2025

Welcome to the preview episode of my podcast Marci Talks Money (and life). I hope you will join us.

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Caryn Martinez - Serial Entrepreneur
#1
04/23/2025

Let's talk about the path of becoming and evolving as an entepreneur.

Caryn Martinez, founder of many businesses including Clamshell Communications and Peppy Paws Play Yard discusses why she became an entepreneur, some of the various businesses she has created and how they evolved to her current models. 

Check out Caryn's online writing group on Discord

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