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

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’s give it a try:

• New York Times bestseller, but only after buying a publishing company because she couldn’t get a deal!

• First female executive at Chase Manhattan Bank where she worked on some of the largest M&A deals in history
• Founder of both the First Women’s Bank and the First Children’s Bank, the latter of which was famously used by Princess Diana in NYC’s FAO Schwartz
• Founder of “Children’s Financial Network” where she has become one of the nation’s top crusaders, advocates, and thought leaders on financial literacy
• Collaborator with Oprah, Executive in Residence at Columbia Business School, served on a number of boards including UNICEF

Quite a life, right? Well, Neale is only getting started. In this episode, Neale discusses:

• 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)
• How she pivoted from banker to entrepreneur and author
• Key issues with financial education in the US
• Her financial advice for kids and parents
• Tons of great anecdotes along the way including a 12 hour stop in Brazil, mocking Oprah to her face (accidentally), and more.

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Ryan Zauk is an MBA Candidate at The Wharton School, where he runs the Wharton FinTech Podcast. After graduation, Ryan will join Morgan Stanley’s Menlo Park Office focused on technology. He has a passion for music, media, and all things FinTech.

You can reach him at rzauk@wharton.upenn.edu or on Twitter.