PLUTUS AWARDS PODCAST

Plutus Awards Podcast

Explore six seasons of conversations with financial content creators, entrepreneurs, educators, and Plutus Awards honorees. Hosts have included Harlan Landes, Chris Browning, Sarah Li Cain, and Michelle Jackson.

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18 episodes in Season 3

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SEASON 3 · EPISODE 59

February 24, 2021

Turn a Side Hustle into a Money-Making Business with Kevin L. Matthews II

Kevin L. Matthews, the founder of Building Bread, about his journey building a business, the support he received from his spouse, and the mindset shifts that needed to take place.

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SEASON 3 · EPISODE 60

March 3, 2021

David Stein – Attract Lifetime Paid Subscribers With a Membership Site

David Stein, the founder of Money For the Rest of Us, talks with host Sarah Li Cain about the intricacies of operating a membership site and the steps he took to set his membership site up for success.

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SEASON 3 · EPISODE 61

March 10, 2021

Paul Vasey – Boost Engagement Through Relatable Gamification and Story-Telling

Paul Vasey, the founder of Cash Crunch Games talks with host Sarah Li Cain about the educational impacts of gamification and building his business to change how students learn personal finance.

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SEASON 3 · EPISODE 62

March 17, 2021

Elyssa Kirkham – How Your Financial Advice Is Stronger With Empathy and Validation

Elyssa Kirkham, the founder of Brave Saver, talks with Sarah Li Cain about honoring the experiences of Elyssa’s audience, acknowledging how personal experience informs financial decisions, and creating nuanced financial advice.

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SEASON 3 · EPISODE 63

March 24, 2021

Emily Guy Birken – How To Prioritize Your Work Despite Major Life Changes

Emily Guy Birken speaks with podcast host Sarah Li Cain about the systems that Emily set in place for herself and her family to reorganize their routines and adapt to both the pandemic and the change in Emily’s work intensity from her new book contract.

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SEASON 3 · EPISODE 64

March 31, 2021

Carter Cofield – Invest in Hiring and Delegation to Grow Your Business

Sarah Li Cain speaks with Carter Cofield, the founder of Cofield’s Concepts, about the birth of Cofield’s Concepts, the decision-making process and pay-off from his hiring choices, and how to leverage hiring as an investment to grow your business.

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Plutus Awards Podcast Hosts

Harlan Landes

Speaker

Harlan Landes is a financial independence educator, entrepreneur, and community builder who has been writing about money for more than 20 years. He founded Consumerism Commentary and the Plutus Foundation and is currently building MOMENTUM, a community and toolkit designed to help people build and live financial independence. His work explores financial resilience, agency, and what changes as work becomes less financially necessary.

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Harlan Landes

Speaker

Chris Browning

Podcaster

Chris Browning is a financial analyst and the creator and host of Popcorn Finance. He holds a bachelor’s degree in finance and specializes in revenue analysis.

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Chris Browning

Podcaster

Sarah Li Cain

Podcaster

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Sarah Li Cain

Podcaster

Michelle Jackson

Grant recipient

Michelle Jackson runs Michelle is Money Hungry, a personal finance website and podcast. She also founded the Money on the Mountain retreat for financially single women. Her work explores improving personal finances and earning income from existing knowledge.

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Michelle Jackson

Grant recipient

ABOUT THE ARCHIVE

Conversations for independent financial media

The Plutus Awards Podcast featured creators and entrepreneurs discussing blogging, podcasting, writing, speaking, business decisions, and the work behind independent financial media.