Overcoming Industry Stereotypes in Your Career with Shannah Game

Do You Feel Like Career Stereotypes are Standing in Your
Way?


***This is part 2 of a back-to-back podcast. To listen to part 1
visit Shannah's podcast at Millennial Money Podcast.***


This week I sat down with CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER, podcaster,
lecturer, and award-winning financial strategist Shannah Game who
is on a mission to revolutionize how millennials think, act, and
feel about their finances.


Shannah Game is host to the universally popular and top-ranked
iTunes podcast, “Millennial Money” with listeners in 164
countries and over 4 million total downloads. Millennial Money
has helped millions of listeners demystify money topics in a
playful and approachable way and features interviews with
musicians, authors, chefs and entrepreneurs to help inspire
listeners to go out and achieve their dreams regardless of their
budget.


Aside from her podcast, she is an entrepreneur at heart, starting
her first business, Hometown Cinema, Inc. at 19 while in college
at Indiana University that helped over 130 students get jobs and
internships in the entertainment industry. Shannah is a Lecturer
in Finance in California State University Northridge, where she
empowers students to take ownership over their money from a young
age. She is also the owner of a company that creates original
personal finance media content and is an accomplished financial
writer and speaker. Her financial expertise has been highlighted
in articles for Women’s Health, Money Magazine, Teen Vogue, MSN
Money, Reuters, Bankrate.com, Refinery 29, CNBC and Yahoo!
Finance to name a few.


HERE’S WHAT YOU’LL LEARN FROM THIS EPISODE:


Shannah’s unique roa to becoming a CFP

How Shannah’s career path lead her to become a professor for
Cal State Northridge

What led to Shannah launching Millennial Money
Podcast and the unique topics discussed

Men and women’s different perspectives on money

The strides that are being made by women in a male-dominated
industry

How Shannah empowers women through her podcast

The importance of a solid support system

The power and significance of a great mentor

How to fight for yourself against industry traditions

Shannah’s opinion why there aren’t more women in financial
planning

Why you should embrace your inner salesperson

How Shannah approaches money topics with her students

Why Shannah uses real life financial experiences when
teaching

The teaching style Shannah’s students are most receptive to



LINKS WE MENTIONED ON THE SHOW:


Millennial Money Podcast by Shannah Game

Work Your Wealth book