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The Savings AdvocateLooking AheadWe’ve made it to the final episode of Season 1 of The Savings Advocate! In today’s conversation, join Amanda and Kia as they discuss: Looking back on the season’s past episodes Looking ahead as an organization Secure Act provisions DEI America Saves 2023/2024 Roadmap How to stay in contact with us! Resource Highlight and Call to Action @caroline4real @Candee_Leigh Honorable Mentions Kia McCallister-Young The Savings Advocate Season 1 America Saves at Work N...2023-05-2344 min
The Savings AdvocateFinancial Wellness & Emotional Wellness with Nashira Lynton, AFC®In today’s conversation, Amanda and Kia are joined by Nashira Lynton, a financial therapist and an accredited financial counselor (AFC®). Born and raised in Brooklyn, Nashira became a mom at the early age of 18. She put herself through college and graduated with a master’s degree and nearly $60,000 worth of debt. Like many of her clients, she struggled committing to goals without dealing with the emotional and relational aspect of money. Her financial behaviors were the reflection of the brokenness and disappointments that eventually led her to Kansas State University where she completed a certif...2023-05-1641 min
The Savings Advocate"Supporting the Military and Veteran Communities" with Krystel SpellIn today's conversation, Amanda and Kia will be joined by Krystel Spell, Manager of Military Programs at America Saves. In this role, Krystel implements programming that supports the mission of motivating the military community at-large to save successfully, reduce debt, and get on a path toward building wealth. Krystel has over a decade of experience working in the digital military community. This includes building targeted military audiences, managing military focused campaigns, managing content teams, and successfully negotiating digital sponsorships. Her work combined with her own personal journey as a military spouse has given her an in-depth perspective on...2023-05-0952 min
The Savings Advocate"Reaching Young People" With Tracy Frizzell and Yaritza RodriguezAmerica Saves is committed to the financial empowerment and well-being of young workers. We teach young people the necessary mechanics of successful saving and provide opportunities for them to take advantage of those tools. Through building financial knowledge and healthy financial behaviors, young workers will have the foundations to build financial stability. We are committed to changing the relevance and voice of the youth financial capability landscape, ensuring that we create our content for young people, that we provide them with step-by-step building blocks to successful saving, and give practical pieces of information based on their real...2023-05-021h 16
The Savings AdvocateMeasuring Your Impact with Amy Marty ConradThe conversation of measuring resource and impact is extremely important in any organization. As companies have learned in the past few years, it has never been more essential to build a supportive and inclusive workplace culture. In today's conversation, Amanda and Kia will be joined by Amy Marty Conrad to discuss the importance of conducting honest research within your organization. Amy Marty Conrad serves as Managing Director of Insights at NEFE. Amy focuses on making scholarly research useful for the work of practitioners, advocates, policymakers and other audiences. Amy joined NEFE in 2012, overseeing the K-12, college, and...2023-03-0746 min
The Savings AdvocateFinancial Wellness in the Workplace with Charvi Gandotra (Part 2)Financial Wellness in the work place is such an important topic at America Saves. Financial stress impacts all areas of our lives. In today's conversation, Amanda Woods will be co-hosting with guest Carolyn Pemberton, Senior Program Manager of America Saves. In this role, Carolyn is responsible for managing all of the America Saves Programs, including Military Saves, while developing new strategic partnerships and alliances. Amanda and Carolyn will also be speaking with Charvi Gandotra. Charvi Gandotra is a financial security advocate and practitioner with over 10 years of experience across the United States, and South Asia and Pacific...2023-02-2840 min
The Savings AdvocateFinancial Wellness in the Workplace with Sid Pailla (Part 1)Financial Wellness in the work place is such an important topic at America Saves. Financial stress impacts all areas of our lives. In today's conversation, Amanda Woods will be co-hosting with guest Carolyn Pemberton, Senior Program Manager of America Saves. In this role, Carolyn is responsible for managing all of the America Saves Programs, including Military Saves, while developing new strategic partnerships and alliances. Amanda and Carolyn will also be speaking with Sid Pailla, CEO of Sunny Day Fund. Sid Pailla is the Founder & CEO of Sunny Day Fund® (SDF), which partners with employers to enable payroll-deducted, e...2023-02-2846 min
The Savings AdvocateWelcome to The Savings Advocate PodcastAlthough this is the first episode of The Savings Advocate, the organization behind the podcast, America Saves, has been around for over 20 years. America Saves is a national nonprofit with the mission of building financial confidence and increasing positive savings behaviors for all Americans, especially the most financially vulnerable. The hosts for this podcast are Amanda Woods, strategic partnership manager at America Saves, and Kia McAllister-Young, director of the organization. In this episode, Kia and Amanda will be sharing the goal of this podcast as well as: The Show Format Meet the Advocate2023-02-2842 min
The Savings AdvocateThe Savings Advocate TrailerThe Savings Advocate is a podcast by America Saves, a national nonprofit with the mission of building financial confidence and increasing positive savings behaviors for all Americans, especially the most financially vulnerable. The hosts for this podcast are Amanda Woods, strategic partnership manager at America Saves, and Kia McAllister-Young, director of the organization. This podcast is for anyone working or volunteering in the personal finance space and is truly serious about making a more significant impact through their work, especially when it comes to individuals becoming more financially confident. Our motto is Greater Service, Greater...2023-02-2104 min