EP 17--My Fab Finance Founder--Tonya Rapley-Flash

The Odell Bizzell Show--Life Based On a True Story

This episode I was excited to sit down and chat with my good friend Tonya Rapley-Flash. Tonya Rapley-Flash is a nationally recognized millennial money expert and founder of the award-winning site, My Fab Finance. She has graced the cover of Black Enterprise magazine and was deemed the "New Face of Wealth Building". She was also selected as a Modern History Maker by TV One and has been recognized as one of the “Top 10 Most Influential Women in Personal Finance on Twitter”.

Her mission is to help millennial women break the cycle of living paycheck to paycheck and own their power. An engaging, relatable, and fun public speaker, Tonya has spoken at The New York Stock Exchange, Bloomberg, The Taco Bell Foundation, PepsiCo, Fidelity and a host of colleges and universities across the country. She has over 100,000 people following her on Facebook, Twitter, & Instagram alone and was gracious enough to join me for an interview.

In our interview with Tonya we discuss:

• Foundational advice for current and aspiring entrepreneurs.
• The revenue streams she has from her blog.
• The real purpose of her blog.
• How teaching financial literacy as a young black female started and why it was important for her to do it.
• Why is it important for millenials to learn financial literacy.
• Financial Advice for teens.
• Cryptocurrencies and if you should invest in them or not.

To find out more about Tonya and her work or to follow her on social media please see the links below:

Tonya's Blog--www.MyFabFinance.com

Tonya's Instagram--www.Instagram.com/MyFabFinance

Tonya's Facebook--www.Facebook.com/MyFabFinance

Tonya's Twitter--www.Twitter.com/MyFabFinance

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