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Big Ideas are short, powerful talks celebrating the good, innovative work being done in the personal finance community.

For #FinCon22 we’re shaking up  the Main Stage structure to include more Big Idea talks! Instead of featuring keynote speakers, each of the three Main Stage sessions will include multiple Big Idea talks. (Think TED talks for Money Nerds.) 

This format gives you the opportunity to be both inspired and challenged by creators who have built their businesses and platforms right here in our own space.

Allison Baggerly

Inspired budget

BIG IDEA: The Power of Simplicity

The Power of Simplicity

Anyone that’s working their 9-5 while running a business knows how overwhelming life can become.

In this Big Idea talk, budget expert, podcast host, and author Allison Baggerly will share how embracing simplicity can help you not only grow your business, but find balance in other areas of your life as well. Yes, even if you’re still working your 9-5.

Anthony O'Neal

Speaker, Author, CEO

BIG IDEA: How to Build an Impactful Brand: The Roadmap to 6 Figures a Month

How to Build an Impactful Brand: The Roadmap to 6 Figures a Month

By the end of 2022 Forbes is projecting that the content creation industry will be worth $22 Billion Dollars. Well lets each get $1 Million of this.

In this BIG IDEA talk, WSJ #1 National Best-Selling Author of Debt-Free-Degree & Host of the popular YouTube show, The Table with Anthony O’Neal will share how we can maximize our tribe to build a 6 figure a month brand.

Bernadette Joy

Crush Your Money Goals

BIG IDEA: FLOW Your Worth: Profit More Without Selling Your Soul

FLOW Your Worth: Profit More Without Selling Your Soul

You don't have to choose between making great money and helping people. It's possible to do both!

Bernadette Joy, debt free millionaire and founder of Crush Your Money Goals, will share the 4 secrets she wishes she knew earlier to grow your next six figures without guilt. 

Spoiler alert: It will require you to work less, not more.

Bobbi Rebell, CFP®

Launching Financial Grownups

BIG IDEA: Getting Personal to Profit

Getting Personal to Profit

We all have that tug between our work and our personal lives, and the lines are getting blurrier. But as content creators, if we really want to connect with our audience it pays to get personal.

In this talk Bobbi Rebell will share how she kept a distance from her audience as a global business TV anchor, never sharing anything personal. But when it came to developing her Financial Grownup brand and her book Launching Financial Grownups, her willingness to share her family’s experiences- including her own failures- led to her profits as an independent author and content creator.

Chris Browning

Popcorn Finance

BIG IDEA: Success Without Going Viral: The Benefit of Growing at Your Own Pace

Success Without Going Viral: The Benefit of Growing at Your Own Pace

“Why isn’t my podcast/YouTube channel/blog more successful?”

“Why don’t I have more followers?”

“Shouldn’t I be farther ahead?”

Nearly everyone has these thoughts run through their minds, but why do we force such high expectations and put so much pressure on ourselves?

Chris Browning is the host of the award-winning podcast Popcorn Finance and a weekly finance expert on NBCLX and his growth has been far from rapid.

In this Big Idea Talk, Chris will dive into the comparison trap that we all find ourselves in and share how to ignore the noise and find contentment in creating and growing at your own pace.

Clark Howard

The Clark Howard Show

BIG IDEA: What's Your Integrity Worth

What's Your Integrity Worth

With all of the content being created in the financial space across all mediums and platforms, it’s no wonder that people aren’t sure who to trust or where to turn for accurate information and objective advice.

In this Big Idea talk, consumer finance expert, Radio Hall of Fame inductee, and #1 New York Times best-selling author Clark Howard will talk about the importance of maintaining integrity in the creation process. Clark will offer up his thoughts on:

  • Earning and maintaining the trust of your audience
  • The importance of transparency with endorsements, sponsors, and advertisers
  • Why going viral does not equal success if it’s at the expense of your integrity
  • Key things to consider when creating a piece of financial content

Delyanne Barros

Delyanne The Money Coach LLC

BIG IDEA: Creating Content that Knocks Out Objections: How to Get to the Heart of Your Audience’s False Beliefs & Debunk It Through Your Content

Creating Content that Knocks Out Objections: How to Get to the Heart of Your Audience’s False Beliefs & Debunk It Through Your Content

As creators we are often told to deliver value, but what does that mean?

Many will lean on how-to content and wonder why they are not growing their audience or their business. Before you can teach a person how to solve a problem, they must acknowledge not only the problem, but their long-held beliefs related to the problem.

In this Big Idea Talk, Delyanne Barros, Founder of Delyanne the Money Coach LLC and podcast host of CNN's Diversifying, will talk about the importance of addressing these limiting beliefs, their origin, and why knocking them down is vital to reaching those you seek to help.

Lauren Cobello

Lifestyle TV Personality, Coach, & Podcast Host

BIG IDEA: Do What Serves You (and Don't Feel Bad About It) – A Conversation

Do What Serves You (and Don't Feel Bad About It) – A Conversation between Rich Jones, Lauren Greutman, and Pete McPherson

Sometimes we’re so focused on serving our audiences that we forget to serve ourselves first.

Whether you’re a new personal finance content creator or you’ve been around for a while, it’s important to pause and reflect on whether you’re creating the life you want.

In this session, three long-time community members, Rich Jones, Lauren Greutman, and Pete McPherson, share their behind-the-scenes experiences managing mental health and life challenges while keeping their businesses afloat.

You’ll hear the pivotal moments that led them to change how they worked and create more fulfilling lives – both on and off their platforms.

SPECIAL GUEST

Patrice Washington

Redefining Wealth & Opportunity Knock$

Purpose Driven TV: The Future of Money & Media

Purpose Driven TV: The Future of Money & Media

Can television directly and measurably change lives?

Over 1,000 research studies concluded Sesame Street rose children’s literacy scores. When 16 and Pregnant and Teen Moms aired there was a 37% decrease in teen pregnancy.

Learn what’s unique about these programs as America’s Money Maven, Patrice Washington, introduces a first-of-its-kind experimental reality television series premiering on PBS stations nationally.

Patrice will share a sneak peek and why she believes reality content is the future of money and media.

Pete
McPherson

Do You Even Blog

BIG IDEA: Do What Serves You (and Don't Feel Bad About It) – A Conversation

Do What Serves You (and Don't Feel Bad About It) – A Conversation between Rich Jones, Lauren Greutman, and Pete McPherson

Sometimes we’re so focused on serving our audiences that we forget to serve ourselves first.

Whether you’re a new personal finance content creator or you’ve been around for a while, it’s important to pause and reflect on whether you’re creating the life you want.

In this session, three long-time community members, Rich Jones, Lauren Greutman, and Pete McPherson, share their behind-the-scenes experiences managing mental health and life challenges while keeping their businesses afloat.

You’ll hear the pivotal moments that led them to change how they worked and create more fulfilling lives – both on and off their platforms.

Rich
Jones

The Mental Wealth Show

BIG IDEA: Do What Serves You (and Don't Feel Bad About It) – A Conversation

Do What Serves You (and Don't Feel Bad About It) – A Conversation between Rich Jones, Lauren Greutman, and Pete McPherson

Sometimes we’re so focused on serving our audiences that we forget to serve ourselves first.

Whether you’re a new personal finance content creator or you’ve been around for a while, it’s important to pause and reflect on whether you’re creating the life you want.

In this session, three long-time community members, Rich Jones, Lauren Greutman, and Pete McPherson, share their behind-the-scenes experiences managing mental health and life challenges while keeping their businesses afloat.

You’ll hear the pivotal moments that led them to change how they worked and create more fulfilling lives – both on and off their platforms.

Rob Berger

Financial Freedom Show

BIG IDEA: How to Bullet-Proof Your Online Business

How to Bullet-Proof Your Online Business

As creators, how do we decide what to create each day? Whether we are writing an article, producing a video or recording a podcast, every day we decide what topic to cover and how to cover it.

On any given day, how we make that decision may not seem very important. Over time, however, that simple, seemingly insignificant question--'What do I create today?'--defines both us and our online business.

For over 15 years Rob has seen blogs and other online businesses come and go. Some have flourished, while others have stagnated or completely shut down. The difference comes down to how they answered that simple question--'What will I create today?’

Rob will share the three guiding principles you can use to bullet-proof your online business while helping those who read, listen to and watch your content.

Dr. Sharita M. Humphrey

Award-Winning Finance Expert & Money Mentor

BIG IDEA: Truth, Lies, and Building a Business

Truth, Lies, and Building a Business

Sharita Humphrey has seen and heard it all when it comes to business. In her personal life, Sharita has hit rock bottom and come back to build a flourishing business. As a business mentor and money expert, Sharita has a Rolodex of client stories that will inspire and shock you.

In this Big Idea, Sharita holds nothing back as she exposes the lies she’s been told and heard when it comes to money and building a business. She will also expose secrets and the truth about all things business and how she’s helped others overcome these in order to build their business.

Additionally, Sharita shares her mistakes and triumphs on both the personal side and in her business, allowing others to learn from her. This session is a must for anyone thinking about setting up a business and those who want to take control of their future to build a profitable, successful business in the next 12-14 months.

Yanely Espinal

MissBeHelpful & Next Gen Personal Finance

BIG IDEA: Grow Your Audience Through Impactful Partnerships

Grow Your Audience Through Impactful Partnerships

Creators frequently obsess over how many followers or subscribers they have.

In this talk, Yanely Espinal, creator of MissBeHelpful and director of educational outreach at Next Gen Personal Finance reveals her secret growth hack: developing impactful partnerships.

You’ll walk away knowing why small adjustments to your approach to collaborations can lead to big results for audience growth.

#FINCON22 HOST

Andy Hill

Marriage Kids & Money

#FINCON22 HOST

Ericka Young

Tailor-Made Budgets

Check out these Big Idea Talks from previous events.