Ep 33 - Talking about Money & Wealth w/ Jennifer Risher

What’s your relationship with money? How about your partner’s relationship with money? Do you talk about it? Does it make you uncomfortable? What do you wish you could say but don’t to those around you when it comes to money?  Unpack all of these questions and more with today’s guest -- Jennifer Risher joins us as the author of the memoir “We Need to Talk: A Memoir about Wealth”. Jen grew up with middle-class values, saving her pennies, wary of the rich... and then she joined their ranks. She is an extra-lucky beneficiary of the dot com boom. We Need to Talk tells her story and explores the impact of wealth on identity, relationships, and sense of place in the world. This book uncovers so much of what we talk about on this podcast, emotional relationships with money, how our perceptions and engagement with money are influenced by our upbringing, how money does and doesn’t change you, how we connect, or disconnect, on the topic and more. Regardless of your net worth, money is a universal topic which is directly tied to some of our deepest and most personal emotions. It’s influence plays out not just in our lifestyle choices and physical assets, but more significantly in our relationships with those closest to us and the world around us. This book and conversation is a very deep and personal window into how money impacts our lives -- whether you have too much, too little or just enough.  I devoured this book in one day and cannot wait for you to share in this enlightening and powerful conversation about money.  You can connect with Jen at www.jenniferrisher.ocm and learn more about her work to inspire more giving through www.halfmydaf, an effort to move money from donor advised funds to nonprofits — now. Last year, #HalfMyDAF moved $8.6 million dollars from DAFs to nonprofits in 5 months. This year, #HalfMyDAF has $3 million to give away. If you have a donor advised fund, find out how you can make your giving go even further by joining the #HalfMyDAF challenge today.

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Delivering compelling conversations about societal gender norms surrounding success, money and household roles. Focusing on a range of topics such as women in the workplace, gender roles within and outside the home, entrepreneurship, parenting, money, career, women's healthcare, wellness and more! Hear from entrepreneurs, best-selling authors and industry leaders as they share their stories of how they themselves have risen to success or overcome obstacles; how they've seen those around them face challenges and opportunities; all while navigating their roles at home, at work and in society. ​Hosted by Bethanie Baynes, a tireless women's advocate and recognized leader on the topic of breadwinning women. With an almost two-decade career in tech as an executive with Google, she is the founder of the Breadwinning Women's community at Google (3000+ global members) and has been featured on CNBC, Refinery 29, Know Your Value "Women in the News" and on podcasts such as So Money with Farnoosh Torabi. She was an official speaker at 2020's NYC Women's March and hosts many episodes of Talks At Google, the company sponsored YouTube channel, on topics focused on furthering women in various industries. Note: The views and opinions expressed on this podcast are those of the host, and do not represent the opinions of her employer. There is no affiliation between this podcast and Google.