Plutus Voices brings speakers and audiences together for conversations about personal experiences with money. Through community gatherings and speaker training, participants develop and share short talks on financial topics important to them.
Attendees had the opportunity to hear from the best community-builders about inspiring action in their audiences and to participate in an inspiring group discussion in which everyone had insight to share.
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Bobbi Rebell
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Bobbi Rebell, CFP, is a financial wellness expert, author, and educator whose career spans broadcast journalism and personal finance. Rebell served as a global business news anchor and personal finance columnist at Thomson Reuters and held journalist positions at CNBC, CNN, and PBS. She began her business news career as an intern at CNN before joining CNBC and later working at CNN and Nightly Business Report. During her tenure, Rebell interviewed hundreds of business leaders, with her work syndicated globally and viewed by millions through Reuters broadcast and online platforms.
After the publication of her first book, Rebell left her role at Thomson Reuters to expand the Financial Grownup brand of financial education. Her debut book, "How to Be a Financial Grownup: Proven Advice from High Achievers on How to Live Your Dreams and Have Financial Freedom," uses stories from high achievers to teach essential financial skills. Drawing on her network of business leaders, Rebell shares lessons learned early in life that contributed to their success, offering actionable advice for readers.
Her follow-up book, "Launching Financial Grownups: Live Your Richest Life by Helping Your (Almost) Adult Kids Become Everyday Money Smart," addresses the challenges of helping young adults build a financial foundation. The book provides guidance for parents and practical strategies for raising financially responsible, independent young adults in a competitive economy. Rebell is also the author of "Financial Wellness @Work."
Rebell is the founder and CEO of Financial Wellness Strategies. She hosts the "Money Tips for Financial Grownups" podcast, which has close to 900,000 downloads. As a financial wellness educator, speaker, conference host, and moderator, she works as a spokesperson for brands aligned with her values. Her expertise has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Consumer Reports, The Washington Post, USA Today, Newsweek, Time, CNBC, Fox News Channel, Fox Business, and Oprah.com, among other media outlets. Rebell is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania and holds a Certificate in Financial Planning from New York University.
David Bach has reached over 100 million people through books, a podcast, seminars, a newsletter, media appearances, and radio. He appeared on NBC’s Today Show over 100 times and The Oprah Winfrey Show six times, and produced and hosted two public television specials. His work has been profiled widely.
Sandy Smith started the personal finance blog Yes I Am Cheap in 2009. She began writing about her effort to pay down $120,000 in debt and move beyond living paycheck to paycheck.
