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Let's hear it for today's guest, Samuel Deane, financial planner and founder of Deane Financial Partners! After working in an industry traditionally associated with wealthy baby boomers, Samuel realized that he could provide wealth management and financial planning services more effectively to his generation. Dedicated to providing practical, relatable, and practical financial advice to startups and young professionals in the tech industry, Samuel has a passion for improving the lives of those around him. Discover more about him in the podcast below! XO,Anna

Hey hey everyone, I have a very exciting episode today featuring the amazing Karina F. Daves. Karina is a life coach and podcast host for the “One Day At A Time” podcast and she is committed to helping moms bounce back on their journey to fulfill their life purpose. Tune in for this special episode, where we discuss our transition to motherhood, cutting toxic generational ties, and whether we actually like our husbands!xoAnna

Hello Everyone,Welcome to another exciting episode of the First Gen-Realness Podcast. Today, I want to share with you why entrepreneurship is so important and how it can liberating for women of color. I also talk about my own journey becoming an entrepreneur along with my financial and personal transformation.

Hey hey!I’m so excited to say we are officially back!I’ve missed you all so much and am so ready to get back to podcasting. I know we took a little break, but just know, we are back and better than ever.In this episode, we catch up and discuss some current events, like Dare To Dream Planning expanding (woo!), and what I’m up to in regards to life, motherhood, and being an entrepreneur. Don’t be scared. Take a listen and enjoy the show. APPLE SPOTIFY DEEZER Stitcher

On this episode, I’m joined by my West African brother, Dasarte Yarnway. Dasarte is a trailblazer in the financial services industry and is here to talk to us about his connection to Liberia, the lessons his dearly departed father gave him, and his career as a financial advisor and entrepreneur. DId I mention he has a voice of liquid gold? You’re gonna love this one! XO,Anna Apple Spotify Deezer Stitcher Show NotesBerknell FinancialYoung Money PodcastFirestone Tire and Rubber Company

In this episode, I'm joined by Kim Hoyos, a Colombian-American content creator who is passionate about diverse storytelling in television and film. We talk about the importance of representation within the Latinx community, what the future of Latinx storytelling looks like, and most importantly, her favorite Colombian foods.XO,Anna

My loves, In this episode, I sit down with Miami-based artist Reyna Noriega. Reyna and I discuss the lack of representation in the arts, how her Cuban and Bahamian background has influenced her art and her journey to letting her artistic juices flow. I hope you enjoy it! XO,Anna Apple Spotify Deezer Stitcher Show NotesReyna Noriega’s websitePower v. Force

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There has been a lot of talk lately about a lack of solidarity between black-american and dark-skinned first-generation Americans. We’ll go into just why this is utter nonsense and gives those of us who are first-gen and black a dangerous sense of security. Let’s get into it mi gente!

In this episode, we're talking about all the reasons this COVID-19 pandemic is disproportionately affecting black and brown women in America. Money isn't just about your bank account balance. It means you have choices, and choices are EVERYTHING. We'll discuss how operating from a place of financial scarcity affects our decision making, why it leads us to make decisions from a disempowered place, and why this is such a big problem in our communities. XO,Anna Apple Spotify Deezer Stitcher Links“About that Hazard Pay” by NPR Planet Money “Creating Wealth as a WOC”“The thing I’ve come to see time and time again is that money means you have choices in life, and choices are everything!” 7:10“I’ve watched woman after woman in my family on both sides… make choices or feel they had a lack of choices in terms of jobs, education all because they felt financially scarce or insecure.” 7:33“Do you know what it is to see a strong beautiful woman that you love that is kind, that is just wonderful stay with a man because she won’t be able to pay the bills otherwise? To stay with anyone who is abusive or stay with someone that doesn’t love them or value them?” 8:07“ I have a deep love for my communities. I want to see us do better and have better. I want to see us live a life that is congruent to the beauty of our communities.” 11:03

Phew, guys, this is a heavy episode. I recently lost my uncle, but he was also so much more than that for me, though. He was my biggest cheerleader and the person who REALLY taught me about my Puerto Rican culture, history, and instilled in me immense pride in my roots. Here I reflect on what it was like to have and lose someone with outsized influence on my life and my identity. Remember to call your viejitos! I hope you enjoy it.XO Anna Apple Spotify Stitcher Deezer Show NotesPuerto Rican Day ParadePics of my tio. Wasn’t he FLY?!

Do you want to learn the process of building wealth as a first-generation American? Here, I’ll discuss a bit about my family’s relationship with money, why it’s particularly difficult for first-generation Americans to build wealth, and some of the common hurdles you need to overcome to build significant wealth. XO,Anna Apple Spotify Deezer Stitcher LinksAutomatic Millionaire- David BachThe Millionaire Next Door- Thomas Stanley and William DankoBehavior Gap - Carl Richards

How many of us have had the awkward experience of going “home?” Back to the countries our parents left, where we should really fit in, but don’t totally.On this episode of the First Gen Realness podcast, I’ll tell you about the first solo trips I took to the Gambia and Puerto Rico and just how awkward it was for me to navigate cultural and linguistic barriers. I hope you enjoy it!XO,Anna Spotify Apple Deezer Stitcher Show Notes

I think we can all agree that our nation has gone through a huge, seismic shift these last few years of the Trump presidency. Here, I discuss just what the 2016 presidential election meant for me as a first-generation American. We’ll discuss just why it’s so important to show up as your full self everywhere you go, and why not doing so damages our national fabric and future generations. I hope you love it!XO,Anna Spotify Apple Deezer Stitcher Show NotesI don’t know if white America fully understands that this last presidential election was a punch in the gut to those of us with the foreign-sounding names, with slight accents, or those of us that pray to someone other than Jesus. It rocked me to my core, and I am honestly still processing how this made me question my identity even more than I already did. (2:43)What I want my fellow white Americans, both Republican, and Democrat, to understand is this election transcended politics on a visceral level for me and so many people I know. Frankly, it knocked me on my ass and made me wonder why I was even here in America. If they hate me enough to vote for this man, then I even belong here? Was my family wrong for even coming here? 5:03I think that day will mark America forever, just like we use B.C.E and C.E to mark time, I feel like America’s history from now on will just be B.T. (before Trump) and A.T (after Trump).  I think a lot of us first-generation folks, especially those of us who aren’t white-passing, now will need to fight harder to uphold the ideals of our nation and remind everybody (ourselves most of all) that we DO belong. 5:56America has given us and our families so much, and we’re repaying that favor just with our presence. It’s a blessing for both sides of this story. 6:55I want you to show up in your life, in your workplace, at school, in your ambitions as unapologetically as you always have or maybe even more. I want you to stand in who you are, lets the rest of us see you and remember how incredible and diverse our nation is. 7:45What does it cost you to play small? Ask yourself that question. What does it cost others when you don’t show up as the fully expressed version of yourself? 8:35As a mother, I think it costs my children when they don’t see me show up as me. Not some watered-down version of me that somebody else thinks is acceptable. 9:27I think it costs the country as a whole and it costs the next generation because they’re watching us shirk our foreignness or our hair or our complexion. And it costs us time worrying about how we’re perceived by those people who look different than us. It doesn’t matter that you look different than them. That’s the beauty, the absolute beauty of America and the American experiment. 9:50LinksErika Cramer, The Queen of Confidence

Spotify Apple Deezer Stitcher Show NotesI grew up navigating what it meant to be first-generation. Figuring out how to answer “where are you from?” questions which I always dread. Let’s be real, real talk, I still have no idea how to answer that. I usually just answer “how much time ya got?” in response because it’s just too complicated. (1:00)I spent a lot of time trying to figure out which culture I fit into most. (1:39)I studied Comparative Literature at NYU. That was where I discovered my real passion for telling and hearing stories of people who you generally don’t see represented in mainstream literature or media or movies or TV. (2:10)When I read that I felt so deeply understood and seen for the first time. (3:42) That was when I realized just how profound and important it is to share stories and to see yourself reflected in things. That was what planted the seed for me wanting to contribute and give more space to first-generation Americans in popular culture. (4:19)We can find a lot of connections and shared experiences that will really unite us once you get past the surface differences. (6:43)I really believe that we as first-generation Americans shouldn’t feel guilt about creating wealth. We’re deserving of wealth, and I really think that the more wealth there is for us as “nobodies” the better. (7:41)LinksPlease send interview subject suggestions here. Connect with me on InstagramConnect with me on TwitterThe Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao