2021 Plutus Impact Summit.

Amanda Holden was recognized as a winner or finalist in the 14th Annual Plutus Awards.

Jason Vitug is the founder of phroogal.com and a recipient of a Plutus Foundation grant that has helped continue his mission of bringing online communities into offline engagements.

Natalie Torres-Haddad is an author, TEDx speaker, bilingual podcast host, and advocate for financial literacy and mental health. A Salvadoran immigrant and first-generation college student, she draws on her experience to discuss money, student debt, and mental wellbeing.

Kathleen Celmins is a web designer and digital marketing professional who has worked online since 2011. Her work includes developing AmplifiedNOW, a video content marketing agency designed to help people share their expertise.

Candice Latham founded a design business alongside her advertising agency job and documented paying off $47,000 in debt. She shares her financial journey with millennials and helps business owners with marketing, social media, and design through The Latham Agency.

Miranda Marquit is a freelance financial writer, podcaster, and MBA whose work covers investing, student loans, and family finances. She contributes to the Money Talks News podcast and helps freelancers develop their careers through Freelance Writer Academy.

Kevin L. Matthews II is an author and former financial advisor who founded BuildingBread in 2010. He teaches millennials about setting and pursuing financial goals. His advisory experience included retirement planning and managing more than $140 million in assets.

Dee McLaughlin is a marketing leader with experience in financial services, fashion, entertainment, and brand strategy.

Bethany McCamish is a freelance writer and graphic designer at Bethany Works. She also writes His and Her FI Post, a personal finance blog. Her writing has appeared in Business Insider, The Financial Diet, Student Loan Planner, and other publications.

Paula Pant founded the Afford Anything podcast and AffordAnything.com, covering personal finance, economics, and financial independence. A former newspaper reporter and Columbia University Knight-Bagehot Fellow, she also appeared in and served as a consulting producer for Netflix’s Get Smart with Money.

Eric Rosenberg is a finance, travel, and technology writer based in Ventura, California. A former bank manager and corporate finance professional, he became a full-time independent writer in 2016. His topics include banking, credit cards, investing, and business.

Angela Rozmyn works as a LEED Accredited Professional for a company building green, affordable urban communities. Her interests include financial independence, environmental sustainability, travel, and family life. She pursues financial independence as a way to gain more choice over how she works and lives.

Joe Sanberg is a business leader and anti-poverty advocate. He co-founded Aspiration and founded CalEITC4Me, a California program focused on helping working families claim the Earned Income Tax Credit.

Joe Saul-Sehy is a personal finance educator, author, and creator and co-host of Stacking Benjamins. His career includes wealth management, financial journalism, and podcast production.

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.

LaTisha Styles is the founder and CEO of You’ve Got Clients, a marketing consultancy that helps coaches create and fill coaching programs.