The third Plutus Impact Summit brought financial authors, podcasters, bloggers, speakers, teachers, and influencers together to build their communities, strengthen their businesses, and increase the impact of their work.
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BUILD YOUR COMMUNITY · BUILD YOUR BUSINESS
Independent financial media, practical business decisions, and peer connection.
The two-afternoon online program focused on decisions creators face while developing audience-supported work: leaving a nine-to-five job, preparing an established business for an eventual exit, using technology to support community, and moving beyond a limiting bootstrap mentality. Participants could meet creators and brands through networking, community meetups, and group activities. Farnoosh Torabi delivered the Paramount Talk, and the 14th Annual Plutus Awards closed the Summit.
Hosts and speakers.
Hosts, featured speakers, panelists, and presenters listed in the 2023 program.
View biography for Harlan Landes
Harlan Landes
Host
Harlan Landes is a financial independence educator, entrepreneur, and community builder who has been writing about money for more than 20 years. He founded Consumerism Commentary and the Plutus Foundation and is currently building MOMENTUM, a community and toolkit designed to help people build and live financial independence. His work explores financial resilience, agency, and what changes as work becomes less financially necessary.
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.
Tiffany Aliche, known as The Budgetnista, is a financial educator and author of the New York Times bestseller Get Good with Money. Her books also include The One Week Budget, the Live Richer Challenge series, and the children’s book Happy Birthday Mali More.
Danielle Desir hosts The Thought Card, a podcast about affordable travel and personal finance. She also founded Women of Color Podcasters, a community supporting women of color in podcasting and audio creation. Her work has been featured by The New York Times, CNBC, and Forbes.
Jessica Fick is a blogger, entrepreneur, speaker, and coach with The Fioneers. Her work combines financial independence and lifestyle design, encouraging people to make intentional choices and build an enjoyable life before reaching financial independence.
Laura Gariepy owns Every Day by the Lake, a freelance content creation company serving business owners. She also coaches new and aspiring freelancers and runs the resource hub Before You Go Freelance.
Michelle Jackson runs Michelle is Money Hungry, a personal finance website and podcast. She also founded the Money on the Mountain retreat for financially single women. Her work explores improving personal finances and earning income from existing knowledge.
Rich Jones founded Paychecks & Balances, a multimedia platform covering money and careers for millennial professionals. His background includes staffing, human resources, and internal communications. He has built online brands since 2008 and podcasted since 2013.
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.
Dr. Regina Moore is a community pharmacist and advocate whose interests include psychedelic medicine, cancer care, mental health, and digital health. Through The Frugal Pharmacist, she writes about topics relevant to pharmacists, healthcare providers, and working mothers, including financial pressures and family wellbeing.
Kara Perez founded Bravely Go in 2017 and organizes Talk Money to Me. Her work grew from paying off student loans on part-time income and writing about financial education on a low income. She advocates for more inclusive personal finance education.
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.
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.
Lauren Torres, also known as Kitty, is half of the blog and podcast Bitches Get Riches. Along with Jess “Piggy” Fickett, she teaches young people how to navigate money, careers, and adult life. She retired at age 35 to focus on this work, which has received several Plutus Awards and has been featured in books and publications.
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.
Jim Wang writes Wallet Hacks, a personal finance blog sharing strategies for improving finances and everyday life. His work has been featured in The New York Times, Baltimore Sun, Entrepreneur, and Marketplace Money.
