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The Clever Girls Know Podcast

371: The Monetized Mom: How to Turn Your Expertise Into Income And Build A Business Around Motherhood

The Clever Girls Know Podcast

Bola Sokunbi

Education, Business, Entrepreneurship, Self-improvement, How To

4.8898 Ratings

🗓️ 3 June 2025

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Summary

On this podcast episode, Fo Alexander shares how to turn your expertise into income and build a business around motherhood. 

With her book, Dump Debt & Build Bank, being named a top 10 personal finance book for Black women by 21Ninety, Fo has been helping moms transform their bank accounts & businesses for the past 12 years.

After becoming debt-free, Fo left her decade-long career as an engineer to pursue full-time entrepreneurship and motherhood. Today, her mission is to empower other moms to create their own economies through entrepreneurship & financial stewardship.

She is a 3-time author, Certified Financial Educator (CFEI), digital marketing & personal branding strategist, business coach, podcaster, and speaker. Her media features include US News & World Report, Parents, Bankrate, Buzzfeed, and many more!

Of all her accomplishments, though, her most notable is being a devoted wife and mom of two.

 

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WHAT FO DISCUSSED:

  • The decision to transition from a traditional career to full-time entrepreneurship and motherhood.
  • How she prepared—financially, mentally, and emotionally—for leaving her 9-5 job.
  • What it means to monetize your expertise and how moms can identify what they have to offer.
  • Practical first steps for building income streams online while raising a family.
  • Managing the day-to-day responsibilities of motherhood and business ownership.
  • The mindset shifts required to move from employee to entrepreneur.
  • The biggest challenges faced as a mompreneur and how she overcame them.
  • The systems and routines that help her stay productive and maintain balance while working from home.
  • The inspiration behind her book The Monetized Mom and the audience it was written for.
  • Key lessons and strategies from the book that can make a meaningful impact for readers.

AND SO MUCH MORE

 

HOW TO KEEP UP WITH FO:

 

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Transcript

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0:00.0

Hello everyone and welcome to the Clever Girls No podcast. This is Bola Shokunbi. I'm the founder and CEO of Clever Girl Finance.

0:11.8

The Clever Girls No podcast is a podcast for women offering a space for conversations around personal finance, business, life, and living.

0:21.6

I'd love for you to subscribe to this podcast,

0:23.5

and you can do that everywhere you listen

0:25.4

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0:27.2

And if you love what you listen to,

0:28.8

head on over to iTunes and leave a review

0:31.1

so that other amazing women, just like you,

0:33.6

can find this podcast as well.

0:36.3

I'd also love for you to stop by

0:37.8

Clevergirlfinance.com.

0:40.1

We have new content on the blog

0:42.1

multiple times a week.

0:43.7

We have over 30 plus free courses.

0:46.5

Plus when you sign up for a course,

0:48.1

you can talk to a Clever Girl Finance mentor

0:50.0

for free to get encouragement,

0:52.5

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0:53.4

or if you just want to have an open, no shame,

0:56.9

no judgment, girl talk.

0:59.4

Finally, check out our YouTube channel.

1:02.1

Just search Clever Girl Finance on YouTube.

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