Episode 342: Quitting Corporate, Becoming An Accidental Entrepreneur & Setting Money Boundaries with Gigi Gonzalez
Journey To Launch
Jamila Souffrant
4.9 • 1.7K Ratings
🗓️ 4 October 2023
⏱️ 50 minutes
🧾️ Download transcript
Summary
Giovanna "Gigi" Gonzaléz, financial educator, influencer, founder of The First Gen Mentor, and author of the upcoming book, Cultura & Cash, joins the Journey to Launch podcast to discuss how she quit her 10 year corporate career in financial services to pursue her true passion: teaching financial literacy to young adults.
Giovanna teaches personal finance and career navigation at universities, companies, and on her TikTok account, @thefirstgenmentor. She was named Top 25 Creator by Fast Company, 40 under 40 by the Hispanic Alliance for Career Enhancement, and "Latinx to Watch" by Hispanic Executive Magazine.
We also talk about Gigi's hysterectomy, why money played a big role in her recovery, her immigrant upbringing, setting financial boundaries with loved ones, and more.
In this episode you'll learn more about:
- How Gigi went from paycheck-to-paycheck to personal finance educator, leader and viral social media influencer
- Why relocating to a different, lower cost of living city could be the secret ingredient to financial freedom
- The power of goal setting, dreaming big and knowing your why
- F-U funds, dealing with the inconsistency of entrepreneurship, giving yourself a timeline for success + more
Other Links Mentioned in episode:
- Check out Gigi's book Cultura and Cash
- Get The Budget Bootcamp for FREE
- Pre-order my new book, Your Journey to Financial Freedom and get access to FIRE STARTER Course for FREE
- Check out my personal website here.
- Join The Weekly Newsletter List
- Leave me a voicemail– Leave me a question on the Journey To Launch voicemail and have it answered on the podcast!
- YNAB – Start managing your money and budgeting so that you can reach your financial dreams. Sign up for a free 34 days trial of YNAB, my go-to budgeting app by using my referral link.
- What stage of the financial journey are you on? Are you working on financial stability or work flexibility? Find out with this free assessment and get a curated list of the 10 next best episodes for you to listen to depending on your stage. Check it out here!
Transcript
Click on a timestamp to play from that location
| 0:00.0 | I finally mastered how to set those financial boundaries with family. I now only do it when |
| 0:09.6 | I want to and when I have the financial means to. And that means that sometimes people |
| 0:14.8 | aren't happy because they expect you to bow down as a daughter or as a niece or as a |
| 0:19.5 | grand daughter and open your checkbook. But I've had to learn to be comfortable being |
| 0:27.7 | uncomfortable. Welcome to the Journey to Launch Podcast with your host, Jamila Sufra, |
| 0:35.3 | as a money expert who rocks her top. She helps brave juniors like you get out of debt, |
| 0:41.3 | save, invest and build real well. Join her on the Journey to Launch to Financial Freedom |
| 0:48.1 | in 5-on-4-3-2-1. |
| 0:57.9 | If you want the episode show notes for this episode, go to journeytolaunch.com or click the |
| 1:03.6 | description of wherever you're listening to this episode. In the show notes, you'll get the |
| 1:08.5 | transcribed version of the conversation, the links that we mentioned, and so much more. |
| 1:14.0 | Also, whether you are an OG-journier or brand new to the podcast, I've created a free jumpstart |
| 1:19.9 | guide to help you on your financial freedom journey. It includes the top episodes, |
| 1:24.5 | still listen to, stages to go through to reach financial freedom, resources and so much more. |
| 1:29.7 | You can go to journeytolaunch.com slash jumpstart to get your guide right now. Okay, let's |
| 1:36.1 | happen to the episode. Hey, hey, hey, juniors. Welcome to the Journey to Launch Podcast. Today, |
| 1:43.9 | I have on the guest seat, Gigi Gonzalez. She is a financial educator, influencer, speaker, |
| 1:50.9 | founder of the first gen mentor and the author of the upcoming book, Culture and Cash. During |
| 1:58.4 | the great resignation, she quit her 10-year corporate career and financial services to pursue |
| 2:03.4 | her true passion, teaching financial literacy to young adults. She's been featured in dozens of |
| 2:09.1 | publications, including the New York Times, Business Insider, and more, lives in Chicago. We're |
| 2:14.0 | going to learn more about Gigi's rise to fame and the personal finance phase right now. So, |
... |
Please login to see the full transcript.
Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Jamila Souffrant, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.
Generated transcripts are the property of Jamila Souffrant and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.
Copyright © Tapesearch 2026.