I'm Nicole Lapin, the only financial expert you don't need a dictionary to understand.

It's time for some money rehab.

On the show you've heard from the smartest business minds running profitable businesses.

And you're welcome for that.

You've heard from the C-suite, at Lift, FICO, the Carlisle Group, and many, many more.

But today we're going to be doing something different.

You're getting here from one of the smartest minds in the non-profit business world, Salcon

of Khan Academy, the hugely popular and free online learning platform.

If there's a cause you're passionate about and you're thinking about starting a non-profit,

Sal's story is the best masterclass.

Here's our conversation.

Salcon, welcome to Money Rehab.

Great to be here.

Our organization Khan Academy, of course, has helped millions of people educate themselves

on topics from math to social studies to financial literacy.

Yay, thank you very much.

And everything in between.

Can you give us a quick origin story of Khan Academy?

Oh, back in 2004, I was a year out of business school.

I was working my day job.

I was an analyst at a hedge fund out in Boston.

I had just gotten married.

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