Seven Figure Educator with Dr. Erica Jordin Thomas

This week, Mandi Money sits down with Dr. Erica Jordin Thomas, aka the Seven Figure Educator, to talk about turning your knowledge, experience, and expertise into serious wealth. And trust us, this conversation is about WAY more than teaching! Dr. Erica went from being a school principal facing mo…

Brown Buzz: Know Your Worth, Protect Your Bag & Give Black-Owned Brands Some Grace

This week, Mandi Money is breaking down everything from a three-year-old soccer star making headlines for all the wrong reasons to the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders finally making moves toward getting the respect (and compensation!) they deserve. Because let's be clear: exposure doesn't pay the bills…

Surviving Paris: Cancer, Career Pivots & the Freedom to Start Over with Robin Allison Davis

This week on Brown Ambition, Mandi Money sits down with Emmy Award-winning journalist, author, and two-time breast cancer survivor Robin Allison Davis, whose journey from New York City to Paris is anything but your typical Emily in Paris fantasy. After spending a decade building her career at NBC,…

Brown Buzz: Billionaire Babies, Election Anxiety & Who’s Really Winning in This Economy?

This week on Brown Buzz, Mandi Money is breaking down everything from billionaires promising to make our babies stockholders to Gen Z investors letting election anxiety get a little too close to their retirement accounts. And while everybody keeps telling us the economy is doing great, why are our …

From $21K to $3.7 Million: Paula Pant's Wealth-Building Playbook

This week, Mandi Money is joined by Paula Pant, real estate investor, entrepreneur, and host of the Afford Anything podcast, for a conversation that's equal parts money masterclass and millionaire mindset check. Paula went from earning just $21,000 a year as a newspaper reporter to building a $3.7…

Brown Buzz: WNBA History, Netflix Layoffs, Midterm Election Stakes & Mandi’s Big Book News

On this week's Brown Buzz, Mandi Money is breaking down the stories affecting our money, our careers, our communities, and our everyday lives. First up, the WNBA is making history, with the Atlanta Dream heading to the finals and fans showing up in record numbers. But with all that momentum comes a…

Build a Career You Don’t Have to Compete for ft. Ruchika T. Malhotra

What if getting ahead didn’t require you to outwork, outperform, or out-hustle everyone around you? This week, we’re revisiting Mandi's  conversation with leadership and inclusion strategist Ruchika T. Malhotra — author of Uncompete: Rejecting Competition to Unlock Radical Success. In a world obse…

Brown Buzz: Prediction Markets, Black Business Wins & Rising Heating Costs

This week on Brown Buzz, Mandi Money is breaking down the headlines shaping our money, careers, culture, and everyday lives. First up, LeBron James’s reported $15 million partnership with Polymarket raises questions about the growing popularity of prediction markets and how these platforms are mark…

La La Anthony on Money, Motherhood, and Making Ends Meet

What happens when you grow up knowing what it feels like to not have enough money? For La La Anthony, that feeling became part of the fuel behind her ambition. Raised by a single mom, La La learned early that she wanted to build a life where she could take care of herself and never have to feel gu…

Brown Buzz: Can $100K Become $1.5 Million? Plus Cornell, AI Career Skills & Risky Mortgages

This week on Brown Buzz, we’re cutting through the headlines and getting into the stories that affect our money, careers, and lives. First, Mandi discusses the allegations involving Cornell and LSU, why Title IX is not the same thing as a criminal investigation, and what students and survivors sho…