The Brown Ambition Podcast helps you unapologetically build wealth by saving, investing and making smart career choices — on your own d@mn terms! New episodes Wednesdays and Fridays.
Latest episodes
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29 min
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 littl…
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1 h 35
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…
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33 min
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,…
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45 min
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 s…
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29 min
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 partnersh…
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28 min
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 m…
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32 min
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 involvin…
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55 min
Black Joy, Big Dreams & Being Fully Yourself ft. Alexis Nikole Nelson (The Black Forager)
What happens when the thing that makes you feel most like yourself doesn’t fit neatly into the version of success you were raised to pursue? For Alexis Nikole Nelson, aka The Black…
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35 min
Brown Buzz: Nikole Hannah-Jones, Nolan Wells & AI Jobs
Brown Buzz is back! Mandi breaks down the Nikole Hannah-Jones school-choice debate, the latest in the Nolan Wells case, why the AI job apocalypse may be more complicated than it so…
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58 min
The Doctor Is In: Dr. Taz on Hormones, Women’s Health & Advocating for Yourself
In this episode, Mandi sits down with Dr. Tasneem “Dr. Taz” Bhatia, a board-certified physician and integrative medicine expert, to talk about women’s health, hormones, healthcare,…
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25 min
Brown Buzz: What the Fed, Ed Sheeran, and Jasmine Crockett Have in Common
In this special Friday episode, Mandi celebrates the BA Fam, shares the origin story behind Brown Ambition, and introduces Brown Buzz—your new end-of-week roundup of the headlines…
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1 h 11
Rituals To Help You Heal When Life is Too Much ft. Koya Webb
What happens when the ambition that helped you build your life starts costing you your well-being? For many ambitious women, especially women of color, success can come with a hidd…
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1 h 07
Build a Life You Can Fall Madly in Love With ft. Tiffany D. Cross
What happens when you spend years pouring everything into your career, relationships, and success only to realize they aren’t pouring the same love back into you? In this episode o…
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41 min
The September Hiring Bump Is Here—Here’s How to Use It.
September can be a powerful time to get visible, activate your network, and pursue the next role—but smart career strategy is not just about landing a new job. It is also about pro…
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23 min
REWIND: 27 Years Old And Starting Over — Where Do I Begin? [BA QA]
This week's BA Q&A, Mandi is joined by friend of the show Naseema McElroy of Financially Intentional to answer a question from Serena, a 28-year-old multi-passionate entrepreneur t…
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60 min
Karen Attiah's Huge Win vs Washington Post, plus a Single Mother's $1 Million Debt Payoff
Hey BA Fam! Mandi Money is back with a Brown Boost, Brown Break because there’s simply too much happening to stay quiet. First, Mandi turns her attention to Gary, Indiana, where te…
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24 min
My mom's $36,000 retirement [BA QA]
Mandi responds to a listener trying to help her 59-year-old mother recover from a costly retirement mistake after medically retiring from a job she held for 19 years. After discove…
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48 min
Health, Healing, and Knowing Your Worth ft. Dr. Uche Blackstock [Rewind]
Hey BA fam, it’s Mandi Money! Today I’m bringing you a Brown Ambition Rewind featuring my conversation with physician, author, entrepreneur, and health equity advocate Dr. Uché Bla…
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28 min
How to Network With Purpose — Plus, Nolan Wells' Parents Speak Out
This week, Mandi is reporting live from the National Association of Black Journalists convention with reflections, real talk, and a reminder that the best opportunities at a confer…
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25 min
How to Reboot Your Ambition [Summer Money Reboot Week #6]
Mandi Money closes out the Summer Money Reboot series by rethinking what ambition looks like when the goals you once chased no longer fit the life you're living today. If you've ev…