Not your typical finance speaker. Not even close.
Even financial professionals learn something new.
What Barbara speaks about
Barbara speaks at financial, hospitality, and motivational conferences, corporate events, service industry gatherings, restaurant and bar trainings, and anywhere people are talking about money or lifestyle design.
Her signature talk — Financial Legitimacy — is fully tailored to the audience in the room. When she's speaking to tipped or gig economy workers, it's about why they've been systematically left out of wealth building and exactly what to do about it. When she's speaking to financial professionals and enthusiasts, it's about the blind spots in mainstream financial advice and what they can learn from people who live alternative financial lives.
Similar theme. Different room. Always lands.
Some topics include:
Wealth building without a traditional income
The psychology of money for business owners, gig workers, and service industry professionals
Building financial safety nets for tipped workers
How your biggest financial mistakes are actually your greatest asset
How to scan your environment for financial hazards sabotaging your goals
And if you don't see what you're looking for, Barbara writes custom talks for any audience or event. Reach out and let's build something together.
"In the last 8 years of producing The EconoMe Conference, I have worked with dozens of speakers. Barbara is not like the others. Her topic was provocative, her delivery was flawless, and what struck me most was how accessible she made all of it feel. She is clearly one of the sharpest people in any room she walks into, but she never makes you feel talked at. Her story is a little messy in the best possible way, and that realness is exactly what makes her so compelling. Her session was the most talked about of the conference. Barbara is not just one of the best speakers I've ever had. She is genuinely one of my favorite people I've met through this work, and I consider her a friend for life. If you have the opportunity to bring her in, do not think twice."
— Diania Merriam, Founder, EconoMe Conference
Book Barbara to speak at your next event.
Every audience leaves with something they didn't expect — a new perspective, a gut punch of validation, the realization that financial freedom is more possible than they thought, or simply the permission to stop feeling bad about their relationship with money. Whether your crowd is service industry professionals, financial enthusiasts, or anyone who has ever felt like the system wasn't built for them — Barbara meets every room exactly where it is.