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How has Dr. Terrence Martin's experience in financial planning influenced his research in financial education?

In this episode, Jamie Hopkins, Managing Partner of Wealth Solutions, and Ana Trujillo Limón, Director, Coaching and Advisor Content, speak with Terrance Kieron Martin Jr., Ph.D., MBA, Assistant Professor of Financial Planning at Winston-Salem State University about his shift from researching retirement planning to financial education and his experiences working with diverse communities in the financial planning industry. Dr. Terrance Martin goes over the challenges faced by institutions with limited funding and the importance of alumni giving and touches on his pursuit of tenure and the need for more support and engagement in academia.

Terrance discusses: 

• How his first money memory with his grandmother guided his career in finance and economics
• His shift from researching retirement planning to financial education
• The lack of diversity in the financial planning profession and challenges faced by minority students
• Support and funding disparities between institutions
• Why financial support is so important for nonprofits and universities
• How to encourage alumni giving and build a strong community
• His pursuit of professional freedom and challenges faced by African American professors in obtaining tenure
• And more

Connect with Jamie Hopkins and Ana Trujillo Limón: 

• Carson Group LLC
• LinkedIn: Jamie Hopkins
• LinkedIn: Ana Trujillo Limón

Connect with Terrance Martin:

• Winston-Salem State University
• LinkedIn: Terrance Martin
• martintk@wssu.edu

About our Guest: 

Terrance Kieron Martin Jr., Ph.D., MBA, is an Assistant Professor of Financial Planning at Winston-Salem State University, determined to contribute to diversity initiatives of personal financial planning. His research interest interest includes financial literacy, life insurance settlement demand, behavioral finance. He has past experience with purchasing and procurement management, brand development, retailing, general ledger accounting project and event management.

As we all know, sometimes it isn’t easy being green. Especially when it comes to sustainable, affordable, earth-friendly architecture. Remember the story of the three little pigs? It didn’t work out so well for the two pigs who built cheap houses out of straw and sticks. But what if it were feasible to build durable, eco-friendly buildings out of straw or sticks—or even corn cobs or woodchips? Our friends at Nomadic Earth Architecture say it’s possible, and they want to tell you how.

As our regular listeners know, a theme that we’ve returned to often in season four of the podcast has to do with how younger generations—Millenials, Gen Z, and Gen Alpha—are responding to the climate crisis. Here we talk with Jesse Nathanson and James Sledge—two young changemakers who are passionate about teaching better ways to build. They tell us about their global initiative called Nomadic Earth Architecture—an organization that is all about inspiring people to build their own sustainable, non-toxic buildings out of cheap, easy to find natural materials.

Guests: 
Jesse Nathanson 

• Cofounder and and project manager for Nomadic Earth Architecture 
• International social worker and aide 
• Facebook 

James Sledge 

• Cofounder and and project manager for Nomadic Earth Architecture 
• LinkedIn 
• Facebook 

 Mentions: 

• Magnesium 
• Petrification 
• VOCs 
• International Community Development Masters 

Keywords: architecture, natural building, sustainability, non-toxic, ancient technology, resources, accessibility, education, runoff, magnesium, packaging, organic materials, affordable housing, volatile organic compounds, VOCs, housing crisis, toxicity, health, affordability, environmental justice, social justice, intersectionality, copowerment, stewardship, relationships, indigenous peoples, community 

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We’re joined by a very special guest today; Mr. Khary Dewitt, president of Mountaineer Logistics.  Khary gives us many strategies for building and maintaining a strong network.   Khary also walks us step by step through getting more comfortable with face to face communication and gives us a “networking event checklist.”  This edition is packed with value.  Pull up a chair, let’s do business!