Banking On Girls

Dr. Jayne Greenberg has spent a career building healthier futures for young people — as a health and physical education executive, curriculum developer, author, and organizational leader. Her résumé includes developing Sports Science curriculums, moderating a Congressional briefing, coordinating Olympic Committee education programs, and serving as an advisor to President Obama's Council for Fitness, Sport and Nutrition.
But long before any of that, Jayne was a young teacher figuring out how to make her first paycheck work for her future. In this episode, she trades the whistle for a wallet and joins me to talk about the habits, mistakes, and mindsets that shaped her financial life — and what she believes it takes to raise girls who are truly self-sufficient.
In this episode, we cover:
How Jayne's path into physical education began, and the career highlights that followed

The money lessons (and money silence) she grew up with

The people who most shaped how she thinks about money

A $50-a-paycheck decision, made at the very start of her teaching career, that changed everything

A costly early investing mistake — and the homework she wishes she'd done first

Practical advice for anyone starting out or managing on a modest budget

The real link between financial well-being and overall well-being

What Jayne sees as the biggest threat to youth health today, in the U.S. and globally

Her advice for anyone raising kids in today's world

About This Episode
Tracy Hall is an author, financial wellness speaker, and fierce advocate against scams and relationship fraud. Her book The Last Victim chronicles her own devastating experience being defrauded by notorious Australian conman Hamish McLaren — the subject of the podcast Who the Hell is Hamish? Tracy now channels that experience into helping others recognize and resist financial exploitation.
In this episode, Tracy and Marina cover the psychology of fraud, who's most vulnerable, and — in a deeply personal turn — what happened when Tracy's own daughter became the target of sextortion.
What We Cover:
Tracy's story: how she became a victim of one of Australia's most prolific conmen

What she knows now that she didn't know then

The profile of fraud victims — it's not who you think

Sextortion: what it is, how it works, and why AI is making it exponentially worse

How Tracy discovered her daughter was being targeted — and what she did next

How kids typically react when sextortion happens to them

What parents should do if their child is targeted

Tracy's quiz — Marina scored 5/15, so there's plenty to learn! Take the quiz here: http://tracyhall.com.au

TRACY'S TIPS: 
Do a reverse image search

Meet friends and family quickly

Don't let money be a taboo topic - silence allows nefarious people to operate in silos

Romance scammers are getting bolder — and more convincing. In this episode, Marina sits down with Becky Holmes, author of Keanu Reeves Is Not in Love with You and the sharp wit behind the viral Twitter account @deathtospinach. What started in 2020 as a personal mission to waste scammers' time has turned Becky into one of the most recognized experts on online relationship fraud, sought out by media and professionals alike.
This is a must-listen for every woman — and every mom raising a daughter — navigating the digital world.
What We Cover:
What online relationship fraud actually is, and how Becky went from target to expert

Whether women are more vulnerable than men — and what the data shows

The staggering sums of money that can be lost to romance scams

The personas scammers use most often: doctors, pilots, and other high-status disguises

Whether there's a "type" who falls for these scams — or whether anyone can be fooled

Solo bad actors vs. organized crime networks: what's really behind these schemes

The red flags to watch for before you get in too deep

Practical steps to protect yourself online

What moms — especially those with teenage daughters — can do right now

About Becky Holmes
Becky Holmes is the author of Keanu Reeves Is Not in Love with You, a no-nonsense guide to exposing online relationship fraud. She is also the creator of the popular Twitter account @deathtospinach, where she publicly outs romance scammers and documents her encounters with them. Since 2020, Becky has become a go-to voice on romance fraud for media outlets and professionals around the world

In this personal episode, I recount an extraordinary evening at the Manhattan brownstone of iconic feminist and activist Gloria Steinem — the very home where Ms. Magazine was founded in the 1970s. The dinner was organized as part of the Milken Women's Financial Security Initiative, led by Cheryl Evans, and brought together 20 remarkable women from across the United States to discuss one of the most pressing issues of our time: women's financial security. To learn about Banking On Girls Mother Daughter Workshops: Mother-Daughter Financial Literacy Workshop
For the referenced Architectural Digest feature on Gloria Steinem's Brownstone: https://www.architecturaldigest.com/gallery/visiting-gloria-steinem-in-her-longtime-manhattan-brownstone

To celebrate Mother's Day, I surveyed six college women on the best financial advice their moms gave them, the worst financial advice they had received — and what they still wish they knew. The results are honest, eye-opening, and full of heart. This one is for every mom and daughter ready to take the next step together.
What We Cover
Why budgeting and credit are the lessons moms teach the most often

The $27.40/day compound interest rule every teenager needs to hear (David Bach, Mel Robbins Podcast)

Why investing is the conversation most moms aren't having — and why it matters

The "money comes and goes" mindset and why it can quietly cost young women their financial agency

Small, confident first steps any young woman can take today

This Week's Challenge: Moms — start the investing conversation, even if you're still learning. Daughters — pick one thing and do it this week. One step is all it takes.
Learn more about Banking On Girls Mother Daughter Workshops: https://mom-daughter-workshop.lovable.app/
This podcast does not provide financial, tax, legal or investment advice. It is for educational purposes only.