Financially Savvy in 20 Minutes is a financial education podcast created to make money conversations practical, relatable, and easy to understand. Now in its 10th season, the show brings together real conversations, useful insights, and actionable financial guidance designed to help listeners build confidence and make informed money decisions.
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Our Story
Our Story
Money conversations should feel empowering, not intimidating.
For more than a decade, Financially Savvy in 20 Minutes has created a space for honest, relatable conversations about money, careers, investing, entrepreneurship, and the decisions that shape our financial lives.
The podcast began with Natalie Torres Haddad, who created and hosted the show on her own for its first few years with a simple mission: make financial conversations easier to understand, more relatable, and more accessible to the communities that too often get left out of them.
As the podcast grew Vira Magallanes Egli later joined Natalie as cohost, bringing her own perspective, personality, and professional experience to the show. Together, they expanded Financially Savvy in 20 Minutes while keeping the heart of the podcast the same: real conversations that help everyday people become more confident about money and the opportunities available to them.
In 2024, that evolution took on new meaning when Natalie stepped away from the microphone for much of the year as she entered motherhood. During that time, Vira stepped into the lead hosting role, carrying the podcast forward, guiding the conversations, and maintaining the connection with the Savvy community through an important season of transition.
Over the years, the show has grown into something bigger than a podcast. It has become a community of Savvies who believe you do not have to know everything about money to start making better financial decisions. You just have to be willing to learn, ask questions, and take action.
A New Chapter
A New Chapter
This season, Natalie and Vira welcome Betzaira “Betzy” Herrera as the show’s newest cohost. But Betzy’s story with Financially Savvy did not begin behind the microphone.
She began as a listener.
After following the podcast for years, Betzy happened to meet Natalie at a networking event. That connection eventually led to Betzy appearing as a guest on multiple episodes. The conversations continued, the relationship grew, and Natalie ultimately invited her to join the show as its third cohost.
From Listener to Cohost
From Listener to Cohost
Her journey from listener to guest to cohost represents so much of what Financially Savvy in 20 Minutes is about: learning, growing, building relationships, recognizing opportunities, and having the confidence to step into them when they arrive.
Today, Natalie, Vira, and Betzy bring three different perspectives, areas of expertise, and life experiences to the same table. But they share one belief:
Financial knowledge should give you more than information. It should give you the confidence to create more choices for your life.
Welcome to the next chapter of Financially Savvy in 20 Minutes.
Welcome, Savvies.
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