Ladies and Gentlemen you won’t want to miss this episode with the one and only Avilia Guardiola! We dive deep into the challenges of her journey from being a first-generation Mexican-American growing up in small-town Arizona , to graduating from Harvard Business school and working on Wall Street! We talk about everything from business and finance to therapy and relationships! Including how having “screw you, money” gives you the freedom to love without fear. Avilia couldn’t be a more perfect guest to have on the podcast! She is Raw, Real, and has a big mission to help women take charge of their finances and END generational poverty!

03:40 Meet Avilia Guardiola!

13:15 What do you think about Wall Street?

15:10 What is your relationship with money like and what was your journey like to get there?

17:20 What was your first experience at Harvard like?

20:50 What was the learning curve like going to Harvard and working in Wall Street?

24:00 How did you go about making connections and networking?

27:10 Using hard work and her finance degree as leverage to get ahead.

30:30 What life lessons did you learn from pushing yourself to the limit working on Wall Street?

33:15 What was your experience with therapy and the connotation it has within hispanic culture?

36:30 How do we go deeper with ourselves and become more self aware?

39:40 How do you let go of your ego to ask for help?

41:15 What is the Life Budget Challenge you created and why did you start it?

43:30 What is it like tackling $164K of debt in 2 years?

46:30 What is the toilet paper model?

48:00 What is the most fulfilling part of mentoring women through your Budget Challenges?

49:20 What is the mindset change you see in the women that do the Life Budget Challenge?

52:00 How do you create generational wealth?

54:50 How do you think a better relationship with money affects other relationships in your life?

58:00 How has a better relationship with money and knowing you can take care of yourself change your dating life?

01:01:10 What are the goals you have for yourself in the future?

01:04:30 Creating systems to end generational poverty.

To get in touch with Avilia and find out more about The Budget Challenge check her out on Instagram: Avilia.Life

Avila Short Bio:

Avilia Guardiola is a graduate of Harvard Business School and also holds a B.S in Business from Arizona State University. Avilia is a first-generation Mexican-American and native of Arizona. Prior to pursuing an MBA, Avilia worked on Wall Street as an Investment Banking Analyst for Bank of America Merrill Lynch with clients based out of Latin American during one the most robustly unprecedented times for the region. She was also an Assistant Director for Sponsors For Educational Opportunity where she led the restructuring of the investment banking pipeline program. Currently, Avilia works in the e-commerce department for HEB, the #1 grocery retailer in the US. She launched her first of several businesses in 2016 and still enjoys the pursuit of entrepreneurial ventures. Her most recent venture is the Life Budget Challenge & Life Investment Club where she educates women on how to achieve financial freedom and empowers them to live a life in full alignment of their true authentic self. Avilia is passionate about ending generational poverty. She dedicates her free time to mentoring the next generation of women in finance & entrepreneurship. She is a super-taster and enjoys traveling and tasting the world, over 20 countries so far! She has a great affinity towards Japanese culture and business and has spent several weeks in-country supporting various organizations with disaster recovery efforts.