We’re excited to introduce you to the always interesting and insightful Talaya Scott. We hope you’ll enjoy our conversation with Talaya below.

Talaya, looking forward to hearing all of your stories today. So let’s jump to your mission – what’s the backstory behind how you developed the mission that drives your brand?

Financial education is becoming increasingly important for not just major corporations but also average adults and families. It is very common for people coming into adulthood to be unable to manage finances properly. With the rise of new generation entrepreneurs, the youth of today are seen earning huge sums of money.

Talaya Scott on Financial Literacy and Influencing Attitudes towards Finances

She uses her years of service as a finance technician in the military and an auditor at a big 4 accounting firm, along with her struggles to curate plans for her clients and help them attain mastery of their money.

Talaya Scott fully admits she joined the United States Air Force to earn money for college.

But when terrorists attacked New York City’s World Trade Center towers in 2001 while she was in basic training, any indifference she felt turned into purpose and pride.

Did you know that before money becomes wealth, it must be carefully managed and mastered? Earning money is hard, but so is managing it, and unless you learn how to do it, it might just slip away from your hands. That is where established accountant and money master coach Talaya Scott steps in.

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Talaya Scott is an accountant, author, and educator who is a native of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She has completed her new book, “So I Graduated, Now What Do I Do?”: a sagacious read that delves into the idea of learning and applying financial concepts that are uncommon in educational curricula.

Talaya Scott is an accountant, published author, professor, and money master coach who has years of experience in finance management. She has served the United States Air Force for eight years in Military Finance. She has also worked for one of the highly prestigious big 4 accounting firms, Ernst & Young LLP.

A relative newcomer to the accounting and finance faculty, Talaya Scott is keen on sharing her real-world experience as an accountant, author, speaker and entrepreneur with her students. As the owner of FIIT Perspective, a financial literacy education company that promotes financial freedom through education.