Credit Karma is a consumer finance platform that gives more than 130 million members in the U.S., Canada and U.K. free, ongoing access to their credit scores and reports, plus monitoring, recommendations and tools for credit cards, loans, insurance and more. Founded in 2007 by Kenneth Lin, Ryan Graciano and Nichole Mustard, the company built a 'freemium' model funded by lenders rather than consumers and was acquired by Intuit in 2020 in a roughly $7.1 billion deal.
Bright Money is a San Francisco-based fintech building an AI-led financial wellness app that helps Americans pay down credit-card debt, build credit, and grow savings. Its MoneyScience engine analyzes income, spending and APRs to automate payoff strategies and round-ups for users carrying high-interest debt.
Thomas Frank is a productivity YouTuber, entrepreneur, and Notion expert who built a multi-million dollar business helping students and professionals work smarter. Starting with College Info Geek in 2010, he grew to 2.9 million YouTube subscribers, generated $2.1 million in Notion template sales in two years, and co-founded Flylighter, a web clipper SaaS. He runs two YouTube channels, a podcast, and continues to build tools and systems for the creator economy.
Jake Gibson co-founded NerdWallet with his middle-school friend Tim Chen, bootstrapped it for two years with zero revenue before Google's algorithm updates turned it into a traffic machine, then stepped away as it scaled toward its NASDAQ IPO. He spent years as an angel investor making early bets on companies like Chipper Cash (unicorn) and Albert, before co-founding Better Tomorrow Ventures (BTV) with Sheel Mohnot in 2019. BTV has grown from a $75M debut fund to $450M+ AUM across three funds, focused exclusively on pre-seed and seed-stage fintech globally. In 2023, Gibson and Mohnot launched The Mint, a fintech-specific accelerator in San Francisco. He has a Kierkegaard quote tattooed on his ribs and describes his post-NerdWallet years as his 'commitment issues' phase.
Brian Feroldi is a financial educator, author, and investor on a mission to demystify the stock market for everyday people. Formerly a medical device sales rep at Insulet Corporation, he pivoted to writing for The Motley Fool in 2015 and has since authored 3,000+ articles, published the book 'Why Does The Stock Market Go Up?', grown a 655,000+ Twitter following, and built Long-Term Mindset - a financial education company with a 100,000+ subscriber newsletter. His superpower: turning balance sheets into plain English and making Wall Street concepts accessible to anyone.
Chris Hutchins is a serial entrepreneur, former venture capitalist at GV (Google Ventures), and the creator and host of 'All the Hacks,' a top-ranked personal finance and life optimization podcast with over 10 million downloads. He sold two startups - Milk to Google (beating out Facebook) in 2012 and Grove to Wealthfront in 2019 - before launching his independent media company. Known for accumulating 14+ million credit card points and miles, he helps people upgrade their life, money, and travel by spending less and saving more. Based in Austin, Texas, he runs a 7-figure podcast business powered entirely by ads and affiliate revenue.
Ben Carlson is a CFA charterholder, Director of Institutional Asset Management at Ritholtz Wealth Management, and one of the most widely-read finance writers in the United States. Through his blog A Wealth of Common Sense, co-hosted podcast Animal Spirits, and six books, Carlson has built a reputation for translating Wall Street complexity into plain-English wisdom that ordinary investors can actually use - advocating for simplicity, patience, and behavioral discipline over market-timing and stock-picking.
Morgan Housel is a partner at Collaborative Fund and bestselling author of 'The Psychology of Money' (2020) and 'Same As Ever' (2023), with over 11 million copies sold globally across 60+ languages. A former Wall Street Journal contributor and two-time Best in Business award winner, he writes about the intersection of human behavior and money, arguing that financial success is less about intelligence and more about temperament. Housel sits on the board of Markel Corporation and is widely regarded as one of the most influential voices in behavioral finance today.