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Did you know Black college graduates have a lower homeownership rate than white people who dropped out of high school?Ruby "SunShine" Taylor, M.S.W is an advocate for closing the racial wealth gap to make our world more financially equitable.She’s the CEO and Founder of Financial Joy School, a virtual educational platform that provides access to financial education and investment tools to Black and Brown youth and their families. Ruby is a double HBCU alumna (Howard University and Virginia Union University), and she harnesses the power of financial knowledge to bring connections, application, and education to establish generational wealth for black families. A traumatic brain injury survivor, Ruby is a disabled Black, queer woman, wife, mother, daughter, aunt, sister and friend who is driven to make our world more equal, joyful, and just. She is a motivational speaker and consultant for financial brands, including Wells Fargo, and has been featured in several leading publications, including The Motley Fool, Inc.com, Fast Company, Mashable.com and more. Ruby shares how she was able to thrive after a life altering traumatic brain injury, and why she is on purpose every day helping black families build generational wealth.To learn more about the Financial Joy School, please visit: https://financialjoyschool.com/ Be sure to connect with Ruby and follow her everywhere she glows:TikTok: @FinancialJoySchoolInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/financialjo...LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rubytaylor 00:00 - Meet Ruby!04:15 - Grateful to be alive! Every time I am able to wake up and be here, I am ultra grateful07:00 - Ruby's origin story and how she thrives in her new way of living with a traumatic brain injury09:25 - You never know what will happen when you give out love; you don't know how or when, but it will always return.13:55 - You had me at "compound interest" - how Ruby fell in love with financial literacy, investing, and building generational wealth20:00 - Why income alone will not build wealth38:50 - Because of slavery, many black families became generationally risk averse39:55 - You deserve wealth and joy, I deserve wealth and joy, we ALL deserve wealth and joy! Andelicious Moment!42:21 - Education kills fear1:08:44 - How entrepreneurship has served RubyThank you for carving out time to improve your Founder Game - when you do better, your business will do better - cheers!Ande ♥http://andelyons.comANDELICIOUS RESOURCES:JOIN STARTUP LIFE LIVE MEETUP GROUPGet an alert whenever I post a new show!https://bit.ly/StartupLifeLIVEAGORAPULSEMy favorite digital marketing dashboard is AGORAPULSE – it’s the best platform to manage your social media posts and presence! Learn more here: http://www.agorapulse.com?via=ande17STARTUP DOX Do you need attorney reviewed legal documents for your startup? I'm a proud community partner of Startup Dox, a new service provided by Selvarajah Law PC which helps you draw out all the essential paperwork needed to kickstart your business in a super cost-effective way. All the legal you’re looking for… only without confusion or frustration. EVERY filing and document comes with an attorney review. You will never do it alone. Visit https://www.thestartupdox.com/ and use my discount code ANDE10 to receive 10% off your order.SPONSORSHIPIf you resonate with the show’s mission of amplifying diverse founder voices while serving first-time founders around the world, please reach out to me to learn more about making an impact through sponsoring the Startup Life LIVE Show! ande@andelyons.com.STREAMYARD OVERLAYS AND GRAPHIC DESIGNNicky Pasquierhttps://www.virtuosoassistant.co.uk/Visit Nicky’s CANVA Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list...Nicky’s Canva Presentation Playlist: http://bit.ly/Canva_Present_PlaylistGET VIDEO/AUDIO TRANSCRIBED WITH OTTER.AIhttps://bit.ly/StartupLifeOtter CONNECT WITH ME ONLINE: https://andelyons.com https://twitter.com/AndeLyonshttps://www.facebook.com/StartupLifew... https://www.linkedin.com/in/andelyons/ https://www.instagram.com/ande_lyons/ https://www.pinterest.com/andelyons/ https://angel.co/andelyons TikTok: @andelyons