This week’s guest is Sammy Warryat, host of the Successful Millennials podcast and founder of Financezilla, a financial consulting service.

A Georgia native, Sammy attended Georgia Tech and graduated with a degree in software engineering. He went straight into the corporate workforce and after working too many hours and facing too many roadblocks decided it was time to set out on his own. He got himself out of debt, saved his money and quit his job.

Unlike some “coaches” he sees himself as a consultant but not someone who is going to make decisions or do the work for clients. He shares what he knows but expects clients to be ready to take action for themselves. In his podcast and consulting, empowerment of the individual are themes.

On the Successful Millennials podcast, Sammy’s episodes each focus on one or two of the five categories of live he has identified to be the most important. They are money, physical and mental health, career/purpose, relationships and happiness.

Note from Rabiah (Host): The theme of people going out on their own after a more traditional career for various reasons involving working too many hours, poor management or a desire to take a chance. But, what I have noticed is the decisions weren’t rash or sudden. They were planned. Sammy planned very impressively by saving money so he could handle the risk on his own. Others planned with their partners. They all seemed to set a timeline for when they would need to head back to a job If it didn’t work out. This chat with Sammy was particularly fun because we truly are of two generations but weren’t that different.

On another note, I dedicate this episode to a friend, Richie Hannah, who I found out died right before recording the intro. He was truly funny and kind. It was too soon to lose him but it is always too soon. I could talk about his struggles and distill him down to one thing but we are a sum of all of our parts. In my only vacation of 2020 I visited him in Scotland and it was a special time. Like with others I’ve lost before, I’ll remember him for that and honor him now and then by thinking of him when I see something that I know he would like. 

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Find Sammy Financezilla website: https://financezilla.net/ Linktree: https://linktr.ee/thefinancezilla Instagram: www.instagram.com/financezilla

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Mentioned in this episode: Patrick Lencioni: https://www.tablegroup.com/pat/ Ryan Hawk: https://learningleader.com/ Robert Leonard’s Millenial Investing Podcast: https://www.theinvestorspodcast.com/millennial-investing/

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