DF Johnson | Contributor
DF Johnson brings a desire not only to better manage money, but to share it with others. His dream job is to help people grow their income, save for retirement, and ultimately find financial independence. To help stay current he listens to podcasts, reads financial magazines and books to get a wide range of thoughts and form his own.
Like a lot of people, he grew up where his parents’ lived paycheck to paycheck and had many mouths to feed. His family always had shelter and food but had to make tough choices when it came to the needs of the family and the things they wanted. Like many families, money was never discussed. His mom stayed up late a lot of the time to see how bad their financial situation was the next day.
DF developed a fascination for the stock market as he got older, and a co-worker got him into investing. DF learned about money from TV shows and CNBC. One of his favorite inspirations is Suze Orman and her segment called “Can I afford it” where Suze Orman was willing to emphatically tell people “No.” There are many others that have influenced him along the way.
DF’s early years with little money has an impact on his life daily, but he has used many resources to learn to manage money and grow it and is bringing that to you. To help bring financial independence to anyone who desires it.
Ethan Johnson, SHRM-CP | Contributor
Ethan has turned being a people person into his life’s work; having served
for over ten years in various Human Resources roles. He completed his
bachelor’s in management and then obtained HR certifications. Currently he is a
Society for Human Resource Management – Certified Professional (SHRM-CP). Prior to his bachelor’s degree, Ethan studied computer information systems which he finds to pair very well with his HR experience.
Ethan remembers supporting his mom communicating to her employer that she was retiring and helping his dad with a challenging situation at work. Ethan’s first
experience being part of HR was volunteering to serve on the employee recognition committee.
Ethan hopes to support job seekers as they begin their first job through finding that dream job. Ethan also spends time managing his family budget and assets, so we will hear about that some as well.