Interview With Sharon Lechter

A life-long education advocate, Sharon Lechter is the founder of Pay Your Family First, a financial education organization, and Pay Your Family First, an innovative new way to spark the entrepreneurial spirit in our children.

Sharon helps shape the state of financial literacy in our nation and how best to promote a financially literate populous through her appointment to the President’s Advisory Council on Financial Literacy. She and the 18 other members of the council were selectively appointed by President Bush, continue to serve President Obama and advise him on the need for financial literacy education.

Sharon is an entrepreneur, author, philanthropist, educator, international speaker, licensed CPA and mother. She has been a pioneer in developing new technologies to bring education into children’s lives in ways that are innovative, challenging and fun, and remains committed to education – particularly financial literacy.

“Our current educational system has not been able to keep pace with the global and technological changes in the world today,” Sharon says. “We must teach our young people the skills – both scholastic and financial – that they need to, not only survive, but flourish in the world.

Sharon travels nationally and internationally to speak on a range of topics from educating children and adults on taking control of their personal finances to the entrepreneurial business strategies she used in building international success. “Sharon’s passion for entrepreneurship is matched by her dedication to education,” says Mary Lou Bessette, a longtime business leader and former executive director of strategic initiatives at Arizona State University’s W. P. Carey School of Business. “Her personal mission is to instill financial literacy worldwide. Sharon’s writings and leadership, especially with women and children, demonstrate that she is uniquely positioned to change the world through education

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In addition to her work with children, Sharon is a passionate advocate of women entrepreneurs and business women and often works with them to help expand their goals. She has written regular advice columns for magazines like Arizona Woman, Success and PINK Magazines and speaks regularly to women’s groups around the world. Each year, in cooperation with the WPO and Sam’s Club, Sharon holds an event across the country at Sam’s Clubs with the Girl Scouts of America to teach young girls financial lessons through interactive games.

Sharon is known world-wide as the co-author of the international best-selling book Rich Dad, Poor Dad and the Rich Dad series of books. During her 10 years with the Rich Dad Company, it grew into an international powerhouse with over 20 books, board games, Web sites, CDs, audio cassettes and seminars. Rich Dad, Poor Dad has been on The New York Times Best Sellers List for over six and a half years and is available in over 50 languages and sold in more than 108 countries. More than 27 million Rich Dad books have been sold around the world.

Sharon has also authored Think and Grow Rich – Three Feet From Gold in cooperation with the Napoleon Hill Foundation and Greg Reid which was released in October 2009 and quickly became a National Bestseller. Future projects with the Napoleon Hill Foundation include Think and Grow Rich titles for Women and Children.

A committed philanthropist, Sharon also gives back to world communities as both a volunteer and benefactor. In 2009 she was asked to join the Financial Literacy Council for the AICPA (American Institute of Certified Public Accountants). She is a member of the Business Advisory Council for the Attorney General of the State of Arizona. She has served on the Dean’s Council 100 of the W. P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University and as a member of the advisory Board of the Spirit of Enterprise at the W. P. Carey School of Business. Sharon serves on the national board of the Women Presidents’ Organization, the advisory board of EmpowHer (a Web site to help women with their health issues) and on the national board of Childhelp, a national organization founded to prevent and treat child abuse.

In 2002, Childhelp honored Sharon and her husband, Michael, as recipients of the Spirit of the Children Award. In 2004, Sharon and Michael were recognized as an Arizona “Power Couple,” and Sharon was also named as a 2005 Woman of Distinction by the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation of America. In 2009 Sharon received the Humanitarian Award from the National Association for Home Care and Hospice.

Sharon graduated with Magna Cum Laude honors from Florida State University with a degree in accounting, then joined the ranks of a Big Eight accounting firm. Sharon has held various management positions with computer, insurance and publishing companies while maintaining her professional credentials as a Wisconsin CPA, and a member of the AICPA.

What you will learn in this powerful interview:

• Learn how to educate yourself about Financial Literacy.
• Learn how to break through the barriers and create the successful life that you want.
• Also you will learn in this powerful interview why Financial Literacy is not taught in Public Schools, High Schools, Colleges, and Business Schools.
• You will also learn how to take your Passions and Talent and turn it into a money machine.
• and much more!

This is a powerful audio interview that you have to listen to over and over again. This powerful audio interview has lots and lots of value. We cover a lot of powerful life changing information about Sharon Lechter’s new book outwitting the devil the secret to freedom and success and about financial literacy. Enjoy.