Today's topic is teaching kids about finance and money management, and we'll hear from James Leo, who has a wealth of expertise on the subject! We discuss how Asian parents' attitudes regarding money influence their children's financial habits and the significance of allowing children to be financially literate. Join us and gain access to a wealth of information and advice on instilling good personal finance in kids!
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ABOUT JAMES LEO
James Leo's entire professional career has been devoted to education ventures and helping people obtain better futures through learning. He is the founder of Bamboo Finance, a financial management and literacy app for kids designed specifically to serve the unique needs of Asian families while making financial literacy and management fun and easy. James previously served as Chief of Staff at VIPKID where he assisted the CEO with fundraising, building out the team, and driving various aspects of the business as it scaled from 30k to 1M students. He also founded a coaching marketplace for professionals in China called 职飞 (Chinese for Direct Flight or Career Flight). James most recently led Corporate Development and Strategy for a dance education startup in LA, and has worked at education-focused venture capital funds, Learn Capital, and University Ventures. He continues to invest in and advise various ed-tech startup companies around the world.
James completed his master's at Stanford (Learning, Design & Technology); his undergrad at USC (philosophy, business, and engineering); and an HBS program for executives in China. He began his career serving in the US Army as both an infantry soldier and an intelligence officer and loves to work out, learn about learning, and be helpful wherever he can!
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