2025 closes by revisiting the most practical lessons shared by founders, investors, and community builders across this year’s Fortunes of the Brave conversations.

For too long, retirement planning and independent fiduciary financial advice have felt reserved for the top 1 to 2 percent…

Mary Katherine Johnson sits down with Dan Egan, VP of Behavioral Finance & Investing at Betterment, to decode how our habits, narratives, and timing drive financial outcomes more than hot tips ever will.

Mary Katherine Johnson welcomes Nick Malouin, Senior Strategy Director at Electric Innovation, to unpack how innovation strategy turns ambiguity into action.

Community capital, crowdfunding, and local investing take center stage in this episode of Fortunes of the Brave.

Mary welcomes Chad Hufford, Founder & Financial Planner at Veritas Wealth Management, for a refreshingly human conversation about building wealth you’ll actually want to live with.

Mary sits down with Rebecca McLean
to unpack how the JOBS Act and Regulation Crowdfunding (Reg CF) opened a new lane for everyday investors and community-focused entrepreneurs

Lance sits down with Matt Slepin, one of real estate’s best-known executive recruiters and storytellers, to trace the industry’s arc from the RTC era to today’s institutional, tech-enabled platforms—and what comes next.

Mary Katherine Johnson sits down with Kathy Fettke, Co-Founder of Real Wealth, to unpack a practical roadmap to real estate investing that ordinary professionals can use to build durable wealth.