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On today's episode of Invest in Yourself, the digital entrepreneur podcast, we have an inspiring story of resiliency, transformation, and financial empowerment. Some of the best stories we have here on the show. But that, and that's gonna leave you motivated to make the changes to your financial future. Our guest is not only a seasoned financial coach with over two decades of experience, but also a CPA and acclaimed author whose powerful journey will capture you from the very start, from arriving from The US, alone at 16, as an undocumented immigrant from Jamaica to building a successful financial empire. She has inspired thousands across the globe with her unwavering determination and her amazing smile, I must say. She has a great smile. Thank you. She's been featured in major publications like Black on, Enterprise, Business Insider, recognized for a game changing insight into wealth building and financial literacy, whether it's through her impactful coaching transformational speeches or global travels.

She's been, you know, visited about 60 odd countries just to just to name a few, you know. Her mission remains clear, to empower others, particularly women, to break down financial barriers and achieve financial freedom. So let's get ready to get inspired by your incredible journey and practical wisdom because today's guest is none other than the founder of c e founder and CEO of Grow Your Wealth, Tanya Taylor. So, Tanya, thank you so much for being here. I'm excited to chat with you. Welcome. Welcome. Welcome.

Thank you so much, sir. Thank you for that introduction. I'm very happy to be here to to chat and to talk about my journey.

I am, when I got your got your request, Vianne, I was like, I need this. I'd love, an underdog story because that's what inspires the most. Because if we see one underdog, then every single underdog, knows they can make it. And the fact that you came here at 16 undocumented, you know, kind of, like, knock in the back door. Shh. We're not telling them that it. But you you everything's back to normal. Right? You're you're you're you're Yeah.

I'm good.

Long long serving here. Long serving. I wanna know when you first came over 16 when you were 16, did you think you were gonna be an entrepreneur, or were you just completely, like, I just wanna get to, once I've been America, I'm good.

Yeah. So it was so one year in Jamaica. I came from Jamaica. And when you're when you're in Jamaica, you hear about America. You sort of hear about, like, everyone living in, like, this luxury lack of luxury. So when I came here at 16, I was alone. I was like, okay. So I could come and I could just lean well.

I'm not sure I don't I'm not sure I thought about what that would look like. Right? I just figured I'd just live well. But then it was interesting because when I came, like, everyone around me was, like, paycheck to paycheck. And it was sort of like, woah. This is the reality. And most people were not to take away from what they were doing. Right? They were working hard, but they didn't have a career. It was just like a job or two jobs, or we Jamaicans are known for having five jobs.