Linda Grizely

Linda Grizely

Linda Grizely, CFP® | Financial Wellness Speaker | Personal Finance Expert & Educator

Cary, Illinois, United States

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Linda Grizely is a financial wellness speaker who partners with organizations to reduce the hidden cost of employees' personal financial stress — the cost that quietly shows up as lost focus, lower performance, and retention challenges.

Linda speaks to employees, ERGs, associations, HR leaders, and leadership teams across the country, in person and virtually.

Through her human-centered approach to money, Linda helps audiences bridge the gap between financial knowledge and real-life decision-making. Her programs go beyond traditional financial literacy to explore the behavioral, emotional, and practical realities that shape how people earn, spend, save, invest, and plan for the future.

Linda is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER® professional with a master's degree in Financial Services and a dual-major bachelor's degree in Human Resources Management and Marketing. Her background spans holistic financial planning, leadership, business strategy, marketing, human resources, nonprofit consulting, association leadership, and sales.

Her signature keynote, The Human Variable™, explores the identity, money history, and emotional conditioning behind financial decisions. She is the creator of the MeMoney® Method, a framework that replaces guilt-based budgeting with clarity, confidence, and intentional action, and host of the Real Money, Real Life® podcast. In 2026, MeMoney® was named a finalist for a Money Awareness and Inclusion Award.

Her perspective is shaped by what she calls her "many financial lives" — including becoming a single teen mother, being a suburban married mother of three with financial abundance, rebuilding after divorce, and returning to school as an adult before building her career in financial services.

As seen in the Chicago Tribune, Yahoo Finance, MSN Money, WSJ Buy Side, and MarketWatch Picks.

Area of Expertise

  • Business & Management
  • Finance & Banking
  • Government, Social Sector & Education
  • Media & Information
  • Real Estate & Architecture

Topics

  • The Human Variable™: Financial Wellness Reimagined
  • The MeMoney® Method: You Can’t Build a Life You Love on a Budget You Hate
  • The Core 7: Money Basics Everyone Should Know
  • Investing Made Simple: What You Need to Know to Get Started
  • Where Does My Money Go?: Cash Flow and Budgeting Strategies
  • Retirement Basics: Taking Care of Your Future Self
  • What Should I Do with My Old 401(k)?: It’s Not as Simple as You Think
  • Debt Made Clear: Understanding What You Owe and How to Pay It Down
  • When Money Walks Into Work: The ROI of Financial Well-Being
  • Burdened: The Hidden Cost of Financial Stress in the Workplace
  • Unburdened: How Financial Confidence Strengthens Engagement Retention and Results

Linda Grizely

Linda Grizely, CFP® | Financial Wellness Speaker | Personal Finance Expert & Educator

Cary, Illinois, United States

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