Episode•October 28, 2021•10 min

Mastering Your Finances with Denzel Rodriguez | Ep. 75

Live from FinCon 2021, Denzel shares his experience as a first timer at FinCon. Denzel and Tiffany discuss his journey entering the finance world, what got him started on his youtube channel, and how he helps like minded individuals master their finances. About Our Guest Denzel's mission is to help mothers master their personal finances so they can build kingdoms of their own according to their own spiritual gifts and talents. Being raised by a single mom in a low-income environment, Denzel realized at an early age that he wanted to learn about money management to help support his family. After he entered the workforce as a young man, he started building credit, leveraging his cash flow and paying off debt really fast. It wasn’t until later that he realized he was practicing the concepts of velocity banking without even knowing the terminology and fundamentals behind it. One of his first clients was his own mother. The results Denzel was able to achieve with her sparked a lot of passion in him to help other moms. He discovered that he had a spiritual gift and talent for helping people with their finances. Denzel started his business out of necessity after losing his job, and through various circumstances found himself over $25,000 in debt. In spite of all the obstacles, he pushed through and began helping people first sticking to the principle of giving and receiving which provided results beyond his imagination. Since then, he's been blessed to help more than 1100+ families - men, women, and young people. He teaches velocity banking concepts on his YouTube channel, which has over 2.7 million views so far, and 38,000+ subscribers. He also has over 337 contributors to his mission to help mothers master their finances and build their kingdom. Connect with Denzel Website: https://www.denzelrodriguez.com Youtube Connect with Tiffany on Social Media Facebook: Money Talk With Tiff Twitter: @moneytalkwitht Instagram: @moneytalkwitht LinkedIn: Tiffany Grant This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://podcorn.com/privacy OP3 - https://op3.dev/privacy

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Key Takeaways

1
Give first, receive tenfold
Denzel leads with a giving kingdom principle at FinCon, focusing on making people laugh and enhancing others' experiences rather than pitching
He believes giving leads to receiving tenfold, whether in business or referrals to his channel
2
Play the long game in networking and business
At 25 years old, Denzel plans to be in financial consulting for the next 40 years
Even if immediate business doesn't result from networking, connections may lead to future opportunities or referrals
3
In-person connections cannot be substituted
Denzel and Tiffany emphasize that virtual meetings lack the energy and spontaneous opportunities of in-person networking
FinCon's structure allows for happenstance meetings that lead to collaborations like their impromptu podcast recording
4
Velocity banking concepts can be practiced intuitively
Denzel was practicing velocity banking principles—building credit, leveraging cash flow, paying off debt quickly—before learning the terminology
He discovered these concepts worked effectively when helping his first client, his own mother

Intro

Recorded live at FinCon 2021 in Austin, Texas, this episode features Denzel Rodriguez, known as 'the money geek,' discussing his first FinCon experience and his mission to help mothers master their finances.
Denzel Rodriguez helps mothers master personal finances to build their own kingdoms. Raised by a single mom in a low-income environment, he started his business after losing his job and overcoming $25,000 in debt. His YouTube channel has 38,000+ subscribers and 2.7+ million views, and he's helped over 1,100 families.

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– First Impressions of FinCon

Denzel shares his experience as a first-timer at FinCon 2021, noting the culture shock of attending a conference with a no-pitch policy after years of attending sales-focused events.

They have a policy, I think, like a no pitch, like just connect with people. And so I came in with a strategy.
– Denzel Rodriguez

– Networking Strategy and Mindset

Denzel explains his approach of leading with giving, intending to make people laugh and enhance their FinCon experience while playing the long game in building relationships.

I'm leading with a giving kingdom principle... when you give, you receive tenfold.
– Denzel Rodriguez

– The Irreplaceable Value of In-Person Connection

Both hosts emphasize that virtual connections cannot replace in-person networking, citing spontaneous moments like deciding to record a podcast on the spot as examples of what makes conferences valuable.

You cannot substitute in-person connections, love, happiness, joy, you can't substitute it.
– Denzel Rodriguez

– Denzel's YouTube Channel and Mission

Denzel describes his YouTube content covering debt payoff strategies including debt snowball, debt avalanche, velocity banking, and infinite banking, with a specialty in helping moms build financial kingdoms.

My first client was my mom... I figured if I could help mom, there's got to be some other moms out there I could probably serve.
– Denzel Rodriguez

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Topics

Personal FinanceDebt PayoffVelocity BankingNetworkingFinConYouTube Content CreationKingdom PrinciplesMotherhood and MoneyFinancial CoachingIn-Person vs Virtual Events