Getting Rich Together

Protecting Your Legacy Through Unconventional Assets and Financial Education with Camille Scott-Wiles, ICU Nurse and Financial Educator

Join me for a profound conversation with Camille Scott-Wiles, an ICU nurse turned financial educator who transformed personal tragedy into a mission to help everyday professionals build lasting wealth. Camille's story begins in East New York, Brooklyn, where she grew up in poverty despite having a millionaire father, creating a complex relationship with money that would shape her entire financial philosophy. Camille shares the pivotal moment when both her parents died of cancer just 19 hours apart, leaving her to navigate two estate settlements across multiple countries while launching her nursing career. This experience revealed critical gaps in financial planning that most families face—from missing life insurance policies to unprotected assets—and ignited her passion for teaching others how to avoid the same pitfalls. Throughout our conversation, Camille reveals why she allocated 75% of her portfolio to precious metals, how she uses index universal life insurance policies that the wealthy have leveraged since 1913, and why she checks her investments daily in today's volatile economic climate. She breaks down complex concepts like the gold-to-silver ratio, wealth cycles, and the geopolitical shifts that are reshaping how we should think about protecting our assets. This episode is essential listening for anyone who wants to take control of their financial education and build wealth that can weather any economic storm. Key Topics: What you learn about money from watching your parents' struggles—and why sometimes the best lessons come from what NOT to do How losing both parents within 19 hours forces you to become financially savvy overnight and manage estates across countries Why life insurance is the first line of defense in estate planning—and the policy types most people never hear about How to educate yourself on alternative investments while working full-time by following wealth cycles and market pioneers Why diversifying into precious metals offers peace of mind when traditional markets face geopolitical and economic turbulence What the gold-to-silver ratio reveals about when to enter and exit commodity investments for maximum returns How index universal life insurance policies let you build tax-free retirement wealth the way elites have since 1913 Why checking your portfolio daily keeps you ahead of market shifts and helps you rebalance for changing economic conditions Connect with Camille online: Website: https://stan.store/PreciousMetalsMasterclass LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/camillewiles/   Find more from Syama Bunten: Instagram: @syama.co, @gettingrichpod Join Syama's Substack: https://thewealthcatalystwithsyama.substack.com/ Website: https://wealthcatalyst.com Download Syama's Free Resources: https://wealthcatalyst.com/resources Wealth Catalyst Summit: https://wealthcatalyst.com/summits Speaking: https://syamabunten.com Big Delta Capital: www.bigdeltacapital.com  

Building Wealth Through Service and Fearless Risk-Taking with Flossie Hall, CEO of Stella Foundation

Join me for an incredible conversation with Flossie Hall, a powerhouse entrepreneur who has built and exited multiple seven-figure businesses and is now CEO of Stella Foundation, where she's helped move over $200 million in capital to female founders worldwide. Flossie's journey from growing up in poverty in small-town America to becoming a force for women's economic empowerment is nothing short of extraordinary. Flossie takes us through her early years, from being "toothless Flossie" living in constant instability to becoming a teenage mother determined to break generational cycles. She shares how she navigated working three jobs while earning two undergraduate degrees, even becoming a Distinguished Researcher at the University of Michigan. Her story takes an unexpected turn when a military move forces her to pivot from medical school to accidentally launching a meal prep business that generated $30,000 per month from her home kitchen. Throughout our conversation, Flossie reveals the inflection points that transformed her relationship with money, from the day she realized she could dictate her own income to learning that enough is truly enough. She opens up about teaching her four children about wealth, investing in startups as "lotto tickets," and why she organizes her work into three buckets based on mission, balance, and profit. This episode is a masterclass in turning adversity into advantage and using wealth as a tool for systemic change. Key Topics: How growing up in poverty shaped an unshakeable determination to create financial freedom Becoming a teenage mother and the decision to work rather than let circumstances define your future The moment you realize you can dictate your own income and why that autonomy changes everything Accidentally building a $30K/month business and discovering your gift for scaling operations Why treating businesses as temporary identities rather than permanent fixtures unlocks exponential growth Finding your "enough is enough" threshold and choosing life balance over endless work Teaching your children about money, investing, and the value of work when they've never experienced struggle Building an investing muscle through sweat equity, small checks, and calculated risk-taking as your "lotto tickets" Connect with Flossie online: Website: https://stella.co/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/flossiehall   More from Syama Bunten: Instagram: @syama.co, @gettingrichpod Join Syama's Substack: https://thewealthcatalystwithsyama.substack.com/ Website: wealthcatalyst.com Download Syama's Free Resources: wealthcatalyst.com/resources Wealth Catalyst Summit: wealthcatalyst.com/summits Speaking: syamabunten.com Big Delta Capital: www.bigdeltacapital.com

Rewriting Who Gets to Build Wealth with Nell Daly, Co-Founder of Revenge Capital

I am joined this week by the beautiful and incredible Nell Daly from Revenge Capital. Nell is not only a venture capitalist investing in underrepresented founders but also a former psychotherapist who spent 17,000 hours listening to people's life stories and understanding how deeply money affects our psychological well-being and life choices. Today, we dive deep into Nell's unconventional journey from growing up as the daughter of Irish immigrants who physically skipped middle class but psychologically remained "kids from the projects," to becoming a therapist treating the symptoms of economic inequality, to finally deciding to treat the root causes by becoming a venture capitalist. You'll hear about the profound ways financial insecurity shaped her childhood, her pivot from law to art school after a friend's tragic death, and the realization that came from years of private practice that economic freedom is fundamental to human autonomy and mental health. Nell shares how she taught herself venture capital during the pandemic by Googling every term she didn't understand, why her son named the fund "Revenge," and her mission to make sure that anyone who doesn't look or sound like traditional power has a seat at the table. Listen as Nell talks about the courage it takes to keep touching the hot stove, why being talent isn't enough when you want to run the company, and how we need more women later in the food chain writing the actual checks. Key Topics: Growing up with the psychological scars of poverty even when you're physically middle class Treating 17,000 hours of patients and realizing money is the root cause, not just a symptom Learning that economic freedom is fundamental to leaving bad relationships and living out your dreams Teaching yourself venture capital through Google when you don't come from banking or finance Why "Revenge" perfectly captures what underrepresented founders are really seeking The difference between being talent and being the one who writes the checks Creating systematic change so talented women don't leave male-dominated industries in tears Connect with Nell online: Website: https://revenge.capital/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nellgibbondaly/ Instagram: @nell.daly @revengecapital   Find more from Syama Bunten: Instagram: @syama.co, @gettingrichpod Join Syama's Substack: https://thewealthcatalystwithsyama.substack.com/ Website: wealthcatalyst.com Download Syama's Free Resources: wealthcatalyst.com/resources Wealth Catalyst Summit: wealthcatalyst.com/summits Speaking: syamabunten.com Big Delta Capital: www.bigdeltacapital.com

Building Wealth Through Community-First Real Estate with Mel Dorman, Founder of Seller Financing Academy

I am joined this week by the bold and brilliant Mel Dorman. Mel is not only a successful real estate investor with nearly three dozen rental units but also a financial activist devoted to helping people reclaim their financial power through ethical real estate investing. Today, we dive deep into Mel's journey from being a self-described "anti-capitalist" social worker to becoming a real estate investor who's redefining what wealth-building can look like when it centers people and community. You'll hear about Mel's unconventional first business breeding reptiles in high school, her transformative humanitarian work abroad, and the family crisis that sparked her mission to build wealth differently. Mel shares how she discovered seller financing as an alternative to traditional real estate investing, building a multi-million-dollar portfolio starting with just $500 out of pocket. She opens up about the profound moment at her father's bedside that crystallized her purpose to teach others what she learned too late to help him. Listen as Mel talks about creating the Seller Financing Academy, her vision for economic justice through local ownership, and how transformation happens when we build wealth in community with our neighbors rather than extracting from them. Key Topics: Starting with financial celibacy and learning that opting out of capitalism doesn't protect you from it The family crisis that forced a reckoning with money as power and agency Discovering seller financing as a relationship-based investment strategy built on social capital, not money capital Turning $500 into 23 rental units through creative deal structuring and strategic thinking The promise made at her father's bedside that became her life's mission Why transformation happens in community, not through weekend boot camps Building ethical real estate ecosystems where neighbors become partners instead of extraction targets Connect with Mel online: Website: https://www.meldorman.com/ Book: Bank on Your Neighbor TEDx Talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ptadc1hNEi8 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mel_dorman/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/melissadorman/ Seller Financing Academy: https://www.sellerfinancingacademy.com/   Find more from Syama Bunten: Instagram: @syama.co, @gettingrichpod Join Syama's Substack: https://thewealthcatalystwithsyama.substack.com/ Website: wealthcatalyst.com Podcast: wealthcatalyst.com/getting-rich-together-podcast Download Syama's Free Resources: wealthcatalyst.com/resources Wealth Catalyst Summit: wealthcatalyst.com/summits Speaking: syamabunten.com Big Delta Capital: www.bigdeltacapital.com

Trusting Your Magic with Biet Simkin, Spiritual Teacher & The David Bowie of Meditation

Join me for an extraordinary conversation with Biet Simkin, renowned spiritual teacher, bestselling author, and the self-proclaimed "David Bowie of meditation." Biet's journey from abject poverty in Queens with an awakened shaman father to becoming a sought-after spiritual guide earning seven figures is unlike anything you've heard before—and it will challenge everything you think you know about money, success, and destiny. In this raw and transformative episode, Biet shares her childhood growing up in a roach-infested tenement apartment after her mother died of pancreatic cancer, being raised by a father who believed love and consciousness were the only currencies that mattered. She was reading Carl Jung at nine years old, meditating deeply, and already convinced she possessed magic—even as she cried every day at public school where she was punched for seeming "too intelligent." Biet takes us through getting signed to Sony at 18, watching her music career collapse as the industry imploded, and descending into drugs, alcohol, and dating "the wrong men" as a DJ in New York's party scene. But after the devastating loss of her four-month-old daughter to SIDS, followed by her best friend's suicide, her father's death, and her house burning down, Biet found sobriety—and with it, her true calling. She reveals how she went from earning $12,000 a year (living on $1,000 a month in NYC) to $170,000 in one year, then tripling to over $400,000, and eventually hitting seven figures—all without following conventional business advice, creating funnels, or doing what everyone said she "should" do. Instead, she trusted her magic, priced herself like Picasso, and believed the quantum field would deliver. This episode is for anyone who's ever been told they're "too much," too spiritual, too unconventional—and for those ready to stop apologizing for their gifts and start claiming their worth. Key Topics: Why being raised in "abject poverty" by an awakened shaman became her greatest blessing The dangerous lesson: when you're taught that money is shameful and love is the only real currency From signed at Sony to career collapse: navigating the music industry implosion without a safety net How devastating loss and trauma became the portal to sobriety and spiritual awakening The moment her partner asked to see her numbers—and why shame kept her hiding from financial truth Going from $12,000/year to six figures by trusting her magic instead of business gurus The Picasso pricing philosophy: "I said so, therefore it's worth it" Why sales and marketing are spiritual practices—and how to sell yourself without apology   Connect with Biet online: Website: https://www.bietsimkin.com Instagram: @bietsimkin   Find more from Syama Bunten: Instagram: @syama.co, @gettingrichpod Website: wealthcatalyst.com Podcast: wealthcatalyst.com/getting-rich-together-podcast Download Syama's Free Resources: wealthcatalyst.com/resources Wealth Catalyst Summit: wealthcatalyst.com/summits Speaking: syamabunten.com Big Delta Capital: www.bigdeltacapital.com