Renee Cohen: How to Build Your Financial Legacy with Confidence
Episode Summary
Renee Cohen is a certified financial planner who specializes in helping women in sports, media, and tech take control of their financial future. In this episode, Renee shares how she pivoted from a dream career in sports media to a fulfilling life helping women grow wealth with purpose. This episode explores money mindset, career evolution, and how to build a financial plan aligned with your values and goals. Renee Cohen offers powerful insights into redefining your relationship with money and legacy.
Key Takeaways:
Why your money mindset is shaped by childhood and culture and how to reframe it
How to redefine your purpose when a dream job no longer fits
How to build a legacy of generational wealth, starting now, no matter your income
Why women are more financially savvy than they realise and how to act on it
Meet Renee Cohen
Renee Cohen is a Certified Financial Planner™ based in Los Angeles who partners with women in sports, media, and technology to create personalized wealth-building strategies. Through her practice, she empowers women to feel confident with their money decisions, build lasting financial legacies, and align their financial lives with their purpose and values.
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How She Pivoted
Renee Cohen began her career in the world of sports media, her childhood dream. But as she evolved personally, so did her sense of purpose. What once felt like a dream job started to feel misaligned. Renee listened to that inner nudge, did the hard inner work, and discovered that her true calling was helping women navigate their financial lives with clarity and confidence.
“Purpose evolves. We have to check in with ourselves—where am I now, and where am I being pulled to grow?” shared Renee Cohen on Episode 22 of the Rhonda Coleman Wandel podcast.
Renee’s pivot wasn’t immediate or expected. She didn’t always know she’d become a financial advisor. But by following her curiosity and assessing what truly mattered to her – values, empowerment, and impact – she made a career move that now allows her to uplift others. Her story is a reminder that your next chapter can be even more aligned than your last.
Insights for Ambitious Women
Renee reminds us that a woman’s relationship with money is deeply personal and often shaped by generational narratives. Her advice? Start by releasing shame, doing the mindset work, and remembering that money is simply a tool. From there, create a financial plan that reflects your values, dreams, and the life you want to live, not someone else’s.
“Everyone deserves a plan. No matter where you are today, what you do now plants the seed for tomorrow,” expressed Renee Cohen on episode 22 of the Rhonda Coleman Wandel podcast.
She also sheds light on how women are often more financially savvy than they give themselves credit for but are held back by lack of education, jargon overload, or fear of risk. Renee encourages women to claim their financial independence, start where they are, and invest in long-term, intentional planning; because wealth isn’t built overnight, but it can be built with the right support.
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