Lynn Richardson (financial expert)

Lynn Richardson
Born Chicago
Occupation Financial expert, author, professional speaker, television personality
Years active 1995 - present
Website https://www.lynnrichardson.com

Lynn Richardson is an American financial expert, author, professional speaker, and television personality known for The W.E.A.L.T.H. Experience, the Hip Hop Summit Action Network, and the Hip Hop Sisters Foundation.

Career

Richardson began her career as a financial aid counselor at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 1995 followed by Assistant Director of Financial Aid at Moraine Valley Community College in 1997.[1] She then began serving as Assistant Vice President with American Home Mortgage in 2003 and as Vice President at JPMorgan Chase in 2008.[2]

Richardson has served as a financial contributor for Essence magazine[3][4][5] and MadameNoire magazine,[6][7] Global Grind, and RushCard.[8] She has appeared as a guest speaker on multiple television shows, including The Steve Harvey Show,[9] Good Day L.A.,[10] and Let's Talk Live,[11] and on multiple radio shows, including The Tom Joyner Morning Show,[12] Get Up Mornings with Erica Campbell,[13] and The Al Rucker Show[14]. She has been featured in The Baltimore Sun,[15] The Chicago Defender,[16] Rolling Out,[17] The Daily Press,[18] St. Louis Argus,[19], Jet magazine[20] and by BET.[21] She has also appeared as a spokesperson on BET,[22] including Jackson Hewitt Tax Tips,[23] Cricket Wireless Money Saving Tips,[24][25] and Nationwide Big Tips for Small Business[26][27]. She also hosted the radio show Wealth 'n Real Estate on WVON-AM in Chicago.[28]

Financial coaching

In 2008, Richardson began serving as National Home Ownership Advisory Council Chair and Chief Operations Executive of Russell Simmons' and Benjamin Chavis' Hip Hop Summit Action Network, an organization whose mission is to unite artists, executives, and advocates against poverty and economic injustice.[29][30][31] She served as financial mentor to several of Russell Simmons’ entities and initiatives, including RushCard, Global Grind, Hip Hop Summit Action Network, Get Your Money Right,[32] and Get Your House Right[33]. Her professional relationship with rapper, author, and philanthropist MC Lyte further developed into a philanthropy partnership. MC Lyte is cited as saying:

"Not only has my co-host, sister, business partner, and friend Lynn Richardson helped me transform my business and build my financial empire faster than the speed of light, but she planted generational seeds that transformed my life."[34]

In 2012, Richardson also began serving as the COO of MC Lyte's company Sunni Gyrl Inc., which provides artist management, support, development, business strategies, and wealth creation for notable people.[35]

In 2016, Richardson launched The W.E.A.L.T.H. Experience, a three-day annual retreat, in partnership with MC Lyte, Kelly Price, Faith Evans, Erica Campbell, and Nicci Gilbert.[36][37][38] W.E.A.L.T.H. is an acronym for Womanhood, Expansion, Assets, Leadership, Transformation, and Health.[39] She serves as executive producer of and keynote speaker for the event.

Public speaking

In 2008, Richardson created and undertook the HBCU Health, Wealth 'n Real Estate tour in partnership with State Farm and Ian Smith's 50 Million Pound Challenge. The tour included Howard University, Hampton University, and Clark-Atlanta University. It intended to provide students with financial literacy, tools to safeguard against bad credit and debt, and the low post-collegiate net worth that affects many African American graduates.[40][41][42]

Richardson has served as a keynote speaker on multiple panels, including the Circle of Sisters Expo with Prudential Financial in 2012,[43] the Women, Wealth, and Relationships event at Texas Southern University in 2013,[44] the BET Experience with Creme of Nature and Soul Train Awards with Creme of Nature in 2014,[45] BET Experience with Ameriprise Financial in 2015,[46] and the National Urban League Convention in 2016.[47]

In April 2018, Richardson was a keynote speaker at The Sistahs in Business Expo (SIBEXPO) in Newark, New Jersey, along with MC Lyte.[48][49] The expo's CEO and founder, Aisha Taylor Issah, is cited as saying of the pair:

“We couldn’t be more honored to have M.C. Lyte and Dr. Lynn Richardson as the keynote speakers for our launch event in Newark. They both exemplify the mission of our expo as entrepreneurial women of color who have blazed the trail for so many others.”[50]

She was announced as a speaker at the Black Enterprise Entrepreneurs Conference which takes place in June 2018.[51]

Philanthropy

In 2012, Richardson co-founded Hip Hop Sisters Foundation with MC Lyte, for which she nows serves as the President and CEO. The foundation has awarded over $750,000 in college scholarships to young men and women.[52][53][54]

Books

  • Living Check to Monday: The Real Deal About Money, Credit, & Financial Security (2005)[55]
  • Living Beyond Check to Monday: A Spiritual Path to Wealth & Prosperity (2009)[56]
  • Yes You're Approved! The Real Deal About Getting a Mortgage and Buying a Home (2009)[57]
  • Your Man & Your Money: How to Get'em and How to Keep'em (2013)[58]

Awards and nominations

In 2009, Richardson received The Chicago Defender Women of Excellence Award.[59]

In 2014, Richardson was one of seven honorees to receive the WEEN Legend Award at the Women In Entertainment Empowerment Awards.[60]

References

  1. ↑ "Lynn Richardson | About". Retrieved 2018-05-27.
  2. ↑ Company, Johnson Publishing (2006-07-10). Jet. Johnson Publishing Company. p. 40.
  3. ↑ "Inside MC Lyte's Wealth Experience: Get Your Money and Mind Breakthrough". Essence.com. 2016-01-26. Retrieved 2018-05-25.
  4. ↑ "Divide & Conquer". Essence Magazine: 111. 2009-04-01. ASIN B0023U3RNC.
  5. ↑ "Work&Wealth | Money Rules: Your Car". Essence Magazine: 79. 2009-11-01. ASIN B002UBTG34.
  6. ↑ "Reader Question: How To Save Money When You're Living Paycheck To Paycheck". MadameNoire. 2014-02-25. Retrieved 2018-05-25.
  7. ↑ "A Home-Based Business Will Help You Get Your Money Back During Tax Season". MadameNoire. 2014-02-21. Retrieved 2018-05-25.
  8. ↑ "Wisdom Wednesdays With Lynn Richardson: MC Lyte On Getting & MAINTAINING Wealth". Global Grind. 2011-09-27. Retrieved 2018-05-25.
  9. ↑ "It's Actually Really Important To Treat Yourself". STEVE. Retrieved 2018-05-25.
  10. ↑ FOX. "MC Lyte and Dr. Lynn Richardson pen new book 'Your Man, Your Money'". KTTV. Retrieved 2018-05-25.
  11. ↑ Carvajal, Jessica-Lynn. "Your Man and Your Money". WJLA. Retrieved 2018-05-25.
  12. ↑ "About Lynn". Wealth University. Retrieved 2018-05-25.
  13. ↑ "lynn richardson | Get Up! Mornings With Erica Campbell". getuperica.com. Retrieved 2018-05-26.
  14. ↑ "Dr. Lynn Richardson". Al Rucker Show. 2017-10-26. Retrieved 2018-05-25.
  15. ↑ Dechter, Gadi (2007-02-04). "Closing the homeowner gap". The Baltimore Sun: 38.
  16. ↑ Noelliste, Leila (2008-02-01). "Chase exec heeded a financial calling". The Chicago Defender.
  17. ↑ "Lynn Richardson - the mortgage guru". Rolling Out. 2006-04-03.
  18. ↑ "AUTHOR TO DISCUSS WEALTH, REAL ESTATE DURING HU VISIT". Daily Press. 2008-04-02. Retrieved 2018-05-25.
  19. ↑ Hudson, Kim (2005-10-06). "Are you living from check-to-Monday?". The Saint Louis Argus | Lifestyle.
  20. ↑ "Herstory in the making series - Dr. Lynn Richardson". PullCorp Media & Business. 2018-03-07. Retrieved 2018-05-25.
  21. ↑ "Leading Women Defined by Mom: Lynn Richardson". BET.com. Retrieved 2018-05-25.
  22. ↑ "Money Motivations: Tips for Saving". BET.com. Retrieved 2018-05-27.
  23. ↑ Lynn Richardson (2015-01-30), Lynn Richardson's Money Motivation on BET / Centric - Jackson Hewitt Tax Tips, retrieved 2018-05-25
  24. ↑ Cricket Wireless (2015-03-06), BET & Cricket Wireless: Money Saving Tips | Part 1, retrieved 2018-05-25
  25. ↑ Cricket Wireless (2015-03-06), BET & Cricket Wireless: Money Saving Tips | Part 2, retrieved 2018-05-25
  26. ↑ Nationwide (2017-01-20), Big Tips for Small Business from Nationwide, Part I, retrieved 2018-05-25
  27. ↑ Nationwide (2017-01-20), Big Tips for Small Business from Nationwide, Part II, retrieved 2018-05-25
  28. ↑ Company, Johnson Publishing (2007-11-19). Jet. Johnson Publishing Company. p. 16.
  29. ↑ Rivera, Zayda (2008-09-09). "Hip-Hop Summit Action Network Attacks Housing Crisis". Diversity Inc.
  30. ↑ "HIP-HOP Summit Action Network, Genworth Financial & Other Mortgage Giants Unite To Attack Foreclosure Crisis & Increase Home Ownership Opportunities For Young Americans - manhattan". Retrieved 2018-05-25.
  31. ↑ Zimmer, Amy (2009-09-10). "Hip-hop mortgage help". Metro New York. Retrieved 2018-05-25.
  32. ↑ "Get your Money Right". www.latinomagazine.com. Retrieved 2018-05-27.
  33. ↑ "HSAN Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. And BET Networks Respond To U.S.Financial Crisis With Standing Room Only Atlanta Hip-Hop Summit On Financial Empowerment With Russell Simmons,Ludacris, Kevin Liles, Yung Joc And More | Kick Mag The Urban Eclectic". Kick Mag The Urban Eclectic. Retrieved 2018-05-27.
  34. ↑ "The W.E.A.L.T.H. Experience | HER AGENDA". heragenda.com. Retrieved 2018-05-25.
  35. ↑ "Sunni Gyrl Inc". www.sunnigyrl.com. Retrieved 2018-05-25.
  36. ↑ "W.E.A.L.T.H. EXPERIENCE". www.wealthexperience.info. Retrieved 2018-05-25.
  37. ↑ "MC Lyte Presents the W.E.A.L.T.H. Experience: A Three Day Women's Retreat". Sheen Magazine. Retrieved 2018-05-26.
  38. ↑ "A Look Inside MC Lytes Star-Studded 2017 Wealth Experience". Essence.com. Retrieved 2018-05-25.
  39. ↑ "MC Lyte to Host First Retreat for Hip Hop Sisters Foundation". Essence.com. Retrieved 2018-05-26.
  40. ↑ Byrd, Leha (2008-03-25). "The 2008 "Get Your Money Straight" Wealth 'N Real Estate seminar". Hampton University. Retrieved 2018-05-25.
  41. ↑ "UMES Hosts National State Farm HBCU Tour On Financial Literacy | University of Maryland Eastern Shore". www.umes.edu. Retrieved 2018-05-25.
  42. ↑ "'Mortgage Guru' to visit HU : Hampton University News". news.hamptonu.edu. Retrieved 2018-05-25.
  43. ↑ "COS 2012 – Panel – Women, Wealth & Relationships". Circle of Sisters Expo 2015. 2012-10-12. Retrieved 2018-05-26.
  44. ↑ "News Article - PrimeLending Serves as Title Sponsor for Women, Wealth and Relationships Event at Texas Southern University - PlainsCapital Bank". www.plainscapital.com. Retrieved 2018-05-27.
  45. ↑ "MC Lyte Partners With BET, Soul Train and Dillard University". Black Enterprise. 2014-11-07. Retrieved 2018-05-26.
  46. ↑ "Inside BET Experience: Day 2". BET.com. Retrieved 2018-05-26.
  47. ↑ "National Coalition of 100 Black Women Money Matters SeminarUrban League of Nebraska". www.urbanleagueneb.org. Retrieved 2018-05-26.
  48. ↑ "The Sistahs in Business Expo Celebrates Entrepreneurial Women of Color". Black Enterprise. 2018-04-27. Retrieved 2018-05-25.
  49. ↑ "Minister to host inaugural business expo in Newark for women of color, MC Lyte to keynote | NJTV News". NJTV News. 2018-02-09. Retrieved 2018-05-25.
  50. ↑ "MC LYTE & Dr. Lynn Richardson Partner With the Sistahs in Business Expo". Bean Soup Times. 2018-02-07. Retrieved 2018-05-25.
  51. ↑ "2018 BE ENTREPRENEURS SUMMIT - Bizzabo". events.bizzabo.com. Retrieved 2018-05-27.
  52. ↑ "About Us | Hip Hop Sisters Network". hiphopsisters.org. Retrieved 2018-05-26.
  53. ↑ "Two students to receive groundbreaking hip-hop scholarship". news.wisc.edu. Retrieved 2018-05-26.
  54. ↑ "New Scholarship Boosts Urban Art". NPR.org. Retrieved 2018-05-26.
  55. ↑ Richardson, Lynn (2005). Living Check to Monday: The Real Deal about Money, Credit and Financial Security. Lynn Richardson & Associates. ISBN 9780977323203.
  56. ↑ Richardson, Lynn (2009). Living Beyond Check to Monday: A Spiritual Path to Wealth and Prosperity. Lynn Richardson & Associates. ISBN 9780977323210.
  57. ↑ Gibbs, Lynn Richardson and Lori Jones (2009-10-01). Yes, You're Approved! The Real Deal About Getting A Mortgage And Buying A Home. Yes Enterprises, LLC. ISBN 9780981974903.
  58. ↑ Moorer, Lana "MC Lyte"; Richardson, Lynn. Your Man and Your Money: How to Get'em and How to Keep'em. ISBN 9780977323265.
  59. ↑ "Chicago Defender Women of Excellence". The Chicago Defender. 2013-05-10. Retrieved 2018-05-25.
  60. ↑ "MC Lyte Among Honorees At Fourth Annual Women In Entertainment Empowerment Awards". Huffington Post. 2014-11-20. Retrieved 2018-05-25.
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