Ep. 27: Natalie Brunell - Breaking Barriers: Women, Bitcoin, and Financial Literacy

My guest today is Natalie Brunell, a journalist, podcaster, Bitcoin educator, and business and financial media commentator. Natalie is also one of the most prominent female figures in Bitcoin today, leading the industry with grace and professionalism, and as such she’s an inspiration to many. In this episode Natalie takes us back to her roots which led her career to Media and into the world of Bitcoin. She discusses her upbringing in a family that valued hard work and openly shared the challenges they faced in Poland, in the US after immigrating and during the financial crisis. Natalie explains how Bitcoin transformed her perspective on money and gave her hope for a future of prosperity and abundance. We talked about a topic we’re both passionate about: the importance of women speaking up, expressing themselves, and claiming authority in their fields. We then discussed the importance of financial literacy and the role of Bitcoin in education, and lastly we touched on podcasting, censorship and independent journalism. Natalie prefers focusing on solutions rather than problems, and highlights the importance of learning, being humble and valuable to others. This is an episode you don’t want to miss! "Financial literacy needs to spread. I just want to help people with the education of Bitcoin and I want the general public to find it approachable."► If you got value, please like, comment, share & subscribe. Thank you! -- SPONSORS & AFFILIATES – ►► Get your TREZOR wallet & accessories, with a 5% discount, using my code at checkout (get my discount code from the episode - yep, you’ll have to watch it): https://affil.trezor.io/SHUn  ►► Join me at BTC Prague with 10% off tickets (use code EFRAT): https://bit.ly/3VZDhrn  ►► Join me at Bitcoin Nashville with 10% off tickets (use code BTCIL): https://glnk.io/lr8q9/btcil  ►► Join me at Mallorca Blockchain Days with 50 euro off tickets (use code efrat): https://bit.ly/43ygh4I    -- CHAPTERS -- 00:00 - Coming Up... 02:17 - Introduction, Natalie's Childhood & Personal Story 10:00 - Why Did Natalie Start Her Podcast? 12:27 - Ad Break 14:26 - Natalie's Engagement 15:11 - About Coin Stories 17:57 - First Money & Bitcoin Experiences 21:15 - Speaking Out as a Woman 25:22 - Courage in Starting Up, Speaking Out 28:10 - Entry Points for Financial Literacy 31:10 - The New Media World 38:50 - Bitcoin: A Solution for Censorship & So Much More 43:26 - Bitcoin in 5 & 10 Years 45:22 - The Power of Learning, Humility, and Providing Value   -- LINKS – Natalie’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/natbrunell Natalie’s Website: https://talkingbitcoin.com/  Natalie’s YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCru3nlhzHrbgK21x0MdB_eg   Natalie’s Substack: https://nataliebrunell.substack.com/  Natalie’s Linktree: https://linktr.ee/nataliebrunell Efrat's Twitter: https://twitter.com/efenigson Efrat's Telegram: https://t.me/efenigson Watch/listen on all platforms: https://linktr.ee/yourethevoice Support Efrat's work: ⁠https://www.buymeacoffee.com/efenigson⁠ Support Efrat with Bitcoin: https://geyser.fund/project/efenigson