The BigDeal Podcast with Codie Sanchez

Meet your host : Codie Sanchez

Born to immigrant parents, Codie’s family lived paycheck to paycheck throughout her formative years. Determined to empower marginalized people, Codie graduated early from Arizona State University with a degree in journalism. She immediately headed to Juarez, Mexico, where she worked to bring attention to the murder, mutilation and human trafficking of thousands of women.

Codie’s coverage of the atrocities in Juarez earned her the Robert F. Kennedy award for print journalism. But after witnessing firsthand the ways in which financial stability could be a lifeline, Codie realized she didn’t want to write stories, she wanted to change them. She saw that people hold the power—and the purse strings—but they have to be able to bet on themselves in order to succeed. Codie shifted gears from journalism to finance, dedicating herself to learning how to earn more money so she could help others do the same.

In 2008, Codie took her first job in finance at Vanguard. Over the next several years, she redoubled her efforts to master the financial industry, ascending the ranks of prominent institutions such as Goldman Sachs, State Street, and First Trust.

Over the next decade, Codie built a holding company of small and medium businesses below $10M EBITDA, focused on what she calls “boring businesses,” or service-based businesses. Y’know, like laundromats and lawn care.

Point being: Codie knows her sh*t when it comes to building wealth. And she’s teaching you the same.