wealth – Greek University

Jonathan Salmen: Accountability in Student Organizations

By admin on March 6, 2026

Our next guest is Jonathan Salmen, a brother of Sigma Phi Epsilon from the University of Louisville who also served as Regional Director for his National Fraternity where he oversaw chapter operations for 17 chapters. He’s worked for Dell Technologies and is now at Northwestern Mutual, but he also does coaching to improve life and career outcomes for young men.

On episode 646 of the Fraternity Foodie Podcast, we find out why he chose the University of Louisville, why he decided to join Sigma Phi Epsilon, how his personal experiences shaped a mission of more health, wealth, and happiness, what are the leadership lessons he learned as Regional Director for Sigma Phi Epsilon, how college students can balance academics, leadership, and social life, how to reduce stress for busy chapter leaders, how negative thought patterns limit student success, what conversations about money should students be having before graduation, why community service so important for personal growth, and how to get accountability in student organizations. Enjoy!

Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YDowfhTX8Eg

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Alina Trigub: For building wealth, how does investing in the stock market compare to real estate?

By admin on October 26, 2023

With an MBA in Finance and Management from Rutgers and a Bachelor of Business Administration in Accountancy from City University of New York, Alina Trigub has worked as a Tax Accountant at Ernst & Young, as well as in the private accounting sector. She also has twenty years of successful technology experience. Alina has also worked for TF Management Group LLC, a private equity real estate fund management company, where she was the Head of Investor Relations. Alina is an active real estate investor with a concentration on the commercial real estate buy and hold strategy. Alina offers her expert and in-depth experience to support investor education through personalized one on one coaching, articles, animated video-series, and presentations as a sought after speaker at numerous real estate events. Alina lives in New Jersey with her loving husband and two awesome kids.

In episode 406 of the Fraternity Foodie Podcast, we find out why Alina decided to come to the United States to attend Baruch College, how working as a Ernst and Young tax consultant helped to shape her, what it was like moving to the Information Technology sector for work, how she started her real estate journey, how investing in the stock market compares to investing in real estate, what college students should know about investing in their 401K or a self-directed IRA, and advice to college students on managing their debt. Enjoy!

Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4KgxQGtM2I

Dr. Noah St. John: How do we stop procrastination?

By admin on March 29, 2023

Noah St. John is the ONLY author in history to have works published by Hay House, HarperCollins, Simon & Schuster, Mindvalley, Nightingale-Conant, and the Chicken Soup for the Soul publisher. His 20 books have been published in 18 languages. A highly in-demand keynote speaker, Noah St. John is famous for inventing AFFORMATIONS® – a new technology of the mind – and helping companies and individuals get rid of their head trash so they can reach their goals twice as fast with half the effort. Noah’s engaging and down-to-earth speaking style always gets high marks from audiences. Meeting planners call Noah “a BIG draw” and “a MUST-HAVE RESOURCE for every organization.” As the leading authority on how to eliminate limiting beliefs, Noah delivers private workshops, live events and online courses that his clients call “MANDATORY for anyone who wants to succeed in life and business.”

In episode 335 of the Fraternity Foodie Podcast, we find out why he decided to publish his 20th book called “The 7-Figure Life: How to Leverage the 4 Focus Factors for More Wealth and Happiness”, how you go from off to on in terms of abundance in your mindset, how do we stop procrastination, what are the four resources for daily energy, how we attract the right people to surround us, how do we use more of what we already have in order to get the wealth and happiness we want in life, how we can get unstuck, how we get more free time back to spend with friends and family while still achieving success in life, and the next book Noah is working on for publication. Enjoy!

Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VyUv8cWlLYA

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Brittany Greene: What are the strategies for college students to raise their credit scores?

By admin on September 6, 2022

Our next guest is Brittany Greene! Entrepreneur, International best-selling author, keynote speaker, and mentor are some of the titles held by Brittany. As the founder and CEO of the Crowned Financials, she is committed to helping students raise their credit scores from around 50 to 300 points without involving a credit repair company. Her services have been acknowledged by yahoo finance, yahoo news, NBC, FOX, Buzzfeed, 103 the Beat Miami, and HBCU Wallstreet. Her books Mind & Money Manual, A to Z Credit, Project PreRich, The Breakthrough, and You are Enough aim to help individuals develop financial concepts, strong leadership qualities, self-assurance, and confidence so that they can fearlessly follow their aspirations while maintaining a healthy lifestyle.

In episode 299 of the Fraternity Foodie Podcast, we find out why Brittany chose St. Leo University for her undergraduate experience, what made her want to get into personal credit, why a good credit score is so important, what are the strategies to raising your credit score, how do you maintain a good credit score once you get it, how you should handle the debt collectors and then remove collection accounts, what things college students can learn in Project PreRich, and how students/recent graduates can start to build wealth for themselves. Enjoy!

Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qnJ3vUURtq8