Dina Shoman's guest appearances

Dina Shoman

Create Your Life Series

Women Power Podcast with Wafa Alobaidat

Dennis Kimbro

Dominique Broadway

Jovian Zayne

Zainab Salbi

Michael Holland

Simon Sinek

John Lee Dumas

Evita Robinson

Ahyiana Angel

Les Brown

Stephen Hart

Patrice Washington

Matt Giovanisci

Colin Morgan

Mathew Knowles

OwlTail

In this episode, Dina Shoman talks about her career as a banking veteran coming from  a family that excels in financial expertise and having had generations of banking experience. Before starting her entrepreneurial journey, Dina served as Vice president for Arab Bank in a number of countries. She believes in equipping young individuals with financial literacy from a very young age which would enable them to make money related decisions for their careers early on. Dina was nominated as a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum in 2012, and ranked third out of the ‘Top 100 Most Powerful Arab Business Women in Listed Companies’ by Forbes Middle East. Listen to her episode now!Dina Shoman is an international banking veteran and serial financial literacy entrepreneur, she brings almost two decades of experience to her role as Co-Founder of Verity, the Middle East’s family banking app that teaches kids and teens how to make smart money management decisions.Verity is Dina’s third financial literacy-focused venture, having previously founded inherQuests and Nahji. Both startups successfully integrated experiential and play-based learning with relevant content and programs.

In this episode, Dina Shoman talks about her career as a banking veteran coming from  a family that excels in financial expertise and having had generations of banking experience. Before starting her entrepreneurial journey, Dina served as Vice president for Arab Bank in a number of countries. She believes in equipping young individuals with financial literacy from a very young age which would enable them to make money related decisions for their careers early on.  Dina was nominated as a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum in 2012, and ranked third out of the ‘Top 100 Most Powerful Arab Business Women in Listed Companies’ by Forbes Middle East. Listen to her episode now! Dina Shoman is an international banking veteran and serial financial literacy entrepreneur, she brings almost two decades of experience to her role as Co-Founder of Verity, the Middle East’s family banking app that teaches kids and teens how to make smart money management decisions. Verity is Dina’s third financial literacy-focused venture, having previously founded inherQuests and Nahji. Both startups successfully integrated experiential and play-based learning with relevant content and programs.

Building Financial Freedom With Dina Shoman

Episode summary: Dina shares stories from her journey growing up in a banking family, working in that world and then leaving to found her current startup. She talks about empowering girls through financial literacy and connection to their parents at a young age as well as what she believes leads to successful startups.   About our Guest: Dina Shoman is the founder and CEO of inHerQuests, a New York City-based social enterprise dedicated to teaching girls under age 18 about money and finance through fun. Dina’s first product is a set of games meant to be played between kids and their parents that teach financial skills targeted toward specific age groups. She was formerly the EVP and Head of Branding at Arab Bank. She was also a member of the Board of Arab Bank plc, and its related entities in Switzerland, Tunis and Australia. In 2012, she was ranked Forbes’ 3rd most powerful Arab business woman.   Insights from this episode: How to vet your team members Strategies for connecting early lessons to future confidence for young girls Secrets to successful startups How to manage the loneliness that can come with entrepreneurship    Quotes from the show: “Many girls are still not encouraged to learn these things and work and whatnot. I still hear the whole concept of marry rich and you’ll be all set.” - Dina Shoman, Episode #161 “You need to at least be able to feel confident enough that you can take care of yourself financially or at least feel confident that you could if that comes up.” - Dina Shoman, Episode #161 “Parents are trying to find things that are taking their kids away from the screens. Being a physical product actually creates that attention and quality time with parents.” - Dina Shoman, Episode #161 On entrepreneurship: “The most shocking part to me was how lonely it can be. You really have to have that support group around you.” - Dina Shoman, Episode #161 “Balance is definitely on my list of to-dos.” - Dina Shoman, Episode #161 “You have to make the time. You can’t get far, you can’t do much for your company if you’re not okay. Being okay needs that balance: mental, emotional and physical health.” - Dina Shoman, Episode #161    Resources mentioned: Trello Slack Zoom    Favorite book: The Four Steps to the Epiphany by Steve Blank Women Who Run with the Wolves by Clarissa Pinkola Estes    Favorite quote: “Man plans and god laughs.” - old Yiddish adage    3 keys to Create Your Best Life:      Follow something that you love doing and that you’re passionate about      Although planning doesn’t always go the way you want, some planning is very important      Don’t be afraid to ask for help   Stay Connected:   Show Social Media: https://www.facebook.com/cylseries/ https://www.instagram.com/cylseries/   Kevin Y Brown: www.kevinybrown.com www.instagram.com/kevinybrown www.twitter.com/kevinybrown www.facebook.com/kevbrown001   Dina Shoman: dina@inherquests.com inherquests.com www.instagram.com/dinashoman https://twitter.com/DinaShoman www.facebook.com/dinamahshoman/  Subscribe to our podcast + download each episode on iTunes, Google Podcast, Stitcher and Spotify.

Episode summary: Dina shares stories from her journey growing up in a banking family, working in that world and then leaving to found her current startup. She talks about empowering girls through financial literacy and connection to their parents at a young age as well as what she believes leads to successful startups. About our Guest: Dina Shoman is the founder and CEO of inHerQuests, a New York City-based social enterprise dedicated to teaching girls under age 18 about money and finance through fun. Dina’s first product is a set of games meant to be played between kids and their parents that teach financial skills targeted toward specific age groups. She was formerly the EVP and Head of Branding at Arab Bank. She was also a member of the Board of Arab Bank plc, and its related entities in Switzerland, Tunis and Australia. In 2012, she was ranked Forbes’ 3rd most powerful Arab business woman. Insights from this episode: <ul><li>How to vet your team members</li> <li>Strategies for connecting early lessons to future confidence for young girls</li> <li>Secrets to successful startups</li> <li>How to manage the loneliness that can come with entrepreneurship</li> </ul> Quotes from the show: <ul><li>“Many girls are still not encouraged to learn these things and work and whatnot. I still hear the whole concept of marry rich and you’ll be all set.” - Dina Shoman, Episode #161</li> <li>“You need to at least be able to feel confident enough that you can take care of yourself financially or at least feel confident that you could if that comes up.” - Dina Shoman, Episode #161</li> <li>“Parents are trying to find things that are taking their kids away from the screens. Being a physical product actually creates that attention and quality time with parents.” - Dina Shoman, Episode #161</li> <li>On entrepreneurship: “The most shocking part to me was how lonely it can be. You really have to have that support group around you.” - Dina Shoman, Episode #161</li> <li>“Balance is definitely on my list of to-dos.” - Dina Shoman, Episode #161</li> <li>“You have to make the time. You can’t get far, you can’t do much for your company if you’re not okay. Being okay needs that balance: mental, emotional and physical health.” - Dina Shoman, Episode #161</li> </ul> Resources mentioned: <ul><li><a href="https://trello.com/en" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Trello</a></li> <li><a href="https://slack.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Slack</a></li> <li><a href="https://zoom.us/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Zoom</a></li> </ul> Favorite book: <ul><li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Four-Steps-Epiphany-Steve-Blank/dp/0989200507" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Four Steps to the Epiphany</a> by Steve Blank</li> <li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Women-Who-Run-Wolves-Archetype/dp/0345409876/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1544558562&amp;sr=1-1&amp;keywords=women+who+run+with+the+wolves" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Women Who Run with the Wolves</a> by Clarissa Pinkola Estes</li> </ul> Favorite quote: <ul><li>“Man plans and god laughs.” - old Yiddish adage</li> </ul> 3 keys to Create Your Best Life: <ol><li>     Follow something that you love doing and that you’re passionate about</li> <li>     Although planning doesn’t always go the way you want, some planning is very important</li> <li>     Don’t be afraid to ask for help</li> </ol> Stay Connected: Show Social Media: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/cylseries/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/cylseries/</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/cylseries/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/cylseries/</a> Kevin Y Brown: <a href="http://www.kevinybrown.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.kevinybrown.com</a> <a href="http://www.instagram.com/kevinybrown" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.instagram.com/kevinybrown</a> <a href="http://www.twitter.com/kevinybrown" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.twitter.com/kevinybrown</a> <a href="http://www.facebook.com/kevbrown001" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.facebook.com/kevbrown001</a> Dina Shoman: <a href="mailto:dina@inherquests.com">dina@inherquests.com</a> <a href="https://www.inherquests.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">inherquests.com</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/dinashoman/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.instagram.com/dinashoman</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/DinaShoman" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/DinaShoman</a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/dinamahshoman/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.facebook.com/dinamahshoman/</a> Subscribe to our podcast + download each episode on <a href="http://bit.ly/CYLSitunes" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">iTunes</a>, <a href="https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9jeWxzZXJpZXMucG9kYmVhbi5jb20vZmVlZC54bWw" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Google Podcast</a>,<a href="http://bit.ly/CYLSTITCH" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Stitcher</a> and <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/3S7j0iYi2vqsCFHNt5GBZJ" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Spotify</a>.

CYLS 161: Secrets to Becoming Forbes’ 3rd Most Powerful Arab Business Woman with Dina Shoman