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Alexa von Tobel

Alexa von Tobel

Serial Entrepreneur & Bestselling Business Author

Serial entrepreneur Alexa von Tobel, CFP is founder and managing partner of Inspired Capital and the New York Times bestselling author of Financially Fearless and Financially Forward. Alexa connects with established and foundling entrepreneurs through her speeches, books and podcast, Inc. Founders Project with Alexa von Tobel.

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Alexa von Tobel, CFP is founder and managing partner of Inspired Capital and the New York Times bestselling author of Financially Fearless and Financially Forward.

Prior to Inspired Capital, Alexa founded LearnVest with the goal of helping people make progress on their money. After raising nearly $75 million in venture capital, LearnVest was acquired by Northwestern Mutual in one of the biggest fintech acquisitions of the decade. Following the acquisition, Alexa joined the management team of Northwestern Mutual as the company’s first-ever Chief Digital Officer, overseeing digital strategy. She later assumed the role of Chief Innovation Officer through which she oversaw Northwestern Mutual’s venture arm.

Alexa has appeared on the cover of Forbes Magazine, been interviewed on NPR’s “How I Built This” and been featured in a wide variety of publications from The New York Times to Vogue. She is a member of the 2016 Class of Henry Crown Fellows and an inaugural member of President Obama’s Ambassadors for Global Entrepreneurship. Alexa has been honored with numerous recognitions including: Fortune ’s “40 Under 40”, Fortune ‘s “Most Powerful Women,” Forbes ’ “30 Under 30”, Inc. Magazine ‘s “30 Under 30” and World Economic Forum’s Young Global Leader.

Originally from Florida, Alexa attended Harvard College and Harvard Business School before settling in New York City where she currently resides with her husband, Cliff Ryan, and their three children.

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One Life-Changing Class You Never Took: Alexa von Tobel at TEDxWallStreet
How to Manage Your Money in 2020 | Foundr Interview with Alexa von Tobel

Books

Financially Forward: How to Use Today's Digital Tools to Earn More, Save Better, and Spend Smarter
Financially Forward: How to Use Today's Digital Tools to Earn More, Save Better, and Spend Smarter
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Financially Fearless: The LearnVest Program for Taking Control of Your Money
Financially Fearless: The LearnVest Program for Taking Control of Your Money
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