Anastasia Barbuzzi is a journalist and the creator/host of the podcast $HMONEY Radio. To view her full suite of creative services, such as copywriting and creative consulting, tap or click here.
As the founder, producer, and creative director of $HMONEY, she has self-funded, edited, and produced the brand's content from day one. She may not always be the expert on the topics discussed on the podcast. Still, she takes immense pleasure in utilizing her naturally curious spirit and background in journalism to do the dirty work for her listeners.
A writer, avid reader, researcher, and shutterbug from the start, her passion for telling people's stories and penning her own has grown over the years. Her goal has always been to use her voice to inspire, enact positive change, cause moments for pause and reflection, and evoke deeper meaning in people's lives. The plan? To make a difference through a thoughtful revolution, just like the mindset shift beginning due to $HMONEY.
Anastasia announced the official launch of $HMONEY in November 2020, which went on air at the beginning of 2021. $HMONEY makes financial literacy approachable, attainable, and fun to talk about for millennial women. An open, inclusive, and judgment-free zone that promotes the idea of educating yourself to empower yourself, $HMONEY is a safe place to discuss money matters without guilt or shame. $HMONEY not only addresses personal finance stigmas and money taboos, but it also kicks down the door.
$HMONEY Radio has now been listened to in over 500 cities and 60 countries worldwide, and the show is available on multiple podcast directories. The podcast's diverse range of high-profile guests has various backgrounds, from traditional banking to beauty industry entrepreneurship. $HMONEY has collaborated with financial industry leaders such as Wealthsimple and NerdWallet. In 2021, $HMONEY landed its first partnership with Montreal-based fintech Hardbacon to help the company appeal to a female millennial audience.
While earning her Bachelor's Degree in Journalism from Toronto Metropolitan University (formerly known as Ryerson), Anastasia founded and edited Written Girl: a female-powered platform dedicated to helping women live well. Her path to establishing $HMONEY started with her graduation from TMU, and her strong admiration for and fascination with print from the time she was a little girl led her to pursue a career in print media.
Once the Managing Editor at Honest Brand Reviews and Digital Editor of STYLE Canada, Anastasia's freelance career has taken her from being a lifestyle and shopping writer for Yahoo and a regular contributor to publications such as VITA Daily, Hardbacon, Mode Show News, Style Democracy, Canada Takeout, Edit Seven, YogiApproved, and Fitt (Detroit). In 2018, she also worked under FASHION Magazine's beauty director as a freelance writer. Today she is the Lead Writer at Cleo Social in addition to her work with $HMONEY and freelancing.
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