Money Rehab with Nicole Lapin

Allison Ellsworth built Poppi from a homemade prebiotic soda to a $2 billion brand acquired by Pepsi… but you already know that. Today, Allison talks about what happens afterward, and how to follow-up a successful first act.

Allison opens up about the unexpected grief of letting go of a company that was her identity, and the pressure of building a new company after a successful exit. She also digs into advice for anyone who has a different money mindset than their spouse, and how to find common ground. 

Plus, Allison shares how she’s talking to her three young kids about money and work— and why her kids waving her off with "Have fun, Mom" is her greatest parenting win.

Check out Nicole's financial literacy course The Money School

Find a Financial Advisor or Financial Coach from Nicole's company Private Wealth Collective

Watch video clips from the pod on Money Rehab's Instagram and Nicole Lapin's Instagram

Keep up with Allison on Instagram and TikTok

Here's what Nicole covers with Allison: 

00:00 Are You Ready for Some Money Rehab? 

01:10 When the Wire Hit

03:20 What People Get Wrong About "Billionaire" Headlines 

04:15 The $50K Investment That Went Bankrupt Overnight 

05:50 What Skills Transfer From Running a Company to Managing Wealth (And What Don't) 07:30 Running Your Personal Finances Like a Business 

09:00 The Grief Nobody Warns Founders About 

11:05 Separating Your Identity From Your Company 

13:00 Founder-Led Content and What's Coming Next in Brand Building 

15:20 Building the Second Company Differently 

17:40 Self-Funding vs. Taking on Investors 

19:30 The Emotional Payoff of Returning Money to Early Investors 

21:45 Making 44 People Millionaires 

22:00 Lessons From Being a Shark on Shark Tank 23:30 Female Founders, Mom Guilt, and "Spreadsheets in the Bedsheets" 

26:40 Opposite Money Mindsets in a Marriage 

31:30 Why Allison Has No “Fear Gene”

33:30 Raising Kids With Money Values

36:55 How to Talk to Your Kids About Work Without Losing Them 

39:00 Buying Back Time

41:00 Secure the Bag

45:25 Allison Ellsworth's Tip You Can Take Straight to the Bank

Glennda Baker has been a real estate broker for decades, built a massive social media following teaching everyday people how to buy and sell smart, and learned some of the biggest money lessons the hard way…  including a divorce where her ex looked her in the face and called her a "cash cow." Today, she joins Nicole to share what she knows about protecting your wealth, winning in today's housing market, and building real estate into generational wealth.

Glennda gets raw about her own financial trauma: the manipulation she didn't see coming in her marriage, the moment she was evicted to a vacant rental with her son and hit rock bottom, and why she will never get married again. She explains exactly how divorce hits women differently than men, including a hidden math problem most people miss when splitting a house at today's interest rates. Then Nicole and Glennda get into the real estate playbook. 

They fact-check the viral real estate advice flooding your feed, from writing letters to homeowners to get off-market deals, to using a HELOC for a down payment, to buying property through individual LLCs. Glennda also makes her case for why buying a house for your kid beats a 529, why private equity is keeping Bobby and Susie off the property ladder, and the one negotiation move every buyer should make at closing.

Check out Nicole's financial literacy course The Money School

Find a Financial Advisor or Financial Coach from Nicole's company Private Wealth Collective

Watch video clips from the pod on Money Rehab's Instagram and Nicole Lapin's Instagram

Follow Glennda on TikTok and Instagram

Here's what Nicole covers with Glennda:

00:00 Are You Ready for Some Money Rehab?

01:21 Glennda's Origin Story

03:33 Should You Put Your Spouse's Name on Your House?

06:22 Prenups, Postnups, and Why Everyone Already Has One

07:03 Why Glennda Will Never Get Married Again

08:11 How Divorce Hits Women Differently

09:29 The Hidden Math Problem When Splitting a House

11:43 Glennda’s Money Trauma

17:09 Buying a House Together: What Needs to Be in Writing

20:19 Trusts vs. Putting the House in Your Kid's Name

24:30 Why Glennda Would Rather Buy a House Than Fund a 529

26:35 Real Estate vs. the Stock Market

28:09 Glennda and Nicole Play TikTok Trend or Truth?

38:13 The $47 Trillion Boomer Equity Problem

40:02 The Starter Home Myth

42:00 What Budget Do You Actually Need?

48:52 How Private Equity Is Locking Out Everyday Buyers

52:43 A Hard Look at Affordability

55:00 The 7 Ds of Real Estate

59:33 Closing Cost Strategy

01:03:03 Glennda Baker's Tip You Can Take Straight to the Bank

All investing involves the risk of loss, including loss of principal. This podcast is for informational purposes only and does not constitute financial, investment, or legal advice. Always do your own research and consult a licensed financial advisor before making any financial decisions or investments.

Today, Nicole unpacks the exact accounts she opened for her daughter, the math that makes starting early almost unfair, and the money script she's determined to rewrite for the next generation. Whether you have a newborn, a teenager, or you're realizing you wish someone had done this for you, this episode is a blueprint.

Nicole breaks down how a 529 plan is far more flexible than most parents realize, why a custodial brokerage account is less about returns and more about teaching kids that money grows quietly in the background, and why a retirement account for a one-year-old is not as insane as it sounds — it's one of the most powerful financial moves a parent can make. 

Check out Nicole's financial literacy course The Money School

Find a Financial Advisor or Financial Coach from Nicole's company Private Wealth Collective

Watch video clips from the pod on Money Rehab's Instagram and Nicole Lapin's Instagram

Here's what Nicole covers today:

00:00 Are You Ready for Some Money Rehab?

01:13 529 Plans: More Flexible Than You Think

02:02 The Math on Starting Early vs. Waiting

02:51 Super Funding: The IRS Loophole Most Parents Miss

03:31 Lump Sum vs. Monthly: The Numbers That Will Shock You

04:00 How to Shop for the Best 529 Plan

04:17 Custodial Brokerage Accounts Explained

05:00 The Financial Aid Trade-Off

05:41 Why Nicole Really Opened This Account for Her Daughter

05:56 The Custodial Roth IRA (Yes, for a 1-Year-Old)

07:00 The Number That Changes Everything

08:00 Roth IRAs and Financial Aid: The Cleaner Vehicle

08:21 Rewriting the Money Script

09:00 Tip You Can Take Straight to the Bank

All investing involves risk, including loss of principal. This episode is for informational purposes only and does not constitute financial, investment, or legal advice. Always consult a licensed professional before making financial decisions.

You’ve probably seen the headlines about luxury investments outperforming the stock market… but is that actually true? And more importantly, is this a game only for millionaires, or is there a way for the rest of us to get in on it too?

Today, Nicole is joined by Dana Auslander, former Blackstone executive and founder of Luxus, a luxury alternative asset manager with the first dedicated Hermès Birkin fund. In this conversation, Dana unpacks the viral headlines, why her investment thesis puts Hermès bags ahead of other luxury brands like Chanel and Louis Vuitton, and how to invest in a Birkin without buying a Birkin.

Then, Nicole and Dana zoom out and explain what the luxury investment trends mean for retail investors, how the macroeconomy impacts luxury investments, and what the counterfeiting problem could mean for the whole market. Then, Dana goes beyond bags and rates watches, art, wine, and jewelry as alternative investments.

Check out Nicole's financial literacy course The Money School

Find a Financial Advisor or Financial Coach from Nicole's company Private Wealth Collective

Watch video clips from the pod on Money Rehab's Instagram and Nicole Lapin's Instagram

Follow Luxus and learn more about the Birkin Fund

Here's what Nicole covers with Dana:

00:00 Are You Ready for Some Money Rehab? 

01:27 Are Birkins Actually Better Than the S&P 500? 

02:00 What Is a Veblen Good — and Why It Matters 

04:06 How Much Is a Birkin, Really?

 04:29 The Secret to Getting One From Hermès 

05:21 Manufactured Scarcity: How Hermès Controls Demand 

06:12 The Rise of the Secondary Market 

07:35 Gross vs. Net Returns: What the Charts Don't Show You 

09:24 Jane Birkin's Bag Sold for $10.8 Million — Dana Was There 

13:00 Is Chanel Actually Investment-Grade? 

14:00 Birkin vs. Stock Market: Where Should You Put Your Money? 

16:38 How the Luxus Fund Works 

21:00 How to Invest Without Buying a Birkin 

23:36 Sourcing Bags Through Private Dealer Networks 

27:15 Storing, Authenticating, and Selling the Bags 

28:33 How to Become an Accredited Investor 

30:07 Is Buying a Birkin a Proxy for Hermès Stock? 

32:20 The K-Shaped Economy and Luxury Demand 

35:10 The Counterfeit Problem Is Getting Scary 

38:18 Luxury Investment Ratings: Watches, Art, Wine, Jewelry 

43:05 Secure the Bag: Financial Literacy for Women

All investing involves the risk of loss, including loss of principal. This podcast is for informational purposes only and does not constitute financial, investment, or legal advice. Always do your own research and consult a licensed financial advisor before making any financial decisions or investments.

Jason Oppenheim (real estate broker, founder of the Oppenheim Group— the brokerage covered on Selling Sunset) starts this conversation with a take Nicole was not expecting: it's a buyer's market, and he'd know, because he's been renting for the last three years himself.

In this conversation, Jason covers every hot-button topic in real estate. He unpacks how he thinks AI will disrupt real estate and why he believes humanoid robots will be showing houses within the next two decades. He gets brutally honest about the LA market, why wealthy people are fleeing major cities in droves, and shares the cities he thinks real estate investors should avoid.

He makes the case that renting is not "throwing money away" — in fact, he argues that in many cases renting is a smarter financial move. He and Nicole also debate whether there's actually a housing affordability crisis (Jason says we're misdefining it), how he thinks about money and happiness, and why he hasn’t changed his financial goals since he was broke.

Check out Nicole’s financial literacy course The Money School 

Find a Financial Advisor or Financial Coach from Nicole’s company Private Wealth Collective

Watch video clips from the pod on Money Rehab’s Instagram and Nicole Lapin’s Instagram 

Follow the Oppenheim Group and keep up with Selling Sunset on Netflix

Here's what Nicole covers with Jason: 

00:00 Are You Ready for Some Money Rehab? 

01:11 Is It a Buyer's Market? 

02:09 Why Wealthy People Are Leaving Major Cities 

04:10 Where Are They Going? (And Where NOT to Buy) 

05:38 Why Real Estate Is Not AI-Proof 

10:35 “At Some Point, There Is No Work.” 

17:43 Why Jason Loves 30-Year Treasuries 

19:00 The AI Deflation Thesis 

23:54 Is There Really a Housing Affordability Crisis? 

30:40 Rent vs Buy Debate 

36:21 Behind the Scenes of Selling Sunset 

37:06 Does Money Buy Happiness? 

39:24 Getting His Rolls Royce Stolen 

40:00 How Jason Thinks About Spending vs. Saving 

41:43 What Was Jason's FU Number? 

42:12 Secure the Bag: Jealousy, Googling Your Own Net Worth, Bad Investments 

All investing involves the risk of loss, including loss of principal. This podcast is for informational purposes only and does not constitute financial, investment, or legal advice. Always do your own research and consult a licensed financial advisor before making any financial decisions or investments.