Sam X Renick – Financial Educator, Inspirational Speaker & Financial Literacy Advocate
Bio
Sam X Renick is a relentless SOURCE, FORCE and CHAMPION of financial literacy.
He has personally read to and sang off-key with over a quarter million children in 8 countries and nearly 40 states. Kiplinger editor Janet Bodnar wrote this about the visionary leader and evangelist:
“Anyone who’s ever had (a) problem (teaching kids about money) should invite Sam X Renick for dinner. Renick can whip a gym full of elementary-school kids into a frenzy of enthusiasm for saving money minutes after bounding into the room.”
Sam believes:
► Kids are capable and their minds are like sponges
► Saving money and reading are great habits
► Dreaming and doing big one step at a time has the power to transform lives.
For Renick, educating and empowering kids early is personal and his life’s purpose. It makes an enormous difference. His enthusiasm and knowledge infect everyone he connects with, especially kids.
Sam’s passion and purpose are informed by unforgettable conversations with his parents. They spoke to him as a child about the importance of great money habits, education and not compromising his dreams to debt. The criticality of those conversations was confirmed as an adult, when Sam’s financial clients repeatedly shared with him their despair for not learning about money as kids.
Among Sam’s career highlights in financial literacy are:
► Founding, ‘It’s a Habit’ Company
► Co-creation of Sammy Rabbit
► Writing & producing one of the largest financial literacy libraries of songs, stories and activities in the world on great money habits
► Launching SammyRabbit.com
Sam’s innovative and effective programs and resources have not only earned him HONORS but have been instrumental in earning others honors as well:
► 2011 & 2008 Excellence in Financial Literacy Education Education Program & Book of Year
► 2009 Inducted onto Loyola Marymount University Entrepreneurs Wall of Honor
► 2007 California Jump$tart Coalition Leaders in Personal Financial Literacy Award
► NEAFCS Dean Don Felker Financial Management Award | Megan O’Neill, University of Maryland