Almost Famous

My husband is from San Diego. 

The movie Almost Famous is one of our family favorites — 

a throwback to SD in the 70s.

The whole film is about a young journalist who gets the band to reveal their true insecurities. 

That vulnerability? It made them real. 

And it made the Rolling Stone article unforgettable.

I've been living my own version of this the past few days.

First, I spoke to Professor Usha Rackliffe, a financial planning class at Emory's Goizueta Business School

my third year in a row.

The students asked the best questions:

What mistakes did you make?

What book changed your view on life?

What's your take on the AI trade?

The girls came up to me afterwards. 

I told them: we need more women in wealth management. 

It's one of the only parts of finance that's actually growing.

Then I went to a graduation party. 

For the first time, I really talked to my daughter Caroline's guy friends.

They all knew what I do for a living — 

because of my crazy videos mixing up financial plans with ingredients from the kitchen!!!

Videos I made two years ago.

The guys were so excited about their potential careers in finance. 

They remembered my content. They asked questions. They wanted advice.

But here's what stuck with me from the experience:

Usha told her class how she found me.

Her daughter saw I was posting on LinkedIn.

Noticed I was a Westminster parent.

Usha reached out. Now I've spoken to her class three years running.

Those videos. These posts. That visibility.

It compounds.

Social leverage isn't about going viral once.

It's about showing up consistently — 

sharing your real stories, your real lessons, even your insecurities.

People want real.

The more you share your discoveries, the more you become a little famous.

Not Rolling Stone famous.

Almost famous.

And sometimes, that's exactly enough.

What's one thing you've shared that came back to you years later?

Tiffany Kent

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