EMPOWERS people to build financial confidence and clarity. EQUIPS organizations to understand how money stress shows up at work and how it impacts focus, engagement, and performance. Book Linda, the go-to voice in financial wellness, to engage employees, inform leaders, and drive meaningful change.

Linda Grizely, CFP®, is a Financial Wellness Speaker and Personal Finance Educator who helps people build confidence and clarity with money—and helps organizations understand how financial stress shows up at work and impacts focus, engagement, and performance.

Blending professional expertise with lived experience, Linda brings a human, judgment-free approach to money conversations that resonates with employees, leaders, and audiences at every stage of life. Her work challenges traditional, one-size-fits-all financial advice and replaces it with practical tools and mindset shifts.

Based in Northern Illinois, Linda’s perspective is shaped by both her career in financial services and her personal journey. Becoming a single mother at 16 and later rebuilding her life after divorce gave her firsthand insight into what it feels like to be overwhelmed, behind, or uncertain—and what it takes to move forward with clarity and confidence.

That experience led her to create MeMoney™, a mindset-first framework that reframes budgeting and financial decision-making from guilt and deprivation to alignment and intention. MeMoney™ is the foundation of her signature keynote "The MeMoney™ Method: You Can’t Build a Life You Love on a Budget You Hate", and is woven throughout her work with individuals and organizations alike.

Linda’s programs blend real-life stories, practical financial education, and money mindset strategies so audiences leave not just inspired, but equipped. Whether speaking to employees, leadership teams, ERGs, or community groups, her goal is the same: to make money feel human, approachable, and empowering—and to create financial wellness that lasts long after the event.

She is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER® professional with a master’s degree in financial services a dual major bachelor's degree in Human Resources Management and Marketing. Her professional background spans holistic financial planning, business strategy, leadership, marketing, human resources, nonprofit consulting, association leadership, and sales. She is also a Maxwell Leadership® Certified Team coach, speaker, and trainer.

Her work has been featured by outlets including Grit Daily and Global Banking and Finance Review. She has been quoted in ThinkAdvisor and CNN and recognized by publications highlighting leaders in financial wellness and women’s leadership. She is the host of the Real Money, Real Life™ podcast and is a frequent podcast guest on shows focused on money, mindset, and personal growth.

Linda has been recognized with the Circle of Excellence by Women in Financial Services (2023, 2024, 2025), the Women of Achievement and Charlotte Danstrom Award from Women in McHenry County (2019) and is a contributing author to the Amazon bestselling books: Lessons From Thought Leaders (2024), Becoming Your Best Self (2025), WHEN Stories Vol. 3 (2025).

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Professional Disclosures:

Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards Center for Financial Planning, Inc. owns and licenses the certification marks CFP®, and CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER® in the United States to Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards, Inc., which authorizes individuals who successfully complete the organization’s initial and ongoing certification requirements to use the certification marks.

While Linda is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ professional, The CFP® designation, for the purposes herein, reflects her education and training, not an active securities or investment advisory license.

The content Linda Grizely shares in her talks and programs is for educational purposes only. It is not financial, tax, legal, or planning advice and does not constitute therapy or mental health counseling. Please consult an actively licensed and qualified professional for advice or help specific to your situation. Linda is not acting as a registered investment advisor, broker-dealer, or securities representative and does not provide personalized investment advice or recommend specific securities. Any financial information shared is for general education and should not be interpreted as a recommendation to take any specific action.