I’m excited to announce this initial list of blogger’s who have committed to speak at the first annual Financial Blogger Conference in Chicago on October 1-2, 2011.
Adam Baker – “Baker” is the creator of Man vs Debt, a popular site dedicated to helping you sell your crap, pay off your debt, and do what you love. That’s not an empty tagline. Baker is living that life. On his blog, Man vs Debt, he’s chronicled his minimalist, travel-anywhere-you-want, financially free lifestyle. His travels have taken he and his family through Australia, New Zealand, and Thailand. This year the Baker family is on an RV journey across North America. His last stop will essentially be the Financial Blogger Conference. Baker is the author of Unautomate Your Finances, Sell Your Crap, and the soon to be released You Vs. Debt.
Pat Flynn – Pat is the mastermind behind the Smart Passive Income blog, podcast, and video tutorials. It was just a few years ago that Pat got laid off from his job as an Architect. He took the opportunity to create an online business designed around the lifestyle that he wanted for his young family. Since that time he’s built several online income streams and garnered a huge following due to his willingness to teach others his valuable strategies for running successful online businesses.
Luke Landes “Flexo” – After coming to the realization his own finances were on a dangerous path, Luke Landes embarked on a journey to improve his own life. With this goal, in 2003 he created Consumerism Commentary, a blog using the name Flexo to protect his identity, where he could share the intimate details of his bank accounts, engaging readers on a journey from debt to financial success. Today, Consumerism Commentary boasts an active community of hundreds of thousands of readers every month, the top-rated weekly financial podcast, and the Carnival of Personal Finance, a weekly traveling showcase identifying the best personal finance articles. Through the Carnival of Personal Finance and other efforts supporting personal finance bloggers, Luke encouraged the community to grow. From less than ten “personal finance blogs” in 2003, there are now thousands of web sites in this niche. In addition to Consumerism Commentary, he has written about money as Flexo or Luke Landes for US News, Currency from American Express, Yahoo Finance, TurboTax, and PC World Magazine.
J.D. Roth – J.D. Roth is an accidental personal-finance expert, a regular guy who found himself deep in debt. After deciding to turn his life around, he read everything he could about money and finance. In 2006, he started the award-winning website Get Rich Slowly, which Money Magazine named the Web’s most inspiring personal-finance blog. Over the past four years, Get Rich Slowly has grown into an active community where 500,000 readers each month share ideas on how to improve their financial lives. J.D. lives with his wife and four cats in a hundred-year-old house in Portland, Oregon. He’s the author of Your Money: The Missing Manual.
Julia Scott – Former reporter/blogger/columnist for the LA Daily News, Julia Scott launched the savvy-spending blog BargainBabe.com back in 2009. Bargain Babe is a money-saving blog that offers daily strategies, coupons, and inspiration to save on everyday expenses. Julia has used her prior “big media” experience and passion for helping other save to quickly grow her blog. Julia is a featured contributor at AOL’s WalletPop and has been seen on Good Morning America, NBC, ABC News, Better Homes & Gardens, The Washington Post, Reader’s Digest, Chicago Tribune, AM NY, the Jewish Journal, Detroit News, the LA Times, and on Martha Stewart Living radio.
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If you were on the fence about attending this conference, I think this line-up is undeniably irresistible. Seriously, I’m trying not to drool…
Wow, what a sweet lineup! Can’t wait even more now!
Even more excited now!! Excellent speakers!
Hopefully they won’t be overlapping too much so we can see everyone.
Well done! Should be a great conference.
I’m interested in attending the Financial Blogger Conference in October but I’m not sure if I fit into any of the categories. I love personal finance and follow Dave Ramsey’s Baby Steps and share information on my FB page: Personal Finance with Jackie Walters and Twitter: Jackie Walters – but I don’t necessarily write my own blog (although I do have one but it’s not one that I really write – it’s more of I’ll repost bloggers information).
I would love to learn more about how the personal finance bloggers write their blogs versus just reinventing the wheel.
Any feedback would be welcomed. I love to share my personal finance information with anyone who will listen.
Thanks, Jackie
Wow! Now I’m really looking forward to the conference!
Thanks for the positive feedback, everyone.
Jackie – I’d love to see you at the conference. In a way, the Facebook page has become the new blog platform. It’s at least where much of the online conversation has moved. I love your page’s photo. I started blogging just to document and share my experience with improved finances, like a money diary. Overtime, it became easier to take a more authoritative/teacher tone. There’s plenty of unanswered financial questions out there. The best content is the kind that answers those questions for people, I think.
Great lineup Philip! I was kinda expecting Baker to be involved, and I see you didn’t disappoint. Pat Flynn is a nice surprise, just caught onto his site a couple months ago!
Thanks, Tom. Yeah, it seems everyone is catching on to Pat. He’s a great teacher and I don’t think we could ask to have anyone better from outside of our ranks.
Wow, you busted out the all-stars, didn’t you?
Really looking forward t seeing some of the people that inspired me to start mt site as well as keep me motivated now.
Ooooh I cannot WAIT to hear “YOU” speak!! OMG OMG!!!!!
I’m eager to hear what they’ll each be speaking about.
@J$ – Yeah, I hear YOU has a fun ice breaker. I really wanted THEM to be there, but alas, too expensive.
I hope you are recruiting more female speakers!! I think so much of the “academic” financial blogosphere is dominated by males while female PF bloggers tend to have much more of a personal bent to their blogs. Of course there are exceptions in both directions. But even still, I do really hope that you think about some good females to recruit – I can recommend a few if you need help
@Jillian – Anyone and everyone is welcome to submit a speaking proposal. Several humans of all shapes and sizes have already submitted.
The list above is just the beginning.
Philip, great lineup!
I’d love to speak but with that list of heavy hitters, I’m beyond intimidated. I mean what could I possibly teach you guys?
@Briana – Everyone is an expert in something. Once I release the topic survey we’ll have a feel for what folks want. If there’s a gap and you can fill it, you’re a shoe in. I’ll be in touch.
Fantastic list of speakers! This should be good.
I’ve mentioned the conference to Cliff Ravenscraft (aka – The Podcast Answer Man). Hopefully we see his name on the list of speakers soon.
Looks like a stellar lineup. I just found out this conference existed and I’ll have to keep it on my radar for 2012.