Mindy Lockard and Rishika Vinnakota

About Mindy and Rishika

Mindy Lockard is an internationally recognized leadership and etiquette expert, and for more than a decade, she has facilitated interpersonal workshops for college athletes and alumni, government agencies, corporations and professional organizations, and youth of all ages. Mindy also established G3 (The Gracious Girls’ Guide), a leadership guide for tween + teen girls; and the Leadership Academy, a program for middle school boys and girls that focuses on cultivating lifelong social and leadership skills. She is married with two teenage girls and lives in Portland, OR.

Rishika Vinnakota is a high school senior from the Bay Area, CA. She's passionate about social entrepreneurship, the environment, and writing! As a teen entrepreneur and volunteer, she hopes to pursue a career in business and continue to give back to her community. She's currently the CEO of Reusii, Head of Communications at She Helps Her, and founder of My SplitScreens (a blog where she shares her experiences). Rishika will be attending the University of Michigan in Fall 2021.

The Money JAR @MoneyJarPodcast·

22 Sep

Did you know: the celebration and recognition of Hispanic heritage in the U.S. was originally only a week-long event. Later, in 1988, President Ronald Reagan extended it to a month-long celebration! #HispanicHeritageMonth

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22 Sep

Happy #AmericanBusinessWomensDay! One leader #moneyjarpodcast wants to recognize is Mary Barra, the Chairman and CEO of General Motors. She is known as the first woman to lead one of the big three automakers in the United States. Watch this thread for more amazing #womenleaders!

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21 Sep

#MoneyManagement can be a difficult task -- and it's one that #students should be #learning before they have to do it on their own! Here are some of the important things kids should learn to do before managing their #finances. https://bit.ly/2VEJpbY

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17 Sep

#HispanicHeritageMonth begins on September 15th for a reason! Check out the graphic below to learn why:

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#68: Safe and Cost-Effective Teen Driving

Published October 17, 2015

#68: Safe and Cost-Effective Teen Driving

Getting a driver’s license is a major life event and considered something of a rite of passage in American culture. The milestone can also be…

#26: So You Want a Car, Do You?

Published May 29, 2013

#26: So You Want a Car, Do You?

Beyond conveying the seriousness of this new-found personal responsibility to your children, how does your family plan to handle the financial impact of having a new young driver in your home? Tune in as our hosts interview guest Steve Isaak as he shares his best practices around preparing kids for the economic implications of car ownership.