Kembala Evans is the creator of this personal finance blog. She is a financial coach with over 25 years experience. Kembala is passionate about helping people improve their personal finances and reach their goals. She started this blog just to do that.

Prior to starting this blog, Kembala was a senior manager at a top global consulting firm. She spent over a decade helping Fortune 500 companies improve their business performance. Kembala has a bachelor of business administration in marketing and management from the University of Miami. #GoCanes!

As a management consultant, Kembala always dreamed of writing a book to help people improve their finances. Today she is the author of Get Your Money Right: The 7 Keys to Unlocking a Better Financial Future and Drop the Debt Weight: 7 Steps to Take Your Life Back! She wrote these books to help everyday people turn their finances around, so they can live better.

Why Kembala Cares?

Kembala’s interest in personal finance started at the tender age of six. At ten, it took on new meaning when her carefree way of life ended—with her parents divorce. And her mother unexpectedly became a single parent, faced with the responsibility of raising three young children alone.

She witnessed the financial struggles her mother had to overcome to rebuild her life. This challenging experience taught Kembala important lessons about life and money. It also motivated her to learn more about personal finance. She gained knowledge through mentors, read countless personal finance books and magazines, and worked for a large regional bank in the South.

As a retail banker, Kembala saw the negative impact a lack of financial education had on people’s lives. It often left them feeling stressed and hopeless. This inspired her to write her first book “Get Your Money Right” to help everyday people.

Making a Difference

Kembala is dedicated to making a difference in the lives of others through financial literacy. She has worked with non-profits, such as Junior Achievement to teach students of all ages about money management. Kembala has served as a Money Smart Week® partner with the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago. She also served as Co-President on the Board of Directors for Illinois Jump$tart.

Fun Facts

  • Her Personal Motto in Life: “If you can perceive it, just believe it, and you will achieve it.”
  • In high school, she was a triple state champion runner (100, 200 and 400). Decades later her legendary Hall of Fame track coach, Coach Hall, encouraged her to run again. Now Kembala is a USATF Masters All-American. In 2019, she became a triple USATF Masters state champion in the 100, 200 and 400.
  • Kembala enjoys writing, sports, and gardening.

To learn more about her coaching and speaking services, please visit Kembala.com.