Teope Media

10/10/2025

The challenge lands on us to incite curiosity and give a wide berth for kids to explore, make mistakes, and discover on their own.

When I wrote The Monster Job, I wanted to showcase real-life moments where kids can develop life skills with parents seemingly taking a backseat. Kids will amaze us, but more importantly, they will amaze themselves while we cheer from the stands.
—Faith Teope

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01/10/2025

There are certain people we simply can’t avoid. Family members we love but who drain us, colleagues we respect but who test the limit of what feels appropriate, or childhood friends who manage to suck the energy all these years later. Rowena Montemayor on navigating relationships you can’t just walk away from.

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There are certain people we simply can’t avoid. Family members we love but who drain us, colleagues we respect but who test the limit of what feels appropriate, or childhood friends who manage to suck the energy all these years later. Rowena Montemayor on navigating relationships you can’t just ...

20/09/2025

It’s not uncommon to quietly wonder if it’s too late to change career direction. In this PIHA column, true-self advocate, Rowena Montemayor, shifts our success measurements off the ladder of titles and promotions and onto true fulfillment.

Finding fulfillment versus climbing the ladder. Many people in their late 30s and 40s quietly wonder if it’s too late to change direction. But here’s the truth…

06/09/2025

Meet PIHA: The full life. Our newest publication based in Big Island, Hawaii, focusing on longevity through complete wellness (fitness, nutrition, and lifestyle). We bring a wide variety of voices to challenge our opinions and views, giving you resources at your fingertips to adopt or dismiss as you see fit.

02/07/2024

Training season is in full swing. From baseball to money talk at home. When is the best time to create an opportunity for your kids to flex money moves and do you really have to teach your kids financial terminology? In this episode with Drew Tirney, we're running the bases.

19/06/2024

The stories a wealthy person will share in the home are different than the stories told (or not told) in less-than-wealthy homes. Could the stories told at home make all the difference in financial trajectory? In this episode, we discuss the idea with fin-tech creator and author Mac Gardner.

05/06/2024

For the most vulnerable things we need the highest amount of trust alongside a proper dose of reciprocated respect. Falling squarely in this like me, know me, trust me modus operandi is finances. In this episode, we hear from Paula Weiss who has dedicated her career to being the wingwoman for finding financial footing and protecting against devastation.

22/05/2024

Moms juggle so many things from carpooling sports practice to school calendar and every meal in between, not to mention the added schedule control of managing their career. Do their kids notice? In this episode, we take a look at how the mom’s control of the finances and day-to-day schedules can influence their kids with a little eye-opening nudge. Featured guest expert, Apryl Pope of Pope Financial Planning.

09/05/2024

Check out the latest article in The Goad: The Will To Be a Change-Maker. Financial Firm Makes a Move to Impact the NEXT Generation https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/change-maker-financial-firm-makes-move-impact-next-generation-teope-5sahf via LinkedIn

08/05/2024

The hero faces adversity against a formidable villain but the story heightens with the hero's transformative self-discovery. Storytellers in movies and books use the story arch to keep us on the edge of our seat. Could difficult money concepts be communicated through entertainment? In this episode, we hear from the cartoon creator behind the award-winning financial literacy program that includes comics, tv shows and gaming. Is entertainment the missing link to raising a savvier next generation?

10/04/2024

The stark reality is that we are educating without the ability to predict the outcome but delayed gratification or other things we intentionally or unintentionally teach our kids will have a lasting impact. In this episode, university educator and Wealth Advisor, Holly Knight, dives into the mind game.

28/02/2024

If we could zoom out, how would it impact our hobbies, relationships, career moves, and daily money decisions? Former Texas Commissioner, Caroline Jones, discusses her birdseye view that navigated her through change and the best pivot of her life. Could a personal birdseye view be what is missing in our financial education?