Meet Denise “Financial education is my passion.”
•25 Year Former Banker • Financial Educator
• Professional Speaker •DVD Creator and Producer
• Businesswoman • Entertainer• Entrepreneur
• Aspiring Author • Mother of a Teenage Daughter •Wife
For 25 years, financial lifestyle expert Denise Winston enjoyed a successful career in the banking industry. During that time she started as a teller and rose through the ranks to become a manager and finally a business banker. Her first-hand exposure to the day to day financial habits of both consumers and businesses taught Denise how shockingly little people really know about dealing with money.
While still a banker, Denise developed a passion for teaching money management and life skills to others. This inspired her to launch a new career as a financial lifestyle expert. Denise used her experience and the exposure she had to her highly educated and financially savvy clients to develop innovative strategies and techniques for teaching people how to handle the many challenges and stages of financial life.
With the 2008 financial crises in full swing and the acquisition of the bank she worked a being acquired by a larger bank, Denise decided to launch her personal mission to "change the face of the nation's financial health…one person at a time".
Denise has always been an active leader in her community, she is a former Junior Achievement board member and volunteer, a ROSE (Realizing Options for Student Excellence) mentor, a speaker for the ROC (Regional Occupational Center) program as well as mentor to teens and adults.
A sought-after public speaker, Denise imparts the wisdom she has gained from her own journey (as well as the mistakes and struggles she has witnessed in countless others) to teach and inspire teens, parents and others as they make their way in the world. Denise is inspiring people across America to take charge of their finances—and even have a little fun along the way. "It's never too early—or too late—to start!"
Testimonials
“Holding a job, learning how to spend money, knowing the difference between needs and wants, being responsible with credit—these are some of the best methods for young people to avoid financial disaster. All of these ideas and more are presented in Denise Winston’s Money: Start Here DVD collection. It’s the best way for students to understand how dealing with money can affect them for the rest of their lives.”
Sandy Banducci
Principal
RegionalOccupationCenter
Bakersfield, CA
“Denise has been giving presentations to my Banking and Finance classes for the past 10 to 12 years, and my students have commented that Denise’s advice was the best, most memorable and most valuable part of the entire course.”
“Denise has a way of engaging teenage students that few people possess, perhaps due to her own extraordinary personal history that she freely shares with students.”
Mrs. Benson
Banking and Finance
Regional Occupational Center
Bakersfield, CA
“I like the ideas for dealing with mail and shredding. I love the menu planning idea…it will help me with my diet, too.”
Bea
Bakersfield, CA
“Denise Winston gave some amazing tips on saving money, child rearing…even teaching kids to read the small print.”
“Extremely helpful information for both me and my children.”
“Denise is a great speaker with well-organized, clear strategies to teach children to be financially responsible.”
“Great presentation on a very important topic.”
Bakersfield Women’s Business Conference 2009
"I really enjoyed listening to you speak, and not only can I take the information and use it in my life, but there are some things that I can help my parents and my sisters with."
Ryan
Bakersfield, CA
"I learned a lot in such a short amount of time. If you hadn’t come, I wonder how else I would have learned this."
Kamela
Bakersfield, CA
"What my daughter learned in four hours reinforces what I have been trying to teach her for 17 years."
Kevin
Bakersfield, CA