The Brian Turner Show

What if the seeds of wealth are planted long before we know we’re planting them? In this episode of The Brian Turner Show, Brian sits down with Maureen Kavjian to explore her incredible journey of financial empowerment, family values, and life lessons. As a second-generation American with roots in Irish and Armenian immigrant families, Maureen shares how the challenges and sacrifices of her ancestors shaped her philosophy on education, hard work, and financial independence. From her early fascination with stocks to managing her household's finances and leading a 20-year women’s investment group, Maureen reveals the secrets to building generational wealth and fostering financial literacy within her family. Hear how she and her husband supported their four children’s diverse dreams while maintaining a frugal yet fulfilling lifestyle. Packed with insights on the power of compounding, navigating tough times, and teaching kids about money, this episode is a heartfelt and practical guide to creating a wealthy life...beyond just financial success. Tune in for an inspiring conversation that proves wealth is not only what you earn but how you live.

What is wealth? Status, security, freedom… or obligation? On The Brian Turner Show, Brian sits down with Rabbi Shaya Milikowsky for a wide-ranging conversation about money as a moral, emotional, and deeply human force. Together, they explore why “grappling” with ideas is a lifelong practice, how wealth can quietly distort relationships, and what it truly means to give responsibly, without turning generosity into control or performance. From a powerful story about inherited wealth and personal purpose to the unforgettable “potato chips” lesson that reshaped how Rabbi Milikowsky thought about parenting and generosity, this episode reframes wealth as both responsibility and opportunity: a vehicle to create, uplift, and build a legacy that lasts.

Money isn’t just math. It’s fear, power, privacy, identity… and sometimes, survival. On The Brian Turner Show, Brian talks with Colleen Peters about navigating divorce when your spouse has been the “quarterback” of the finances...and suddenly, it’s all on you. Colleen shares the unfiltered reality: separating accounts, lawyer ping-pongs, the panic of waiting on transfers, and rebuilding income, healthcare, and decision-making from scratch. But this isn’t only a divorce story. It’s a story about redefining wealth. Colleen introduces a powerful metaphor: wealth as a bank where we store reserves we can draw on (money, friendships, community), and where we can also accumulate “bad investments” like shame, anger, and fear. From an honest look at risk and retirement to the brave decision to let go of the house that helped her heal, this episode is a masterclass in resilience and a reminder that the most important financial move might be the one that brings you back to yourself.

Wealth is never just about money. On The Brian Turner Show, Brian Turner explores the emotional, psychological, and deeply human dimensions of wealth...how money shapes our choices, our relationships, our identities, and the lives we build. Through intimate, wide-ranging conversations with thinkers, leaders, creatives, and people navigating real inflection points, the show looks beyond balance sheets and portfolios to ask harder questions: What does wealth mean? What are we responsible for when we have it (or when we don’t)? How do fear, power, legacy, loss, and opportunity show up in our financial lives? Episodes move fluidly between finance and lived experience: divorce, inheritance, generosity, parenting, career transitions, community, identity, and purpose. Brian brings his background in finance together with curiosity, empathy, and candor...creating space for guests to grapple honestly with money as security, freedom, burden, and possibility. This is not a show about quick wins or rigid answers. It’s about learning how to live well with money...before, during, and after the moments that change everything.