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Writer, video creator, and podcaster Kyla Scanlon will be bringing her "influence" to the University of Southern Indiana and Romain College of Business. Her focus is analyzing the economy with a human-focused lens, as well as providing information for people to understand the world around them.

Scanlon is the founder of Bread, a financial education company. She has garnered a wide following on a variety of social media platforms by sharing financial knowledge in quick video segments aimed at the Gen Z audience. She has over 423,000 combined followers and subscribers on Instagram, X, TikTok and YouTube. In addition to her social media content, she has her own podcast called “Let’s Appreciate”, a newsletter with over 51,000 subscribers on SubStack and a book titled “In This Economy? How Money and Markets Really Work” that will be released in April of 2024.

Kyla has written for the NY Times, New York Magazine, and Bloomberg Opinion. She has been a presenter at several conferences, and has spoken at universities, including MIT and UC Berkeley.

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In This Economy? How Money and Markets Really Work.


KylaHear Kyla's presentation, "In This Economy? How Money and Markets Really Work" at the USI Romain College of Business.

  • Wednesday, November 15, 2023
  • Noon - 1:30 p.m.
  • Business and Engineering Center Atrium
  • Event is free and open to the public
  • Read the USI press release>>

This presentation is made possible by the generous support of Berger Wealth Services at Baird Private Wealth Management and the USI Foundation.   Berger Wealth Services Baird logo


Holiday Carnival


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The Romain College of Business student organizations are partnering to sponsor a Holiday Carnival in conjunction with Kyla's visit. The event is open to USI students and will feature food, games and prizes.

  • November 15, 2023
  • 10 a.m. - Noon
  • Lakeside Lounge (2nd Floor Balcony of the BEC)