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<div class="tve-page-section-in tve_empty_dropzone" data-css="tve-u-162d3e240cd"><div class="thrv_wrapper thrv_heading" data-tag="h2" data-css="tve-u-162d39ae05b"><h2 data-css="tve-u-162d399751d" style="text-align: left;">Michael and Robbie Mathews <br>The Mathews Entrepreneur Group, Inc. <br>Financial Transformation Coaches</h2></div><div class="thrv_wrapper thrv_heading" data-tag="h2" data-css="tve-u-162d39be807"><h2 data-css="tve-u-1632f0a96db" style="text-align: left;">Michael and Robbie Mathews are the founders of The Mathews Entrepreneur Group, Inc (TMEG). The company was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois in the United States. They specialize in personal financial literacy education, coaching, accountability and empowerment strategies using books, workshops, seminars, one-on-one coaching and online programs.<br><br>Michael and Robbie are an award-winning couple from Chicago, Illinois USA. This husband and wife duo are both proven and successful self-made global entrepreneurs, engaging international speakers, certified life coaches, and investors. They are published authors of the book titled Financially Speaking: The Best Improvement Starts with Self-Improvement-Create Your Own Economic Stimulus Plan which became the cornerstone that formed the company’s financial education wings.<br><br>Robbie is also a co-author of a book and a participant in an upcoming PBS Television special both titled ?Phenomenal Global Women?. She along with 10 other women from different countries, cultures and nationalities share their life stories, their journeys, and their experiences. Their mission is to inspire, motivate and empower all women around the world.<br><br>Michael and Robbie are some of the top experts when it comes to talking about Financial Literacy education. They provide Financial Literacy Education and Coaching for individuals and small business. Inspired by their own personal journey, they are passionate about inter-generational wealth, growing it, sustaining it, and passing healthy financial habits down to the next generations.<br><br>Through Michael and Robbie’s own personal financial adversities and philanthropic efforts, they saw first-hand the benefits of helping others improve their lives. This experience, coupled with seeing family and friends experience economic turmoil without any knowledge of how to get themselves out inspired them to take up the mantle of financial education. They are proof that? Financially Speaking: The Best Improvement Starts with Self-Improvement."<br><br>Early in life, Michael enrolled in the University of Hard Knocks where he failed financially. He spent his hard-earned money on his lifestyle. He filed bankruptcy, had his car repossessed, bank accounts drained, you name it, he experienced it. He decided to graduate from the University of Hard Knocks around the age of 40. He took personal financial literacy education seriously and changed how he was negatively thinking, feeling, and acting about money. He never looked back.<br><br>Michael says that, ?most people in my field have degrees; however, I have actual real-life experiences that have allowed me to be successful.? The most exciting part of his role as CEO, Michael says, ?is creating new products and services from a single idea that has the capacity to positively impact the lives of others."<br><br></h2></div><div class="thrv_wrapper thrv-columns" data-css="tve-u-1632f0e21e7"><div class="tcb-flex-row tcb-resized tcb--cols--2" data-css="tve-u-162d3e519d9"><div class="tcb-flex-col" data-css="tve-u-162d3e36f7a" style=""><div class="tcb-col tve_empty_dropzone"><div class="thrv_wrapper tve_image_caption img_style_lifted_style2" data-css="tve-u-1632f1ec6c7"><span class="tve_image_frame" style="width: 100%;"><img class="tve_image wp-image-795" alt="" width="636" height="1024" title="20161231_195014" data-id="795" src="//www.tmeginc.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/20161231_195014-636x1024.jpg" style="width: 100%;"></span></div></div></div><div class="tcb-flex-col" data-css="tve-u-162d3e36fa1" style=""><div class="tcb-col tve_empty_dropzone"><div class="thrv_wrapper thrv_heading" data-tag="h2" data-css="tve-u-1632f0efc37"><h2 data-css="tve-u-1632f0df307" style="text-align: left;">Michael also has 30+ years’ experience in the private and public transportation sector of Chicago. He is retired from the Chicago Transit Authority. He began playing basketball on Championship and Hall of Fame high school and college and then entered in the Pro/Amateur League in Chicago and the Professional European League, based in Salzburg Austria.</h2></div></div></div></div></div><div class="thrv_wrapper thrv-columns" data-css="tve-u-1632f0f3c15"><div class="tcb-flex-row tcb-resized tcb--cols--2" data-css="tve-u-1632f0f3f7c"><div class="tcb-flex-col" data-css="tve-u-162d41a3fbf" style=""><div class="tcb-col tve_empty_dropzone"><div class="thrv_wrapper thrv_heading" data-tag="h2" data-css="tve-u-162d41e9948"><h2 data-css="tve-u-162d3e44d3f" style="text-align: left;">Robbie has 40 years of Computer Technology development and management experience within the retail and financial services industry. During these years, she served as a diversity and inclusion advocate and global mentor. She is retired from a Chicago based Fortune 500 international financial services firm.</h2></div></div></div><div class="tcb-flex-col" data-css="tve-u-162d41a3fe8" style=""><div class="tcb-col tve_empty_dropzone"><div class="thrv_wrapper tve_image_caption img_style_lifted_style2" data-css="tve-u-162d41b5bc9"><span class="tve_image_frame" style="width: 100%;"><img class="tve_image wp-image-792" alt="" width="683" height="1024" title="" data-id="792" src="//www.tmeginc.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/RObbie0156-683x1024.jpg" style="width: 100%;"></span></div></div></div></div></div><div class="thrv_wrapper thrv_heading" data-tag="h2" data-css="tve-u-1632f121802"><h2 data-css="tve-u-162d3e44d3f" style="text-align: left;">Says Robbie: ?I am very confident in my ability to accomplish any goal I set my mind to. I can be a little stubborn and controlling at times which adds a touch of ?spice? to my personality. I live by the financial literacy principles that we preach/teach. I know first-hand that educating yourself is critical to making sound financial decisions.?The exciting part of her role as President, she says, ?is to help clients make positive and impactful changes in their lives."<br><br>They have taken their many years of experience, knowledge and success and have created the ultimate ?one stop shop? to guide you on your journey to become financially secure so you can live life on your own terms. They live by their 7 LIVE W.E.A.L.T.H.Y. principles which are designed to help you achieve life-long financial security through financial literacy education. ?People should believe they can achieve wealth. One can accomplish anything with the proper mindset and plan."<br><br>They help you ?Flip Your Finances? so you can Get and Stay Debt-Free, Spend Guilt-Free and Live Financially-Free their 7 ?LIVE W.E.A.L.T.H.Y.? principles and other financial strategies. They want to ?change how you Think about your money, Act with your money and how you Feel about your money, forever".<br><br>They provide you with the knowledge and skills needed for you to take control of your finances. This will require you to ?Transform Your Financial DNA.? The ultimate goal is not just to learn how to get out of debt, but to learn how to STAY out of debt. For you to stop working for your money and start having your money work for you, so you can achieve and maintain lifelong financial stability and build a legacy for your children`s children through responsible financial decision making and spending."<br><br>They know that debt is a global problem. Bad money habits are destroying the dreams and futures of individuals and families across the globe. It doesn’t matter what country you live in or currency you use – US Dollar, South African Rand, Euro, or the British Pound, debt is the same in any language.<br><br>They speak publicly in the United States and internationally about Financial Literacy Education because ?it is not a priority in our educational systems. So, it is important that the issue be addressed by all of us and at all levels of society."<br><br>In addition, to delivering an empowering financial literacy education speech in front of a crowd of over 1,200+ attendees from 20+ countries in Johannesburg, South Africa, Robbie interviewed Nelson Mandela’s grandson, Ndaba Mandela, live on stage. Robbie asked him, ?What advice would you give the people of South Africa to help them change from a culture of spending to a culture of saving for their financial future?? Mr. Mandela, responded, ?You must make your family a priority and save for your future. My inspiration is my children and the children across the world."<br><br>Michael interviewed the Oscar award winning actor Al Pacino as well as Chicago Bear Super Bowl Championship Coach Mike Ditka. Both men shared their thoughts on the importance of teaching financial literacy principles to young artists and athletes.<br><br>Michael and Robbie understand the power of coaching and learning from those who are very successful. They have had the opportunity to share the stage with and learn directly from some of the most successful business and entertainment people in world such as: Hugh Hilton, Ndaba Mandela, Les Brown, Dr. James and Kara Dentley, Randi Zuckerberg, JT Foxx, Curtis ?50 Cent? Jackson, John Travolta, Daymond John, among others. ?They all shared empowering words of wisdom and their business experience that have helped us along our journey."<br><br>They are advocates for giving back both time and money to the community as they believe becoming successful comes with a greater responsibility to help others. They have demonstrated their commitment to the community through 30+ years of donating time and money to the United Way of Metropolitan Chicago, HBCUs and other charitable organizations.<br><br>Michael received the John H. Johnson Business Man of the Year Award in Chicago and Robbie won the Inspirational Woman Award in London in 2017. <br><br>They have been featured on live television, magazines and newspapers internationally and locally. Robbie graces the cover of Global Woman Magazine while Michael is on the cover of Global Man Magazine both based in London, England. <br><br>Michael and Robbie are available to conduct workshops, seminars, speaking engagements and personalized coaching for individuals, small business and corporate wellness programs.</h2></div><div class="thrv_wrapper thrv_heading" data-tag="h2" data-css="tve-u-162d39ae05b"><h2 data-css="tve-u-162d399751d" style="text-align: left;">get started with personalized customized <br>one-on-one coaching interview.</h2></div><div class="thrv_wrapper thrv-button tve_ea_thrive_lightbox" data-css="tve-u-1632f192fc7">
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