In this moving episode of the Early Accountability Podcast, host Kimi Walker sits down with award-winning financial educator and author Matt Paradise to explore his powerful story of redemption, resilience, and purpose. Matt takes listeners on a deeply personal journey, from facing homelessness and addiction in his teenage years to overcoming a rare and life-threatening cancer diagnosis in adulthood. Along the way, he shares how mentors, recovery, and a spiritual foundation helped him not only survive but thrive, eventually dedicating over two decades to financial education and launching his own mission-driven business.

Matt and Kimi dive into the concept of whole health wealth, a holistic approach to financial wellness that prioritizes mental, emotional, and spiritual well-being alongside money management. Matt unpacks societal myths around money, explains how trauma and behavioral patterns influence our financial choices, and emphasizes the power of taking the next best step, even in times of uncertainty. With warmth and wisdom, Matt reminds listeners that no matter where they start, healing, growth, and hope are always within reach.

Topics Covered in This Episode:

• Transforming trauma into purpose through resilience and mentorship
• Breaking cycles of financial trauma and building whole health wealth
• The emotional side of money and why personal finance must stay personal
• How addiction, recovery, and spiritual growth shaped Matt’s journey
• Navigating uncertainty and taking the next best step with confidence
• Financial wellness as a foundation for emotional and relational well-being

About Matt Paradise

Matt Paradise is a Financial Wellness Speaker, award-winning author, and a living example of resilience. From homeless teen to millionaire, Matt now helps organizations reduce employee financial stress to boost focus, productivity, and performance. His inspiring story of survival and success, marked by overcoming bile duct cancer and a liver transplant, makes him relatable and memorable. Today, Matt's practical tools help leaders and teams overcome financial stress, resulting in stronger individuals and better business growth.

Connect with Matt

• Website: https://www.mattparadise.com/
• Linked In: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matt-paradise/
• Email: Matt@mattparadise.com

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In this inspiring episode of the Early Accountability Podcast, host Kimi Walker welcomes Scott Madere, stewardship coach, author, and host of the Inspire Stewardship Podcast. With a powerful personal story of financial struggle and redemption, Scott shares how he and his wife overcame over $70,000 in debt and found renewed purpose and faith along the way. Drawing on his background in teaching, behavior change, and communication, Scott now helps Christian professionals master their time, talent, and treasures to live intentionally and serve with impact.

Kimi and Scott dive deep into practical strategies for aligning values with actions, improving communication through DISC personality insights, and building a lasting legacy through consistency and purposeful visibility. With over 1,700 podcast episodes under his belt, Scott offers profound reflections on faith, leadership, and the power of small, consistent steps over time. Whether you're seeking financial peace, stronger relationships, or clarity in your calling, this conversation will leave you feeling grounded, empowered, and ready to act.

Topics Covered in This Episode:

• How Scott and his wife overcame $70,000 in debt and transformed their lives
• The importance of mastering your time, talent, and treasures
• DISC personality framework for improving relationships and communication
• Using visibility and consistency to build credibility and legacy
• The connection between faith, intentional living, and personal growth
• How podcasting helped Scott expand his impact and network globally

About Scott Maderer

In 2011, Scott and his wife, Carrie, launched Inspired Stewardship as a business to serve Christian men and couples who are struggling to live out their calling. They work to help align the way you use your time, talent, and treasures so that you can identify and live a fully authentic life—one that allows you to authentically live your calling, serve others, and provide for your family. As certified Human Behavior Senior Consultants and members of the John Maxwell Team, they focus on helping you understand yourself, understand others, and, through that understanding, build the Kingdom. In 2017, they took the business full-time, offering assistance through one-on-one coaching, speaking, and workshops. His book, Inspired Living: Assemble the Puzzle of Your Calling by Mastering Your Time, Your Talent, and Your Treasures, was published by Morgan James on July 2, 2024.

Connect with Scott Maderer

• Website: https://inspiredstewardship.com/
• Email: csmaderer@gmail.com

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In this uplifting episode of the Early Accountability Podcast, host Kimi Walker is joined by Robert J. Hunt, executive coach, peer group facilitator, and co-author of Nobody Cares Until You Do. Known as The Accountability Dude, Robert brings two decades of business coaching and leadership experience to the conversation, diving deep into the real meaning of accountability: owning your life, your choices, and your outcomes. Together, Kimi and Robert explore how accountability is often misunderstood as punishment, when in reality, it is a powerful pathway to freedom and transformation.

Robert shares compelling stories from his own journey, including the pivotal moment he and his wife chose to sell their home and pay off $90,000 in debt, a radical act of ownership that changed every area of their lives. He also introduces listeners to the Satisfaction Assessment, a free tool from NobodyCaresBook.com that helps individuals evaluate personal and professional fulfillment in key life areas. With heartfelt insights on faith, leadership, discipline, and the difference between busyness and true productivity, Robert inspires listeners to stop making excuses and start building the life they truly want. The path to change begins when you decide to own your story, because nobody cares until you do.

Topics Covered in This Episode:

• What true accountability means and how it empowers change
• How Robert and his wife paid off $90,000 in debt by owning their choices
• The difference between being busy and being productive
• Using the Satisfaction Assessment to pinpoint life and business gaps
• Why faith, leadership, and clarity drive lasting results
• Creating accountability through peer groups and supportive partnerships

About Robert Hunt

Robert J. Hunt is "The Accountability Dude" and the co-author of the book "Nobody Cares...until you do." He is a business owner in the Dallas/Fort Worth Texas area since 2008. Robert is an Executive Coach who runs CEO Groups in DFW since 2013 and he brings that experience and wisdom to help people reach their goals.

Robert has been married 27 years to his beautiful wife Kathy, and has two adult children also living in Texas. He is passionate about his faith, his purpose, his family and his quest to help people be their best.

Connect with Robert Hunt

• Website: https://nobodycaresbook.com
• Email: roberth@refdallas.com

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