Welcome to #CreditChat Live From Boston, a special limited series within the #CreditChat Live podcast featuring conversations with educators and advocates from the Jump$tart National Educator Conference — dedicated to exploring the future of financial literacy in America's classrooms.

This episode features Susan Comparato, a financial literacy educator with Swampscott Public Schools in Swampscott, Massachusetts, recorded live in Boston, Massachusetts at the 16th annual National Educator Conference (NEC). A 30-year teaching veteran and Jump$tart ambassador, Susan has spent nearly a decade championing personal finance education in her school — and is now fighting to make it a statewide requirement in Massachusetts.

Christina and Rod sit down with Susan to hear how she secured a financial literacy requirement at her school back in 2017, long before it was a statewide conversation. She opens up about the power of sharing personal financial mistakes in the classroom, the importance of community among financial educators, and the work she and fellow teacher Jackie Collins are doing to revive the Massachusetts Jump$tart Coalition — just in time for the conference to come home.

Susan closes with the one lesson she hopes every student carries with them long after they leave her classroom: pay yourself first.

#CreditChat Live is a podcast series hosted by Experian, featuring expert insights on a variety of financial topics, from credit scores to debt management. Join co-hosts Rod Griffin and Christina Roman for enlightening discussions aimed at empowering you to achieve financial success. Join us in our evolution from the decade-long #CreditChat on X, hosted every Wednesday at 3 p.m. ET. Follow @Experian on X, @Experian.us on Instagram, and @ExperianNews on Facebook & TikTok for updates!

Welcome to #CreditChat Live From Boston, a special limited series within the #CreditChat Live podcast featuring conversations with educators and advocates from the Jump$tart National Educator Conference — dedicated to exploring the future of financial literacy in America's classrooms.

This episode features LaKeisha Ivy, a school counselor at the Oklahoma School District in Oklahoma, Mississippi, recorded live in Boston, Massachusetts at the 16th annual National Educator Conference (NEC). A five-year Jump$tart attendee and newly selected ambassador, LaKeisha transitioned from high school counselor to elementary school advocate two years ago — bringing her passion for financial education to some of her youngest and most impressionable students yet.

Christina and Rod sit down with LaKeisha to learn how she makes financial literacy tangible for elementary schoolers through her school's Chieftain Bucks PBIS system, where students earn currency through positive behavior and spend it at a real in-school store. She also opens up about growing up in a financially underserved community herself and why that experience fuels her mission to make sure her students are better equipped as adults.

LaKeisha closes with a powerful reminder: exposing children to financial education early can break generational cycles of poverty and give students the confidence to build a stronger future — and for her, that makes every day worth showing up.

#CreditChat Live is a podcast series hosted by Experian, featuring expert insights on a variety of financial topics, from credit scores to debt management. Join co-hosts Rod Griffin and Christina Roman for enlightening discussions aimed at empowering you to achieve financial success. Join us in our evolution from the decade-long #CreditChat on X, hosted every Wednesday at 3 p.m. ET. Follow @Experian on X, @Experian.us on Instagram, and @ExperianNews on Facebook & TikTok for updates!

Welcome to #CreditChat Live From Boston, a special limited series within the #CreditChat Live podcast featuring conversations with educators and advocates from the Jump$tart National Educator Conference — dedicated to exploring the future of financial literacy in America's classrooms.

This episode features Scott Milner, a mathematics and personal finance teacher at Broken Arrow High School in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, recorded live in Boston, Massachusetts at the 16th annual National Educator Conference (NEC). A Jump$tart ambassador and self-described math nerd turned finance advocate, Scott discovered his passion for financial education almost by accident — and hasn't looked back since.

Christina and Rod sit down with Scott to hear how a single student's comment in his very first year of teaching changed the trajectory of his career. He opens up about the realities of Oklahoma's financial literacy graduation requirement — and why meeting it on paper doesn't always mean students are actually learning. He also shares what real financial literacy looks like in his classroom, from students opening their first banking accounts to starting brokerage accounts at 18, and makes a compelling case for why confidence is the true measure of a financial education that works.

Scott closes with a message that every student — and every teacher — needs to hear: the habits you build today will define your financial future. And for Scott, helping students understand that is what makes showing up to school every single day worth it.

#CreditChat Live is a podcast series hosted by Experian, featuring expert insights on a variety of financial topics, from credit scores to debt management. Join co-hosts Rod Griffin and Christina Roman for enlightening discussions aimed at empowering you to achieve financial success. Join us in our evolution from the decade-long #CreditChat on X, hosted every Wednesday at 3 p.m. ET. Follow @Experian on X, @Experian.us on Instagram, and @ExperianNews on Facebook & TikTok for updates!