The Burn Your Mortgage Podcast: From Oprah Fame to Homebuyer and Landlord at Age 21 with Lesley-Anne Scorgie

Lesley-Anne Scorgie is a bestselling author, renowned professional speaker, educator and popular columnist and television personality. She owns and operates MeVest.ca, a money school for Canadians offering one-on-one money coaching and employer programs.

In addition to being a guest of Oprah, Lesley-Anne has made numerous television appearances including CBC, Breakfast Television, The Social, Montel Williams, and MTV Live. Her financial articles have appeared in publications such as Metro News, Toronto Star, Men’s Health magazine, the Globe and Mail and the Calgary Herald. Lesley-Anne has been a spokesperson for Government Savings Bonds and BMO Bank of Montreal.

Lesley-Anne has a BComm from University of Alberta and an MBA from Queen’s University. In 2011 Lesley-Anne won Avenue’s Top 40 Under 40 award and WXN’s Top 100 Most Powerful Women in Canada.

In my interview with Lesley-Anne, we discuss her life-changing TV appearance on the Oprah Winfrey Show, buying a property at a young age, and how to get your side hustle on.

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Sean Cooper is the bestselling author of the book, Burn Your Mortgage: The Simple, Powerful Path to Financial Freedom for Canadians, available now on Amazon and at Chapters, Indigo and major bookstores, and as an Audiobook on Amazon, Audible and iTunes.