Welcome!
I’m so glad our paths have crossed.
I’ve always had a strong pull to help people feel seen, supported, and capable. From a young age, I recognized when someone needed a little extra encouragement - and it became the heart of everything I do.
I’ve combined my career in financial planning with my passion for personal development and motivational speaking to do one thing: Empower you to feel confident and in control of your money and life - without jargon or judgment.
Whether you’re rebuilding, just getting started, or ready to rise, I’m here to help you:
- Break through limiting beliefs
- Learn about money
- Understand the power of mindset
- Build wealth your way
- Think bigger about what’s possible
I’m a people enthusiast who thrives on deep conversations, big visions, and helping others reconnect with their power.
Connect with or follow me and stay tuned because bigger things are coming your way and mine!
Linda's Bio
Linda Grizely is a financial educator, keynote speaker, and dry-humored realist on a mission to help women stop putting themselves last - financially and emotionally.
Based in Northern Illinois, Linda blends her background in financial planning with lived experience, soulful honesty, and just enough Gen X sarcasm to keep it real. After becoming a single mom at 16 and later rebuilding her life post-divorce, Linda knows what it’s like to feel behind - and what it takes to start again. Her core belief? You can’t budget for your whole life if you don’t start with yourself. Which prompted the creation of her signature Keynote "You Can’t Build a Life You Love on a Budget You Hate".
That belief also led her to create Me Money™, a mindset-first framework that flips traditional budgeting from guilt and scarcity to clarity and self-prioritization. Her work is rooted in both practical tools and emotional truth, offering a refreshing approach to financial growth that feels doable and deeply personal.
Linda’s mission is to walk alongside women - and soul-searching individuals - who feel behind or are ready to level up, helping them reclaim confidence, clarity, and control over their money and their lives - and unlock their full potential.
She envisions a world where more women feel seen, heard, and equipped to make bold, unapologetic decisions - about money and life - on their own terms. A future where financial and personal growth aren’t separate journeys, but part of becoming whole.
Linda brings compassion, clarity, and a no-fluff approach to help people stop surviving - and start leading - both financially and personally.
It’s not just about helping women get their money and lives “right”- it’s about helping them feel seen, supported, and in charge of their story. Because confidence with money isn’t just about math. It’s about mindset, clarity, and finally believing you’re worth investing in.
As a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER® professional with a master’s degree in financial services, and a career background that spans holistic financial planning, business strategy, leadership, marketing, human resources, and sales, she brings a wide-lens perspective to personal finance - one that understands both the numbers and the nuance. Linda is also a Maxwell Leadership® Certified Team, coach, speaker, and trainer.
Linda has been a contributor to articles on ThinkAdvisor and CNN, is a popular podcast guest, has earned recognition in the Circle of Excellence by Women in Financial Services (2023 & 2024), is the recipient of the Women of Achievement and Charlotte Danstrom Award from Women in McHenry County (2019), and is a contributing author to the Amazon Bestseller, Lessons From Thought Leaders (2024).
Mission, Vision, and Values
Why I'm here and what keeps me going.
My Mission:
To walk alongside women who feel behind or are ready to level up, helping them reclaim confidence, clarity, and control over their money and their lives - and unlock their full potential.
My Vision:
A world where more women feel seen, heard, and equipped to make bold, unapologetic decisions - about money and life - on their own terms. A future where financial and personal growth aren’t separate journeys, but part of becoming whole.
My Values:
Authenticity: I show up real, not perfect. And you should too. We all deserve honesty without judgment.
Clarity: I simplify the complex - especially around your money and mindset - so you can move forward with confidence, not confusion.
Empowerment: I help you rediscover your voice, your value, and your own way forward with practical tools and mindset shifts.
Connection: Transformation doesn’t happen in isolation. I create spaces where you feel emotionally safe to show up messy, curious, and in progress.
Possibility: I challenge the belief that “it’s too late” or “I should be further by now.” Whether it’s about your money, your worth, or your next move - I’m here to help you expand what’s possible. Think bigger.
Growth & Resilience:
Setbacks aren’t shameful - they’re part of the path. I lead from lived experience and believe your resilience is built, not born.