Shay Olivarria's Groups
Shay Olivarria's Page
Profile Information
- Who I am:
- I'm the most dynamic financial education speaker working today. I get to travel all over to help students understand basic personal finance concepts and how those concepts can improve their lives. I have written three books and contributed to two anthologies.
- Connect with me online! My site, blog, or Twitter handle are:
- Website: www.BiggerThanYourBlock.com
Twitter: www.Twitter.com/ShayOlivarria
Facebook: www.facebook.com/pages/Bigger-Than-Your-Block/81548526717
- Books I've written, anthologies I've contributed to, and any scripts or plays I've authored:
- The Foster Parenting Toolbox. Anthology (Out now!)
Speaker Super Powers. Anthology (Fall 2012)
All My Mistakes: Money tips for emancipating youth (June 2011)
10 Things College Students Need to Know About Money (July 2010)
Money Matters: The Get It Done in 1 Minute Workbook (Dec. 2009)
- Media outlets that I currently write for:
- Mamiverse.com
Black Voice News newspaper
Popular Hispanics
Square Rootz
Parents of Color Magazine
Urban Beauties Magazine
Intersections: The South LA Report
- My writing is:
- Nonfiction, Blog Posts
- Outlets where I review books, TV, or film:
- No
- Services I offer to other writers:
- No
- I'm part of these writers' groups or salons:
- No
- My professional associations:
- No
- I found out about She Writes from:
- n/a
Shay Olivarria's Blog
Why Women Must Be Financially Savvy
Posted on April 28, 2012 at 7:53am 0 Comments 0 Likes
" .. Financial Experience & Behaviors Among Women, a 2010−2011 Prudential Research Study, showed that less than two women in ten feel prepared to make financial decisions. In fact, half of the women said that they “need some help”…
Continue Shay Olivarria in Finding Love Magazine
Posted on April 26, 2012 at 7:30am 0 Comments 0 Likes
Read about Shay's journey to self-love on page 14.
Financial education speaker and author Shay Olivarria is featured in this month’s Finding Love Magazine. She talks about sticking out from her peers and being kind of ……
Continue Shay Olivarria in Finding Love Magazine
Posted on April 26, 2012 at 7:30am 0 Comments 0 Likes
Read about Shay's journey to self-love on page 14.
Financial education speaker and author Shay Olivarria is featured in this month’s Finding Love Magazine. She talks about sticking out from her peers and being kind of ……
Continue 
Latest Activity
Shay Olivarria replied to the discussion 'Need Promo Advice: contemplating paid blog book tour &/or free giveaways' in the group Small Publishers and Independent Authors
"Sorry about that. I have the address saved on my computer. It's also great for fiction writers because there are journalists, radio hosts, etc. looking to interview interesting women. I was in Redbook (with a full page photo. They sent a…"
Shay Olivarria replied to the discussion 'Need Promo Advice: contemplating paid blog book tour &/or free giveaways' in the group Small Publishers and Independent Authors
"Hi Jackie,
Have you signed up for www.Goodreads.com? You can do a promotional book giveaway for a specific time for FREE. The site will promote it (and you can too) to readers. I thought about doing a blog tour, but I couldn't find the…"
Shay Olivarria posted a status
"Looking for judges for the Financial Education Month Video Contest http://biggerthanyourblock.com/gPages/VideoContest.html"
Rochelle Levy left a comment for Shay Olivarria
"Thanks so much!! The journey is long and tiring but I know I can do it... O_o lol.. I'm just about a year in and everything is starting to fall into place. One thing I'm running into right now is that financial roadblock. I will be doing a…"
Judith Marshall left a comment for Shay Olivarria
"Contact me through my website and I'll give you the info.
www.judithmarshall.net"
Shay Olivarria replied to the discussion 'Press Releases' in the group Small Publishers and Independent Authors
"I had a similar experience using free press release companies. I got loads of impressions, but not much work from it. Though, even the few bookings I did get I would consider a success considering I only used free…"
Shay Olivarria replied to the discussion 'Skype Chat' in the group Writers of African Origin
"Great! I created a survey so we could schedule the chat:
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/TP6KNLV
Please fill it out so we can get something going.
=)
PEACE,
Shay"
Mona R. Washington replied to the discussion 'Skype Chat' in the group Writers of African Origin
"I'm up for SKYPing."
Shay Olivarria replied to the discussion 'Where are you from?' in the group Writers of African Origin
"Now that everyone's talking to each other (thanks Kimberly!). What about getting together via Skype for a chat? My Skpe name is "Shay.Olivarria". I'd love to hear about your projects and experiences.
=)
PEACE,
Shay"
Shay Olivarria replied to the discussion 'Where are you from?' in the group Writers of African Origin
"Hi Kim,
I'm in the Los Angeles area. I was just in Atlanta as part of the southern leg of my promotional book tour for 10 Things College Students Need to Know About Money. Nice to "meet" you.
=)
PEACE,
Shay…"
Anjuelle Floyd replied to the discussion 'Skype Chat' in the group Writers of African Origin
"I'm interested. And I'm already on Skype.
What time.
Thanks so much for starting this group.
anjuelle
www.anjuellefloyd.com Imagination is the key to freedom.
The author's job is to cultivate and nurture her or his imagination and…"
Jessica Powers replied to the discussion 'Skype Chat' in the group Writers of African Origin
"I might be interested, if not next week, the week or two following. I have a y.a. novel coming out next April, set in South Africa. Below is the catalog copy description of the book:
This Thing Called the Future by J.L. Powers
South Africa &…"
Shay Olivarria left a comment for Karima Grant
"Welcome to Writers of African Origin!
=)
PEACE,
Shay Olivarria
Author, 10 Things College Students Need to Know About Money"
Shay Olivarria added a discussion to the group Writers of African Origin
Skype Chat
I really liked the idea of having us chat about our upcoming projects. Anyone else interested in an online or phone chat next week?PEACE,Shay OlivarriaAuthor, 10 Things College Students Need to Know About Moneywww.BiggerThanYourBlock.comSee More
Comment Wall (4 comments)
- At 4:23pm on May 3, 2011,
Rochelle Levy said… Thanks so much!! The journey is long and tiring but I know I can do it... O_o lol.. I'm just about a year in and everything is starting to fall into place. One thing I'm running into right now is that financial roadblock. I will be doing a few online fundraisers to help with that as there is a non-profit (for the youth) sector to my business.
- At 2:31pm on January 6, 2011,
Judith Marshall said…
Contact me through my website and I'll give you the info.
- At 8:12am on June 25, 2010,
Kate Hanselman said… - Welcome to She Writes Shay! So glad to have you here.
Don’t forget to head over to the She Writes Blog and let us know what you think!
If you have any questions or feedback as you explore and use the site, don’t hesitate to get in touch.
Best,
-Kate
Managing Editor, She Writes Blog
- At 5:42pm on June 24, 2010,
Kate the Book Buff said… - Hi Shay! Welcome to She Writes! I just wanted to introduce myself, and my blog, The Book Buff: Book Reviews for Regular People. Check it out at http://www.thebookbuff.blogspot.com
The network can be a bit overwhelming at first, so if you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask!
Kate
Latest Activity
Jessica Vealitzek liked Renate Stendhal's blog post She Writes Press Celebration and First Self-Publishing Summit 2013 in Berkeley
Linda Dahl posted a blog postWhy blogger minimalism is best
1. I already read a lot of print media. 2. I already find innumerable ways to try to avoid writing. 3. I often don't have much to say, or add, to the general conversation about the process and trials andtribs of the writing life. …See More
Top Content
Badge
© 2013 Created by Kamy Wicoff.
|
|
|||||||||||||||||||||
