What if the gap in your financial security isn’t your income or your discipline, but the fact that nobody ever taught you to speak money with confidence?

In this episode of Life of And, Tiffany sits down with Nicole Lorch, President and COO at First Internet Bank, to launch a new series focused on money, influence, and leadership. Together, they explore why so many capable, high-performing women still feel uncertain when it comes to financial decisions. Nicole shares how childhood money patterns shape adult instincts, why saving without intention can stall long-term growth, and how influence is what ultimately creates meaningful impact.

The conversation moves from mindset to action, covering practical starting points like building a rainy-day fund, contributing early to retirement accounts, and creating transparency inside the home. Nicole also offers insight into raising money-smart teens and helping families shift from secrecy or tension around finances to shared goals and trust. This episode reframes money as a tool: one that expands leadership, resilience, and opportunity when women become fluent in how it works.

What You’ll Learn:

• A simple, accessible starting point to make your savings work harder
• A healthier framework for talking about money at home without tension
• A clearer understanding of how financial fluency expands your influence

Ready to Put Your Money to Work? Learn More About First Internet Bank Here: https://www.tiffanysauder.com/First-Internet-Bank

For more from Nicole, check out this link:

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicole-lorch/

For more from Tiffany:

Follow Tiffany on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tiffany.sauder

Learn More: https://www.tiffanysauder.com

Ready to build your own Life of And? Explore the program: https://www.tiffanysauder.com/Life-of-And-Program

Timestamps:

(00:00) Intro

(00:53) Money confidence as influence

(04:39) Childhood money scripts: saving vs. leverage

(07:29) High-yield savings as a starting point

(11:46) Influence over power in leadership

(20:44) Ambition and caregiving in tension

(22:01) Banking without branches

(24:30) Teaching teens to earn and manage money

(26:54) Practicing priorities with limited funds

(29:26) Rainy-day funds and family transparency

Check out the apps and sponsor of this episode:

• Ready to Put Your Money to Work? Learn More Here: https://www.tiffanysauder.com/First-Internet-Bank
• Created in partnership with Share Your Genius

Learn more about First Internet Bank: https://www.tiffanysauder.com/First-Internet-Bank

Are you too busy reacting to what’s coming instead of proactively planning?

In this episode of Life of And, Tiffany Sauder dives into the importance of proactive planning to manage the chaos of daily life. She shares how she sets aside time each week to organize her family and work commitments through two essential meetings: the planning meeting and the family meeting. Tiffany explains how these meetings, scheduled on her calendar, help her prepare for the week ahead, ensuring she stays on top of her responsibilities without becoming overwhelmed.

She discusses how setting clear expectations for her family eliminates surprises and helps everyone feel more in control, especially during busy seasons. Tiffany also highlights her “no same day solving” rule, which prevents last-minute stress and allows her to manage requests from her family in a calm, organized way. By the end of the episode, Tiffany provides a simple framework for setting up your own planning and family meetings, giving you tools to stay ahead, minimize surprises, and create a smoother, more intentional week.

You’ll walk away with a framework to:

• Implement weekly planning and family meetings for smoother days
• Set clear expectations and eliminate surprises for your family
• Protect your time and energy by being proactive instead of reactive
• Create a predictable and organized week with intentional decisions

Download the Family Meeting Agenda here

For more from Tiffany:

Follow Tiffany on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tiffany.sauder

Learn More: https://www.tiffanysauder.com

Ready to build your own Life of And? Explore the program: https://www.tiffanysauder.com/Life-of-And-Program

Timestamps:

(00:00) Intro

(00:23) The two meetings that will save your sanity

(01:14) The weekly planning meeting

(02:41) Meal planning and the 45-minute time swap

(04:29) The 6-week family meeting challenge

(04:32) The Sunday agenda and running the meeting together

(04:53) Setting boundaries and planning ahead

(05:58) Proactivity in two questions

(06:53) Expectation-setting for the week

(09:08) What can be promised by implementing meetings

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Created in partnership with Share Your Genius

What if the real problem isn’t that you don’t know what to do, but it’s that you’re too depleted to trust what you already know?

In this episode of Life of And, Tiffany sits down with longtime mentor and monthly conversation partner Brian Kavicky of Lushin to unpack decision fatigue and the sneaky way it chips away at self-trust for high-performing women carrying a heavy load. Tiffany shares two vulnerable stories from a season where life felt like too much: realizing her marriage wasn’t what she’d been pretending it was, and a holiday moment where overwhelm pushed her into making an irrational “middle-of-the-night Christmas lights” decision.

Together, Tiffany and Brian name what’s really happening in these seasons: the tyranny of the urgent, the “racket” of overwhelm that can reward overfunctioning, and the avoidance loop that keeps big decisions buried under small tasks. Brian reframes self-trust as what happens after a decision: the ability to stand by your choice without rewriting it the moment discomfort or pushback shows up. They also talk through how feedback loops can train leaders to doubt themselves, and why this struggle is often a sign you’re a high-capacity performer, not someone who’s failing.

You’ll walk away with a framework to:

• Recognize the early indicators that you’re slipping into overwhelm
• Separate urgent noise from what actually matters
• Borrow objectivity when your brain can’t sequence next steps
• Protect your decisions from pushback-driven second-guessing

Wish you could talk it out with BK? Good news, you can! Book time with Brian Kavicky here.

For more from Tiffany:

Follow Tiffany on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tiffany.sauder

Learn More: https://www.tiffanysauder.com

Ready to build your own Life of And? Explore the program: https://www.tiffanysauder.com/Life-of-And-Program

Timestamps:

(00:00) Intro

(00:59) How decision fatigue quietly chips at confidence

(02:05) What self-trust really is after you choose

(03:51) Two raw stories when self-trust felt fragile

(09:01) The tyranny of the urgent and irrational choices

(10:31) The pause that resets your brain back to priorities

(14:33) When overwhelm becomes a racket with a payoff

(20:04) Avoiding the hard thing with busywork and relief

(22:26) How pushback trains leaders to doubt themselves

(26:52) Borrowing objectivity and using your support network

Check out the apps and sponsor of this episode:

• This episode is sponsored by Lushin. As part of our ongoing content partnership, Brian Kavicky joins the podcast monthly to share insights on leadership and sales. No compensation is received for referrals.
• Created in partnership with Share Your Genius