Episode 294: Building Financial Literacy & Investing Habits in Youth with Victor Wang, CEO of Stockpile, San Francisco, CA, USA

What if your child could actually learn to manage money—not just play pretend with it?   Teaching kids about money has traditionally involved games, fake dollars, and hypothetical situations. But what if the key to lasting financial habits was giving them real financial experiences? In this eye-opening episode, we talk to the CEO of Stockpile, a financial platform that helps kids and families learn to save, invest, and spend. Victor opens up about his founder journey, raising $45 million, the company’s mission-driven design, and how Stockpile empowers kids to make real investment choices while giving parents peace of mind. You’ll hear how Stockpile has built a platform that doesn’t just teach financial literacy; helps families live it, building lifelong confidence and smart money behaviors. This one’s a must-listen for parents, educators, and startup founders alike.   Here are highlights: -Real Financial Literacy for Kids: Research shows kids learn best with real-world experience. Stockpile’s platform uses actual money to teach kids saving, investing, and budgeting in a meaningful, lasting way.   -Mission-Driven Design: Stockpile prioritizes saving and investing over spending, with features like "kids choose, parents approve" to foster smart habits and meaningful family money conversations.   -Lessons from the Founder’s Journey: Victor shares how his entrepreneurial upbringing and multiple startups led him to Stockpile, including the importance of aligning values, culture, and hiring practices.   -Adapting to Market Volatility: The platform encourages resilience and patience by letting kids make real investment choices and experience gains and losses, reinforcing the importance of long-term strategy.   -Team Culture and Leadership Values: Victor reveals how Stockpile builds a strong remote culture by hiring for fit, investing in internal development, and maintaining transparency and trust across a global team.   About the guest: Victor Wang is CEO of Stockpile, an investing platform empowering the next generation of investors through hands-on learning. With over 25 years as a successful entrepreneur, Victor brings the leadership and passion needed to remove barriers in the financial industry and enable people to own their financial futures.   Victor’s belief that today's youth deserve the same opportunities he had when his father came to America with just $40 in his pocket inspired his vision of using Stockpile to make investing accessible for all and give children the power to shape their financial futures. With his background partnering with leading brands like Wells Fargo Bank, American Express, Nike, LEGO, Indian Motorcycle and Jamba Juice, Victor provides the strategic vision and innovation to advance Stockpile’s mission of driving financial inclusion.     Connect with Victor:   Website: https://www.stockpile.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/victorwangsf   Connect with Allison: Feedspot has named Disruptive CEO Nation as one of the Top 25 CEO Podcasts on the web, and it is ranked the number 6 CEO podcast to listen to in 2025! https://podcasts.feedspot.com/ceo_podcasts/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/allisonsummerschicago/ Website: https://www.disruptiveceonation.com/    #CEO #leadership #startup #founder #business #businesspodcast  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices