{"podcast":{"title":"The Dwayne Kerrigan Podcast","slug":"the-dwayne-kerrigan-podcast-6619974","podcast_index_feed_id":6619974,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/the-dwayne-kerrigan-podcast/","website_url":"https://www.dwaynekerrigan.com","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/d60303ca-06f9-4428-b377-d92c00793503/hJJTQNtCfVPB4sQZH5QGHh6l.jpg","author":"Dwayne Kerrigan","episode_count":152,"summary":"Welcome to The Dwayne Kerrigan Podcast. Dwayne has navigated the business world for over 35 years, owning close to 30 businesses in 12 distinct industries. Today, entrepreneurship often seems more about glitz, glamour, and a celebrity venture. On this podcast, Dwayne collaborates with overlooked but accomplished entrepreneurs, delving into their journeys of forging exceptional enterprises. Join them as they share their personal journeys, lessons learned, and strategies that keep them moving forward. Let’s celebrate the true essence of entrepreneurship and inspire the next wave of business trailblazers.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-22T22:17:36.518679+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-dwayne-kerrigan-podcast-6619974"},"episode":{"title":"125: Financial Literacy, Education Gaps, and Reinventing Yourself with Sarah Jeanneault","slug":"125-financial-literacy-education-gaps-and-reinventing-yourself-with-sarah-jeanneault","published_at":"2026-02-04T10:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-dwayne-kerrigan-podcast-6619974/125-financial-literacy-education-gaps-and-reinventing-yourself-with-sarah-jeanneault","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-dwayne-kerrigan-podcast-6619974","url":"https://www.dwaynekerrigan.com","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/ee18c743-a73a-40fe-9ded-0fb757a4365b.mp3","summary":"In this wide-ranging conversation, Sarah Jeanneault shares her unconventional journey from struggling with math in school to becoming a respected leader in fintech, trading education, and enterprise knowledge management. She and Dwayne Kerrigan explore the deep gaps in financial literacy, why traditional education often fails to prepare people for real-world decision-making, and how learning truly begins after formal schooling ends. Sarah explains how she applied adult learning theory to teach herself trading, why psychology matters more than numbers in the markets, and how curiosity, pattern recognition, and humility shaped her success. The discussion expands into the future of education, AI’s role in learning, entrepreneurship, identity shifts after business exits, and the emotional reality of leadership transitions. This episode is a thoughtful examination of growth, risk, and why continuous learning is the most valuable skill anyone can develop. Episode Highlights: 00:00 – Sarah opens by naming the gap in real-world financial literacy. 02:00 – Dwayne introduces Sarah and frames the episode around learning and reinvention. 05:00 – Sarah shares struggling with math and early assumptions about intelligence. 09:00 – Losing her best friend and questioning the direction of her life. 14:00 – Discovering trading and applying adult learning theory to self-education. 18:00 – Why financial literacy is rarely taught despite its life-long impact. 23:00 – Breaking down trading basics and removing unnecessary complexity. 28:00 – Psychology, emotion, and why ego derails good financial decisions. 33:00 – Risk, uncertainty, and learning to sit with discomfort. 38:00 – Podcasts, curiosity, and self-directed learning as modern education. 44:00 – Continuous learning as the foundation o…","meta_description":"In this wide-ranging conversation, Sarah Jeanneault shares her unconventional journey from struggling with math in school to becoming a respected leader i…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":5138,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-dwayne-kerrigan-podcast-6619974/episodes/125-financial-literacy-education-gaps-and-reinventing-yourself-with-sarah-jeanneault/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-dwayne-kerrigan-podcast-6619974/125-financial-literacy-education-gaps-and-reinventing-yourself-with-sarah-jeanneault.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}