Ellie Kay

Ellie Kay has walked her own financial talk and knows what it's like to be strapped for cash and struggling. As the best-selling author of 14 books, including The Sixty Minute Money Workout, Living Rich for Less, and The Little Book of Big Savings, she dishes out sound money advice to help her audiences stretch their dollars and lead the lifestyles of their dreams.

As the wife of a test pilot for a military contractor and the proud mom of uniformed sons, Kay especially understands the financial circumstances of military families. One of her best-selling paperback and audio books, Heroes at Home, has been distributed to military families around the world under a presidential initiative and was an AudioFile Book of the Year finalist. A columnist for "Military Money and Military Spouse," Kay also regularly contributes financial know-how to Operation Homefront's website. In 1998, she received the army's highest civilian medal - the Dr. Mary E. Walker Award - for outstanding dedication to improving the quality of life for soldiers and their families.

A popular and engaging speaker, Kay has pinch-hit for two first ladies, one year replacing Barbara Bush at the Non-Commissioned Officers Association's annual "Military Spouse of the Year" gathering and another time substituting for Laura Bush at the National Guard Association's Annual Convention. From the American Embassy in China to Mothers of Preschoolers' International Convention, she has keynoted or led hundreds of events and financial seminars.

She is a consumer finance consultant and has worked with Fortune 100 companies such as Walmart and Procter & Gamble, where she gives advice on how consumers can make the most of every dollar. Previous corporate clients include Washington Mutual, Visa Providian, Entertainment.com, GMAC, OnStar, MasterCard, and EhealthInsurance.com.

Frequently sought out by journalists, Ellie Kay has been featured by hundreds of media outlets, including The New York Times, USA Today, CNBC, CNN, Fox, NPR, Redbook, Woman's Day, Family Circle, Reader's Digest, and Parenting magazine.