Kembala Evans

Personal Finance Expert | Speaker | Author

Kembala Evans is a financial coach with 20+ years of experience. She is passionate about helping you reach your goals. Kembala is the author of Get Your Money Right and Drop the Debt Weight

She is a proven program manager with 12 years of business management consulting experience working at a leading global consulting firm, Accenture. As an executive, Kembala managed multi-million dollar programs and helped Fortune 500 clients improve their business performance.

Kembala has a bachelor of business administration in marketing and management from the University of Miami.

Kembala

Fun Facts

  • Kembala’s Motto: “If you can perceive it, just believe it, and you will achieve it.”
  • In high school, she was a triple state champion (100, 200 and 400) runner. Decades later her legendary Hall of Fame track coach, Coach Hall, encouraged her to run again. Now Kembala is a USATF Masters All-American.
  • Kembala enjoys writing, coaching, and gardening too.

Kembala’s Story

Kembala’s interest in personal finance started at the tender age of six. Like many kids her age, she was curious. During trips to the credit union, she asked her mom many questions: Where does money come from? What is a check?…

At ten, learning about money took on new meaning when Kembala’s carefree way of life ended—with her parents divorce. And her mother unexpectedly became a single parent raising three young children alone. Kembala witnessed the financial struggles her mother had to overcome to rebuild her life.

This challenging experience taught Kembala important lessons about life and money. It also motivated her to learn more about personal finance. She gained knowledge through mentors, read countless personal finance books, and worked for a large regional bank.

As a banker, Kembala saw the negative impact a lack of financial education had on people’s lives. This inspired her to write Get Your Money Right to help everyday people improve their finances.

Making a Difference

“Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.” – Helen Keller

Kembala is passionate about making a positive difference through financial literacy. She wrote Get Your Money Right and Drop the Debt Weight to do just that.

In addition Kembala volunteers with organizations like Junior Achievement and the Economic Awareness Council to teach students about money. She also works with Operation Hope. Kembala has served as a Money Smart Week® partner and spokesperson for the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago. And she was Co-President on the Illinois Jump$tart board of directors.

Personal Finance Leaders

Kembala has learned from the best. And she enjoys working with passionate financial literacy advocates like herself to help people live richer.

Mellody Hobson &

Terry Savage

Mellody Hobson and Terry Savage are both trailblazers in the financial arena.

John Hope Bryant

John Hope Bryant is the founder of Operation HOPE. He’s a bestselling author and financial literacy champion.

Michelle Singletary & Kembala

Michelle Singletary

Michelle Singletary is a personal finance advisor and a Washington Post nationally syndicated columnist.

Dave Ramsey

Dave Ramsey is a personal finance expert, bestselling author and a nationally syndicated radio show host.

What People are Saying about Kembala

One of the most valuable resources I have encountered since becoming involved with the financial literacy community is Kembala Evans. She is a multi-talented professional with broad experience in organizational development, technology, marketing and media relations. Her eloquence and passion for the cause of financial education make her an unusually effective speaker, host or moderator at public forums of any size and scope. Kembala has been a trusted colleague, advisor and friend whom I would recommend to any commercial or non-profit organization without reservation.

Brian Israel

Director and Former President, Illinois Jump$tart Coalition for Personal Financial Literacy

After college I had credit card and student loan debt. Kembala worked with me to lay out a plan of attack. With her motivation and help in looking at my debt more tactically – I did it! I paid off roughly $16,000 in not ten, but three years.
Alphonso

Then new college graduate, now VP Sales and Marketing

Kembala Evans gets things done. She is on point and driven to excellence, which makes it so easy to work with her. Plus, she’s got such a winning personality it is a pleasure to do business together…A brilliant woman with a lot of energy and finesse. What a great combination!

Fawn Germer

Global Leadership Speaker and President Women's Leadership Network

Kembala has a heart to help others. She provides sound, honest advice that puts you on the right course to clearing up your finances and follows up to ensure that you are staying on the new path to financial freedom. She is trustworthy and sincere. I have truly benefited from Kembala’s expertise and can proudly say that I cleared up my debt in record time.
S.H.

Teacher