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.
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
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.
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!