America Doesn’t Have a Financial Literacy Problem, it has a First Paycheck Problem.
A B O U T “T H E T A L K”
I talk to young people about money before their first paycheck. Because what you do with that first check, you'll probably do for the rest of your life.
The Gallery
Some of the great students, schools, and leaders we got to impact and speak with all over the country.
Used by 2,000+ teachers
50,000+ students impacted
★★★★★ 4.9/5 teacher rating
W H Y T H I S M A T T E R S
Dale didn't set out to build a movement.
He set out to have one conversation.
After 30 years watching people struggle with money, not because they were careless, but because no one ever showed them the basics, Dale Alexander came to a single conclusion: the problem isn't intelligence. It's access.
The right conversation, at the right moment, changes a financial life forever. The first 90 days after your first paycheck set the habits for life. Dale has spent three decades making sure students walk into that moment ready.
70% of Americans live paycheck to paycheck
They didn't learn this in school. Your sponsorship changes that for the next generation.
Lasting brand association with impact
Your organization's name lives inside a book that shapes a young adult's financial trajectory.
Students need motivation, not just facts
“The Talk” (about money) creates the "want to" that makes financial education actually stick.
Authentic community investment
Not advertising. Genuine partnership with schools and communities who will remember your support.
"Getting money right is not hard. There's just a lot trying to make it impossible."
— Dale Alexander, CFP, Author, Speaker
That conviction became a book. The book became a curriculum. The curriculum is now in the hands of students in 39 states where personal finance is required to graduate, and in 2023, the state of Georgia put it in the hands of every single high school senior. They did it again in 2026. That's 126,213 students. One conversation. One book. A lifetime of difference.
The Talk isn't financial literacy in the traditional sense. It's motivation first — because information without motivation produces nothing. You have ONE shot to start right. The Talk gives students the tools to take it.
"It is impossible to feel hopeless when you're giving hope."
— Dale Alexander, CFP, Author, Speaker
SPEAKING TO TEENS ABOUT LIFE'S ESSENTIALSMEET DALE
Dale Alexander has been blessed to pour inspiration and motivation into others for 30 years. As a well-known employee benefits broker and Certified Financial Planner, Dale also combines his passion for living with speaking opportunities to impact others’ lives and attitudes.
His stages have included numerous corporations, association conferences, school convocations, and numerous media outlets (Fox & Friends, The Money Pig Podcast, “Teaching Teens About Money Gets New Push”, “Georgia Sends Every 2023 High School Graduate Financial Literacy Book”).
If you meet Dale, you will never forget his passion for everything he does, from riding his skateboard on his hands to his love of sweet tea! He believes he is here solely to change lives, and after hearing his messages, he hopes you will believe you are too.
Dale serves on the Boards of The John Maxwell Leadership Foundation, Camp Highland, Family First (AllProDad.com), and is an Elder for North Point Ministries.
Watch What Happens When Teachers and Students "Get It"
Hear from students and teachers from the states to across the globe about the impact “The Talk” has made.
