Nicole Lapin (born March 7, 1984) is an American television news anchor, author and businesswoman. She is known for being an American
news anchor
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on
CNBC
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,
CNN and
Bloomberg Bloomberg may refer to:
People
* Daniel J. Bloomberg (1905–1984), audio engineer
* Georgina Bloomberg (born 1983), professional equestrian
* Michael Bloomberg (born 1942), American businessman and founder of Bloomberg L.P.; politician and m ...
. Lapin also served as a finance correspondent for ''
Morning Joe
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'' on
MSNBC
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and ''
The Today Show
''Today'' (also called ''The Today Show'' or informally, ''NBC News Today'') is an American news and talk morning television show that airs weekdays from 7:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. on NBC. The program debuted on January 14, 1952. It ...
'' on
NBC
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. She is ''
The New York Times
''The New York Times'' (''the Times'', ''NYT'', or the Gray Lady) is a daily newspaper based in New York City with a worldwide readership reported in 2020 to comprise a declining 840,000 paid print subscribers, and a growing 6 million paid ...
'' bestselling author of ''Rich Bitch'', ''Boss Bitch'' and ''Becoming Super Woman''.
In September 2019 her book ''Becoming Super Woman'', a 12-step plan to go from burnout to balance was released.
In February 2022, her fourth book ''Miss Independent'' was released, debuting on The Wall Street Journal bestseller's list in the category "Hardcover Business".
She is currently the host of ''Hatched'', a business competition show on
The CW Network
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, airing Saturday mornings for the second season.
Lapin regularly appears on ''
Good Morning America
''Good Morning America'' (often abbreviated as ''GMA'') is an American morning television program that is broadcast on ABC. It debuted on November 3, 1975, and first expanded to weekends with the debut of a Sunday edition on January 3, 1993. ...
'',
''Dr. Oz'',
CNN, ''
Entertainment Tonight
''Entertainment Tonight'' (or simply ''ET'') is an American first-run syndicated news broadcasting newsmagazine program that is distributed by CBS Media Ventures throughout the United States and owned by Paramount Streaming. ET also airs in Aus ...
'' and major talk shows.
as a business reporter and expert money commentator. She is the co-host, along with the editor-in-chief of
Entrepreneur
Entrepreneurship is the creation or extraction of economic value. With this definition, entrepreneurship is viewed as change, generally entailing risk beyond what is normally encountered in starting a business, which may include other values t ...
Jason Feifer
''Entrepreneur'' is an American magazine and website that carries news stories about entrepreneurship, small business management, and business. The magazine was first published in 1977. It is published by ''Entrepreneur Media Inc''., headquartere ...
, of the podcast "Hush Money" on
iHeartRadio
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.
She is the current host of her own “Money Rehab with Nicole Lapin” daily iHeartradio show. She is also currently the host of iHeartRadio's "Money Rehab with Nicole Lapin," a daily podcast about money habits.
Early life and education
Lapin was born and raised in Los Angeles, California, the daughter of a scientist and a beauty queen.
Her family is
Jewish
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. Lapin became interested in journalism while watching coverage of the
Gulf War
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on
CNN, which her parents barred her from watching due to "the perceived negativity and carnage."
Lapin got her first broadcast experience when she was in high school and worked as the news anchor for the
Public-access television
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cable TV station.
She did writing programs at Harvard when she was 15. She received her BA from the
Medill School of Journalism
The Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communications is a constituent school of Northwestern University that offers both undergraduate and graduate programs. It frequently ranks as the top school of journalism in the Unite ...
at
Northwestern University
Northwestern University is a private research university in Evanston, Illinois. Founded in 1851, Northwestern is the oldest chartered university in Illinois and is ranked among the most prestigious academic institutions in the world.
Charte ...
, as the
valedictorian
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The valedictorian is commonly determined by a numerical formula, generally an academic institution's grade point average (GPA) ...
of her class.
She graduated summa cum laude, also earning honors for a second major in political science.
Even though she took time off to work professionally, she was still the youngest in her class.
Lapin studied European Union politics at ''L'Institut d'études politiques de Paris''.
Career
Lapin began her career as a correspondent at
CBS Stations in
South Dakota
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and
Kentucky
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.
She also served as an investigative "I-Team" reporter for
KPSP-LP in
Palm Springs, California
Palm Springs (Cahuilla: ''Séc-he'') is a desert resort city in Riverside County, California, United States, within the Colorado Desert's Coachella Valley. The city covers approximately , making it the largest city in Riverside County by lan ...
.
There, she reported live from
San Quentin Prison during the execution of
Stanley Williams
Stanley Tookie Williams III (December 29, 1953 – December 13, 2005) was an American gang member and spree killer who co-founded and led the Crips gang in Los Angeles. He and Raymond Washington formed an alliance in 1971 that established th ...
.
Lapin also worked as a reporter on the floor of the
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
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for
First Business
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network in Chicago.
She joined CNN in 2005, becoming one of the youngest anchors in the network's history.
She has anchored major events like the
Virginia Tech massacre
The Virginia Tech shooting was a spree shooting that occurred on April 16, 2007, comprising two attacks on the campus of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in Blacksburg, Virginia, United States. Seung-Hui Cho, an ...
, Israel-
Hezbollah
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conflict, and the 2008 Presidential election.
In 2007, she created an interview series at CNN called "Young People Who Rock" where she talks with people under the age of 30 who are doing remarkable things.
In 2009, Lapin reported on location in Los Angeles during
Michael Jackson
Michael Joseph Jackson (August 29, 1958 – June 25, 2009) was an American singer, songwriter, dancer, and philanthropist. Dubbed the " King of Pop", he is regarded as one of the most significant cultural figures of the 20th century. Over ...
's memorial service. She also interviewed Governor
Arnold Schwarzenegger
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one-on-one during California's budget crisis. She was one of the anchors to launch CNN Live,
the network's 24-hour online streaming news network and regularly appeared on
CNN Headline News
HLN is an American basic cable network. Owned by Warner Bros. Discovery, the network primarily carries true crime programming.
The channel was originally launched on January 1, 1982 by Turner Broadcasting as CNN2 (later renamed Headline News ...
,
CNN, and
CNN International
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.
Lapin joined CNBC in January 2010 as the anchor based in New York on the only globally aired show on the network, ''
Worldwide Exchange
''Worldwide Exchange'' is a television business news program on CNBC channels around the world. It used to be broadcast live from studios on three continents until May 11, 2012. The programme is anchored by Brian Sullivan and is produced at CN ...
'' joining
CNBC Europe
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's
Ross Westgate
Ross Westgate (born 1967) is an English financial journalist and businessman.
Biography
Before studying for a postgraduate degree in Broadcast Journalism, he worked for 6 years in the City of London, where he was trained as a stockbroker, workin ...
in London and
CNBC Asia
CNBC Asia is a pay television business channel based in Singapore. A subsidiary of NBCUniversal, it is the Asian service of CNBC (Consumer News and Business Channel). Its programmes originate from Singapore. It was officially opening ceremony at ...
's
Christine Tan
Christine Tan (pronounced Tahn) (born 1970) is a Singaporean financial journalist with CNBC Asia and is the Singapore based anchor for CNBC Asia's award-winning and longest-running feature programme, "''Managing Asia,''" where she interviews key ...
in Singapore. In June 2010, she added the role co-anchoring ''
The Kudlow Report'' from 7-8pm EST to her CNBC duties. During her time on CNBC, she regularly interviewed Fortune 500 CEOs and broke news of Initial Public Offerings and pre-market movements. Lapin anchored her show from Washington, D.C. during the U.S. budget crisis of 2011. Lapin reported extensively in-the-field on the fiscal woes of the U.S. States with a series called "States of Pain" and followed the renaissance of the "Made in
America
The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territori ...
" movement, highlighting its effect on the global economy. She contributed a regular column on CNBC.com with racy titles like "Waking Up With Nicole Lapin" that recapped overnight stock market movements and unconventional stories like the business of sex. Her reporting on alternative investments like comic books, wine and horses also appeared in USA Today.
During her time at NBC, Lapin reported on personal finance for Today. She had a live daily business update on Morning Joe and MSNBC. She also contributed to
NBC
The National Broadcasting Company (NBC) is an American English-language commercial broadcast television and radio network. The flagship property of the NBC Entertainment division of NBCUniversal, a division of Comcast, its headquarters are l ...
affiliate stations across the country with business updates, including
KNBC
KNBC (channel 4) is a television station in Los Angeles, California, United States, serving as the West Coast flagship of the NBC network. It is owned and operated by the network's NBC Owned Television Stations division alongside Corona- ...
in Los Angeles and
WNBC
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in New York. She became the first "crossover" example of the
NBCUniversal
NBCUniversal Media, LLC is an American multinational mass media and entertainment conglomerate corporation owned by Comcast and headquartered at 30 Rockefeller Plaza in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, United States.
NBCUniversal is primar ...
-
Comcast
Comcast Corporation (formerly known as American Cable Systems and Comcast Holdings),Before the AT&T merger in 2001, the parent company was Comcast Holdings Corporation. Comcast Holdings Corporation now refers to a subsidiary of Comcast Corpora ...
deal by contributing business reports to The
Golf Channel
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's "Morning Drive" program.
In September 2012, it was announced that Lapin joined
Bloomberg Television
Bloomberg Television (on-air as Bloomberg) is an American-based pay television network focusing on business and capital market programming, owned by Bloomberg L.P. It is distributed globally, reaching over 310 million homes worldwide. It is hea ...
as an anchor and
special correspondent
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. While at Bloomberg, she anchored "Bloomberg West" in both San Francisco and New York City. She covered technology and interview startup founders like
LinkedIn
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's
Jeff Weiner
Jeffrey Weiner (born February 21, 1970 in New York City, New York) is an American businessman. He was the chief executive officer (CEO) of LinkedIn, a business-related social networking website. He started with LinkedIn on December 15, 2008, as ...
,
Zappos
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’
Tony Hsieh and
Foursquare's Dennis Crowley
Dennis Crowley (born June 19, 1976) is an American Internet entrepreneur who co-founded the social networking sites Dodgeball and Foursquare.
Education
Crowley was born in Medway, Massachusetts to Mary Moraski Crowley and Dennis P Crowley. He ...
. Lapin also reported on technology in football, interviewing the owners of the
49ers and
Cowboys
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Cowboy(s) or The Cowboy(s) may also refer to:
Film and television
* ''Cowboy'' (1958 film), starring Glenn Ford
* ''Cowboy'' (1966 film), ...
.
In 2013, Lapin was named a special correspondent, focusing on the business of Hollywood, for ''
omg! Insider,
Entertainment Tonight
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'' and the money saving correspondent for ''
The Wendy Williams Show
''The Wendy Williams Show'' (often shortened to ''Wendy'') is an American syndicated talk show created and hosted by Wendy Williams, and produced by Wendy Williams Productions, along with Perler Productions. The show is distributed by Debmar- ...
''.
Lapin founded her own production company to produce accessible money content geared toward women. The company created a financial news website Recessionista, which served as the inspiration show on
Ora TV
Ora TV is a television production studio and on-demand digital television network launched in 2012 by television host Larry King and his wife Shawn Southwick King and funded by América Móvil, a business venture of Mexican billionaire Carlos Sli ...
,
Carlos Slim
Carlos Slim Helú (; born 28 January 1940) is a Mexican business magnate, investor, and philanthropist. From 2010 to 2013, Slim was ranked as the richest person in the world by the '' Forbes'' business magazine. He derived his fortune from h ...
and
Larry King
Larry King (born Lawrence Harvey Zeiger; November 19, 1933 – January 23, 2021) was an American television and radio host, whose awards included 2 Peabodys, an Emmy and 10 Cable ACE Awards. Over his career, he hosted over 50,000 interviews. ...
's network. In 2014, she announced an
AOL
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Originals show that she hosts and executive produces called ''I'll Never Forget My First'', in which she interviews influential women about the first time they knew they "made it." Lapin's company also launched CASH Smartwatch, the first wearable device that enabled users to track his or her spending throughout the day with retail partner
HSN.
In 2014,
Harlequin
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(now
HarperCollins
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) announced that it is publishing Lapin's book ''Rich Bitch'', a personal finance guide for women, in a six-figure deal.
The book sold out on
Amazon.com the first week and made
The ''New York Times'' Bestseller list. In 2015, Lapin inked a significant six-figure deal with
Crown Business
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, a division of
Penguin Random House
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On April 2, 2020, Bertelsmann announced the completion of its purchase ...
, for her second book entitled ''Boss Bitch''.
In 2018,
BenBella
BenBella Books is an independent publishing house based in Dallas, Texas. BenBella was founded by Glenn Yeffeth in 2001. It specializes in nonfiction books on popular culture, business, health, and nutrition, along with books on science, politics, ...
announced they are publishing Lapin's third book, ''Becoming Super Woman."'' In October 2020, she signed a seven-book seven-figure deal with
HarperCollins Leadership''.''
''
Redbook
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'' magazine named Lapin their permanent money columnist in 2015, a first for a
Hearst Corporation
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Hearst owns newspapers, magazines, telev ...
publication.
Also in 2015, she was named the host and only female judge of ''Hatched'', a business competition show on
The CW Network
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, airing Saturday mornings.
The show was renewed for its second season in 2016 on
CBS.
In 2017, Nicole Lapin was a judge on the
Miss America 2017
Miss America 2017, the 90th Miss America pageant, was held at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey, on Sunday, September 11, 2016. The event was broadcast by ABC in the United States, the first in the network's newest agreement to car ...
pageant show.
In 2018 she launched online masterclasses "The Money Money School" and "The Boss School". On "The Boss School" podcast, she interviews CEOs and founders including
Bobbi Brown and
Alli Webb
Alli Webb is an American entrepreneur and author. She is the co-founder of Drybar.
Early life and education
Webb attended Olympic Heights Community High School. Webb's parents owned a clothing business, which sparked her interest in fashion. She l ...
. In 2019 she was named a professor in the Jack Welch School of Business at
Strayer University
Strayer University is a private for-profit university with its headquarters in Washington, D.C. It was founded in 1892 as Strayer's Business College and later became Strayer College, before being granted university status in 1998. Strayer Unive ...
alongside
Queen Latifah
Dana Elaine Owens (born March 18, 1970), known professionally as Queen Latifah, is an American rapper, actress, and singer. Born in Newark, New Jersey, she signed with Tommy Boy Records in 1989 and released her debut album ''All Hail the Que ...
and
Jon Steinberg.
She has contributed financial reports and segments to
Rachael Ray
Rachael Domenica Ray (born August 25, 1968) is an American cook, television personality, businesswoman, and author. She hosts the syndicated daily talk and lifestyle program '' Rachael Ray'', and the Food Network series ''30 Minute Meals'' ...
,
The Kelly Clarkson Show, The Doctors and
Access Hollywood
''Access Hollywood'', formerly known as ''Access'' from 2017 to 2019, is an American weekday television entertainment news program that premiered on September 9, 1996. It covers events and celebrities in the entertainment industry. It was create ...
.
Lapin currently serves as a regular money expert for
GMA3 and
E! Daily Pop on-air and Forbes, Entrepreneur and Thrive online.
Lapin had been the host of 2 seasons of Hatched, a business competition reality show aimed at kids, airing on CBS and The CW alongside investor Carter Milliken Reum.
She has been the co-host, along with the editor-in-chief of Entrepreneur Jason Feifer, of the podcast "Hush Money" on iHeartradio.
Lapin regularly appears on Good Morning America, The Talk, Daily Pop on E! News and other major talk shows as a business reporter and expert money commentator.
Accolades
Lapin has been on the cover of PowerGirls Magazine and
Eliza magazine. She is the 2008 recipient of the "Power 30 under 30" award. In 2011, she was named a judge for the
Tribeca Film Festival
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. In 2016 she was named a judge for
Miss America
Miss America is an annual competition that is open to women from the United States between the ages of 17 and 25. Originating in 1921 as a "bathing beauty revue", the contest is now judged on competitors' talent performances and interviews. As ...
.
Lapin was named the "Money Idol" of the Year in the GoBankingRates Best Money Expert Competition, the first female to ever win the competition and beating out
Tony Robbins
Anthony Jay Robbins (né Mahavoric, born February 29, 1960) is an American author, coach, speaker, and philanthropist. He is known for his infomercials, seminars, and self-help books including the books '' Unlimited Power'' and ''Awaken the G ...
,
Dave Ramsey
David Lawrence Ramsey III (born September 3, 1960) is an American personal finance personality, radio show host, author, and businessman. An evangelical Christian, he hosts the nationally syndicated radio program ''The Ramsey Show''. Ramsey ha ...
and
Tim Ferriss
Timothy Ferriss (born July 20, 1977) is an American entrepreneur, investor, author, podcaster, and lifestyle guru. He became well-known through his ''4-Hour'' self-help book series—including ''The 4-Hour Work Week'', ''The 4-Hour Body'', and '' ...
. She won two years in a row.
In 2011, Nicole Lapin was named New York City's No. 1 bachelorette in the media by ''
The New York Observer
''The New York Observer'' was a weekly newspaper printed from 1987 to 2016, when it ceased print publication and became the online-only newspaper ''Observer''. The media site focuses on culture, real estate, media, politics and the entertainmen ...
''.
In 2018, she was named to Young Jewish Professionals "40 under 40" along with the founder of The Skimm
Danielle Weisberg.
Philanthropy
Lapin served an ambassador for the
Starlight Starbright Children's Foundation, and created a chat series called "Being Smart is Cool" that "educates terminally ill children on global issues".
Lapin has also served as an ambassador for
Points of Light
Points of Light is an international nonprofit, nonpartisan organization headquartered in Georgia, United States dedicated to engaging more people and resources in solving serious social problems through voluntary service.
Each year, Points ...
and launched a birthday campaign with The United Nation's "Girl Up" initiative.
She currently serves as a "smile ambassador," with
Jessica Simpson
Jessica Ann Simpson (born July 10, 1980) is an American singer, actress, entrepreneur and philanthropist. After performing in church choirs as a child, Simpson signed with Columbia Records in 1997, aged seventeen. Her debut studio album, ''Swee ...
, for
Operation Smile. She is on the advisory board of Step Up and sits on the all-female board of Women in Need.
Personal life
In 2020 she talked about a miscarriage she had and launched a petition for companies to start miscarriage leave policies. She also had
Senator Tammy Duckworth on her show to discuss proposed legislation which would allow women to take time off after pregnancy loss.
Lapin has been a vegetarian since she was young and a
vegan
Veganism is the practice of abstaining from the use of animal product—particularly in diet—and an associated philosophy that rejects the commodity status of animals. An individual who follows the diet or philosophy is known as a vegan. ...
since 2002.
She currently lives with her fiancé
Joe Sanberg
Joseph N. Sanberg (born July 12, 1979) is an American entrepreneur. He is co-founder of Aspiration, Inc., an online banking and investing firm, and an early investor in meal delivery service Blue Apron. He is also the founder of CalEITC4Me, a Ca ...
in Los Angeles.
In the past, Lapin dated
Brian Stelter
Brian Patrick Stelter (born September 3, 1985) is an American journalist best known as the former chief media correspondent for CNN and host of the CNN program '' Reliable Sources'', roles he held from 2013 to 2022. Stelter is also a former medi ...
and Twitter founder
Jack Dorsey
Jack Patrick Dorsey (born November 19, 1976) is an American Internet entrepreneur and programmer who is a co-founder and former CEO of Twitter, Inc., as well as a co-founder and the CEO and chairperson of Block, Inc., the developer of the Squa ...
and lived with billionaire
Michael G. Rubin for 4 years.
Bibliography
* 2016 - ''Rich Bitch: A Simple 12-Step Plan for Getting Your Financial Life Together...Finally
''
* 2017 - ''Boss Bitch: A Simple 12-Step Plan to Take Charge of Your Career''
* 2019 - ''Becoming Super Woman''
* 2022 - ''Miss Independent: A Simple 12-Step Plan to Start Investing and Grow Your Own Wealth''
See also
*
List of vegans
Veganism involves following a vegan diet, which is a diet that includes no animal products of any kind. It can extend to ethical veganism which avoids or boycotts all products and activities whose production or undertaking is perceived to ...
References
External links
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