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Robert Kiyosaki
Author of Rich Dad Poor Dad, the #1 Personal Finance Book of All Time | Entrepreneur, Investor & Financial Educator | Founder of the Rich Dad Company
Robert Kiyosaki is the author of Rich Dad Poor Dad, the number-one personal finance book of all time, which has sold tens of millions of copies and changed how the world thinks about money. An entrepreneur, investor, and educator, he is the founder of the Rich Dad Company and creator of the CASHFLOW board games. A passionate advocate for financial literacy, he gives audiences a bold playbook for building wealth and financial freedom.
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Robert Kiyosaki biography
Finance speaker Robert Kiyosaki is one of the most influential voices on personal finance in the world, and the author of Rich Dad Poor Dad, widely regarded as the number-one personal finance book of all time. Since its release, it has sold tens of millions of copies, been translated into dozens of languages, and challenged the way generations of readers think about money, work, and wealth. His central message is simple but transformative: that financial education, not just a good job, is the key to lasting financial freedom.
An entrepreneur, investor, and educator, Kiyosaki built his philosophy on the idea that the wealthy acquire income-producing assets while others accumulate liabilities. He is the founder, with his wife Kim Kiyosaki, of the Rich Dad Company, a financial education business, and the creator of the CASHFLOW board games, which teach investing and money management through play. Over his career he has written more than thirty books in the Rich Dad series, expanding on themes of investing, entrepreneurship, and financial independence.
From the Marine Corps to Financial Educator
Born and raised in Hawaii, Kiyosaki is a fourth-generation Japanese American who graduated from college in New York, served as a US Marine Corps officer and helicopter pilot in Vietnam, and worked in sales at Xerox before launching his own businesses, including a company that brought early nylon-and-Velcro wallets to market. He founded an international education company in 1985 to teach business and investing, and, famously, retired at the age of 47 before writing the book that would make him a household name. Today he also hosts the widely followed Rich Dad Radio Show.
As a speaker, Robert Kiyosaki is direct, provocative, and genuinely galvanizing, known for straight talk that often runs counter to conventional financial wisdom. He speaks on financial literacy and education, the difference between assets and liabilities, entrepreneurship and building businesses, investing and cash flow, and the mindset required to take control of your financial future. Blending his own journey with decades of teaching, he gives audiences of every background a memorable, motivating case for putting money to work for them, rather than working for money.
Robert Kiyosaki Speaking Videos
Why the Rich are Getting Richer | Robert Kiyosaki | TEDxUCSD
How Financial Intelligence Beats Degrees, Titles, and IQ - Robert Kiyosaki
Robert Kiyosaki Keynote Topics
In his signature keynote, Robert Kiyosaki shares the ideas behind the best-selling personal finance book of all time. He explains the core lesson that shaped his life, that the rich don't work for money, they make money work for them, and challenges audiences to rethink the "conventional wisdom" about jobs, saving, and debt. With straight talk and real-world stories, he gives people a new lens on money and a foundation for building lasting wealth. An eye-opening, motivating session for audiences of every background.
Robert Kiyosaki has spent his career arguing that the biggest gap in most people's education is financial literacy, and that it can be learned. In this keynote he breaks down the fundamentals that schools rarely teach: how money actually works, how to read the difference between assets and liabilities, and how to make informed decisions about earning, spending, and investing. Practical and empowering, it gives audiences the knowledge and confidence to take control of their financial lives.
At the heart of Kiyosaki's philosophy is one deceptively simple idea: the wealthy buy assets that put money in their pocket, while others accumulate liabilities that take money out. In this keynote he unpacks what that means in practice, how to think about income-producing assets, and how to build the cash flow that creates real financial freedom over time. A clear, actionable framework that has changed how millions approach money.
Robert Kiyosaki believes the world needs more entrepreneurs, people willing to create value, take smart risks, and build something of their own. Drawing on his own path from the Marine Corps to founding multiple businesses, he explores the mindset behind entrepreneurship and financial independence: how to think differently about opportunity, failure, and money, and how to stop working for a paycheck and start building assets. An inspiring, empowering keynote about betting on yourself.
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FAQs on Booking Robert Kiyosaki
Why Robert Kiyosaki?
Booking Robert Kiyosaki brings audiences one of the most recognized names in personal finance in the world. As the author of Rich Dad Poor Dad, the best-selling personal finance book of all time, he has changed how tens of millions of people think about money, work, and wealth. Direct, provocative, and genuinely motivating, he delivers straight talk that cuts through conventional wisdom and leaves audiences with a fresh, empowering perspective on their finances and a clear case for financial education. A globally famous author, entrepreneur, and educator, he is ideal for events on finance, entrepreneurship, financial literacy, and personal development. To bring Robert Kiyosaki to your next event, contact Aurum Speakers Bureau.
Who is Robert Kiyosaki?
Robert Kiyosaki is an American entrepreneur, investor, educator, and author, best known for writing Rich Dad Poor Dad, widely regarded as the number-one personal finance book of all time. Born and raised in Hawaii, he served as a US Marine Corps officer in Vietnam and worked in business before dedicating his life to financial education. He is the founder, with his wife Kim Kiyosaki, of the Rich Dad Company, the creator of the CASHFLOW board games, the host of the Rich Dad Radio Show, and the author of more than thirty books in the Rich Dad series. A passionate advocate for financial literacy, he has spent decades teaching people around the world how to build wealth and achieve financial freedom.
What is Rich Dad Poor Dad about?
Rich Dad Poor Dad (1997) is Robert Kiyosaki's landmark personal finance book, told through the contrasting money lessons of two father figures: his "poor dad," his highly educated biological father, and his "rich dad," the entrepreneurial father of his best friend. Its central argument is that formal schooling teaches people to work for money, but rarely how to make money work for them. Kiyosaki explains the crucial difference between assets (which put money in your pocket) and liabilities (which take it out), the importance of financial literacy, and why acquiring income-producing assets is the path to wealth. One of the best-selling books of its kind, translated into dozens of languages and sold in scores of countries, it has become a modern classic of personal finance.
What topics does finance speaker Robert Kiyosaki cover?
Robert Kiyosaki speaks on financial literacy and education, the difference between assets and liabilities, cash flow and investing, entrepreneurship and building businesses, and the mindset required to take control of your financial future. His keynotes suit events on finance, entrepreneurship, financial education, and personal development, for audiences of every background. To book Robert Kiyosaki as a speaker, contact Aurum Speakers Bureau.
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