Nicole Lapin

Nicole Lapin
Lapin in 2007
Born (1984-03-07) March 7, 1984 (age 40)[1]
Los Angeles, California, US
EducationMedill School of Journalism, Northwestern University
Occupation(s)News anchor, author, businesswoman
Agent(s)CAA, Washington Speakers Bureau
Notable credit(s)CNN anchor (May 2005 – January 2010)
CNBC anchor (2010–2012)
Bloomberg anchor (2012)
Wendy Williams correspondent (2012–present)
Hatched host on The CW (2015–present)
Websitewww.nicolelapin.com

Nicole Lapin (born March 7, 1984) is an American television news anchor, author, and businesswoman. She is known for being an American news anchor on CNBC, CNN and Bloomberg. Lapin also served as a finance correspondent for Morning Joe on MSNBC[2] and The Today Show on NBC.[3] She is The New York Times bestselling author of Rich Bitch, Boss Bitch and Becoming Super Woman.[4][5] Her debut title, Rich Bitch was featured in The New York Times Best Seller list under the "Advice, How-To" section.[6]

In February 2022, her fourth book Miss Independent was released, debuting on The Wall Street Journal bestseller's list in the category "Hardcover Business".[7]

She has been the host of Hatched, a business competition show aimed at kids, along with Carter Reum on The CW Network, airing Saturday mornings for two seasons.[8][9] Lapin regularly appears on Good Morning America,[10] CNN,[11] Entertainment Tonight[12] and major talk shows like The Kelly Clarkson Show,[13] The Tamron Hall Show,[14] The Drew Barrymore Show as a business reporter and expert money commentator.[15][16][17][18][19] In 2022, she launched Money News Network (MNN), a business and financed focused podcast network.[20] She hosts a daily show "Money Rehab with Nicole Lapin" and co-hosts "Help Wanted" with the editor-in-chief of Entrepreneur, Jason Feifer.[21]

Early life and education

Lapin was born and raised in Los Angeles, California, to a scientist and a beauty queen, both of Jewish descent.[22][23] Her interest in journalism developed while watching CNN's Gulf War coverage, an activity initially restricted by her parents due to perceived negativity and carnage".[24] During high school, Lapin worked as a news anchor for a public-access television cable TV station.[25] At the age of 15, she participated in writing programs at Harvard.[26]

Lapin graduated as the valedictorian of her class from the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University, where she majored in political science as well, earning honors.[27][28][29] Despite professional work breaks, she remained the youngest in her class.[25] Lapin further studied European Union politics at L'Institut d'études politiques de Paris.[27]

Career

Lapin began her career as a correspondent at CBS stations in South Dakota and Kentucky.[30] She also served as an investigative "I-Team" reporter for KPSP-LP in Palm Springs, California.[30][31] There, she reported live from San Quentin Prison during the execution of Stanley Williams.[30] Lapin also worked as a reporter on the floor of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange for First Business network in Chicago.[32]

She joined CNN in 2005, becoming one of the youngest anchors in the network's history.[28] She has anchored major events like the Virginia Tech massacre, the Israel–Hezbollah conflict, and the 2008 presidential election.[1] In 2009, Lapin reported on location in Los Angeles during Michael Jackson's memorial service.[33] She also interviewed Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger one-on-one during California's budget crisis.[34] She was one of the anchors to launch CNN Live,[25] the network's 24-hour online streaming news network and regularly appeared on CNN Headline News, CNN, and CNN International.[30][28]

Lapin joined CNBC in January 2010 as the anchor based in New York on the only globally aired show on the network, Worldwide Exchange, joining CNBC Europe's Ross Westgate in London and CNBC Asia's Christine Tan in Singapore.[1] In June 2010, she added the role of co-anchoring The Kudlow Report from 7–8 p.m. 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[35] with a series called "States of Pain"[36] and followed the renaissance of the "Made in America" movement, highlighting its effect on the global economy.[37] She contributed a regular column on CNBC.com with titles like "Waking Up With Nicole Lapin" that recapped overnight stock market movements.[38] 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 affiliate stations across the country with business updates, including KNBC in Los Angeles and WNBC in New York. She became the first "crossover" example of the NBCUniversal-Comcast deal by contributing business reports to The Golf Channel's "Morning Drive" program.[39]

In September 2012, it was announced that Lapin joined Bloomberg Television as an anchor and special correspondent.[40] While at Bloomberg, she anchored "Bloomberg West" in both San Francisco and New York City. She covered technology and interviewed startup founders like LinkedIn's Jeff Weiner, Zappos's Tony Hsieh and Foursquare's Dennis Crowley.[41][42] Lapin also reported on technology in football, interviewing the owners of the 49ers and Cowboys.[43]

In 2013, Lapin was named a special correspondent, focusing on the business of Hollywood, for omg! Insider, Entertainment Tonight[44] and the money-saving correspondent for The Wendy Williams Show.[45]

Lapin founded her own production company. The company created a financial news website, Recessionista, which served as the inspiration show on Ora TV, Carlos Slim and Larry King's network.[46] In 2014, she announced an AOL 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."[47] Lapin's company also launched CASH Smartwatch, a wearable device that enabled users to track their spending[48] with retail partner HSN.[49]

In 2014, Harlequin (now HarperCollins) announced that it is publishing Lapin's book Rich Bitch, a personal finance guide for women, in a six-figure deal.[4] The book sold out on Amazon the first week and made The New York Times Bestseller list.[50][51] In 2015, Lapin inked a significant six-figure deal with Crown Business, a division of Penguin Random House, for her second book entitled Boss Bitch.[5] In 2018, BenBella announced they were publishing Lapin's third book, Becoming Super Woman.[52] In October 2020, she signed a seven-book, seven-figure deal with HarperCollins Leadership.[53] Redbook magazine named Lapin their permanent money columnist in 2015, a first for a Hearst Corporation publication.[54]

Also in 2015, she was named the host and only female judge of Hatched, a business competition show on The CW Network, airing Saturday mornings.[8] The show was renewed for its second season in 2016 on CBS.[9] In 2017, Nicole Lapin was a judge on the Miss America 2017 pageant show.[55] 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. In 2019, she was named a professor in the Jack Welch School of Business at Strayer University alongside Queen Latifah and Jon Steinberg.[56][57]

In 2023, she won a Webby Award for the best "Advice & How-To" podcast. She was nominated for a Webby in the "business" podcast category. She received Webby honors as "best host" and "featured guest" for her show with Marianne Williamson.[58]

She has contributed financial reports and segments to Rachael Ray, The Kelly Clarkson Show, The Doctors[59] and Access Hollywood.[17] Lapin currently serves as a regular money expert for GMA3 and E! Daily Pop on-air and Forbes, Entrepreneur and Thrive online.[60][61][62] The shows on her network MNN include: "Money Rehab with Nicole Lapin", "Help Wanted with Jason Feifer and Nicole Lapin", "We Have Options with Dominque Broadway", "Money Maker with Nely Galán / Mi Mundo Rico con Nely Galán", "Filthy Rich with Hill Harper" and "Pitch Me with Jesse Draper".[20]

Philanthropy

Lapin served as 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".[24] Lapin has also served as an ambassador for Points of Light[63] and launched a birthday campaign with the United Nations's "Girl Up" initiative.[64]

She currently serves as a "smile ambassador" with Jessica Simpson for Operation Smile.[65] She is on the advisory board of Step Up[66] and sits on the all-female board of Women in Need.[67]

Personal life

Lapin has been on the cover of PowerGirls Magazine[68] and Eliza magazine.[69][70] She is the 2008 recipient of the "Power 30 under 30" award.[71] In 2011, she was named a judge for the Tribeca Film Festival.[72] In 2016, she was named a judge for Miss America.[73]

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.[74]

In the past,[when?] Lapin dated Twitter founder Jack Dorsey and lived with billionaire Michael G. Rubin for 4 years.[75][76]

Bibliography

  • 2016 – Rich Bitch: A Simple 12-Step Plan for Getting Your Financial Life Together...Finally[4][5]
  • 2017 – Boss Bitch: A Simple 12-Step Plan to Take Charge of Your Career[4][5]
  • 2019 – Becoming Super Woman[77][78]
  • 2019 – The Super Woman Journal[79]
  • 2022 – Miss Independent: A Simple 12-Step Plan to Start Investing and Grow Your Own Wealth

See also

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