Jannese Torres

Jannese Torres is a former engineer turned award-winning Latina money expert, serial entrepreneur, and author of Financially Lit! She’s the founder of Yo Quiero Dinero®, a platform that helps Latinas and first-gen wealth-builders become financially free through entrepreneurship, investing, and unapologetic storytelling. Her top-rated podcast empowers her community to break cycles, build passive income, and own their worth — one dinero decision at a time. 

Education

Bachelor of Science in Molecular Biology, Montclair State University 

Master of Science in Biotechnology, Johns Hopkins University 

Accolades

  • Featured by CNBC, TIME, Business Insider, NPR, and named a Plutus Foundation grant recipient for her work supporting Latina financial education. 

Expertise in

  • Self-employment finance
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Budgeting
  • First-gen wealth-building
  • Latina financial empowerment 

Budgeting on variable income is all about building around your lowest average month, not your highest‑earning one.

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