Suze Orman

@Motivational Speaker, Timeline and Personal Life ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Suze Orman is an American television host, financial advisor, author and motivational speaker, famous for her ‘The Suze Orman Show’ on CNBC Lesbians American University Of Illinois Media Personalities TV Presenters Writers Gemini Celebrities Susan Lynn ‘Suze’ Orman is an American financial advisor, television host, author and motivational speaker. She is known for her famous show on CNBC, ‘The Suze Orman Show’ and for the numerous books that she has written on a variety of topics related to finance, like, ‘You’ve Earned It, Don’t Lose It’, ‘The 9 Steps to Financial Freedom’, etc. Orman belonged to a middle class background when she was growing up and faced many financial difficulties. She dropped out of her university studies and went to California to become a waitress at a bakery, where she worked hard for 7 years and dreamt of opening a restaurant of her own. To help her in achieving this dream some of her longtime customers helped her in saving up $50,000. As she did not know what to do with a large sum of money back then, she took her money to Merrill Lynch where a broker misguided her and she ended up losing all her money. This incident motivated her to study finance on her own and she ended up working for Merrill Lynch itself. Later on, she founded her own financial firm and with media exposure and bestselling books she became a national star from a waitress who used to earn only $400 per week.

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Birthday: June 5, 1951 Nationality: American Famous: Author, Motivational Speaker, Television Personality, Lesbians, University Of Illinois, Media Personalities, TV Presenters, Writers Spouses: Kathy Travis Known as: Susan Lynn Orman Universities: University Of Illinois University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Notable Alumnis: University Of Illinois Information Detail Birthday June 5, 1951 Nationality American Famous Author, Motivational Speaker, Television Personality, Lesbians, University Of Illinois, Media Personalities, TV Presenters, Writers Spouses Kathy Travis Known as Susan Lynn Orman Universities University Of Illinois University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Notable Alumnis University Of Illinois Founder / Co-Founder Suze Orman Financial Group Birth Place Chicago, Illinois Religion Jewish Height 163cm Gender Female Father Morry Orman Mother Ann Net Worth $35 million as of Dec 11,2016 Sun Sign Gemini Born in Chicago, Illinois Famous as Author, Television Personality, Motivational Speaker

Chicago, Illinois

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Orman is very open about her sexual orientation and is a self-proclaimed lesbian. She got married to Kathy Travis in 2010. Unsplash Personal Life

Suze Orman was born on June 5, 1951 in Chicago, Illinois. Her father worked in a chicken factory while her mother worked as a secretary for a local rabbi. Her family constantly struggled with the financial issues while she was growing up. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

Orman had a bit of a difficult childhood, mostly owing to her speech impediment. She studied social work at University of Illinois but did not finish her studies and instead went on a tour of America with her friends. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

She worked for seven years at the Buttercup Bakery in California and dreamt about owning a restaurant. Some of the customers there at the bakery helped Orman to save up money for her restaurant. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

In 1980, Orman’s longtime customer, Fred Hasbrook, gave her a check for $2000, contributing money towards her dream of opening a restaurant of her own. Not only this, he asked other customers to do the same and she saved $50,000. Unsplash Career

Orman did not know much about managing finances and she ended up taking her money to Merrill Lynch. A broker convinced her that she should opt for making easy money and she ended up losing all her finances. Unsplash Career

The incident affected Orman in a way that she started to study finance by reading Wall Street Journal and Barron’s. She applied for the job of a broker in the same company, Merrill Lynch. Unsplash Career

While getting trained, she got to know that the broker who dealt with her before broke some of company laws and she sued Merrill Lynch. The company decided to compensate her and settled the case outside the court. Unsplash Career

She left Merrill Lynch after a few years and joined Prudential Bache Securities. In 1987, she started her own company, Suze Orman Financial Group, in California. She remained at the directorial position in the firm for good 10 years. Unsplash Career

Orman is most famous for her show ‘The Suze Orman Show’ which aired in 2003 and made her a household name. She became so popular with the show that she got opportunities to appear on other major shows on TV and radio. Unsplash Major Works

Information	Detail
Birthday	June 5, 1951
Nationality	American
Famous	Author, Motivational Speaker, Television Personality, Lesbians, University Of Illinois, Media Personalities, TV Presenters, Writers
Spouses	Kathy Travis
Known as	Susan Lynn Orman
Universities	University Of Illinois University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Notable Alumnis	University Of Illinois
Founder / Co-Founder	Suze Orman Financial Group
Birth Place	Chicago, Illinois
Religion	Jewish
Height	163cm
Gender	Female
Father	Morry Orman
Mother	Ann
Net Worth	$35 million as of Dec 11,2016
Sun Sign	Gemini
Born in	Chicago, Illinois
Famous as	Author, Television Personality, Motivational Speaker

Suze Orman

American

Jun 5, 1951

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Chicago, Illinois