Dan Sheeks is a financial literacy advocate on a mission to teach GenZ about early financial freedom strategies. He is a speaker, published author, high school business teacher (20+ years), early financial freedom promoter, and real estate investor based in Denver, Colorado. He is THE expert on early financial freedom education for GenZ.
Dan is the author of the award-winning book First to a Million: A Teenager’s Guide to Achieving Early Financial Independence and the accompanying workbook published by BiggerPockets. These two resources were written specifically for GenZ to introduce them to early financial freedom strategies, concepts, and topics so they can live their best life.
Dan has created dozens of financial education resources for students and parents, reaching audiences nationwide. He regularly speaks to high school and college classes, student organizations and clubs, parent groups, and personal finance teachers, as well as at conferences across the country. He has been a featured speaker in several virtual summits and a guest on nearly 100 finance-focused podcasts.
Dan launched SheeksFreaks in late 2019, an online community dedicated to helping young people learn money management skills, start investing in real estate, and pursue early financial independence. The SheeksFreaks community aims to help GenZ use specific methods of saving, earning extra income, and investing while setting them on track to achieve financial independence at a young age.