ABOUT ME

Hello! I’m Shindy Chen.

Here’s what I’m working on, what I worked on before, and where I’ve been.

Newsletter
I write a weekly newsletter for discerning readers of curated lifestyle, travel, business, entrepreneurship, and career advice.

It’s delivered every Friday, and you can check it out and subscribe for free here.

Books
I'm a published and self-published author and writer.

My first book, "The Credit Cleanup Book" (Praeger), was published in October 2014. 

The sequel, "Credit Score Hacks: How to Boost Your Credit Score Fast and Keep it Great," was released in September 2017, and hit #1 on two different Amazon Bestseller lists in its first week.

I’ve also written a work of erotic fiction. "The First Time" was released in February 2017 and also hit the Amazon Erotica Top 10.

Scribe
In 2016, I founded Scribe, a financial content agency (now Finance Studio). Scribe was acquired 4 years later by Vested, and I served as its CEO until the end of 2022.

Scribe delivered high quality, publication-ready editorial content for everyone from fintechs to trusted financial brands like Goldman Sachs, Ernst & Young, and Robinhood. Scribe’s client roster included consumer and investment banks, wealth, asset, and fund managers, crypto brokers, and the largest hedge fund in the world.

Content Manager, Journalist, Contributor
Before Scribe, I was the content manager at Betterment, and a managing content editor for a financial services CRM company.

I also worked in broadcast journalism for Bloomberg TV in London and at CNBC in the U.S. for the primetime show “Mad Money w/Jim Cramer.” 

As for personal bylines, I’ve covered personal finance, career, travel, and lifestyle topics for the Huffington Post and Girlboss.com, among others.

Financial services and lending
Before all of this, I worked in financial services and lending, first at a Fortune 250 company and then the nation's 4th largest bank, overseeing more than $100 million in real estate financing.

Academics
I have a Master de Management from I.A.E. Université Panthéon-Sorbonne in Paris, and an M.B.A. from Georgia State University.

I majored in English Literature from U.N.C.-Chapel Hill, where I also minored in Journalism.