Money Well Studio

Vasu Reddy

Director of State Policy for Workplace Justice, National Women's Law Center

Vasu Reddy joined Money Well Studio for the second half of our Fair Share for the Ladies series. Her work focuses on workplace justice and state policy, and she helped us unpack what the gender pay gap actually measures, why occupational segregation and caregiving penalties matter, and how policies such as pay transparency can affect women's long-term financial security.

Featured episode: Fair Share for the Ladies - Part 2

Charles Runnels

REALTOR®, Compass Real Estate, Austin

Charles Runnels joined our Home Buying Series to talk about the part of buying a house that spreadsheets cannot fully capture: finding the right home and getting the deal done. Charles began his Austin real estate career in 2009 after thirteen years in banking. His finance background, investing experience and work representing buyers and sellers gave us a practical look at wish lists, inspections, escrow, negotiation and why buying a home is as emotional as it is financial.

Featured episode: The Home Buying Series: Finding Your Home

Chelsea Kotrla

REALTOR® & Co-Founder, makeATXhome

Chelsea Kotrla joined Money Well Studio during our Season 1 Home Buying Series to help us talk through the realities of choosing an agent and navigating the Austin housing market. Chelsea leads makeATXhome with her husband, Derek, and describes her approach as responsive, knowledgeable, low-pressure and technology-driven. Their team works with buyers, sellers and renters throughout the Austin area.

Her perspective added a useful counterweight to the numbers: what good representation actually looks like, how agents help clients make decisions under pressure, and why communication and trust matter so much in a home purchase.

Featured episode: Money Well Studio Home Buying Series, Season 1

De Hansen

Sports Broadcaster & Play-by-Play Announcer

De Hansen brought a broadcaster’s perspective to Money Well Studio, drawing on more than two decades behind the microphone in Texas sports. His work has spanned high school football, college basketball and football, arena football, baseball, television and sports radio. Over the years, De has called games for programs including Lake Travis, Concordia University, Baylor and Rice, and has worked across ESPN+, KBVO-TV and sports-radio outlets in Austin and Houston.

His experience gave us a firsthand look at the business of sports, media, careers and the financial realities behind an industry that can look very different from the broadcast booth.

Featured episode: Money Well Studio, Season 1