Nicole Lapin

Lapin was born and raised in Los Angeles, California, to a scientist and a beauty queen, both of Jewish descent. Her interest in journalism developed while watching CNN's coverage of the Gulf War, an activity her parents initially restricted because of what they viewed as negativity and violence. Lapin graduated as the valedictorian of her class from the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University, where she also majored in political science. She has been described as one of the youngest in her graduating class. She also studied European Union politics at ''L'Institut d'études politiques de Paris''. ==Career==

Lapin began her career as a correspondent at CBS stations in South Dakota and Kentucky. While at that station she reported live from San Quentin Prison during the execution of Stanley Williams. She joined CNN in 2005 and was among the younger anchors at the network at that time. At CNN she anchored coverage of events such as the Virginia Tech massacre, the Israel–Hezbollah conflict, and the 2008 presidential election. She conducted interviews including a one-on-one with Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger during California's budget crisis. She was among the anchors involved in the launch of CNN Live, She produced a series on state fiscal challenges titled "States of Pain" and reported on topics such as domestic manufacturing trends. She contributed a regular column on CNBC.com and wrote about alternative investments that appeared in other outlets, including USA Today. While contributing to NBC, Lapin reported on personal finance for Today and provided a daily business update on Morning Joe and MSNBC. She also contributed business segments to NBC affiliates including KNBC and WNBC, and produced business reports for The Golf Channel's "Morning Drive" program. In September 2012, Lapin joined Bloomberg Television as an anchor and special correspondent. At Bloomberg she anchored "Bloomberg West" and covered technology and business topics, interviewing leaders from companies such as LinkedIn and Zappos. She also covered technology applications in sports. In 2013, Lapin was named a special correspondent focusing on the business of entertainment for omg! Insider and Entertainment Tonight and served as a money-saving correspondent for The Wendy Williams Show. Lapin founded a production company that created the financial news site Recessionista, which was adapted as a show on Ora TV. She announced an AOL Originals series titled ''I'll Never Forget My First'', which she hosted and executive produced. Her company also launched a wearable product, CASH Smartwatch, marketed with retail partner HSN. In 2014, Harlequin (now HarperCollins) announced plans to publish Lapin's book Rich Bitch. Lapin later signed a book deal with Crown Business for Boss Bitch and published additional titles including Becoming Super Woman. In October 2020, she signed a multi-book deal with HarperCollins Leadership. Redbook magazine named Lapin their money columnist in 2015. Also in 2015, she was the host and a judge on Hatched, a business competition show on The CW Network. In 2018, she launched online masterclasses titled "The Money Money School" and "The Boss School". On "The Boss School" podcast, she interviewed business leaders and founders. In 2019, she was appointed a faculty member at the Jack Welch School of Business at Strayer University. In 2023, she received recognition from the Webby Awards for podcasting categories. She has contributed financial reports and segments to Rachael Ray, The Kelly Clarkson Show, The Doctors and Access Hollywood. The shows on her network MNN include: "Money Rehab with Nicole Lapin", "Help Wanted with Jason Feifer and Nicole Lapin", "We Have Options with Dominque Broadway", "Money Maker with Nely Galán / Mi Mundo Rico con Nely Galán", "Filthy Rich with Hill Harper" and "Pitch Me with Jesse Draper". ==Philanthropy==

Lapin has been involved with several charitable organisations. She served as an ambassador for the Starlight Starbright Children's Foundation and created a chat series called "Being Smart is Cool" intended to educate seriously ill children about global issues. She has also served as an ambassador for Points of Light and launched a birthday campaign associated with the United Nations' "Girl Up" initiative. She has been listed as a "smile ambassador" alongside Jessica Simpson for Operation Smile. She is associated with the advisory board of Step Up and has served on the board of Women in Need. ==Personal life==

Lapin has appeared on the cover of PowerGirls Magazine and Eliza magazine. In 2008, she received the "Power 30 under 30" award. She was a judge for the Tribeca Film Festival in 2011 and for Miss America in 2016. In 2020, Lapin spoke publicly about experiencing a miscarriage and started a petition for companies to adopt miscarriage leave policies. She also interviewed Senator Tammy Duckworth about proposed legislation to allow time off after pregnancy loss. She has previously been reported to have dated Twitter founder Jack Dorsey , and to have lived with businessman Michael G. Rubin for four years. == Bibliography ==