How to Become Your Own Bank

At 26, Hannah Kesler is teaching entrepreneurs how to build wealth like banks do — by controlling where their money lives. But her story started at Cracker Barrel, not in a boardroom.

Waiting tables at 18, Hannah learned her first business lesson: the harder she worked, the more she earned. That independence became her addiction. When college and accounting didn’t stick, her dad invited her to join The Money Multiplier — starting at the bottom doing paperwork and applications.

Then came her turning point. At 20, she got a last-minute call to replace her dad on stage in Scottsdale — 65 seasoned real estate investors waiting. Nervous but determined, she delivered. That night, she found her passion for public speaking and helping others understand money.

Today, Hannah travels the country teaching Becoming Your Own Banker, a philosophy built on using high-cash-value life insurance to create uninterrupted compounding and total control. Her message? You don’t need to work harder — you need to make your money work smarter.

But her path wasn’t handed down. Working in a family business meant hard lessons, boundaries, and proving she earned her seat. “Family dinners aren’t for business,” she says. “The business can wait.”

For Hannah, wealth starts with mindset. “You’ll never get your time back,” she says. “So take the leap, trust yourself — and get out of your own damn way.”

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