Kia Commodore

Kia Commodore is a founder, author and cultural commentator shaping the future of financial education. She is the founder of Pennies To Pounds, a pioneering financial media platform that connects money, culture and identity for a new generation. Kia is the author of How To Handle Money (HarperCollins, 2024) and won Business & Finance Creator of the Year at the 2024 bCreator Awards. She is recognised for making finance accessible, engaging and culturally relevant. Since launching Pennies To Pounds in 2019, Kia has built a community of more than 80,000 followers through jargon-free articles, the Pennies To Pounds Podcast and free tools such as the GRAIN Method investing guide. She starred in Channel 4's Money On My Mind, hosted Legal & General's award-winning podcast A Little Bit Richer, and co-hosted BBC Radio 5 Live's Your Work, Your Money. She has discussed the cost of living on BBC Newsnight and Scotland Tonight, and her work has featured in The Guardian, The Sun, Cosmopolitan and HuffPost. Her work sits at the intersection of business, media and impact, positioning her as one of the emerging voices redefining conversations about money today.