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Trae Bodge is an accomplished lifestyle journalist and TV commentator who specializes in smart shopping, personal finance, parenting, and retail.

She has appeared on TV hundreds of times; including NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt, Inside Edition, CNBC, MSNBC, Rachael Ray, Cheddar, NBC News Now, and local network affiliates nationwide.

Trae has been named a Top Voice in Retail by LinkedIn and a top personal finance expert by GoBankingRates and FlexJobs. She is a contributing editor at *Woman’s Day* magazine, a contributor at Newsweek.com and CNN Underscored, and her writing and expert commentary have appeared in Forbes, USNews.com, Kiplinger, Marketwatch, MSN, Yahoo Finance and numerous others. She also blogs regularly at Truetrae.com and publishes a bi-weekly newsletter.

Trae is co-founder of the media coaching firm, One Take, as well as the cult cosmetic brand, Three Custom Color Specialists. She is also a frequent speaker at conferences such as FinCon, Alt Summit, and Mom 2.0 Summit.