Mel Abraham

Mel Abraham, CPA, CSP (Certified Speaking Professional), USA Today bestselling author, and globally recognized speaker, is the creator of Building Your Money Machine: How to Get Your Money to Work Harder for You Than You Did for It! and the visionary behind The Money Machine Blueprint™, The Legacy Factor™, and Thoughtpreneur™ Academy.

He also hosts The Build Your Money Machine Show, where he helps people rethink wealth, freedom, and what it truly means to live by choice, not chance.

Mel has not just taught these principles. He has lived them.

As a single full-time dad early in his career, Mel made a defining decision that success would never come at the cost of family. That conviction shaped the financial frameworks he built, systems designed to create stability, optionality, and freedom without burnout. Years later, those same principles were put to the ultimate test when Mel was diagnosed with a life-threatening cancer in 2019. Confronted with mortality, uncertainty, and the fragility of time, just as the world entered economic upheaval, Mel doubled down on his mission to make wealth simple, human, and accessible.

The result is a body of work that goes far beyond money.

Recognized globally as an Affluence Mentor™ and often referred to as a “thought leader to thought leaders,” Mel advises entrepreneurs, executives, and experts on building wealth that supports life rather than replaces it. With decades of experience building, acquiring, and selling multimillion-dollar businesses, he blends deep financial expertise with practical, transformative frameworks that help individuals master money and help organizations reduce financial stress, increase focus, and unlock performance.

Mel holds the Certified Speaking Professional designation from the National Speakers Association, a credential earned by fewer than 10 percent of professional speakers worldwide and recognized as the highest earned designation in the speaking profession.

He has shared stages with icons including Tony Robbins, Brendon Burchard, Arianna Huffington, Ed Mylett, Amy Porterfield, and Ben Newman. His message reaches millions worldwide through his books, media appearances, and digital platforms, with over 90,000 YouTube subscribers, nearly 6 million views, and thousands of weekly podcast listeners.

Organizations invite Mel not just to educate, but to transform culture. His work helps teams feel financially secure, mentally clear, and deeply engaged, driving higher retention, productivity, profitability, and values-aligned performance.

At its core, Mel’s work is not about getting rich.

It is about building a Money Machine that funds a meaningful life, one rooted in freedom, impact, and a legacy that is lived, not just left behind.

When not speaking, training, mentoring or just being a little nutty you can find him working out or training in the martial arts. If not, he'll be creating experiences and memories with his beautiful wife, Stefanie by traveling to exotic places or hanging at the beach where they live with their Sheepadoodle, Budo.