Built by someone who wished it existed.

Ved Bastodkar

Founder & Builder

I'm still in high school, and what I kept running into was that the resources out there for teens just aren't put together right. Some tools have budgeting but no lessons behind them, so what's the point? Others have content but skip journaling entirely, which is always the first thing to get cut. The individual pieces exist. Nobody had combined them in a way that actually works.

My background is in software and product design. I've spent the last few years building apps and learning what makes people actually change their behavior, not just what makes them nod along in a classroom.

The thing with teens is that we have to drive the change ourselves. That's why Bread Head is built around self-reflection, not to check a box, but because it's how you actually figure out what you need to do. It's not connected to parents like most financial apps. There's no one watching over your shoulder to tell you what to do or get upset instead of actually helping you reflect. It's just you, looking at your own habits honestly.

Dorian Matuszak

Head of Lesson Content Design

At Bread Head, I design the lessons that shape how people learn about money.

I'm interested in making financial education feel less like something you're supposed to get through and more like something that actually helps. A lot of financial content is either overloaded with jargon or stripped down so much that it loses substance. I work on building lessons that are easy to follow without feeling shallow.

That means thinking carefully about flow, tone, and what makes information stick. The best learning experiences don't just explain something well. They make people feel capable of using what they learned in real life.

That's what I try to build at Bread Head: financial education that feels clear, relevant, and genuinely worth paying attention to.

Mason Thies

Head of Marketing & Media Design

I manage media for Bread Head with one goal in mind: make financial education actually reach people.

What stood out wasn't a lack of information. It was a lack of connection. The content exists, but it rarely lands in a way that people engage with, or remember.

My background is in digital media and content strategy. I focus on how ideas move: what makes someone stop scrolling, what makes them care, and what makes them come back.

The goal is simple. Take something that's usually ignored and make it impossible to overlook. If the message doesn't reach people, it doesn't matter how good it is. That's the gap I try to work on every day.

Bashir Abdullahi

Marketing Content Strategist & Coordinator

At Bread Head, I help shape what our content actually says. That means coming up with ideas worth making, writing the scripts behind them, and helping run the filming so every piece comes together the way it should.

I got interested because so much financial content online feels stiff or forgettable, and teens scroll right past it. I think the fix is not more information, it is better storytelling. A sharp script and a clear idea can turn a dry money concept into something people actually want to watch.

My focus is on the details that make a piece land: how it opens, how it flows, and how it leaves you feeling like you learned something without being lectured. When the writing and the filming line up, the message sticks, and that is what makes the work worth doing.

Ahamdi Nwachukwu

Social Media Growth & Engagement Coordinator

I run the day to day engagement for Bread Head across social media. A lot of that is exactly what it sounds like. I am in the comments, replying to people, joining conversations, and keeping the page active where our audience already spends its time.

People underrate how much this matters. A page that only posts and disappears feels like a billboard. A page that shows up, responds, and actually talks to people feels like something you want to follow. Engagement is how a brand goes from being seen to being remembered.

I got into this because reaching teens is not about shouting the loudest, it is about being present. The more we show up in the small moments, the more Bread Head becomes part of the everyday scroll instead of another thing people ignore. That steady presence is what turns a follower into someone who actually cares about learning.