Pattie Ehsaei

Known as "The Duchess of Decorum" by her 985K+ TikTok followers, Pattie Ehsaei has established herself as one of the platform's leading financial experts. Pattie’s teachings on female equality in the workplace, financial literacy, workplace decorum, and financial independence for women have over 7.1 million likes—answering questions such as “How do I maintain financial independence in a relationship?” “How do I make and keep a budget?” “How do I maintain my power in the workplace?” “How do I ask for a raise?” or “How do I navigate male-dominated industries?” Pattie provides real and honest answers to these questions that keep her fans begging for more. She is the author of Never Date a Broke Dude: The Financial Freedom Playbook (Balance, 2025), a sought-after public speaker, and a contributor to Forbes.com. A lawyer by trade and currently a Senior Vice President of Mergers and Acquisitions Lending for a major national bank, Pattie created her TikTok account and started growing her public speaking and media profile as a way to provide education, advice, and techniques to help young folks, especially women, navigate work, finances, social settings, and more. Born in Iran, Pattie moved to Los Angeles as a youth and has spent the last 20 years in a multi-faceted career with a focus on finance. From relationship management, business development, investment banking, and raising capital from sovereign wealth funds in private equity, Pattie has seen all sides of the industry and is a highly respected authority in the field.