Erin Gore is the founder and creator of Cheers to Financial Freedom. In 2020 during the height of the COVID pandemic, Erin and her family sold their home in Virginia and moved 2,000 miles back to their “home” state of Arizona! While Erin was an Economics and Personal Finance teacher to high school students in Virginia, she found it hard to land the same role in Arizona. So instead of waiting for the right job to come along, Erin created her own! Erin grew up in Elk River, Minnesota. She then went on to Arizona State University, where she earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Marketing in 2004. After graduation, Erin worked as an Executive Assistant Manager for Walgreens, where she her duties included overseeing personnel, supervision and coaching of 30+ employees, shrinkage control and inventory, merchandising, marketing and promotional campaigns, negotiating with vendors, cash management, coordination with corporate office, community relations, P&L accountability, and overall facilities management. Erin left the retail world in 2012 to become a stay-at-home mom until 2018, when she went back to school and received her Master of Education from Regent University in 2020. Erin is often caffeinated, has a love for swimming in the pool with her kids, and most of all she is an avid Francophile and is dreaming of the day she can return to Paris! Currently, Erin lives with her family in Gilbert, AZ and enjoys all things ASU!
