Serena Williams truly does it all! She’s a tennis legend, a powerhouse businesswoman, and a dedicated mom. Since stepping away from tennis in 2022, Serena hasn’t just stayed around—she’s continued to thrive, showing the world that her talents go far beyond the court.
And now, she’s taken on a new role that’s close to her heart: teaching her daughter Olympia some essential life skills. About? Financial wisdom!
The 43-year-old seems to be motivated to teach her daughter some important skills, but not in a very stressful manner. She is keeping things light and subtly introducing Olympia to smart money habits.
The former American player took to her Instagram on Friday to share a video where she can be seen holding Mellody Hobson’s bestseller book Priceless Facts about Money which aims to shed a friendly light on a daunting subject for kids, thereby making them responsible. And Williams seems to make no delay in imparting this knowledge.
In the video, the 7-year-old can be seen sitting on her mother’s lap and reading some important excerpts from the book. “No matter how much or how many you have, everyone has to deal with money.
Understanding that can help you master it,” Olympia read when instructed and guided by her mother. And who better to teach the subject than someone like Williams, who herself struggled with money in her initial days?
In an interaction with First We Feast’s YouTube talk show “Hot Ones” in July this year, Serena William admitted forgetting to collect her earnings sometimes during her career. “I never really spent a lot of money,” said Williams.
“I just went through the drive-thru and the guy was like, ‘Uh, I think you need to come inside for this’.” Over the years, it was her “tax guy” who reminded her to get her money while she toured.
″[He] would be like, ‘You didn’t get your money?’ And I’m like, ‘Oh, I didn’t get that one in Zurich. I forgot that one in Moscow’.” But the player has evolved immensely now and is not only the founder of Serena Ventures, an investing company, but also works in the beauty segment with her brand WYN.
These lessons amalgamated with her business journey have helped her understand a lot about money. But finance is not the only lesson that Williams is teaching to her daughter.
In a recent post that Williams made on October 29, she can also be seen spending time with her elder daughter on the tennis courts teaching her some racket skills. This came despite Williams’ past acknowledgments where she highlighted that her daughter is not very fond of the sport.
The latest videos, meanwhile, are proving that the star player is not keeping her role as the mother in the backseat and is making great efforts for her children. Interestingly, her husband, Alexis Ohanian, is also making some commendable moves when it comes to educating their children.
When Serena Williams’ husband revealed his unique method of teaching Olympia
On October 12, Alexis Ohanian took to his Instagram and shared a picture that detailed the method used by the business mogul to intrigue his daughter Olympia to solve math problems. He used an AI tool to create questions that revolved around Olympia’s favorite entities – helping her connect with the subject in a better manner.
Captioning the story, Ohanian wrote, “I used AI to create Math Problems based on JR’s Favorite Things.” The question paper reflected the names of some prominent personalities, including the likes of Taylor Swift, Beyonce, and Simone Biles. And guess what? This method actually helped!
In a subsequent update given by Ohanian, he highlighted the success of the method. In the Instagram story, a solved question paper was seen with two highlighted questions. Olympia answered both questions correctly.
Serena Williams and Alexis Ohanian are truly setting parenting goals. For now, it would be interesting to see what new method or subject they take up to impart more knowledge on their daughter.
