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For Black women in America, it is lonely at the top, with only four Black women CEOs to ever reign at a Fortune 500 company.  Ursula Burns was CEO of Xerox Co. from 2010-2016, and Mary Winston was interim CEO at Bed Bath & Beyond in 2019. Rosalind Brewer became the third Black female when…

I spoke on a panel Thursday evening by Volv media at Rise by Barclays, where we discussed fintech trends for 2023.  The topic of inclusion came up right away, and I found myself and fellow panelists amped to talk about inclusion as a proper business strategy for the future success of fintech.  Sure, as an…

“If your voice isn’t accepted, does it mean you stop talking? Hell no. You keep talking.” ~ Bozoma Saint John, Hall of Fame inducted Marketing Executive, author, and entrepreneur. Black women are made to believe that the only pathway to success is to align their appearances and approach to their white counterparts. But Bozoma (Boz)…

Wealth tech is bringing humanity back to financial advice by opening access to financial planning that helps a diverse and growing demographic reach higher levels of self-actualization.  We’ve explored this topic in 2 parts. First, wealth tech has mainly catapulted thanks to the evolution of the financial advice industry (read part 1 here) and consumer…

Today’s story is part 2 of a wealth tech mini-series. ICYMI read part 1 here. What’s your first fintech memory?  Can you pinpoint when you realized that financial technology changed how you behave and interact with the world?  When I moved to New York City five years ago, it felt like a badge of honor…

When you think about a financial advisor, what comes to your mind?  Maybe it’s the image of an older man in a suit and fancy watch, with a huge binder ready to flip through the pages of your financial history as if every one of those numbers doesn’t tell a lifetime of stories.  Or maybe…