BONUS EP00: Your Brief Guide to Seasons 1-4 and What to Expect in 2021

BONUS EP00: Your Brief Guide to Seasons 1-4 and What to Expect in 2021

After a “year-off” which included maternity leave, birth, loss and a pandemic, 2050 TrailBlazers is back.

In this episode, we recap Seasons 1-4 and preview what the new season of the podcast holds: how to ensure financial services firms are not just attracting, but retaining ethnically-diverse talent.

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S04 EP08: Actionable Steps to Incorporate DEI in RIA Firms

S04 EP08: Actionable Steps to Incorporate DEI in RIA Firms

In this episode, Daria Victorov, CFP® and John Eing, MBA, CPA, CFP® are going over what steps they’ve taken, what’s worked, and what bumps in the road they’ve encountered. This episode is perfect for a business owner or professional who wants to dig deeper and increase their focus on diversity and inclusion, but needs an actionable blueprint to get started.

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S04 EP07: Walking the DEI Walk in the Banking & Brokerage World

S04 EP07: Walking the DEI Walk in the Banking & Brokerage World

In this episode, Samuel Palmer, Managing Director and Head of Business Development and Strategy for Chase Wealth Management, is here to discuss building inclusive initiatives at an organizational level. He’s talking through DEI best practices, and providing listeners with actionable tips to implement today.

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S04 EP06: Having a Greater Vision For Your Life & Money

S04 EP06: Having a Greater Vision For Your Life & Money

In this episode, Johnny Bailey, Executive Director of The ShineHard Family, is talking about how he decided to commit to the Shine Hard movement, the intricacies of creating a nonprofit ecosystem, and how listeners can get involved in supporting the next generation of minority leaders in their own communities.

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S04 EP04: Breaking Intergenerational Wealth Cycles in the Classroom

S04 EP04: Breaking Intergenerational Wealth Cycles in the Classroom

Chloe McKenzie is a wealth justice expert. She advocates for financial education in classrooms and runs a nonprofit organization that helps to empower women of color to build their wealth and break negative financial behaviors. In this episode, Chloe helps listeners understand what they can start doing to get involved in delivering financial advice to underserved communities.

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S04 EP02: Diversity in Practice: Hiring and Building the Future of the Profession

S04 EP02: Diversity in Practice: Hiring and Building the Future of the Profession

Today, Kate Healy, the Managing Director of TD Ameritrade Institutional’s Generation Next, is taking time to outline the importance of creating a more inclusive financial planning profession for the next generation and beyond. She’s going over actionable steps you and your team members can start taking today to focus on the DEI movement - and why it’s important!

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S04 EP01: Creating an Intentionally Equitable Hiring Process

S04 EP01: Creating an Intentionally Equitable Hiring Process

Cait Howerton, MBA, AFC®, CFP® Candidate, is relatively new to the financial planning profession - but she’s already making waves. In this episode, Cait is about to give listeners some amazing, actionable tips to start implementing better hiring practices today, and other ways financial planning firms can start to pursue inclusivity.

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SUMMER BONUS: Your Questions Answered: Pursuing a Career in Financial Planning as a Person of Color

As the host of 2050 TrailBlazers and the founder of YGC Planning, I receive a lot of emails, DMs, and in-person requests for coaching and mentorship. I’ve noticed that over the years I receive a lot of similar questions. That’s where the inspiration for this mailbag-style episode came from!

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S03 EP04: Faith, Money, and Community: How Money Impacts the African American Community

This episode gets into the nitty gritty of what role money plays in the African American culture - and Lazetta Rainey Braxton, CFP®, brings incredible insight and wisdom to the table both from her own personal story and her experience as an advisor. You don’t want to miss this episode!

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S03 EP03: Being a Champion of Money & Culture as a South American Immigrant

Catalina Franco-Cicero is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™, and has found that education and sports have given her a voice as a woman of color. She’s fascinated by helping her clients as a financial advisor, because she knows that there’s a knowledge gap, and the confidence gap, in minority groups when it comes to their money. Her work has focused on bringing positive change to underserved populations, and to spread financial knowledge in a fiduciary capacity.

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S03 EP02: Money in the Asian American Culture

This episode is a must-listen for anyone who is interested in Asian American culture, and how money plays into their cultural background. Phuong Luong does a fantastic job of offering both her personal experiences, getting vulnerable in her conversation, and providing well-researched information about the Asian American culture as a whole.

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S03 EP01: Understanding the Intersection of Money & Culture

In this episode, Saundra Davis is going to help us understand how to get to the need under the need - because it’s never just about the money. Working with clients on their personal finances can be challenging, and it will be even more challenging if we don’t look to approach our diverse client base with curiosity, openness, and the ultimate goal of helping them find their best financial life.

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BONUS EP 04: Leveraging a Career in Journalism for Representation and Advocacy

Natasha Alford is an award-winning journalist, host, and content creator. She pursued journalism with a focus on uncovering education policy in Washington D.C. Now, she’s grown her career in journalism as “The People’s Journalist.” This episode is an amazing insight into the life of someone who is making history as a journalist, and who is pushing past traditional boundaries in her storytelling.

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BONUS EP 03: Redefining Mentorship and Sponsorship in the Pursuit of Success

In this episode, Carla Harris of Morgan Stanley is dropping so many pearls of wisdom. We cover entrepreneurship, the importance of the DEI movement, how you can advocate for yourself in work and in life, and so much more. Are you ready to be blown away? Tune in now!

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