Black History Month: Celebrating Trailblazers in the Black Community
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It’s Black History Month! Let’s highlight the people who are thought leaders, changemakers and trailblazers in the Black community!
Topic: Black History Month: Celebrating Trailblazers in the Black Community
When: Wednesday, February 15, 2023 at 3 p.m. ET.
Where: Join the live hashtag discussion
The panel will include: Patrina Dixon: Personal Finance Expert and Author, It’$ My Money; Rahkim Sabree: Finance Coach and Author, “Financially Irresponsible”; Tiffany Grant MBA, AFC®, SHRM-CP: Financial Wellness Curator and Founder of Money Talk With Tiff; Anthony Copeman: Chief Visionary and CEO of Financial Lituation; Mykail James: Financial Educator and Founder of The Boujie Budgeter; Ashley Brewster: Financial Educator, Wealth Strategy Associate at UBS Financial Services, Author of No Debt Zone; Latasha Peterson: Side Hustle Expert, paid of $47k of debt and founder or ArtsandBudgets.com; Taryn Bushrod: a Money Mindset Coach helping professional athletes improve their relationship with money and spending habits; Kembala Evans: Personal Finance Expert, speaker and author; Destiny White: Social Media Specialist at Experian North America; Beverly Harzog: Credit Card Expert and Consumer Finance Analyst for U.S. News; Rod Griffin: Senior Director, Consumer Education and Advocacy, Experian and Christina Roman: Consumer Education and Ahttps://www.modernhusbands.com/dvocacy Manager at Experian.
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Questions we will discuss:
- Tell us about yourself and your work!
- Who were some role models you looked up to when choosing a career path?
- What makes a person a trailblazer?
- What motivated you to pursue the work you are doing?
- How have you used times of struggle in the past to fuel your success today?
- Why do you think it’s important to have diverse voices in your profession?
- How do you think the diversity and inclusion landscape is evolving in your profession?
- What advice would you give someone who is just beginning to blaze their own trail?
- What role did credit and finance play in your professional and personal journey?
- How can we continue to pave a path for future trailblazers?
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