Last October, I sat in a room full of women who were building things.

Not talking about building things. Not planning to build things. Actually doing it, leading companies, growing revenue, making decisions that mattered, and doing it all with a level of intention that I don't always find in professional spaces.

I left that event with new friendships that I genuinely treasure. Some of my closest friends right now are women I met in that room. That's not something I expected walking in. That's something I walked away with that no keynote could have manufactured.

It's why I'm back this year, and this time, I'm coming as a sponsor again.

What Called to Lead Actually Is

Called to Lead is a premier women's leadership conference hosted by Kelly Roach and Sandi Glandt, designed for women who are ready to go to the next level in business.

But I want to be careful not to oversell the logistics, because what actually happens there is harder to put in a bullet point.

It's the conversati...

Let me tell you something I wish someone had told me earlier in my career: the women who build real, lasting wealth are almost never doing it alone.

They have a women’s network. They have mentors. They have a community that holds them accountable, celebrates their wins, and tells them the truth when they’re playing small.

I’ve been a Certified Divorce Financial Analyst and financial planner for nearly two decades. I’ve sat across from hundreds of women in some of the most vulnerable moments of their lives, and one pattern shows up again and again: women who are isolated make harder, more expensive, more emotionally draining decisions than women who are connected.

That’s not a knock on anyone. It’s a call to action.

If you’re looking for a women empowerment network that goes beyond surface-level networking and actually helps you build wealth, clarity, and confidence, keep reading. This is for you.

What a Real Women’s Empowerment Network Actually Looks Like

Not all women’s networ...

I spent the first half of my life trying to blend in with the wall.

Making myself smaller, quieter, less visible. If you had told the teenage version of me that I’d one day run a financial planning practice, lead a community of women, and write a book about money, I would have laughed. That girl didn’t believe she had anything worth saying out loud.

What changed? Community. Specifically, the women’s empowerment networks that showed me what I was capable of before I could see it myself.

That’s not a soft, feel-good sentiment. It’s the most practical career and life advice I can give you. The right support circle of women will change your trajectory. It changed mine.

The Communities That Shaped Me

Girl Scouts: Where Personal Growth Begins

I grew up a Girl Scout. And I know that might sound quaint, but the truth is, that’s where I first experienced what happens when girls are given space to lead without being told to tone it down. We learned how to set goals, manage money (hell...