[vc_separator type='normal' position='center' color='' thickness='20px' up='' down=''] Meet Kate Starkey & Traci Richmond Mentors. Like sherpas who expertly lead hikers to the top of Mount Everest, they’re the wise, trusted guides we all need to succeed in business– and in life. Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg had Steve Jobs....
[vc_separator type='normal' position='center' color='' thickness='20px' up='' down=''] Deftly scaling the ranks of Raymond James, Jodi Perry is now overseeing enough people to fill a large cruise ship (4,551at last count). Her new helm: Raymond James Independent Contractors Division where she was named President in June. Like...
[vc_separator type='normal' position='center' color='' thickness='20px' up='' down=''] “Lonely.” That’s the word Kate Starkey uses to describe how it feels to be a woman in the financial advising industry. Though she’s taking over a business established by her father and mother and was raised with a female...
[vc_separator type='normal' position='center' color='' thickness='20px' up='' down=''] The WLA chose as our first program offering a carefully crafted, small group mentoring pilot designed around providing formal training for mentors as well as focusing on helping mentees achieve their individually set goals and objectives. We chose this...
[vc_separator type='normal' position='center' color='' thickness='20px' up='' down=''] Time and again, the well-dressed, successful women gathered at the Kennedy Center on Saturday, May 19th repeated the word “pioneer.” Those with the CFP® credentials trailing their names and the profitable advisory practices were quick to give credit to...
[vc_separator type='normal' position='center' color='' thickness='20px' up='' down=''] The WLA is celebrating our first anniversary as a 501c3 nonprofit organization! This past year has been a busy one for us – we hired an Executive Director and expanded our board to 10 members, including a representative from the...
[vc_separator type='normal' position='center' color='' thickness='20px' up='' down=''] As our first initiative, the Women’s Leadership Alliance chose to pilot a program where we deliver comprehensive training and ongoing support to a group of Raymond James women advisors who expressed interest in becoming mentors or mentees. Our program...