WLA Ambassadors

Together, we can make a difference.

Join a diverse community of financial advisors, entrepreneurs, leaders, investors, educators and students committed to empowering women in the financial advising profession through advocacy, engagement, and collaborative thought-leadership.

The Women’s Leadership Alliance’s Ambassador Community for
financial advisors, together with allies and advocates, is a growing nationwide network. Our membership is committed to working together to organize our efforts, and build influence, energy, resources, outreach, and support for women in the financial advising profession. As a WLA Ambassador you will be a part of a powerful and empowered community making a difference in finally moving the needle in gender representation at all levels in the financial advising profession.


As a WLA Ambassador member you will benefit from a nationwide network of professionals in the exchange of ideas, resources, and tools while collectively helping to scale the reach of our vision to transform the financial advising industry to one in which women comprise an equitable representation at every level.

As a nonprofit, firm-agnostic organization, the WLA is building a community for everyone in who believes that attracting, supporting, and empowering women in the financial advising profession is good for women and good for our entire industry.
We invite you to join us!

Exclusive Benefits for WLA Ambassadors

  • Membership in a powerful community advancing women in the financial advising profession
  • Professional and personal development webinars, lunch and learns, tools and resources
  • Exclusive WLA Ambassador online and in-person Community and Conversation events
  • Networking access through the nationwide WLA Ambassador community directory
  • Eligibility to participate or nominate others in woman-to-woman advisor mentorship program
  • Access to confidential coaching program
  • Access to Ambassador community circles
  • Opportunity to nominate universities for WLA funded programs
  • Exclusive vendor discounts in the Ambassador Marketplace
  • Recognition on the WLA website and in your own marketing as a WLA Ambassador

Find the Right Fit for You

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Ambassador

WLA Ambassadors include financial advisors as well as advocates and allies, of all gender identities who want to join a movement to advance more women in the financial advising profession.

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Early Career Ambassador

Early Career Ambassadors are financial advisors with fewer than four years of experience in the profession who are looking to build their network, their business, and their confidence, AND who would like to support other women on their financial advising path.

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Student Ambassador

Student Ambassadors are enrolled in a college or university or are engaged in a financial advising internship and plan to pursue a career as a financial advisor and wish to connect with other women at various stages of their financial advising path.

WLA Ambassadors Make an Impact

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Many hands make light work! As champions for women in the financial advising profession, WLA Ambassadors are
members of a community who come together with two primary goals:

1. Educate women about the empowering financial advising career path.

2. Support and advance more women currently working as financial advising professionals.

If you are passionate about changing the conversation pushing boundaries, and effecting change and would like to be a part of a community that promotes empowerment for women in the financial advising profession, we invite you to join us. Together, we can make a lasting impact and pave the way for a more inclusive and equitable financial advising industry.

As a non-profit organization, our efforts are firm-agnostic and our collective impact reaches firms, communities, and campuses across the country. Ambassadors make a difference because of the active role and commitment advocating for positive change within the profession in a variety of ways:

  • Sharing the WLA mission and resources online
  • Referring new members 
  • Speaking to students 
  • Mentoring emerging talent, or participating in community panels and events. 

 

You can also contribute by hosting virtual membership events, supporting our mentorship program, or helping connect WLA with potential sponsors. However you choose to engage, your support helps grow a stronger, more inclusive future for women in finance.

Ambassador

Ideal For: Advisors, Advocates, & Allies

$150/year

  • Benefits
    • Access to business development tools, templates, and resources
    • Access to a diverse network of industry professionals
    • Exclusive invitation to WLA in-person and online events
    • Eligibility to nominate mentor and mentee candidates and university partners
  • Commitments
    • Be an advocate for the WLA mission to attract, develop, and empower women to thrive in the financial advising profession
    • Provide contact information for inclusion in WLA Ambassador directory
    • Be accessible to 1+ student or early career women financial advising professionals in the ambassador network
    • Refer potential WLA mentors, mentees, and ambassadors to help grow our community of support and advocacy

Early-Career Ambassador

Ideal For: FAs in First 4 Years of Career

$75/year

  • Benefits
    • Access to professional development resources
    • Access to a diverse network of industry professionals
    • Exclusive invitation to WLA in-person and online events
    • Eligibility to apply to for WLA mentorship
  • Commitments
    • Be an advocate for the WLA mission to attract, develop, and empower women to thrive in the financial advising profession
    • Provide contact information for inclusion in WLA Ambassador Directory
    • Support a WLA program or initiative in a way that is meaningful to you
    • Attend 1+ WLA Community & Conversation event
    • Be accessible to 1+ student ambassador for advice/support

 

Student Ambassador

Ideal For: Current Students

FREE

      • Access to career development resources
      • Special access to WLA Ambassador community internship and job placement opportunities
      • Invitations to WLA virtual and in-person events
      • Invitation to apply for WLA scholarship
      • WLA tools and resources to support on campus advocacy activities

        Commitments

        Be an advocate for the WLA mission to attract, develop, and empower women in the financial advising profession
      • Provide WLA campus program support
      • Support a WLA program or initiative in a way that is meaningful to you
      • Organize, promote or participate in a “Meet One, Be One” community conversation
      • Attend 1+ WLA Community & Conversations each year
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Ambassador Circles

Choose the circle that is right for you!

Ambassador Circles create an environment where members collaborate in insightful discussions, foster connections, provide support, and positively influence change in the wealth management industry.

  •  Regional Circles provide local, grass-roots advocacy and support, working with the WLA in our mission to attract, develop, and advance women in the financial advising profession.
  • Advocacy Circle engages in a range of activities to build industry influence through thought leadership, perform outreach to women students and mid-career changers, and offer professional development support to early-career women advisors.
  • Early Career Advisor Circle is a network of early-career women advisors, future advisors, and students engaging in professional development, networking, campus outreach, and community-building.

Become a WLA Ambassador Strategic
Business Partner

Partners in advancing a nationwide movement for positive change in the financial advising industry

Ambassador Business Partner Benefits:

  • Recognition as a WLA Ambassador Business, a designation reflecting your company’s commitment to gender equity and inclusion
  • Your company logo featured on WLA Website, at Ambassador events, and in promotional materials
  • Access to ambassador events and resources for up to 20 advisors or staff in your firm Eligibility WLA mentorship and internship programs
  • Access WLA provided tools and resources to share in your presentations & among your circle of influence
  • Opportunity to partner on WLA research related to attracting, retaining, and advancing  
  • Opportunity to promote openings within your company to WLA Ambassador community
  • Invitation to be featured on Ambassador webinar industry panels Invitations to WLA onsite community events around the country

Investment:  $5000/Year

In addition to an annual $5000 investment, WLA Ambassador Business Partners pledge to engage in practices that support gender inclusion and equity within their business.

 

Contact Executive Director,  Stephanie Gularte, for more information.

[email protected]

 

Many Thanks to our Strategic
Business Partners

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