Meet Our Expert Team

At Fama, we’ve assembled an extraordinary team of trailblazing professionals who are passionate about transforming women’s financial futures. With over 120 years of combined experience across finance, business leadership, career development, and life transitions, our experts represent the leading edge of women’s financial empowerment.

What makes our team truly special isn’t just their impressive credentials—though they have plenty—but their unwavering commitment to translating complex financial concepts into accessible, actionable guidance specifically designed for women’s unique challenges and opportunities. Having personally navigated many of the same challenges they now help others overcome, our experts bring both professional expertise and authentic personal understanding to every interaction.

Our Core Areas of Expertise: Comprehensive Financial Empowerment

Research consistently shows that women face unique financial challenges—from the persistent gender pay gap to career interruptions for caregiving and longer life expectancies requiring extended retirement savings. Our approach addresses these specific challenges through four interconnected pillars of financial empowerment, each supported by specialized expertise and proven methodologies:

Wealth Warriors: Smart Money Management

Transform your relationship with money through expert guidance on investment strategies, retirement planning, and wealth-building fundamentals tailored specifically for women’s financial journeys. Our Wealth Warriors help you overcome common barriers to financial confidence and develop a personalized roadmap to long-term financial security.

Boss Builders: Business Success Strategies

Navigate the unique challenges women entrepreneurs face with targeted strategies for business launch, growth, leadership development, and sustainable success. Our Boss Builders combine cutting-edge business knowledge with gender-specific insights to help you build and scale your business without burnout or compromise.

Life Reinvention: Financial Strategies for Major Transitions

Master the complex financial aspects of life’s biggest changes—whether planned or unexpected—with compassionate guidance through divorce, career pivots, family changes, or financial recovery. Our Life Reinvention experts help you transform challenging transitions into opportunities for renewed financial strength and independence.

Financial Planning & Investing Experts

Jessica Monroe

Award-Winning Money & Career Strategist | Breaking Down Investment Barriers for Women

Jessica Monroe transformed her own financial journey from overwhelming debt to investment confidence before becoming one of the finance industry’s most respected voices on women’s wealth building. With over 15 years of experience spanning Wall Street firms and independent advisory roles, Jessica graduated magna cum laude from Wharton Business School before earning her Certified Financial Planner (CFP) designation—credentials that equip her to translate complex financial concepts into clear, actionable guidance.

What truly sets Jessica apart is her revolutionary approach to women’s financial education. After witnessing how traditional investment education failed to address women’s specific concerns and communication preferences, she developed the “Women’s Wealth Initiative”—a comprehensive program combining behavioral finance principles with practical investment skills. This groundbreaking approach has transformed the financial futures of over 500 women, with participants reporting an average 40% increase in investment confidence and 32% growth in portfolio values within two years.

Jessica’s research on gender-specific financial education approaches has been recognized by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), informing industry best practices nationwide. Her popular “Investment Confidence Blueprint” online course has enrolled over 3,000 women from diverse financial backgrounds, making investment education accessible to many who previously felt excluded from traditional financial spaces.

Areas of Expertise:

  • Money Foundations: Investing Basics for Beginners — Creating accessible entry points to the investment world through jargon-free education that addresses women’s most common questions and concerns about investing, including evidence-based strategies for overcoming investment hesitancy
  • Fortune Architect: Strategic Wealth Building — Developing personalized wealth accumulation strategies that account for women’s unique career trajectories, including approaches to catch up after career breaks and maximize growth during peak earning years
  • Future Self Fund: Women’s Retirement Planning — Optimizing retirement savings with gender-specific considerations, including longevity planning, healthcare cost projections, and strategies for addressing the retirement savings gap

Jessica’s Signature Methodologies:

  • The 3-Pillar Investment Framework™ — A simplified approach to portfolio construction that helps beginners understand asset allocation through intuitive categories
  • Financial Confidence Accelerator™ — A systematic approach to building investment confidence through incremental knowledge and action steps
  • Retirement Reality Roadmap™ — A comprehensive planning tool that visualizes retirement needs and progress

Notable Achievements:

  • Featured finance expert in Forbes, Investopedia, and CNBC’s “Women & Money” series
  • Recognized in “Top 50 Financial Influencers” by Financial Times (2023)
  • Corporate advisor for Morgan Stanley’s Women’s Investment Initiative and BlackRock’s Inclusion & Diversity Council
  • Creator of the highly-rated “Investment Confidence Blueprint” course with over 3,000 graduates
  • Published author of “Invest Like You Mean It: A Woman’s Guide to Financial Confidence” (Penguin Random House, 2022)
  • Host of the weekly “Wealth Warriors” podcast (100,000+ downloads monthly)

“I’m passionate about breaking down financial jargon into plain English because I remember feeling intimidated by the investment world myself. Every day, I see how clear financial knowledge transforms not just portfolios, but lives. My approach isn’t about abstract theories—it’s about giving you practical steps you can take today to build real wealth for tomorrow, regardless of your starting point.”

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Emily Thompson

Renowned Money & Career Strategist | Bridging Professional Growth with Wealth Building

Emily Thompson’s unique career path—from Fortune 500 HR executive to respected financial strategist—gives her an unparalleled perspective on the critical intersection between career advancement and wealth building. After witnessing hundreds of talented women make career decisions without understanding their long-term financial implications, Emily committed to bridging this knowledge gap through innovative education and mentorship programs.

With dual expertise in financial analysis and human capital development, Emily has personally mentored over 700 mid-career professionals through critical transition points, achieving remarkable results: her mentees report an average 27% salary increase within one year and 40% growth in investment contributions. Her groundbreaking “Career-Wealth Integration Model” has been adopted by several Fortune 100 companies for executive development programs and aligns perfectly with wealth-building strategies recommended by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

As a sought-after corporate trainer, Emily has developed specialized programs that help organizations address gender-based wealth gaps through integrated career development and financial education initiatives. Her pioneering research on career-stage-specific investment strategies has been featured in Bloomberg, Financial Planning Magazine, and the Harvard Business Review, establishing her as a leading voice in the emerging field of integrated career-financial development.

Areas of Expertise:

  • Money Foundations: Investing Basics for Beginners — Translating complex investment concepts into actionable steps with specific focus on career-stage-appropriate investment strategies, including comprehensive guides to employer-sponsored retirement plans and equity compensation
  • Career Catapult: Salary Negotiation & Advancement — Integrating career growth with investment strategy through proprietary frameworks that help women maximize both current compensation and long-term wealth accumulation, including strategies for negotiating beyond just salary to total compensation packages
  • Future Self Fund: Women’s Retirement Planning — Creating sustainable retirement income streams through diversified sources, with special emphasis on helping women recover from career interruptions and maximize catch-up opportunities

Emily’s Signature Methodologies:

  • The Dual Growth Framework™ — A systematic approach to making career decisions that optimize both professional advancement and wealth accumulation
  • Strategic Compensation Analysis™ — A comprehensive method for evaluating and negotiating total compensation packages beyond base salary
  • Wealth Acceleration Timeline™ — A career-stage-specific roadmap for accelerating investment growth during peak earning years

Notable Achievements:

  • Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Level III Candidate
  • Certified Professional in Human Resources (PHR) with specialization in compensation structures
  • Author of influential whitepapers including “The Parallel Path: Synchronizing Career Advancement and Wealth Building” and “Beyond the Gender Pay Gap: Strategies for Women’s Financial Equity”
  • Creator of the acclaimed “Career Wealth Accelerator” program implemented at Microsoft, Salesforce, and Deloitte
  • Regular contributor to Bloomberg, Forbes Women, and Financial Planning Magazine
  • Keynote speaker at the Annual Women in Finance Summit (2021-2024)
  • Lead researcher on the landmark “Women’s Wealth Journey” study tracking 1,000 professional women’s financial trajectories

“I’ve witnessed too many accomplished women make brilliant career moves without understanding how to translate their professional success into lasting financial security. This disconnect creates a critical gap that traditional financial advice rarely addresses. My passion is integrating these two powerful paths—career strategy and wealth building—because when properly aligned, they create exponential rather than just additive growth. When I share investment principles or career insights, I focus on making complex concepts crystal clear while always highlighting their crucial interconnection.”

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Business Growth & Leadership Experts

Samantha Reynolds

Women in Business Pioneer & Leadership Transformation Expert | Breaking Barriers for Women Entrepreneurs

Samantha Reynolds doesn’t just teach business strategy—she lives it. After facing gender-based funding rejection for her first venture in 2004, Samantha built and sold three successful tech companies before founding InnovateHer Ventures, a groundbreaking incubator that has launched over 75 women-led businesses with a remarkable 82% five-year survival rate (nearly double the national average). This impressive track record stems from Samantha’s innovative approach that combines traditional business fundamentals with gender-specific strategies addressing the unique challenges women entrepreneurs face.

As a strategic advisor to Fortune 100 companies including Google, Microsoft, and American Express, Samantha has revolutionized how major corporations develop and advance women leaders. Her proprietary “Barrier-Breaking Leadership Framework” has been implemented in over 30 major corporations, resulting in an average 34% increase in women’s executive promotion rates. This framework builds on research and best practices supported by the Small Business Administration’s Office of Women’s Business Ownership while adding crucial innovations in unconscious bias mitigation and authentic leadership development.

Samantha’s impact extends beyond individual businesses through her policy work with the Senate Small Business Committee, where her evidence-based recommendations have influenced legislation expanding access to capital for women entrepreneurs. Her landmark research study “The Funding Gap” has become required reading in business schools nationwide, documenting disparities in venture funding while providing actionable solutions for women founders seeking investment.

Areas of Expertise:

  • Startup Springboard: Business Launch Guide — Transforming concepts into viable business models with particular expertise in opportunity validation, minimum viable product development, and early-stage funding strategies specifically designed to overcome gender-based funding barriers
  • Corner Office Cultivator: Women’s Leadership Development — Breaking through gender barriers in leadership through evidence-based approaches to executive presence, strategic visibility, and authentic leadership style development, including specialized tactics for navigating male-dominated industries
  • Digital Domination: Marketing for Women Entrepreneurs — Creating distinctive brand identities in competitive markets with specific focus on storytelling-based marketing, relationship-driven customer acquisition, and leveraging digital platforms for maximum impact with limited budgets

Samantha’s Signature Methodologies:

  • The 90-Day Business Launchpad™ — A structured system for rapidly testing and refining business concepts before significant capital investment
  • Executive Ascension Method™ — A comprehensive leadership development framework addressing the specific barriers women face in leadership advancement
  • Visibility Accelerator System™ — A strategic approach to building business visibility and credibility that bypasses traditional gatekeepers

Notable Achievements:

  • Founder of four successful companies including InnovateHer Ventures (valued at $45M in 2023)
  • Named “Best Emerging Entrepreneur 2018” by Business Insider and “Top 40 Women in Business” by Fortune
  • Board Member, National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO) and Women’s Business Enterprise National Council
  • Featured case studies published in Harvard Business Review and Stanford Business School curriculum
  • Creator of the “Executive Ascension Method” leadership program adopted by 30+ Fortune 500 companies
  • Author of the bestselling “Breaking Barriers: The New Playbook for Women Entrepreneurs” (HarperCollins, 2021)
  • Lead investigator on the influential “Women’s Leadership Trajectory” research study tracking 5,000+ female executives
  • Testified before Congressional committees on women’s entrepreneurship issues
  • Raised over $50M in venture capital across her companies (overcoming a 98% rejection rate for her first startup)

“I’ve stood in the shoes of every woman entrepreneur I now mentor. I’ve been underestimated in pitch meetings, overlooked for partnerships, and questioned about my commitment because I’m also a mother. That’s precisely why I believe in straight talk backed by solid data. My advice and strategies aren’t theoretical—they’re battle-tested approaches that work specifically for women navigating today’s business landscape. Every article I share and workshop I lead has one goal: to give you practical tools for breaking barriers that shouldn’t exist but absolutely do. The business world wasn’t built for us, but together, we’re rebuilding it.”

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Laura Stevens

Visionary Women in Business Leader — Expert in Leadership & Work-Life Integration

Laura Stevens has spent decades mastering the delicate balance between professional excellence and personal fulfillment. Her innovative frameworks in leadership development and work-life integration have transformed countless careers, earning her recognition from sources like Harvard Business Review and the U.S. Department of Labor Women’s Bureau.

Laura has created signature training programs acclaimed as industry benchmarks for ethical leadership. She’s mentored numerous executives, helping them develop sustainable leadership skills that drive both results and team wellbeing in alignment with modern business research.

Areas of Expertise:

  • Corner Office Cultivator: Women’s Leadership Development – Developing authentic leadership styles
  • Balanced Boss: Business-Life Integration – Creating sustainable success without burnout
  • Empire Expander: Business Growth Strategies – Scaling businesses with purpose and integrity

Notable Achievements:

  • Featured speaker at Global Work-Life Summit
  • Certified Leadership Coach through the International Coach Federation
  • Member, Association for Talent Development (ATD)
  • Creator of the acclaimed “Sustainable Success Framework”

“I write for the ambitious professional who refuses to choose between success and wellbeing. My articles blend research-backed strategies with practical wisdom I’ve gained from decades in both corporate and entrepreneurial settings. I focus on actionable insights you can implement right away.”

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Rebecca Johnson

Digital Marketing & Funding Maven — Driving Business Growth for Women

Rebecca Johnson specializes in two critical elements of business success: getting noticed and getting funded. Her award-winning digital campaigns and strategic funding initiatives have helped numerous women-led startups and established companies secure capital and expand their market presence, leveraging resources from the SBA’s Office of Women’s Business Ownership.

Rebecca has spearheaded high-impact digital marketing campaigns recognized by Entrepreneur’s Top Digital Marketers 2022. She’s played a pivotal role in securing millions in venture capital for startups, with detailed case studies published on major business platforms.

Areas of Expertise:

  • Digital Domination: Marketing for Women Entrepreneurs – Creating cost-effective digital marketing strategies
  • Cash Compass: Business Finance & Funding – Navigating funding options from bootstrapping to venture capital
  • Empire Expander: Business Growth Strategies – Scaling through strategic marketing and investment

Notable Achievements:

  • Certified Digital Marketing Professional
  • Secured over $12 million in venture capital for women-led startups
  • Regular presenter at digital innovation summits
  • Creator of the “Visibility to Viability” marketing framework

“I write at the intersection of creativity and data because that’s where business magic happens. My articles aim to demystify both digital marketing and funding strategies—two areas that often seem overwhelming but are absolutely essential for growth.”

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Life Transitions & Recovery Experts

Olivia Martinez

Renowned Life Transitions & Financial Recovery Specialist

Olivia Martinez specializes in helping women navigate life’s biggest transitions with financial confidence. With over 10 years as a Certified Divorce Financial Analyst (CDFA), she combines rigorous financial planning with compassionate support backed by resources from the Financial Literacy and Education Commission.

Her award-winning financial recovery strategies have been featured in U.S. News & World Report—Money, and she’s guided hundreds of clients through comprehensive financial restructuring after divorce. Her mission is transforming challenges into opportunities for renewed strength and financial independence.

Areas of Expertise:

  • Phoenix Finance: Divorce Money Management – Navigating property division and financial settlements
  • Resilience Rebuild: Financial Recovery Strategies – Rebuilding credit and financial stability
  • Family Architect: Financial Planning for Parents – Creating stable financial foundations for evolving families

Notable Achievements:

“Life’s big transitions are both emotional and financial journeys. I write with both aspects in mind. When you’re facing divorce, career changes, or family restructuring, you need more than cold numbers. You need a path forward that honors your whole experience.”

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Alicia Carter

Esteemed Life Transitions Advisor — Champion of Career & Financial Resilience

Alicia Carter specializes in helping women navigate life’s most challenging transitions with confidence and purpose. As a Certified Career Transition Coach, she’s developed comprehensive programs that address both the emotional and practical aspects of change—whether that’s switching careers, restructuring family finances, or rebuilding after setbacks, using frameworks aligned with the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants’ Financial Literacy Program.

Alicia has created structured programs that have successfully helped professionals transition into high-growth industries. Her innovative coaching techniques have been recognized in Forbes and her one-on-one coaching sessions blend career strategy with personal development principles.

Areas of Expertise:

  • Career Metamorphosis: Professional Transition Planning – Strategic planning for industry and role changes
  • Phoenix Finance: Divorce Money Management – Financial strategies during relationship transitions
  • Resilience Rebuild: Financial Recovery Strategies – Systems for financial healing and growth

Notable Achievements:

  • Certified Career Transition Coach through the Career Development Network
  • Member, International Coach Federation (ICF)
  • Featured in national media for financial recovery strategies
  • Creator of the “Transition Triumph System” for navigating major life changes

“I believe every transition, even the most challenging ones, holds potential for growth and renewal. When I write, I aim to blend practical advice with genuine encouragement. Because I’ve seen firsthand that strategy without support rarely succeeds.”

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Career Development & Income Experts

Natalie Ortiz

Financial Strategist Extraordinaire — Debt Management & Passive Income Innovator

Natalie Ortiz transforms financial challenges into opportunities for growth. With more than 12 years in personal finance, she specializes in two critical areas: conquering debt and creating passive income streams that work while you sleep, applying strategies recommended by the Federal Trade Commission’s Consumer Information program.

Her innovative debt reduction frameworks have been recognized by CNBC and featured in television segments such as “Debt-Free Living.” As a keynote speaker at the Annual Passive Income Summit, Natalie shares strategies for generating consistent secondary income that anyone can implement.

Areas of Expertise:

  • Debt Demolisher: Smart Debt Management – Strategic approaches to reducing and eliminating debt
  • Sleep-While-You-Earn: Passive Income Generation – Creating automated income systems
  • Career Catapult: Salary Negotiation & Advancement – Maximizing earning potential in traditional employment

Notable Achievements:

  • Certified Debt Management Specialist through the Financial Counseling Association of America
  • Regular contributor to The Balance
  • Featured in television segments on “Debt-Free Living”
  • Creator of the “Debt Freedom Blueprint” and “Passive Income Accelerator” programs

“I believe financial freedom starts with clear steps anyone can follow. When I write about debt management or passive income, I’m thinking about the person who feels overwhelmed but is ready for change. I’ve been there too.”

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Ava Simmons

Financial Education & Career Guidance Expert — Empowering Women Holistically

Ava Simmons bridges two worlds that are rarely connected: financial services and career development. As a Certified Financial Educator and Accredited Career Coach, she helps women navigate professional challenges and financial decisions with confidence and clarity, drawing from resources provided by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Ava has designed innovative methodologies that merge financial planning with career development, improving outcomes for over 400 women. At industry forums, her interactive sessions receive praise for translating complex concepts into clear, actionable guidance that leads to measurable results.

Areas of Expertise:

  • Career Catapult: Salary Negotiation & Advancement – Strategic approaches to career progression
  • Money Foundations: Investing Basics for Beginners – Financial education for career-minded professionals
  • Career Metamorphosis: Professional Transition Planning – Integrated financial and career planning

Notable Achievements:

“I’m passionate about connecting dots that are often left separate: your career path and your financial journey. When I write, I aim to break down artificial barriers between professional success and financial wellbeing. Because in reality, these areas constantly influence each other.”

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