Melinda grew up in Jupiter, Florida and got her business management degree at the University of Florida. She shares how her father is a CPA and she wishes to follow in his footsteps. She moved out to Colorado and worked in Real Estate development there under her father who has been a great mentor for her. She then returned to school for accounting and while pursuing her degree she landed a job with PDQ and worked with Tim Gannon as an accountant. She shares how she worked her way up the ranks all the way to CFO. She now has branched out an owns her own business, South Florida Business Services. Melinda talks about how in this modern and online world, she is able to work with people all over the state and country.

Angela Sport hops on the Empower HER Money podcast and shares how she started in commercial insurance and how she came to discover multi family. She started as a temp to hire at 18 and she had a strong desire to grow and push herself further. She said yes to every opportunity to consume and gain knowledge to grow. She dived in with any learning material such as youtube, podcasts and more. She shares how she fell in love with it and now is an active investor. She shares how this was a leap of faith and how it led her to where she is today.

Emily is a business owner and owns two businesses. She co-owns a wedding and event venue in Miami with her husband and recently has launched her own financial practice. She has been in the wealth management for almost 12 years. Emily shares how her journey has held a lot unexpected turns as she had expected to join the peace corps after college but that all changed one summer late in her college career with an internship with Merrill Lynch. She shares how she did not like her first job and how she craved to be more client facing which led her to her next job where she stayed for 10 years.

Dahlia talks about her journey starting in sales in entertainment event and TV production and fast forward to today she has now been insurance for almost 10 years. She shares the real rollercoaster behind insurance and common misconceptions that people have about insurance. Dahlia shares her best tips and advice on how to transition from the call center mentality to working remotely. She talks about stepping out of her comfort zone and how this helped her get to where she is today.

Diana talks about how she always had a dream of being on TV, and she has done just that with interviewing big name stars like Jennifer Lopez, Mariah Carey or even hosting live concerts with singers such as Mary J. Blige and Josh Turner. After doing this for 10 years, she went for the trifecta and set off on her own and leaving that industry behind. She talks about how she empowers women and how she embraces this from a individual mindset. Now, Diana would like to share that energy in person with E2 on August 19th - because as a trained empowerment coach, Diana has a front row seat to what women really want from empowerment. And, the empowerment journey shouldn't feel like a heavy burden. It should be palatable and shared with other women! 5% of all ticket sales for this event will go to The Compassionate Health Foundation which is located in South Florida and focuses on education on mental health and substance abuse.

Dr. Holt, an internal medicine physician and real estate investor, shares her journey to becoming an entrepreneur. She came to the United States at 26 years old with a bachelor's degree in education with chemistry and zoology as majors. She originally wanted to become a physician, but she was unable to get into medical school in her home country. She always had a passion to treat people and make people feel better. She emphasizes the importance of future thinking and always being one step ahead, knowing that the next move is 5 steps ahead.

Angela introduces Bianca, who has started a branding business after working in the fashion industry for 7-8 years. Bianca fell in love with branding while studying abroad in Barcelona in college and wanted to start her own business. She worked as a side client for a women-owned business studio in Atlanta, helping them with branding and building relationships. She wants to help other women owned businesses feel confident in their decision to start their own businesses. She shares her experience of starting her first business as a 10-year-old pet sitting company and how her parents encouraged her to give it a shot. She emphasizes the importance of having a strong work ethic and understanding the value of money.

Angela introduces Ashley Hattay, the CEO of Embrace Spaces, a home staging and commercial interior design company based in Tampa, Florida. Ashley has served in the army for 8 years and has been a human resource specialist. But, now she has decided to end her military service to pursue a more creative career. Ashley shares her inspiration for creativity, using magazines, Pinterest, Tik Tok, and social media for inspiration. She describes how not only is this new career path her passion, but she wants to have something she can pass down to her children and make them proud.