FemmeFinancial Podcast

Jennifer Swiegert earned her business degree with an emphasis in finance from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo.  A natural with numbers and passionate about helping others, she found a career where she could utilize both of those attributes helping individuals and families build holistic and tax-efficient retirement plans to pursue their financial dreams and she takes great pride in helping those clients get closer to achieving their short and long term goals.  

She is currently the Chief Retirement Strategist at her own office, Empowered2Retire. 

Jennifer and her husband, Luther, reside in Knoxville, Tennessee, with their two sons and many animals. Outside of work, Jennifer enjoys traveling, reading and hot yoga, and she has a long-term goal of one day learning to play the violin.

Cicily Newsom is a Licensed Financial Services Professional, Life Insurance Sales Trainer, Leadership Development Coach, Public Speaker and Licensed Real Estate Investor. She got her start in Life Insurance in 2014 beginning in a sales capacity through the brokerage of Symmetry Financial Group (SFG). Her agency- Life Golden Inc. has been building nationwide distribution teams under the umbrella of SFG since 2014; achieving million dollar round table status with $1.5M in Annual Premium Volume for 2015 and over $35M in total Annual Premium Volume since its inception. Cicily is a legacy member of SFG’s Advisory Board and serves on various committees for Quility Holdings, Inc to enhance the lives of life insurance agents through tech driven solutions. 

The distribution teams of Life Golden sell life insurance and retirement solutions while developing levels of leadership/management inside of those teams. Cicily matches her drive, grit and hunger for entrepreneurship with unreasonable optimism and an insatiable curiosity for people and systems. 

Jamie Soucy is a born and raised New England girl living in the desert of Arizona now for long enough to completely lose her Boston accent. She started her working life as a Registered Nurse at Boston Children's Hospital. For 12 years she cared for babies born with or who had acquired heart disease. While she had a passion for the healthcare industry, her bank account was never matching her level of impact and she wanted more. 

In 2014 she started her entrepreneurial journey in the direct sales space, retiring her from Nursing. She's filled her resume from there to include small business coaching, bartender, fitness instructor, to what she believes to be her final spot, financial services. 

Jamie is divorced, remarried and a mom to four kids. She's an all star baseball mom, figure skater mom, a step mom, a mom to a toddler still in diapers. She's been able to retire her husband from 20 years in education and able to fully live a life of freedom and excitement while still saying yes to more.

Mika is a dynamic entrepreneur whose story is as inspiring as it is impressive. Hailing from Chicago, IL, Mika started her career as a Registered Nurse and model, then made a bold shift into entrepreneurship within the financial services at age 27. 

She currently holds the record for being the fastest person to build a million-dollar business in the history of Primerica. Her exceptional business acumen, innovative thinking, and relentless work ethic have propelled her to the top.

Mika's achievements have been recognized with the prestigious Virginia Carter Award, honoring her as the top new female Regional Vice President in 2017. This accolade reflects her outstanding leadership and performance, as well as her ability to inspire and empower others.

Beyond her individual successes, Mika has had a profound impact on those she mentors. She has guided countless individuals in transitioning from traditional careers to successful entrepreneurship, sharing her expertise and unwavering support. Her dedication to helping others, especially women, achieve their goals is a testament to her genuine commitment to uplifting those around her.

Sarah Pappas has spent the last 12 years as a Top Performing Life Insurance Agent and Agency Builder and currently leads a national insurance team that runs over 5 million in revenue per year. Sarah believes that the financial services is the perfect place for an ambitious woman to grow and design life on her own terms. She is especially passionate about lifting women and encouraging them to work and lead from a place of authenticity.  Join Sarah as she lays out the premise of the show, and answers her Five Questions.