Episode 2: Yerlis’s Journey from Banking to Financial Literacy Leadership
In this episode of Finanzas, un Tema de Mujeres, Yerlis Guevara shares her journey from banking leadership to financial literacy advocacy. With more than 20 years of experience in banking and financial services, Yerlis explains why financial education became her mission and how her work through Silrey Services LLC, The Adventures of Finance and Literacy, and this podcast is designed to empower women, families, children, small businesses, and communities.
This episode introduces the deeper purpose behind the podcast: to make financial literacy practical, culturally relevant, family-centered, and connected to measurable community impact.
Key Takeaways
Financial confidence is built, not inherited.
Women and families can strengthen their financial lives through education, clarity, and consistent action.
Banking is about people, not only products.
Yerlis’s banking experience revealed that many individuals need practical education, not just financial information.
Financial literacy is a life skill.
It helps people ask better questions, make stronger decisions, and build long-term confidence.
Children need financial education early.
The Adventures of Finance and Literacy supports the belief that money conversations should start at home and in the community.
Silrey Services LLC connects education with impact.
Silrey works as a financial literacy and financial readiness intermediary supporting nonprofits, banks, credit unions, CDFIs, schools, and community organizations.
Listener Action Step
Write down one financial lesson you wish you had learned earlier. Then ask yourself:
How can I teach that lesson to someone else — my child, my family, my community, or my future self?
Best Quote from the Episode
“When a woman understands her money, she strengthens more than her future — she strengthens generations.”
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