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From Wall Street
to the C-Suite

I walked away from it all at the peak of my career - so I can help you find yourself through financial freedom.

Spoiler alert:

this is not about money.

Growing up in a rural community of 4,000 people, I could never imagine where I’d be today. My idyllic childhood was a blend of riding horses, learning cake decorating in 4-H, and witnessing people give selflessly despite having little themselves. But beneath the surface, my town faced violent crime rates four times the national average and had a wildly high teen pregnancy rate. This duality shaped my understanding of life and money.


Luckily, I had hit the jackpot with my wonderfully loving parents. My dad was an elementary school teacher and college tennis coach, and my mom was a teacher to blind children. They sacrificed everything for my brother and me. I vividly remember my dad working tirelessly in the summer heat one year to make extra money in order to treat me to the varsity volleyball ‘team shoe’. It was then, at a very tender age, that I realized money wasn’t about wealth or amassing ‘things’ – it was a gateway to access freedom, education, and experiences.

If I could,

you too can!

At 18, I left home and became financially independent, working multiple jobs while studying finance, thinking it would lead to personal financial success. Despite graduating early with both a bachelor’s and master’s degree in finance, and landing a prestigious Wall Street job, I quickly realized how little I knew about personal finance.


On my first day of work as an investment banker –the most prestigious Wall Street job available to new grads - I was asked by HR if I wanted a 401K or a Roth for retirement savings. I returned that question with a blank stare on my face and panicked: I had absolutely no idea. I had TWO degrees in finance, graduated at the top of my class, and then it hit me like a ton of bricks: while I knew corporate finance, the world does not educate people – and especially women - how to personally thrive with finances. You must learn it yourself – luckily, I’m here to tell you everything you need to know from the ground up!

After investment banking, I became a stock picker at one of the most prestigious investment funds in the country. I loved it. I was a top shareholder in Starbucks, Chipotle, lululemon, Facebook, and lots of other amazing companies. I regularly got to meet with Howard Schultz (founder of Starbucks), Mark Zuckerberg and Sheryl Sandberg (Facebook), Tim Cook (Apple), and many other household name CEOs. But it came at a cost – 6 days a week in the office, late nights, and lot of time on airplanes, not to mention an extremely toxic culture.


For the next many years I worked through corporate turnarounds, working grueling hours, through holidays and weekends, in attempts to right the ship of several companies. Some had wildly successful results and some were duds. But I truly enjoyed the work; however, I always felt a twinge that I wasn’t providing a better and broader impact to the world, and that troubled me.

Michaella

At 36, as Chief Financial Officer of a $100 million fintech company, I felt a calling to a greater purpose: empowering women to achieve financial freedom so they could live the life they’ve always dreamed of. With my hard-earned 'F**k You Fund,' I made a life-changing pivot to dedicate myself to this mission."

The best part is,

you don’t need to grind like I did.

Any woman in any financial situation can do what I did – and I will teach you how.

Did you know that women save less than 50% of what men save, and carry 30% more debt? Many women avoid discussing finances for fear of judgment, often leaving them trapped in relationships, jobs, or environments that they can’t escape. With my help, any woman can build a 'F**k You Fund' and live a meaningful life they've always dreamed of.

If I can do it, so can you.

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