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00:00When I think of the word access, I think about exposure, opportunity, and vision.

00:06The ability to see anything and everything that's possible.

00:11That's why I'm thrilled to be partnering with Blavity and MasterCard on Access Amplified

00:17to celebrate Black changemakers and community leaders.

00:21I am here to share my insights into the world of financial security, wealth building, and empowerment

00:27to show you how financial education played a central role in my success.

00:34So while I was on Wall Street, I worked in asset management.

00:37And so I started to do what I saw our wealthy clients do.

00:39They might have started with $100 million, I started with $100.

00:43Being surrounded by millionaires and billionaires, I wanted to take what Wall Street gave to me

00:48and give it to the people that Wall Street tend to overlook.

00:51So one of the key financial challenges that I feel like we face within society today is our identity.

00:56If you don't come from money, you're not around wealth, your desire to obtain it may exist

01:01but your belief that you deserve it is often non-existent.

01:04At Amplify, we focus on creating digestible content, resources, and tools

01:09to show people that you can start small and build big.

01:12It's about putting people in a position to, one, learn, but you can get to a space

01:16where you're unlearning who you have been and then choosing who you want to become.

01:21To the individual who's just starting their journey to build financial security, to create financial ease,

01:27you have to value being an owner more than you value being a consumer.

01:32The wealth gap is getting wider, but we got to give the tools and resources to the people who need it,

01:37who want it, but just don't know where to get it.

01:40So it's extremely important for companies like MasterCard to truly effectively lead with their heart

01:45to grow the minds and hearts of the people that they serve.

01:50Now that you've heard my journey, what's yours?