Events in April 2021
- FLM: Stock Market
FLM: Stock Market
Happy Financial Literacy Month!
This month the Greater New Haven Branch of the NAACP will being hosting Financial Literacy Sessions each week.
Today's Guest Is Theus McBee: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83649835517
Theus McBee is a financial literacy advocate that is focused on raising awareness about investing within the black community. A graduate from the University of Connecticut, Theus is the creator of, “Stock Market University,” an online course that teaches beginners the basics of investing in the stock market. He has been featured on numerous podcasts and shows to shed light on financial literacy. As a YouTuber & owner of the @defineyourlegacy_ Instagram account, he utilizes social media to inform people of all ages the power that investing can have on a person’s life.
- FLM: Negotiating Salaries
FLM: Negotiating Salaries
Happy Financial Literacy Month!
This month the Greater New Haven Branch of the NAACP will being hosting Financial Literacy Sessions each week.
Today's guest is Christina Edwards: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84611948739
Read more about her below:
Christina C. Edwards
Founder & CEO
C3 Career Consulting, LLCChristina Edwards is Founder and CEO of C3 Career Consulting, LLC. C3 is a virtual career consulting agency designed to help women and people of color with resumes, cover letters, LinkedIn, interview prep, development workshops, and career coaching at a fraction of the price that typical career consultants charge. Her mission is to provide high-level services to underrepresented low-income clients so they have access to the same professional resources needed to excel in their careers.
Born and raised in Bridgeport, Connecticut, Christina learned how to navigate life as a first generation college student by obtaining a Bachelor of Arts degree in Human Development and Family Studies with a minor in Criminal Justice from the University of Connecticut. She also holds a Master of Science in Criminal Justice with a concentration in Forensic Psychology from the University of New Haven. Her unique education has truly shaped her experiences to think outside of the box when identifying, developing, training, and retaining top talent as a Human Resources (HR) professional.
Christina gained over 8 years of HR experience in screening resumes, interviewing candidates, providing career advice, and creating strategic initiatives to challenge and develop diverse populations. She has held various HR positions in Corporate America such as an HR Analyst, Senior Human Resources Business Partner, Technical Assistant to the Vice President of HR, and Global Diversity & Inclusion Consultant. Outside of Christina’s full- time position, she started her own business in July 2018. Since then, Christina has serviced hundreds of women and people of color from all over the United States with career consulting services. She has also been asked to be a guest speaker at various events to help raise awareness on important career development topics. Christina is committed to using her professional HR experience to help prepare clients for bigger and better things in their career journey. Her passion is to give clients affordable tools and resources to truly stand out in the workplace, while maximizing their career potential!
Contact Information:
Website: www.C3CareerConsulting.com
Email: C3CareerConsulting@gmail.com
Facebook: C3 Career Consulting
Instagram: @C3CareerConsulting
LinkedIn: C3 Career Consulting, LLC Clubhouse: @C3Consulting
- General Meeting
General Meeting
- FLM: 401k vs. ROTH IRA
FLM: 401k vs. ROTH IRA
Happy Financial Literacy Month!
This month the Greater New Haven Branch of the NAACP will being hosting Financial Literacy Sessions each week.
Today's guest is Spencer Cephas: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81304815069
Spencer Cephas,
Spencer Cephas is a Financial Representative of NorthWestern Mutual. He assists individuals and
businesses in achieving the future they envision. This is accomplished through a holistic process which
identifies where the client is and what their priorities are. Subsequently, he develops customizable and
comprehensive financial plans.
Spencer has always had a heart for service and helping others in need. From helping to collect canned
food items for local shelters, to participating in missionary trips to build churches in South America. He
has a track record of putting others needs before his own and loves to give back to his community.
His professional career started at the Hartford/Windsor Marriott fresh out of high school in the banquet
department. Working upwards of 60 hours a week he was used as a swiss army knife throughout all
departments to deliver exemplary customer service skills to guest and corporate executives. Furthering
his career, he transitioned to Verizon retail franchises where he worked his way up from a sales
representative to a multi-store managing partner. He was dedicated to building and developing new
markets, training leadership, balancing inventory profit margins and excelling in customer interactions.
Verizon helped develop his ability to run multiple businesses from the inside out along with honing his
leadership abilities with the help of his mentor Shawn Malone. Spencer’s final employment before
contracting with NM was with Paychex as a small business retirement consultant. Utilizing various tax
mitigation strategies, he helped small business owners establish customized qualified retirement plans
through their business. While doing so he was able to create legacies for the families of both the
employer and employees of businesses throughout Northeast Connecticut and Western Mass. - FLM: Budgeting and Saving
FLM: Budgeting and Saving
Happy Financial Literacy Month!
This month the Greater New Haven Branch of the NAACP will being hosting Financial Literacy Sessions each week.
Today's guest is Chellis Allen: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86820443063
Chellis Allen is Founder & CEO of Eveready Consulting, LLC.
Eveready Consulting offers different services and products within finances and fitness. At its foundation, Eveready Consulting was founded to spread the knowledge of financial literacy and budgeting best practices to clients in a thorough and engaging way to aid in the successful planning of their financial future. Chellis is from Hartford, CT. She went to UCONN to obtain her Bachelors in Communications and Journalism. She proceeded to attend Central Connecticut State University to learn more about finance and business. She holds a MBA with a concentration in Finance. She has over 6 years of experience in Real Estate and Eminent Domain processes for State and Federally funded projects as a Property Agent for the CT Department of Transportation. Chellis has spoken on several panels, presented and instructed at multiple professional events centered around financial literacy. She has done over 50 budgets for individual clients. She has experience in online retail sales and product production. She is driven by helping all create an overall healthy lifestyle in finances and fitness.