Stories of Philadelphia

STORY?#8: JACKY PETIT-HOMME: DEFYING EXPECTATIONS – JOURNEY OF THE BEARD AND AFRO “My low-key favorite movie is Forrest Gump. Seriously, this guy does whatever he thinks is the right thing to do in the moment, focuses on supporting the people immediately around him, and success just finds him. That’s basically how my career has developed.” ~~~~~~~~ “I noticed that the best teams at Merrill were mostly white. I wanted to be on a winning team, but one that reflected diversity, and with people that looked like me. There was also this expectation to conform to a certain appearance. We were told to shave and be ‘clean cut’. So, I grew out an afro and a beard. I felt I had to do this because I wanted to flip things on their head. It became a personal statement.” ~~~~~~~~ “I’ll admit, the day we launched Liberty One Wealth Advisors was nerve-wracking … probably the closest I ever came to a panic attack. We decided to launch at 1:00pm. At 12:50pm, I was short of breath and freaking out. I just bought a house, I was the only breadwinner, it was frightening. I excused myself from the room, took a walk around the block, put the headphones on, and listened to some of my favorite songs. When I came back, we did it, and our clients were overwhelmingly supportive.” ~~~~~~~~ In the corporate arena, Jacky seeks to cultivate a diverse cohort of financial planners. “I want to build an army. There are very few Black financial planners that have a CFP license in my industry. Sometimes I feel like a unicorn. I’m working with others now to train and retain more.” Jacky L Petit-Homme, CFP? FULL STORY AT LINK BELOW ?ttps://https://lnkd.in/eb5gCNpg