Vision & Purpose LifeStyle Magazine and Media Presents the Women Who Lead Interview and Talk Show
Sharon Hargro Porter, Ed.D.
Editor-In-Chief @ Vision & Purpose | Executive Producer @ SHPMedia and Broadcasting| Author | Host | Elementary Principal
Vision & Purpose LifeStyle Magazine and Media, LLC has launched a dynamic weekly internet show, Women Who Lead, which features women hosts who excel in finance, business, real estate, and education. The weekly show is every Wednesday from 7:00 pm -8:00 pm ET live on the Vision & Purpose LifeStyle Magazine and Media Facebook page.
The first Wednesday of each month, the Women Who Lead In Finance hosts, Pamela J. Sams, Chanay R. Robinson, and Amber Whitehead share their expertise in finance.
For 19 years, Pamela J. Sams has been helping women improve their personal and financial wealth through solid financial life planning. Pamela’s education and training enable her to help clients successfully navigate through the myriad of financial decisions they face during their lives. She focuses on helping her clients meet their financial needs and help them work to achieve financial security and greater retirement readiness.?
Pamela Sams has become a strong voice in the area of personal finance for women. Her knowledge in this area has made her a sought-after speaker. She has been quoted in articles in various financial publications.?
Throughout her financial services career, she has acquired several client service and financial planning awards. She has membership in the Million Dollar Roundtable (MDRT). Membership in MDRT is a highly recognized mark of excellence and limited to only the most successful in the financial services profession. This places Pamela among the top professionals in the global life insurance and financial services industry. Pamela was featured in the Women in Wealth section of Fortune Magazine November 2020 issue as a top Wealth Manager in the Washington DC metro area.?
She successfully completed the demanding requirements to receive a Chartered Retirement Planning Counselor certification through the College of Financial Planning. Pamela also holds a Behavioral Financial Advisor designation, awarded to advisors who have undergone training to learn to help clients make financial decisions using a rational, values-based approach. Behavioral Financial Advisor’s integrate techniques founded in traditional finance, psychology and neuroscience to positively influence clients’ spending and saving behavior in the presence of challenging emotions.
Securities offered through Securities America, Inc., a Registered Broker/Dealer, Member FINRA (www.finra.org)/SIPC (www.sipc.org).? Advisory services offered through Securities America Advisors, Inc., a SEC Registered Investment Advisory Firm, Pamela Sams, Investment Advisor Representative. The third-party comments displayed are not verified, may not be accurate and are not necessarily representative of our client experience. Please click on the link to our website for full disclosures.
Chanay R. Robinson is The Professional Credit Diva. The Professional Credit Diva, LLC was born out of a need to fix my own credit in 2016.? I signed with 2 different companies at the same exact time!
As she began to see a slight increase in her credit scores she became more interested in how the “game of credit” worked.? So, she joined several credit groups on various social media platforms and started discovering different tricks of the trade.? That led her into doing more research and learning the actual process of Credit Restoration and Credit Score Improvement.? It was fascinating and she really enjoyed it!
She also learned that an everyday individual could start their own Credit Repair Company.? And that’s exactly what she did!? She continues to build a legacy for her family while changing the legacy of the families of? her clients by helping them achieve their goals and dreams by raising their credit scores!
Amber Whitehead has over 20yrs of individual tax preparation experience.? She has worked for various CPA firms and commercial tax firms throughout the State of CT. ? She is self-taught when it comes to the preparation of individual taxes.? Her interest in taxes all began when she was a teenager and she prepared her own taxes.? She became so intrigued with it she eventually learned more and more about it and then started preparing taxes for her friends and family.? Her love of numbers and taxes lead her to get her Bachelor of Science in Accounting from Central CT State University in 2004.? She then went on to pursue her MBA at DeVry University graduating with honors in 2011.?
领英推荐
The decision to start her own tax firm came about after she was unemployed for a couple of years.? She realized that she needed to be the one to control her own destiny.? She took her passion for taxes and helping people and started Whitehead Tax and Financial Services, LLC, in April 2012.? The firm has since then grown at a steady pace throughout the years.? Amber specializes in taxation for individuals and home and/or service based small businesses.??
Amber has a unique way of explaining tax concepts to her clients to make it easier for them to understand.? Her motto is “I just don’t want to do your taxes; I want you to understand your tax situation.? It is because of this mindset that she is highly recommended by her clients.? It is her goal to continue to grow and add additional services to her tax firm.
Amber has been a guest speaker for many local high schools and universities in the State of Connecticut and on various podcasts to speak about the basics of taxes and how to minimize your tax liability.??
In her spare time Amber enjoys spending time with her one and only daughter and making memories with her family, reading books, watching movies and absolutely loves live music concerts.
The Women Who Lead In Finance Book Collaboration will be released December 1, 2021. In addition to Pamela Sams, Amber Whitehead, and Chanay Robinson; Kerstin N. Driver and Leslie F. Thomas share their journey in the finance industry which includes their success, accomplishments, obstacles, and barriers. More importantly, they share how they overcame those challenges to lead in the financial industry.
Congratulations to these amazing Women Who Lead!
Vision & Purpose LifeStyle Magazine is a bi-monthly print and digital publication.