05/21/2026
Last week, I had the honor of attending the Wealth Catalyst NYC Summit at the Mastercard Tech Hub in New York City hosted by the incredible .co Syama Bunten.
And honestly…
the room was powerful.
Not because of ego.
Not because of titles.
But because it was filled with women openly discussing the conversations that too often get avoided:
money
wealth
ownership
investing
board seats
private equity
giving
legacy
and building real financial power.
We talked about:
The story behind every financial decision we’ve ever made.
Building businesses after 40.
Buying businesses instead of only starting them.
Investing through REITs, syndications, private credit, private equity, gold, crypto, women’s sports, health, and deep tech.
Using IRAs and DAFs to invest differently.
And how to stop simply writing checks… and start building a giving portfolio.
The level of brilliance in the room was unreal.
Women like:
Shaz Kahng
Kelly Ann Winget
Heather Kernahan
Denny Post
Kelly O’Brien
M. Claire Chung
and so many others who are building, investing, leading, scaling, and changing industries.
One thing became very clear to me:
Women need to be in more rooms like this.
Rooms where wealth is discussed openly.
Rooms where expansion is normal.
Rooms where women are not shrinking themselves.
Rooms where we stop only talking about survival…
and start talking about ownership, investment, scale, equity, and legacy.
I left inspired.
I left stretched.
And honestly…
I left thinking bigger.
The future belongs to people willing to learn, evolve, build, invest, and move before they feel fully ready.
And there is something incredibly powerful happening right now when women come together and decide to expand.
Thank you, Syama Bunten, for creating a room that mattered.
