For many first-gens, money is both practical and deeply personal. This session invites an honest, grounded conversation about investing, debt, and financial security without shame or pretense.

We’ll explore how early experiences shape our financial decisions today, name common unspoken pressures, and begin reframing money as something we can engage with clarity rather than fear. Expect shared reflection, practical language, and a collective sense of steadiness, not prescriptions or judgment.

Presented by Garza Consulting.

This conversation will be co-facilitated by DeWayne R. Gordon, Financial Coach for First-Generation Professionals at 40AM Capital, who will share practical tools and help guide a grounded, honest dialogue around money—one rooted in clarity, dignity, and choice rather than shame or perfection.

This program is part of a new series, Meet Me at the Edge: Stories, Skills, and Solidarity for First-Generation Leaps and Byways, where I collaborate with first-generation experts who help illuminate the intersections of life, work, and purpose through thoughtful conversation and collective knowledge-sharing.