Q: What does Empowering Women mean to you? Josette: Empowering women means helping them recognize their value, trust their abilities, and take control of their future. For me, empowerment starts with confidence and the belief that women are capable of creating the lives they want. Through financial education and personal growth, I help women develop the knowledge and confidence needed to make informed decisions, overcome challenges, and achieve greater independence and security. Q: How did...

Q: What does Empowering Women mean to you? Tori: Empowering women means helping them recognize they do not need to become someone else to be successful. So many women have been taught to perform, prove, overextend, or shrink themselves to fit into spaces that were never designed with them in mind. Empowerment is helping women trust themselves again — their voice, ideas, intuition, leadership, and contribution. It’s about creating environments where women stop waiting for permission and start...

There were many moments in my life where fear, grief, self-doubt, and uncertainty tried to convince me to stay small. But one thing I have continued to learn is that growth does not always begin with confidence. Sometimes it begins with simply deciding to show up anyway. As a Realtor licensed in both Florida and Alabama, an entrepreneur, author, and Women’s Council of Realtors leader, I have had the opportunity to step into rooms that once intimidated me. From leadership meetings to...