Today we wanted a different kind of Breast Cancer Awareness Month conversation, so we brought together a mini community of survivors and let a deck of Courageous Being's “Courage Cards” guide us in answering what we learned, what we stopped tolerating, and what we’re still carrying years later.

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Connect with Theresa and Ivana:

Theresa, True Strategy Consultants: tsc-consultants.com
LinkedIn @treeconti, Insta @tscconsultants

Ivana, Courageous Being: courageousbeing.com
LinkedIn @ivipol, Insta @courbeing

SITP team, Step Into The Pivot: stepintothepivot.com
LinkedIn @step-into-the-pivot, YouTube @StepIntoThePivot

Today we invite Jessica Porter and Hayley Porter, the duo behind the 401(k) Girls, to talk with us about the pivot they’re helping lead in financial education and 401(k) retirement planning.

They share what it’s like to create content while algorithms shift under your feet, why “talking head” explanations still matter even when they don’t always get the reach, and how they’ve learned to communicate with more clarity, more brevity, and more humanity.

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Guest Bio:

The 401(k) Girls is a financial education platform founded by financial planners Jessica Porter and Hayley Porter to make retirement planning and investing simple, approachable, and fun for younger professionals and clients.

Securities and investment advisory services offered through Osaic Wealth, Inc. member FINRA/SIPC. Osaic Wealth is separately owned and other entities and/or marketing names, products or services referenced here are independent of Osaic Wealth

Jessica Porter is a Financial Advisor, Partner at BPG Wealth Management, and co-founder of The 401(k) Girls. Growing up in a blue-collar family where money wasn't openly discussed, she developed a passion for helping people feel more confident and informed about their finances. Today, she works with business owners, retirement plans, and families to simplify complex financial decisions and create practical strategies for long-term success. When she's not talking about retirement plans, you'll likely find her on a long road trip, discovering new food, or spending time with her husband, step-daughter, and dog, Daisy.

Hayley Porter is a Financial Advisor with BPG Wealth Management and co-founder of The 401(k) Girls. She specializes in helping business owners, employees, and families navigate retirement and financial planning with confidence - minus the confusing jargon. Her mission is to make financial education approachable, practical, and empowering. Outside of work, she enjoys traveling, gardening, biking, and exploring the outdoors with her husband.

Connect with The 401(k) Girls:

The 401(k) Girls: LinkedIn
Jessica Porter: LinkedIn
Hayley Porter: LinkedIn

Connect with Theresa and Ivana:

Theresa, True Strategy Consultants: tsc-consultants.com
LinkedIn @treeconti, Insta @tscconsultants

Ivana, Courageous Being: courageousbeing.com
LinkedIn @ivipol, Insta @courbeing

SITP team, Step Into The Pivot: stepintothepivot.com
LinkedIn @step-into-the-pivot, YouTube @StepIntoThePivot

Today we talk with Brooke Vixamar, a former financial services annuity expert. When a wave of unexpected loss hit her family, the careful language of retirement planning and life expectancy tables turned painfully concrete, and she started asking a sharper question: what do I want my days to actually feel like?

We follow Brooke’s pivot from annuities and retirement income conversations into cybersecurity and identity management, where she now works in product marketing.

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Guest Bio:

As a product marketing leader, my focus is on deeply understanding the industries, pain points, and boardroom pressures of our buyers to connect the right solutions to the right problems. I've spent my career helping identity, security, and growth leaders find solutions that actually move their business forward. Solutions that deliver measurable outcomes their board cares about: reduced fraud losses, faster customer onboarding, lower operational costs, successful digital transformation.

Connect with Brooke:

LinkedIn

Connect with Theresa and Ivana:

Theresa, True Strategy Consultants: tsc-consultants.com
LinkedIn @treeconti, Insta @tscconsultants

Ivana, Courageous Being: courageousbeing.com
LinkedIn @ivipol, Insta @courbeing

SITP team, Step Into The Pivot: stepintothepivot.com
LinkedIn @step-into-the-pivot, YouTube @StepIntoThePivot