Her Story
About Kara
Kara White serves as Director of Development at Northwestern Mutual in Meridian, Idaho. In this role, she helps new financial advisors launch their businesses by providing training and development support. Kara has been in the finance field for four years. She earned her bachelor's degree in elementary education from West Virginia University after starting at Cal State University San Marcos. She later obtained a master's degree in human resource management with a specialization in organizational learning and performance from Colorado State University Global. Kara holds state life and health insurance licenses as well as FINRA licenses. Within her organization, she participates in the Women's Leadership Program, serves as the Women's Field Association liaison and pride ambassador for her office, and runs the local leadership development program.
Her Interview
Ten minutes with Kara
01What advice would you give to young women entering your industry?
You deserve to be there just as much as anybody else, and just as much as your male counterparts. Finance is a very heavily male-dominated field. There's gonna be a huge wealth transfer coming up, and a lot of the wealth in this country is going to be controlled by women. Research also shows that women would rather have a female financial professional. Don't be intimidated or scared to ask questions, to be in the same room as other people. It's really just being curious, learning, trying new things, proposing things that haven't been done before.
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