Theddy Ulysse

I attribute my success to the women in my life - my mother, my grandmother, basically all the women in my life who have really been the example for me. And I also want to be that example for the upcoming generation, not just women, but for the next upcoming generation. The reason why I say women is because that's what I exemplify - to be a woman of excellence. When I walk into a room, I want to make sure people not only feel the room having good energy, but I also want to create impact. So that's what the women in my life have done, and that's what I want to do moving forward.

The best career advice I've gotten, and this is going to sound crazy, is you will not be doing the same thing you're doing now in the next 10 years. And I know that sounds crazy, but it's true. When I first started my career, I wasn't even in school for finance at the moment - I was in school for compliance. And then I jumped into media, and now I'm in finance, which is crazy. So I have a logistics background, I have a compliance background, I have media entertainment background, and now I'm also in the financial industry. So I definitely tell people to be flexible in their careers. You definitely will not be doing the same thing you're doing now. And even if you are, I would say excel in it and grow within your career. So whatever title and position you have now, it will change, and just be flexible.

Be an example, but don't be afraid to get your hands dirty. And what do I mean by that? Don't be afraid to get your hands dirty in the sense of learn from others. Make sure that you are not just learning your own skills for your own field, but see what other things are going on within your industry. Be a part of the team. I think so many times we only focus on the title and the career, but we're not building connections. We're not leaving an impact. So that's the biggest thing I can tell any woman - don't just be the example, don't just focus on your titles, don't just focus on a career, but volunteer, see what's going on, have people remember you, leave an impact. That's the biggest thing. Because you might leave the company one day, and you might need those connections. People will need to remember you, and the only way people will remember you is by you socializing, connecting, and leaving an influential impact, definitely.

The biggest challenges and opportunities would be AI, to be honest with you. I think it's something that's new, it's definitely still developing, we're still getting to know it, we're still learning about it, we're still concerned at the same time, but I think it's something that you have to hone in with. I think it's something that you need to adjust with, learn it, grow with it. And not just that, I tell a lot of people who are entering the field to become an expert. A lot of people rely on AI for everything, but I would rather you use AI more as an assistant for you, and to exemplify everything you can within your field. Get all the certificates, stay up to date on the current information, know and be skillful. People want to use AI to kind of not do a lot, but me, I want to use AI so I can be better at what I'm doing, but not just be better to use it and not understand the knowledge, but also be better so I can use the information to help out my teammates, to help out my upline, and that way, we're not just concerned, but we're experts in the field. So if we see something wrong, we can say, that's not correct, this is wrong. I think you have to become an expert in your field. That's what I would say.

Integrity. I think integrity is so important to have, and it's really your brand. That's what I value the most - to have integrity no matter where I go or who I become. I always want to be a person where people know that what she says is who she is. No matter where I am, where I'm going, I always want to keep that impact of having integrity. Another value that's also important to me is God. Doing things in a Christian, godly way - I have to also honor that as my religion and my faith.