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Building Women’s Financial Independence and Fixing the Broken Rung with Megan Schoettmer

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Do you feel confident that you’re in control of your financial future? With the huge transfer of wealth to women in this country, it’s more important than ever to be financially literate and feel confident in the conversation. In today’s episode, Megan Schottmer shares her inspiring journey of overcoming shyness and self-doubt to become a trailblazing leader in the financial services industry. Megan candidly discusses the importance of financial empowerment for women, the critical role of mentors and sponsors, and strategies for navigating the corporate ladder as an introvert. This week’s episode 150 of How Women Inspire Podcast is about building women’s financial independence and fixing the broken rung!

In this episode of How Women Inspire Podcast, Megan Schoettmer is sharing the importance of ensuring women take an active role in their financial lives and actionable steps you can take right now to leverage your authentic self to succeed in a male-dominated industry.

Megan Schoettmer is regional president of PNC Bank, Northern California. Prior to joining PNC in August 2022, she served as managing director and Commercial Banking leader of middle market banking for Wells Fargo focusing on various industries including technology, commercial and industrial, and commercial real estate in Silicon Valley and the greater San Francisco Bay Area. Active in the community, Schoettmer serves as a board member for the Bay Area Council and the Children's Discovery Museum of San Jose. She serves on the advisory board for Santa Clara University's Ciocca Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship and is co-chair for How Women Lead #GetOnBoardWeek.

Some of the talking points Julie and Megan go over in this episode include:

The importance of finding one's "why" and aligning with an advisor who shares similar goals.
The concept of the “broken rung” in the workforce and the need to address the gender gap in promotions.
How financial stress affects career advancement and the importance of financial independence.
Building a personal board of directors and having diverse perspectives to guide your career and personal life decisions.

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Chapter

1. Building Women’s Financial Independence and Fixing the Broken Rung with Megan Schoettmer (00:00:00)

2. Introduction to Megan Schottmer and her role in the community. (00:04:24)

3. Overcoming shyness and building career confidence as an introvert. (00:09:18)

4. The "broken rung" in the workforce and how to address it. (00:13:14)

5. The significance of financial empowerment for women. (00:15:44)

6. The wealth transfer and the need for financial independence. (00:19:37)

7. The importance of building a personal board of directors. (00:21:53)

8. Megan’s approach to balancing different roles and identities. (00:23:29)

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