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Focused on the Future: Anna N'Jie Konte on AI, BeFi and Reframing the Money DiscussionFocused on the Future: Anna N'Jie Konte on AI, BeFi and Reframing the Money Discussion

Re-Envision Wealth Anna N’Jie Konte details the importance of speaking on a "human" level to clients.

Suzanne Siracuse, CEO

March 27, 2024

In this episode of Focused on the Future, veteran industry leader Suzanne Siracuse talks with Anna N’Jie Konte, president of Re-Envision Wealth, on the importance of taking a human-first approach with clients, how every advisor can incorporate AI into their practices and why she is reframing the way first generation wealth builders think about money.

Specifically, Anna discusses:

  • Speaking on a “human” level to clients, especially the next generation of investors.

  • How her background influenced her decision to focus on serving women of color.

  • Why clients’ money behaviors and experiences affect her overall planning recommendations.

  • How she uses AI tools to provide advanced planning, automate manual tasks and elevate her marketing efforts

  • Her advice for firms considering merging or selling their practice

  • How she uses the DISK assessment in managing and developing her team.

  • Why underrepresented groups are leaving our industry at a higher rate and how we can combat it.

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Anna N’Jie Konte BIO  

Anna N’Jie-Konte, MBA, CFP® is the President and Director of Financial Planning for Re-Envision Wealth. As President, Anna manages the firm’s financial planning, advisory, and operations strategies. She is a proud Puerto Rican, Gambian-American who is committed to building a firm where access to excellent, values-aligned financial advice is the norm, not the exception. Having spent her childhood watching the strong women around her live lives dictated by their bank balances, she’s on a mission to rewrite the money stories of women of color. 

She is a 3x winner of Investopedia’s “Top 100 Influential Financial Advisors” and has been named “10 Young Advisors to Watch” by Financial Advisor Magazine. She serves as a CFP Board Brand Ambassador; an advisory board member to Wealth.com; and a board member of the FInserv Foundation.

 

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About the Author

Suzanne Siracuse

CEO, Suzanne Siracuse Consulting Services

https://www.suzannesiracuse.com/

Suzanne Siracuse, Founder and CEO of Suzanne Siracuse Consulting, LLC, specializes in advising financial services firms on innovative business strategies, distinctive marketing programs and impactful advocacy initiatives around diversity, financial literacy, and next gen talent.

Ms Siracuse is also the Creator and Host of The Big Reveal Podcast Series and the Creator and Host of The Focused on the Future Podcast Series.

Ms Siracuse is a founding member of the Invent Elite consulting consortium, which focuses on developing, launching, branding and operationally supporting broad based technology initiatives for financial services firms.

In addition, Ms. Siracuse is on the Board for the non-profit, Savvy Ladies, is an Independent Board member for ASYMmetric ETF’s, is a member of the Council of Ambassadors for the IWI’s Thrive Center for Diversity and Inclusion, is an Advisory Board member of Diversitas and is an advisory board member of the American College’s Center for Women.

In Nov 2020, Ms. Siracuse was recognized by InvestmentNews with the Women to Watch “Trailblazer” award for her commitment to DEI initiatives within the financial services industry and in November 2022 was honored as a Think Advisor Luminary for her contributions on Diversity Equity and Inclusion in the wealth management industry.

Prior to starting her own firm, Ms Siracuse was the CEO and Publisher of InvestmentNews.