EP: 55 - Rianka Dorsainvil - How to be Bold, Black and Thrive in Business

Rianka's 3 brands:

• Your Greatest Contribution (firm)
• 2050 TrailBlazers (podcast)
• RRD Consulting (speaking/consulting) 

Open Letter Questions FP/Identity politics

• Don't let someone else insecurity take away your confidence. How to navigate in a world that is still uncomfortable or not accustomed to black and brown leaders.     
• Hair and dress
• Avoiding and overcoming stereotypes. Angry black woman etc
• How many people aren’t even aware of the behind-the-scenes discrimination that goes on in the financial service industry which trickles down to the financial planning profession.

Enterpuership Journey

• How and why Rianka became an entrepreneur.  (shares her story about leaving corporate America.)
• Time failed and how you grew.
• The mindset of an entrepreneur. Differences between employee entrepreneur.  
• Social media vs what is below the surface, mental capacity to be an entrepreneur, different validations, rollercoaster.
• In a podcast, you state how connecting with your natural market can be a fantastic way to ignite your fire and love your career. What advice do you have for finding your natural market? 
• Ways you can market yourself to a community that may not have assets to invest right now, but still, find financial literacy valuable. How do you go about that? 
• How can you be your authentic self and still bring in revenue? Most people especially people of color believe we need to put on a mask to survive. 
• How being yourself in this profession will positively impact all of the women who come after you
• What financial planning looks like in the world of #MeToo, female empowerment among business owners (especially women of color)

Personal/Leadership development

• Selecting your team. How do you choose the right team for your business? 
• Overcoming being the first in your family to succeed? The pressure that puts on business and family?Out of earning your parents. The mental anguish of earning more, survivor's remorse.
• The desire to help your community, but you need to take care of yourself first - put your own financial oxygen mask on first. 
• Overcoming generational mindsets. 

The world of Financial Planning & CFPs:

• AUM models and younger generations, alternative fee structures. 
• Why planners should get a CFP. 
• Educate listeners on the different type of advisors, commission, this is a great profession, there needs to be more of us to help us. Quad-A scholarship, Zahn scholarships, etc. Find your tribe, there is an organization out there for you.