Mar 9, 2022
“Don’t ever love anything that can’t love you back. Don’t fall in love with things, fall in love with each other.” Gail Perry Mason Denise talks to Gail Perry Mason, a respected authority in the financial industry and bestselling author whose proudest accomplishments have nothing to do with money. One of her favorite achievements is to plant seeds in young people and see them become even more successful than she is in the financial services industry. She’s been doing so for 26 years through education and mentorship in Money Matters for Youth, the financial literacy program for children which she founded.
As an African American female in a white male dominated industry, Gail knows all about overcoming obstacles. One key to her success is good communication. Remarkably, the other key has been her humility in service to others, even when she’s mistaken for an Uber Eats delivery person!
Her tailfeathers aren’t easily ruffled, because, as she says, “In your heart you have to know who you are.” And Gail knows she’s all about love.
Learn Gail’s Wisdom On…
- Using a “Life Jar”
- Teaching young people to be OWNERS vs. consumers
- Making mistakes but NOT excuses
- The power of NO—a complete sentence!
- Putting together your Personal Board of Directors
- What FAMILY and LOVE stand for
- Putting a GPS on your money
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Gail Perry Mason, is an author and Financial Advisor and Senior Director of Investments of Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. She is a sought-after speaker, having received numerous awards including honors from Ford Motor Company and Michigan Women’s Foundation. The Women’s Informal Network elected her as one of Detroit’s Most Influential Women in the Financial Industry in 1999. She founded and directed the original Money Camp for Teens and the first Youth Investment, now Money Matters for Youth. Gail is a mother of three terrific sons and lives in downtown Detroit. She loves the waterfront; it’s her favorite place to pray.
FIND her books Money Matters for Families and national best seller Girl, Make Your Money Grow wherever books are sold.
Denise Ilitch, an owner of Ilitch Family Companies and President of Ilitch Enterprises, has been a part of Detroit’s business and philanthropic community for over 40 years. As a mother, lawyer, entrepreneur, devoted community servant and tireless advocate for women and children, she learned early, from her father, that everyone is worthy of contributing to the world. Her passion for affordable, accessible, quality education stems from her own experience as a first-generation student, earning a bachelor’s degree from the University of Michigan, where she currently serves on the Board of Regents.
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