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Choir has been named a finalist for the NextGen Planners Diversity Champion of the Year award, “celebrating those who are working hard to make the financial planning profession inclusive both today and in the future.”

Listen as Liv reflects on the financial industry being primarily “old, male, pale and stale” and her mission to bring more women and all people of diverse backgrounds into the forefront. She also reflects on the impact and memories of her mother working multiple jobs as she starts her own business.

RIA Intel is pleased to announce the finalists for the 2023 RIA Intel Awards. Finalists were chosen from a diverse and talented pool of candidates and represent the best in the industry. They include big and small RIAs that are on the leading edge in the industry, as well as the most innovative technology firms…

Brian chats with Sonya Dreizler and Liv Gagnon, the co-founders of Choir, a business dedicated to lifting the voices of people of color, women, and non-binary professionals in industries historically represented by white men. Sonya and Liv share why they started with a focus on the financial services industry. They also discuss how they’ve adapted…

Agreeing, Liv Gagnon, who co-founded diversity firm Choir with Sonya Dreizler, told ThinkAdvisor: “Overall, the increase we’re seeing in CFP professionals from ethnically and racially diverse backgrounds is encouraging for our entire industry.”

In this episode Toussaint chats with the founders of Choir, Sonya B. Dreizler & Liv Gagnon about their mission to lift the voices of people of color, women and non-binary professionals at events and in the media. Listen now!

Firms need to look inward and ask difficult questions to overcome these issues, says Sonya Dreizler, co-founder of the Choir diversity-certification and diversity-tech platform. She says those questions should include “Why is our staff — especially our executive team — homogenous?” and “Is this a place where women want to work and grow their careers?”

We’re thrilled to present the second group of LUMINARIES winners. The Class of 2022 standouts are being honored for the dynamic and inclusive ways they are driving the wealth, investment and retirement industry forward.  

Cette semaine, l’Américaine Sonya Dreizler, cofondatrice de la plateforme Choir, qui a participé à l’évènement de CFA Montréal Provoquer le changement, répond à nos questions sur le leadership. This week, American Sonya Dreizler, co-founder of the Choir platform, who participated in CFA Montreal ‘s Provocate Change event , answers our questions about leadership.

If you can’t measure it, you can’t improve it!  Imagine if the financial industry events and the voices in financial media, truly reflected the diversity of society. DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion) must be measured and we can choose to become accountable and transparent about our intentional practices.