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Sonya joins Larry Sprung on the Mitlin Money Mindset Podcast to talk about Choir, the Do Better Series, and pervasive sexual harassment at financial conferences

Sonya shares her thoughts on salary transparency and the gender pay gap in this article about a discrimination lawsuit against a large RIA.

Another troubling industry conference incident is giving reformers a chance to promote ongoing efforts to eliminate sexism and discrimination from events. Sonya Dreizler, for one, is heartened that it took two months for Jesse Watters’s offensive comments – made at an April conference by Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of America – to erupt publicly.

Welcome back to the Get Better Everyday Podcast! Who is Sonya Dreizler? She co-founded a diversity platform called Choir that focuses on amplifying the voices of people of color in finance, business, and more. She’s a speaker, author, but has spent the majority of her career in the financial industry working with properties.

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!