
About this Event
Students: Empower Your Financial & Career Journey
Want a head start on a future with financial success and a career you love? We're here to help! This interactive workshop is designed for high school, college, vocational, and trade school students and their parents.
Join us for a fun and informational event where three local experts will lead you in the basics of financial and career literacy.
You'll leave with practical tips, action steps, resources, and a clearer path forward to the future you want!
What You'll Learn
- Credit Education & Mortgage Prep: Understand and boost your credit score. Get started on the road to successful home ownership.
- Savings & Budgeting Basics: Learn how to make and stick to a budget. Start saving for a secure financial future.
- Resume & LinkedIn Guidance: Craft a winning resume that lands you internship & job opportunities. Establish your professional presence on LinkedIn.
Key Takeaways
- What's a credit score? Why does it matter? How can you make yours better?
- It's never too early to set yourself up for successful home ownership -- learn how to get started.
- Discover the basics of budgeting, saving, and investing -- set the right foundation for a life with greater financial freedom.
- How to create a resume that sets you apart from the AI-generated ones hiring managers ignore.
- Get started on LinkedIn as a tool to guide your internship and job seeking as your career advances.
Meet Your Presenters
Nicole Pompa, Financial Advisor, Pompa Financial Services
Nicole has spent almost 30 years in accounting and finance, pivoting her career to focus now on personal finance and financial education. We all experience times when we try to make the best decisions, but make some wrong turns along the way. Nicole has been there and loves helping people rise above their challenges to step into greater financial freedom.
As a Financial Coach and licensed Financial Advisor, her mission is to come alongside you, your family or your business and guide you on your financial journey. As you work together, Nicole helps you avoid those wrong turns and create a strategy for financial security.
Tiffany McDaniel, Residential Mortgage Manager, First Northern Bank & Trust Co.
With 22+ years in the banking industry, Tiffany is deeply committed to helping families and individuals transform their lives through financial education. Driven by a passion for the American Dream of homeownership, Tiffany's firsthand experience witnessing the challenges posed by soaring home values and rising interest rates fuels her dedication to financial literacy and education.
Tiffany serves on the Housing Counseling Advisory Board for Community Action Lehigh Valley and is collaborating with the Sixth Street Shelter to develop a financial literacy program for the residents. She hosts First-Time Home Buyer Workshops and Real Estate Industry Roundtable events.
Marissa Polselli, Writer + Speaker + Educator, Wordtree, LLC
Marissa's background includes teaching English as a foreign language in Eastern Europe, 17 years teaching in Philadelphia high schools, 10 years working with student journalists, and a lifelong love of words. She founded Wordtree, LLC to help people express themselves through the written word with joy and authenticity.
Whether she’s writing business copy, a resume, a blog post, an article, or a LinkedIn profile, Marissa taps into the beauty and power of words to match her clients’ vision with their voice. Marissa lives in Quakertown, PA, and is the proud mom of two crazy and lovable rescue dogs, and a rescue cat named Mr. Pete, who rules the home.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
West End Fire Company, 1319 Park Avenue, Quakertown, United States
USD 7.18 to USD 12.51