Breakout Session 5 : Ownership Gap: that gap between earning well and feeling financially secure

​Ownership Gap: that gap between earning well and feeling financially secure

​The Ownership Gap looks at why capable, high-achieving women, whether employed or running their own business, often have everything else figured out except a real financial strategy of their own. Drawing on 25 years as a licensed NASDAQ equities trader and my own experience of redundancy (twice), I unpack the real reasons behind that gap, rarely income or intelligence, name the myths that keep smart people stuck, and walk through my RESET framework for moving from "I'll get to it eventually" to something concrete. The session includes a live, hands-on exercise: participants calculate their own real emergency fund number in the room. Takeaways: clarity on what's actually been holding them back, a practical framework they can apply immediately, and a real number to work from, not just an intention.

Ana Herrero-Wallace, Founder & Author, Ada Invest