Kristin Nava ’01, ’02 MSFP combines her business skills with a passion for the entertainment industry as a commercial talent agent. But landing that dream job involved a few plot twists.
A native Californian, Nava returned after graduation and started work at Los Angeles-based Abrams Artists Agency – a bi-coastal talent agency that provides theatrical, commercial, print, literary, voice-over, and children’s services. Her job was in the mailroom.
Assistant Vice President, Investment Strategy – Wells Fargo Private Bank ● Adjunct Assistant Professor – Bentley University ● Needham, Mass.
On choosing to study at Bentley . . .
“Women are often double inheritors — inheriting from their parents and, because they live longer, from their husbands,” explains Kathleen Burns Kingsbury, wealth-psychology expert; adjunct faculty member in Law, Taxation and Financial Planning; and author of How to Give Financial Advice to Women (McGraw-Hill, 2013).
That’s $28.7 trillion in women’s hands to manage and invest. Savvy financial advisers are taking steps now to make sure their practice is female friendly. And well they should, according to Kingsbury.
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