In Episode 3 of Local Bella, Alyssa sits down with financial advisor and professional people-connector Colin Powers to talk about money, networking, community, entrepreneurship and what happens when you stop trying to look like everyone else in your industry.
Colin helps people better understand their finances, choose accounts and investments that fit their goals, and build a financial approach around the life they actually want to live. But this conversation goes way beyond numbers.
Colin talks about starting his career as one of the younger people in a traditionally old-school industry and how, for a while, he wished he looked older just so people would take him more seriously.
Eventually, that shifted.
Instead of treating his age like a disadvantage, he started seeing it as a strength.
We also get into financial shame, why so many people are afraid to talk about money, the importance of finding a budgeting system that actually works for your brain, and why professional financial guidance may be more accessible than people assume.
In this episode, we talk about:
- Why being young in your industry doesn’t have to be a disadvantage
- The difference between experience and simply doing the same thing for a long time
- Why Colin stopped trying to fit the stereotypical financial-advisor mold
- Finding networking groups where you actually feel welcome
- How to decide which networking events are worth your time
- Building genuine relationships instead of just collecting business cards
- Colin’s work with YELL, Young Emerging Leaders and Learners
- Why listening is such an important part of leadership
- The misconception that you need to be wealthy before working with a financial professional
- Why talking about money shouldn’t carry so much shame
- Simple ways to start paying attention to where your money is actually going
- Why budgeting doesn’t have to look the same for everyone
- Building financial systems around how you operate
- Colin’s personal story and what ultimately brought him into the financial industry
- Turning difficult experiences into something meaningful
- Why community involvement matters to him
- The power of simply being yourself in business
- Why you aren’t supposed to be the right fit for everybody
Colin also shares the personal story behind his career in finance. After unexpectedly losing his dad at a young age and seeing firsthand how financial stress affected his family, his career took a completely different direction. Today, helping people feel less overwhelmed by their finances has become much more personal than simply choosing investments.
And because this is Local Bella, we obviously talk community too.
Colin is heavily involved around Yorkville, regularly connects people with local networking opportunities and helps lead YELL through the Yorkville Area Chamber of Commerce. His approach is pretty simple: bring people together, make them feel welcome and help them find the people and resources they need.
Basically, know your numbers, find your people and stop trying so hard to look the part.
📱 Facebook: Search Colin Powers Financial Advisor📸 Instagram: Colin Powers Financial Advisor💼 LinkedIn: Colin Powers📞 Phone: 815-271-2575📧 Email: colin.powers@equitable.com
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