239 Millennium - Eighteenth Edition FINANCE AND INSURANCE FOUNDER, INVESTMENT ADVISER Phoenix Financial Group LLC Broken Arrow, OK PRESIDENT, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Women for Success/Mujeres al Éxito Inc. Colorado Springs, CO SUZANNE K. PORSKE Suzanne K. Porske is the founder of Phoenix Financial Group LLC, where she continues to educate and empower her clients as a financial adviser. She removes obstacles keeping them from effective financial management, leading to greater freedom and stability and helping them achieve their goals. Ms. Porske celebrates more than four decades in the financial services sector, beginning as a bank teller at Bank of America while studying for an associate degree in business. She quickly moved up to opening new accounts and handling real estate loans and investments, becoming a preferred banker with the company. After many years of career success, she created Phoenix Financial Group in 2015. In addition to her career, she is passionate about educating women on financial matters as part of her work with the Allstate Purple Purse Foundation. In the coming years, Ms. Porske strives to achieve sustained growth for Phoenix Financial Group. To this end, she plans to create a replicable and sustainable process for helping female clients gain financial literacy and independence and build the skills necessary to thrive. Driven by her commitment to supporting women in business, Irma Virginia Ramirez-Helguero created Women for Success/Mujeres al Éxito Inc. in 1995. After immigrating to the United States from Argentina at age 17, she encountered obstacles when pursuing her entrepreneurial goals and was inspired to use her journey to reduce obstacles to success for other women on a similar path. The organization seeks to address issues involving gender discrimination and language barriers to create opportunities for empowerment and fair treatment within the Hispanic community. At Women for Success/Mujeres al Éxito Inc., Ms. Ramirez-Helguero serves as the president and chief financial officer. She assists clients in establishing sustainable businesses and securing necessary licenses. Utilizing her diploma in accounting from Cannons Business College, she oversees clients’ financial operations and provides consulting services to enhance business performance. Moving forward, Ms. Ramirez-Helguero plans to shift from her current financial planning and insurance career to providing accounting and taxation consulting. She intends to expand Women for Success/Mujeres al Éxito Inc., aiming to empower more women to achieve their goals. IRMA VIRGINIA RAMIREZ-HELGUERO
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