In this episode, Gigs Taylor-Stephenson shares her very fascinating career journey, starting as a financial services professional at a broker-dealer on Wall Street to becoming a chief compliance officer and Wall Street Bound and Kaplan educator.
Highlighting her passion for helping young people enter the world of finance, Gigs explains the highly intensive exam requirements for becoming a financial services professional (such as the Series 7 and SIE exams) and how she helps structure educational programs and prepare young professionals for this process.
Gigs additionally discusses overcoming the challenges of being a woman and Black professional on Wall Street in the early start of her career and provides very valuable advice on financial literacy and career development. With over several decades of a very successful career in finance, Gigs is an inspirational role model for many young women interested in exploring a career on Wall Street.
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