Lena Rizkallah has carved out a niche giving financial advice to women in their 40s and 50s, often helping them navigate transitional moments in their lives. For these clients — who may be going through a divorce, starting a businesses or taking on a new creative project — Lena helps frame out a financial plan that can enable the vision. "Money equals freedom," she says.
Born to Palestinian parents who immigrated to the US and raised in a suburb of Washington D.C., Lena followed a winding path to Beacon.
In this interview, we talk about:
The Gaza catastrophe through the eyes of a second-generation Palestinian immigrant
Lena's decision to give up a career as an Immigration lawyer to work in finance
Her "moving to Beacon" story as a single woman, and why she kept her NYC apartment
Her panels and speakeasies focused on women and female business owners
The current investment climate; why economic doomerism is wrong
Lena's website: https://www.lenarizkallah.com/
Photo by Michael Isabell: https://www.michaelisabell.com/
Beaconites is recorded at Beacon AV Lab: https://www.beaconavlab.com/
