Jill is a Speaker and Author as well as a Money & Personal Finance Coach. She helps people understand and make changes to their personal finances to achieve their goals. Her extensive background in banking and mortgages coupled with her own experience makes her passionate, informative and helpful. She shares her expertise in a friendly, professional manner.
As a Speaker: Jill takes information-dense topics and makes them fun and understandable using real world examples. You will walk away with accurate information and practical advice that you can immediately put into action. She is a member of the National Speakers Association and Jump$tart Coalition of Connecticut.
As a Coach: Jill has worked with hundreds of clients helping them improve their finances and achieve their goals. Her clients learn ways to get on the right track using solid, worry-free plans that last a lifetime. Let Jill help you make “good money choices” for your future. She received her certification in 2016 from the Cowin Financial Literacy Institute in partnership with Teacher’s College at Columbia University and Women In Support of Education (W!SE).
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Speaking Topics
Topics can be customized for your event and the age of participants.
Budgeting – How To S-T-R-E-T-C-H Your Dollars – informing people to understanding their personal cash flow – what’s coming in versus going out. Only then can you plan for your financial future and achieve your goals.
Credit – Winning The Credit Game – Credit plays a major role in your finances. Learn how to understand your credit report, score and credit cards as well as what steps to take to improve your credit.
Debt Repayment – The Price of Debt – Learn how to start the process of debt repayment and how to maintain momentum until you find yourself living the debt free dream.
Home Buying – I am Ready To Buy, Now What? – Learn all the steps of home buying from the thought process to the day you move it. Understand all that is involved in the process.
Identity Theft – Is Your Identity Worth Stealing? – Tips for helping you protect your personal information and identity as well as what to do if it happens to you.
Teens – Welcome To The Real World: Teens and Money – An interactive discussion about with real world examples and how the choices you make will affect your financial future.
Traveling – Traveling On A Dime – Jill vacationed in Copenhagen, Denmark and sailed on a Baltic cruise using miles and points. Learn how she vacationed for 12 days and paid the only the taxes.
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What people are saying about Jill
Jill’s advice was concise and to the point
“Jill Russo Foster spoke tonight to a well rounded group of parents, high school students and their siblings. She pointed out several good financial habits that anybody can relate to and everyone should live by. Her advice was concise and to the point — and she handed out relevant material to back up her practices such as budget worksheets. Not only was Jill talking from her own experience, but able to share experiences of others she has coached (anonymously, of course), and also able to address questions brought up to her, while making it relevant to everyone in the room. There was group interaction and all left with at least a few good tips to try out in the near future.”
Barbara Garelick
Co-President Parents Club
Brien McMahon High School, Norwalk, CT
She empowers the audience with confidence
Jill Russo Foster is repeatedly requested to speak at the Women’s Mentoring Network, Inc. WMN) workshops. She has presented a variety of topics including budgeting, understanding your credit score, credit card management, debt consolidation and organization tips. Her presentations are engaging, educational and practical. Whenever Jill presents, she shares a wealth of knowledge with our clients, giving everyone access to information, additional resources and practical tips that make a stressful and intimidating topic like money management easy to understand. She empowers the audience with the confidence and tools to effectively manage their finances.
During our WMN “Healther Finances” workshop series, Jill spoke to parents about “Teaching Your Children About Money Management”. The parents left the workshop knowing that they have something extremely valuable to pass on to future generations, and eager to have the conversations with the children about budgeting, earning and saving. Information is power!
Sincerely,
Catherine Dumas
Director of Client Services Women’s Mentoring Network, Stamford, CT
Her presentation was so successful that we have her scheduled again!
Jill Foster gave an outstanding presentation to the Women’s Business Development Center clients on credit reporting. Her topics included: range of scores, what scores mean, what influences scores/ factors, the Fair Credit Reports Act and Fair and Accurate Credit Transaction Act. She also reviewed a sample credit report and explained and discussed it in its entirety.
Her presentation was so successful that we have her scheduled again!
Karen Lozada
Manager, Programs Administration and Training
Women’s Business Development Center, Stamford, CT