Financial and Business Leaders Share Career Insights with Newport Beach Women

Newport Beach– Pacific Advisors, one of Newport Beach’s largest financial services firms, hosted Opportunity is Everywhere: Seize Them to Create Your Own Success, on Thursday, October 20. The networking event celebrated and highlighted the successes of strong business women in the community and encouraged local women to seize opportunities that are around them each and every day to advance their careers—and their lives—on their own terms. More than 25 women attended the event which was hosted at The Courtyard event space.

Pacific Advisors created the event to give women the chance to build connections and find new career opportunities. This year, they partnered with WHW, a non-profit organization providing unemployed and underemployed women with the skills and resources necessary to build a challenging and satisfying career. This event raised over $3,500 for WHW.

“Many women don’t consider how their current skill set can help them excel in another field or don’t know how to seek out a job where those skills are transferable. This event was an opportunity to help women make that distinction, live their lives with significance and be impactful in their family, career and community,” said Misty Weltzien, Director of Career Development and Associate General Agent at Pacific Advisors. “We created this event to share insights, strategies and resources for women to take advantage of the opportunities that are around them every day to advance their careers and their lives on their own terms.”

Guest speakers shared their personal experiences on how they identified and made the most out of career opportunities in the Newport Beach job market including: Emily Viner, Vice President of Agency Growth and Development of The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America, who shared her thoughts on finding and building a career you’re passionate about as well as insights on gender, ethnic & generational diversity which she spearheads at Guardian; Laura K. Meier, California estate planning attorney of Meier Law Firm, discussed her journey of leaving behind a successful corporate law career to build the law practice of her dreams and spend more time with her family; and Mia Finnegan a fitness and health trainer, shared the ups and downs of her career and her insight on how to identify and build a career that’s true to your beliefs.

“We wanted women to walk away from this event knowing they can take control of their life by taking advantage of opportunities as they present themselves, even when it feels out of their comfort zone, and build a career that is meaningful and impactful,” said Weltzien. “The field of financial services offers abundant career opportunities for women, whether entering the workforce for the first time, re-entering after children, or looking at a career change, we’re passionate about sharing with women that a career in financial services and sales is not only achievable, it can allow women the flexibility to raise children, have a lucrative career, and continue to be involved in their community.”

For more information about a career at Pacific Advisors please contact Misty Weltzien by phone (949) 486-8306 or email misty_weltzien@pacificadvisors.com.