Jessica M Garcia MBA, CDFA, CDC

By hiring BrainstormingWomen to help you navigate the finances of the separation and divorce you will work directly with Jessica M Garcia.

She started BrainstormingWomen to put her experience, education, training, and aspirations to work by helping clients create a more proactive relationship with their money.  As a result of her personal experience she saw opportunity to help individuals facing divorce to better prepare for the process, make fact-based, and fair-minded decisions, while regaining their footing in the process.

Jessica is adept at addressing clients' specific financial and familial concerns so they may not only survive divorce but thrive and live their best life yet.  Her warm and genuine manner puts them at ease and her experience and credentials give them the confidence that they have come to the right person.  Each client experience is unique in that she builds a partnership based on where the client is in their journey and what is important them.  

Her 23 years in banking and financial services prepared her with the breadth and depth of knowledge in personal finances.  Coupled with industry specific training and her hands on approach, she now uses this to help clients gain a good understanding of the family's financial picture so they may prepare to make the necessary decisions. 

EDUCATION & CERTIFICATIONS

• Masters in Business Administration from the McColl School of Business at Queens University of Charlotte

• Bachelor of Arts in American Studies and Business from Queens University of Charlotte   

• CDFA®️ Certified Divorce Financial Analyst from the Institute of Divorce Financial Analysts

• CDC®️  Certified Divorce Coach from the CDC College of Divorce Coaching

Additional professional certifications for specialized Divorce Coaching and Dispute Resolution Coaching
• DFC™ Divorce Financial Coach• CDFC™ Certified Divorce Financial Coach

• CDP™   CDP Divorce Practitioner™ 

• CDRC™ Certified Dispute Resolution Coach

Licenses previously held but no longer active:

• NC Real Estate Salesman License  
• NC Health & Life Insurance License  
• FINRA Series 6, 63, 65, 66 and 7​​