Entrepreneur Uses Fashion Metaphor to Inspire Financial Success
(WASHINGTON, DC – May 8th, 2008) A Washington, D.C. business owner is using her passion for shoes to kick off a series of online financial seminars and workshops directed at helping women start businesses and gain control of their finances.Called “The Stiletto Series™”, the online personal and group coaching sessions, and seminars on various business development, investment and financial issues, is designed to empower and educate women to become more financially savvy.“The Stiletto Series™” is the latest unique and chic offering of the women’s financial education company started by D.C. native Cinnamon McCann called FinancialFashionHouse®. “Stilettos are stylish, yet a bit uncomfortable,” says McCann, who graduated from Washington, DC’s Roosevelt High School. “But when you wear them, you feel sexy and confident. And it’s through this symbol that I want women to feel confident about their ability to start businesses, manage their personal finances and invest.”McCann’s website, FinancialFashionhouse.com (http://financialfashionhouse.com), is a content-rich, easy-to-use website with thematic channels that play off fashion metaphors. She also has two weekly Internet radio shows – “Your Business in Stilettos™” and “Financial Fridays”. The “Stocks and Stilettos” part of her website is about, well, women and the stock market.
“Forget the diamonds, forget the shoes,” McCann advises. “Let dividends be your new best friend.”
The “Ravishing Real Estate” website channel offers advice on investing in real estate. “The Entrepreneurs’ Lounge” enables business people to post questions and get advice, and “My Money Story” features women who share their personal tribulations – and triumphs. McCann also celebrates successful business owners in the “Entrepreneur of the Month” website area where businesswomen share their tips on running a successful enterprise.
As a child, McCann developed an interest in business. Perhaps one of her biggest hurdles occurred as a teenager when her parents divorced. Forced to bounce from one relative’s home to the next, McCann received help from a local mentoring program which helped her find more stable housing, and gave her the drive to forge ahead.
At 21, she started her first business– CAM Counseling and Education Services. She purchased her first house at 22, and since then the 28-year-old bought and sold 36 additional homes.
McCann also gained experiences as president of the Bossard Investment Group, where she bought, rehabilitated and sold residential and commercial real estate, achieving a 43% growth rate over a three-year period. But like many high achievers in business, McCann also had to learn to weather hard times, something from which she successfully recovered and uses as a teaching tool in her financial seminars.
“I know all about what happens when you lose everything,” said McCann, who has a psychology degree from DePauw University. “I want to help other women rebuild their lives after financial devastation and create a support network for women in the areas of entrepreneurship, personal finance and investing.”
To learn more about McCann’s fascinating story or to book her for speaking engagements, contact Neil Foote, Foote Communications LLC, 214.448.3765, neil@neilfoote.com.
