About
Our Mission
The Pledgettes is a financial community for values-driven women. We embolden women to align their money to their values so we can all create more powerful financial lives. We believe that when more women take individual action or make money moves, our collective impact grows, leading to healthier, wealthier communities.
Our Vision
Our goal is to abolish the gender wealth gap so that we can live in wealthier and healthier communities.
Our Values
This is how we CARE about our individual members and our community as a whole:
Community. We believe in the power of collective impact and that every individual action contributes to larger change.
Autonomy. We acknowledge that you are the CEO of your money – setting your direction and making your decisions on your financial journey.
Recognition. We celebrate each other’s successes, milestones, and progress towards individual goals that ultimately contribute to the larger collective impact.
Equity. We value diverse perspectives and all paths to building wealth, and we support each other’s individual financial goals and personal journeys.
Day One
The Pledgettes was founded on August 26, 2019. As we work to abolish the gender wealth gap, it seemed fitting to launch on Women’s Equality Day. We celebrate all the women (and allies) that have gone before us to get us to where we are today. We have come a long way and still have a long way to go. The Pledgettes are committed to being a catalyst to abolish the gender wealth gap.
Our Founder
As a mentor and advocate, Founder Jenn Uhen heard from many women that they will start investing “someday,” or growing up they were taught it is rude to talk about money. These money narratives weren’t serving them to have a healthy relationship with money where they could confidently build wealth. Jenn also noted that women who were confident and clear with their financial goals had these “right-time, right-place conversations.” Jenn had a number of those conversations and saw the impact it made her in life.
Combine these conversations with binge-watching The Handmaid’s Tale, researching the gender income and (more important) wealth gaps, and some infuriating realizations and personal experiences, Jenn knew she had to do something. Jenn built The Pledgettes to democratize access to financial experts, build a supportive space for women to evolve their relationship with money, and create connections so no woman is on her financial journey alone.
Jenn and her husband have clear financial goals, which include a diverse portfolio of investment property, retirement accounts, and businesses. All while living a simple (but comfortable) lifestyle, including traveling the country in an Airstream RV.
Jenn is not a licensed professional, does not offer any individual financial advice. If you are looking for 1:1 advising or coaching, reach out, I would love to connect you to the right professionals for your Financial A-Team.
Our Members
Our members are all on their own personal financial journey. They have unique goals including becoming an accredited investor, buying real estate, launching a new business, evolving their money mindset, and having better money conversations with their partners. Every member is building their own Financial A-Team, making their own money moves, and participating in our community.
Heidi Rose Buckout | Alycia Campbell | Jessi Burg | Emily Hope Dobkin
Our Partners
There’s no such thing as the self-made man, which is why we are community-made women. The Pledgettes are stronger because of our collaborations. We bring in different speakers to talk about their favorite money topic. These diverse perspectives and ideas show our members options to build wealth in ways that align with their unique goals and values. The Pledgettes partners with organizations who support our mission and may provide Pledgettes Perks. Check out our Partners page to learn about these awesome speakers and organizations.
We love collaboration!
Reach out if you are interested in:
– Being an speaker for an upcoming Pledgettes webinar or event
– Sponsoring a Pledgettes event
– Hosting a Money Workshop with Founder Jenn Uhen at your company, organization, or community
– Starting a local Pledgettes chapter in your city
– Or want to have a healthy, wealthy money talk with me!
