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I’m super proud to share Hadley was featured on the Nasdaq Marqee for our work in making 529 savings the new standard in workplace benefits and helping employers get corporate tax credits for offering 529 benefits. It was truly an incredible moment seeing my niece’s name and the logo’s butterfly wings representing my grandmother light up over Times Square. Huge thank you to Gaingels for selecting me as a Gaingels 100 founder. It’s an honor to be included alongside some of the world’s most outstanding founders. Today also is National Coming Out Day. Visibility is the single greatest force to generate change. 12 years ago I came out to the world by sharing a photo of me on the DC Pride magazine. 529 savings give all Americans — even those without children — the power to chart our own paths for financial independence to live our most authentic lives. Americans at all stages in life can use 529 savings to go back to school to reskill or upskill in career training programs, in addition to school, student loan repayment, disability expenses, and retirement. This is especially important for underserved and underrepresented communities who largely remain in the dark on 529 savings, as <5% Americans have 529 accounts. Let’s chat if you’d like to be a part of our coalition in bringing 529 savings to your workplace. The sky’s the limit, when we help each other save for it.

Attract and retain financially fit employees. 💵 💪🏼 Hadley enables organizations to provide 529 benefits to help colleagues save for school and build intergenerational wealth. 529 accounts cover school (private k-12 thru grad), student loan repayment, retirement, disability costs, and can infinitely transfer among existing and *even future* family members. 529s are more than just for college and for kids -- they cover so much more, for every American, even those without children. Message me to see why your employees need 529 savings.

4 years into Hadley, I figured it was time for new pics. I truly am grateful for this experience and for those on the journey with me. I care deeply about bringing communities together and saving for our best future, together. There's something inherently optimistic about making it possible to pursue life goals. As soon as I figured out how to save for my own family, and with student debt at crisis level, it was the easiest decision to commit myself to growing a multi-trillion dollar savings net for fellow Americans' education and career training goals by 2030. I left corporate America, registered with the SEC, launched the first universal and customizable 529 and 529 ABLE platform, and now our team is on the path to make 529 savings a standard workplace benefit. The wings on Hadley's logo represent my grandmother who said anything's achievable when you do the right thing the right way. I’d love your help. Please share and reach out if you know companies that want to help colleagues save and build intergenerational wealth. Let's tackle our country's lack of access to education and economic mobility, together.

Tomorrow Yosh Miller is presenting Hadley's recent wins and traction as a StartOut Growth Lab portfolio company. It's all online and free to attend, so hope to see you there!

Hadley is beyond excited to partner and go far together with Robert Bell Wilkins & his portfolio companies to expand education and career training opportunities for all, making it super simple to open the right 529 & link it to the Hadley app so anyone can send money to it like Venmo, including family, friends, brands, and employers. I named my startup after my family, and I built Hadley to give all families the same info and tools I give my own to save for our future. The butterfly wings represent my grandmother, who I miss every single day. It makes me so proud Hadley now carries both of our family's legacy, empowering all families to create theirs. Help spread the word and open a 529 account for free using Hadley. Money in a 529 grows tax-free and can be reassigned to future family members (and doesn't count towards the estate tax), so start creating your family education + career training + retirement nest egg today!