The Road to Leadership with Dorothy Jones | A Seat at the Table

Dorothy Jones came to the US from Vietnam at six, emancipated herself from foster care at eighteen with no one to show her how no guidance on buying a car, building credit, filing taxes, negotiating a salary, or signing a lease and spent 26 years building a career from retail to Global Strategic Director, including launching data solutions at Verizon as one of the first two people to do it. Today, she is a licensed financial planner, a single mother for 13+ years, and the founder of WisdomWealth, where she teaches women, young adults, and teens to build wealth by trusting themselves as she learned to do. Dorothy Jones Link: https://mywisdomwealth.com/ Timestamp: 0:00 Introduction 0:52 Born in Vietnam During the War 2:17 Adoption, Foster Care & Running Away at 13 6:09 Lessons From Foster Care That Built a Leader 7:17 Aging Out at 18 & Learning Adult Life 9:04 The Career Advice That Changed Everything 10:59 Networking: The Skill That Opened Every Door 13:25 Curiosity, Verizon & Building a 27-Year Career 16:23 Why Moving Accelerated Her Career 19:14 Walking Away From a Successful Career 20:15 Motherhood Changed Everything 23:38 Preparing for Life After Corporate America 25:47 Becoming a Financial Advisor 26:38 Why Dorothy Founded Wisdom Wealth 27:52 Why So Many Women Avoid Investing 30:53 Teaching Financial Confidence Through Coaching 33:42 Helping People Instead of Companies 36:06 Redefining Success 37:32 Why Knowing Yourself Comes Before Building Wealth 40:24 Leadership Lessons & Financial Mistakes 43:28 Why Leaving Corporate Was Worth It 44:17 Rapid Fire Questions 47:00 What "A Seat at the Table" Means Breakthroughs don't happen in a boardroom, they happen long before that. A Seat at the Table, hosted by Melynda Brant & Ashley Stroud, shines a spotlight on women who have earned their place through persistence, discipline, and unseen work. Each episode explores the real moments that shape leaders, offering honest conversations about endurance, leadership, and earning influence, no fluff, no jargon, just real stories grounded in experience. Airs LIVE every first Tuesday of the month on KLBJ 590AM | 99.7FM Austin between 6-7 PM Apply to be a guest on the show: Link in bio Comment, like, and subscribe to the channel:    / @aseatatthetablepodshow   Podcast Link: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4PrmxNb... Amazon Music | Podcasts: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/3d7... iHeartRadio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-a-... Social Media Links: Facebook:   / seatattableshow   Instagram:   / seatattableshow   X: https://x.com/SeatAtTableShow Webpage: https://www.newsradioklbj.com/show/a-... #financialfreedom #womeninbusiness #podcast #aseatatthetable