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meet erikablair

I have been building wealth since i was 7 -
It just wasn't mine.

From counting coins at the kitchen table to building first-gen legacy ecosystems — this is the story behind the mission.

the origin

Before i taught wealth,
I survived without it.

Growing up first-gen, money wasn't a topic at the dinner table — it was a source of silent stress, creative survival, and quiet shame. I learned to stretch a dollar before I learned to multiply one. I watched the adults in my life work hard and still come up short — not because they lacked discipline, but because nobody handed them the blueprint.

That kitchen table became my first classroom. And long before I ever sat in a finance lecture or earned a Wall Street license, I already understood something most textbooks never teach: money isn't just math. It's access. It's identity. It's power. And for so many of us, it's the first place where we learn whether the world sees us as worthy of wealth — or not.

the mission

I didn't just want to
Make money.
I wanted to make patterns.

After years as a VP at Merrill Lynch — managing wealth for others — I realized the system wasn't designed to teach. It was designed to serve those who already had. So I left. Not for comfort, but for clarity.

My work is rooted in a simple truth: financial confidence is not a personality trait — it's a learned skill that too many people were never given access to. The Road to a Million movement was born from that conviction. It's not about getting rich quick — it's about healing your relationship with money, building economic identity, and creating legacy that outlasts you.

I work with first-gen women who are done performing confidence they don't feel. I work with young people who deserve to see themselves as investors before they turn 18. And I work with organizations who finally understand that closing the wealth gap starts with changing the conversation — not just the curriculum.

Credentials

Licensed educator. Legacy strategist.
Speaker for stages that need more than DEI.

10+

Years teaching financial identity

100+

Institutions, students, and donors served

501(c)(3)

Young Wall Street — equity-rooted impact

Clark Atlanta University

Visiting Assistant Professor

Personal Financial Management · Investments & Portfolio Management · Bloomberg Terminal Instruction

young wall street, inc.

Nonprofit Founder

501(c)(3) · Investment education for high school students in low-to-moderate income communities

wealthmore

Fintech Founder

Financial wellness platform · WealthMore at Work™ · Financial Confidence Index™

CNBC · Bloomberg TV · Black Enterprise

Media Contributor

National thought leader on wealth building, investing, and financial confidence

what i believe

The truths i build on

"You're not behind — you're breaking ground."

"Confidence is the first currency."

"Wealth isn't just income — it's identity, clarity, and choices."

"I didn't just want to make money. I wanted to break patterns."

the ecosystem

two initiatives. one mission

wealthmore

For first-gen women reclaiming financial confidence

A financial wellness ecosystem built for women who are done performing confidence they don't feel — and ready to build the real thing.

young wallstreet

For first-gen women reclaiming financial confidence

A 501(c)(3) putting real investment education in the hands of high school students in low-to-moderate income communities.

a more personal look

When I'm not teaching wealth,
I'm protecting joy.

  • Loves spicy food and slow mornings

  • Grew up navigating a world that wasn't built for her — and built her own

  • Walks every talk — from her own family finances to the classrooms she teaches in

Let's rewrite what
Wealth looks like — Together.

Wherever you are in your journey — there's a place for you here.

Finance Professor. Nonprofit Founder. Fintech Founder. Building the First-Gen Confidence Economy.

the ecosystem

WealthMore at Work™

Financial Confidence Index™

The WealthMore Collective™

Young WallStreet — 501(c)(3)

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