Jess developed an interest in the investment world through her time recruiting financial advisors and investment managers, gaining a front-row seat to how markets connect to everything happening in the world, from business to politics and beyond. But despite spending a decade in the industry (and even listening to Equity Mates’ 12 Steps to Get Started more than once), she had never actually invested herself. A self-confessed spender, Jess is now committing to changing that. By hosting conversations with experts and learning in real time, she’s documenting her journey as she takes her first steps into investing, hoping others will come along for the ride and start their own.