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title: Career Stories  | Sandy Aquino
description: With over 20 years in senior leadership roles for various consumer finance organizations and coaching some of the industry’s most successful leaders, Sandy founded Proximity Leadership Network to pursue her passion of helping corporate women go further, faster. Her mission is to get more women into leadership roles and into rooms where decisions are made; as well as to provide a safe, confidential space for women to connect year round, find support, and open doors for one another.
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** We’re back! The Women in Consumer Finance Conference will relaunch in Fall 2027! Details coming soon.**

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# ** Career Stories **

Read and listen to stories, advice, and lessons from your peers in consumer finance. Here they share their hard-earned knowledge and insights. We hope you find these pieces helpful, encouraging, and relatable.

<https://www.womeninconsumerfinance.com/career-stories/make-yourself-heard>

### Make Yourself Heard: 5 Tips for Assertive Communication

[![Misty Carson](https://www.womeninconsumerfinance.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Misty%20Carson.jpeg?width=45&height=45&name=Misty%20Carson.jpeg "Misty Carson")](https://www.womeninconsumerfinance.com/career-stories/author/misty-carson)

[Misty Carson](https://www.womeninconsumerfinance.com/career-stories/author/misty-carson)

Senior Vice President of..

05/08/2025

<https://www.womeninconsumerfinance.com/career-stories/7-insights-for-kickstarting-career-enhancing-connections>

### 7 Insights for Kickstarting Career-Enhancing Connections

[WCF](https://www.womeninconsumerfinance.com/career-stories/author/wcf)

04/18/2025

<https://www.womeninconsumerfinance.com/career-stories/the-hard-truth-no-one-tells-young-professionals>

### The Hard Truth No One Tells Young Professionals

[![Gabrielle Rodriguez](https://www.womeninconsumerfinance.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Gabby%20Headshot.jpg?width=45&height=45&name=Gabby%20Headshot.jpg "Gabrielle Rodriguez")](https://www.womeninconsumerfinance.com/career-stories/author/gabrielle-rodriguez)

[Gabrielle Rodriguez](https://www.womeninconsumerfinance.com/career-stories/author/gabrielle-rodriguez)

04/09/2025

<https://www.womeninconsumerfinance.com/career-stories/transformative-wcf-speaker-experience>

### Speaking at WCF transformed my confidence. Here’s why you should do it too.

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[Nia Rose](https://www.womeninconsumerfinance.com/career-stories/author/nia-rose)

Director of Executive..

04/09/2025

<https://www.womeninconsumerfinance.com/career-stories/5-networking-tips-in-just-60-seconds>

### 5 Networking Tips in Just 60 Seconds

[![Gabrielle Rodriguez](https://www.womeninconsumerfinance.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Gabby%20Headshot.jpg?width=45&height=45&name=Gabby%20Headshot.jpg "Gabrielle Rodriguez")](https://www.womeninconsumerfinance.com/career-stories/author/gabrielle-rodriguez)

[Gabrielle Rodriguez](https://www.womeninconsumerfinance.com/career-stories/author/gabrielle-rodriguez)

03/05/2025

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