Time to Talk - Navigating Money Conversations with author Sheila Schroeder

In It’s Time to Talk: A Woman’s Guide to Navigating Money Conversations, seasoned finance professional Sheila Schroeder offers a practical, empowering roadmap to building confidence in both financial decision-making and money communication. Drawing on decades of personal and professional experience, Sheila guides women through the financial realities they face every day, without jargon, shame, or judgment.

This event is an invitation to rethink your relationship with money, gain clarity around your financial choices, and learn how to have honest, effective conversations about money at work, at home, and in your relationships.

Whether you’re just getting started or looking to strengthen your financial voice, this conversation will leave you informed, confident, and ready to take action. You’ll learn how to build confidence around money without needing a finance background, gain practical strategies for managing your finances and planning for the future, and develop tools for navigating challenging money conversations with partners, family members, colleagues, and children.

The event also addresses the stigma and discomfort many women feel around discussing money, offering real-life insights and lessons from a woman who has faced, and successfully navigated, the same challenges herself.

About the book:

The book includes:

• 13 easy-to-follow chapters designed to meet you where you are
• Step-by-step guidance and suggested scripts for real-world money conversations, including:
• Asking for a raise or advocating for yourself at work
• Managing financial tension in romantic relationships or marriage
• Talking to kids about money
• Navigating divorce, relationship changes, and blended finances
• Supporting aging parents and planning for legacy conversations
• Helpful checklists, tips, sidebars, and takeaways you can put into action immediately

This isn’t just about understanding financial concepts, it’s about building financial independence, resilience, and authentic relationships through clear, confident communication.

About the author:

Sheila Schroeder is the author of It’s Time to Talk: A Woman’s Guide to Navigating Money Conversations, a practical, step-by-step guide designed to help women build confidence in financial management and navigate the money conversations that shape careers, relationships, and long-term security. Drawing on decades of experience in finance, Sheila combines clear guidance, suggested conversation scripts, and real-life stories to help women move past stigma and speak about money with clarity and confidence.

In addition to her writing, Sheila serves as a Business Development Consultant and Regional Head of Business Development for the West Coast at a national wealth advisory firm. In this role, she connects clients with the firm’s expertise to help them build thoughtful, values-aligned financial strategies.

Sheila brings more than 25 years of experience in financial services and regularly leads financial literacy workshops, speaks on economic empowerment and financial planning, and coaches individuals on navigating the financial decisions and money conversations that define modern life.

She divides her time between the San Francisco Bay Area and London, where she enjoys running, hiking, cooking, traveling, reading with her book club, and spending time with her post-college twins.

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