Andrea Thompson
Financial Services Professional & Financial Literacy Advocate
Personal Notes
Born into poverty with no one in my environment that knew anything about financial literacy, credit or money management, it felt impossible to ever have anything beyond what my eyes could see. The fear of that laid heavy on my mind day in and day out, yet I was determined to find another way. I didn’t want my children to suffer as I had while lacking financial education, and I strongly desired to teach them and my community a better way to live. After many years of study, countless classes, seminars, books and expensive lessons learned through the school of hard knocks, things finally became clear. With this newfound financial education and life transformation, it became my mission to share it with others from similar circumstances. I wanted to empower those searching for a way out of poverty for themselves and their families. I started Hosea 46 LLC, a financial education company aimed at teaching credit and money management for those looking to transform their finances by starting a business, leveraging credit and building wealth.
Bio
As the Founder of Andrea Empowers Academy, empowering lives through financial education platform, Andrea has been coined for her authenticity, sincerity, and her ability to connect with her audience. This NFEC Certified Financial Education Instructor, published author, entrepreneur and former banker is a career woman of faith who has set her sights on paving the way to financial literacy for those born into poverty. Andrea attended Davenport University where she studied business finance. In 2017, Andrea published a self-help book which inspires self-reliance and perseverance to overcome financial adversity. Over the past 15 years, Andrea has built her brand as a speaker, workshop leader and instructor working with many schools, community partners, and businesses such as Neighborhood Legal Services, Goodwill Industries of Central Michigan Heartland, YWCA, Coleman A. Young Foundation, Detroit Public Schools and many others. She created a female responsibility program, which was approved by the State of Michigan in 2011, where she designed a full curriculum to help improve social skills for inner city youth.
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