Omar Naffa
Financial Services Professional & Financial Literacy Advocate
Personal Notes
Welcome! My passion for helping people improve their lives began as a personal trainer and strength & conditioning coach, where I worked with athletes, teams, and everyday people to build discipline, resilience, and confidence. I even tested those same qualities on the NBC show American Ninja Warrior. That experience reminded me that lasting success physical, mental, or financial comes from mindset and consistency.
Over time, I discovered that true wellness extends beyond the physical. It includes financial and mental health as well. Both are closely tied to a person’s state of mind. My focus as a coach is not only to teach personal finance habits, but to help people develop the mindset needed to implement them. As Aristotle said, “Knowledge without action is meaningless.”
Bio
Omar Naffa is a Certified Financial Education Instructor℠ (CFEI®) with nearly a decade of experience in lending, financial-wellness programming, and coaching. As Director of Lending for Midwest Carpenters and Millwrights Federal Credit Union, he designed a member-support system that paired denied loan applicants with loan officers for credit-building and budgeting guidance, while mentoring staff in financial education.
Currently a Key Account Manager with Credit Union 1, Omar partners with employers and colleges to deliver workshops, webinars, and events that strengthen financial literacy and employee wellbeing.
Before transitioning fully into finance, he worked as a personal trainer and strength & conditioning coach for sports teams. An experience that deepened his understanding of motivation and human performance. Fluent in Arabic, he now applies that insight to empower diverse communities across Chicagoland and beyond.
Omar believes that knowledge and mindset must work together; his programs inspire people to turn financial stress into confidence and lasting growth.
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