Takeya Sorre
Financial Literacy Advocate
Personal Notes
My journey into financial education wasn’t born from perfection—it was born from pain, prayer, and purpose. I didn’t learn money from textbooks; I learned it through trial. And I’ve learned this: you’re never too late, never too lost, and never too deep in the trenches for God to reach you. I don’t just teach numbers; I help people heal the story behind their spending and the fear behind their hustle. The same grace that rebuilt me can rebuild you. You are not broken—you are becoming. Let’s rise, together—from the root up.
Bio
Takeya Sorré is an NFEC Certified Financial Education Instructor℠ (CFEI), transformational speaker, and founder of The Root Code™ — a healing-centered movement designed to serve the underserved, the overlooked, and the systemically silenced. Her mission is to teach wealth from the inside out — where faith, healing, and financial literacy meet.
After rising from incarceration and rebuilding her life through grace and discipline, Takeya made it her life’s work to help others do the same. Through programs like “”Healing the Hustle””, she creates spaces for restoration, ownership, and transformation.
Known as “The Voice of Transformation,” Takeya’s message reminds her community that true wealth begins with healing — that every scar can become strategy, and every story can rise into success. Her life and work echo her divine mantra: “The R.O.O.T Determines The Rise”.
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