"𝙄𝙣 𝙡𝙞𝙛𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙞𝙣 𝙗𝙪𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙨, 𝙩𝙧𝙪𝙚 𝙙𝙞𝙛𝙛𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙙𝙤𝙚𝙨𝙣’𝙩 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙬𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙨𝙚𝙡𝙡 𝙤𝙧 𝙬𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙙𝙤 — 𝙞𝙩 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙨 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙞𝙗𝙡𝙚𝙨. 𝙔𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙖𝙩𝙩𝙞𝙩𝙪𝙙𝙚, 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙚𝙛𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙩, 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙜𝙧𝙞𝙩𝙮, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙬𝙖𝙮 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙩𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙩 𝙥𝙚𝙤𝙥𝙡𝙚 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙬𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙨𝙚𝙩 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙖𝙥𝙖𝙧𝙩.”

For the 6th year in a row, CEO had the honor of welcoming back Joe Allaria, CFPr - Wealth Advisor, Partner Co-Founder and Wealth Advisor at CarsonAllaria Wealth Management.

While Joe spoke about his career path and the world of wealth management, it was his life lessons that truly resonated with our students. Each year, Joe reminds us that success is far more than numbers — it’s about mindset, humility, and purpose.

⭐️ 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘆 — the choices you make today shape your future.
⭐️ Have a growth mindset — you may not be great at something yet, but 𝗲𝗳𝗳𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀.
⭐️ Be willing to seek feedback — 𝘄𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘄𝘁𝗵, 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗳𝗼𝗿𝘁.
⭐️ 𝗙𝗼𝗰𝘂𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 — they don’t mean a lot… they mean everything.
⭐️ 𝗔𝗯𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗮𝗹𝗹, 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗽𝘂𝗿𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗪𝗛𝗬 — know your values, your limits, and let them guide every decision.

We have been honored to have CarsonAllaria Wealth Management as a financial investor in CEO since the program first launched! Joe, your continued dedication and investment to our students and our program is incredible. Thank you for another impactful morning filled with insight, reflection, and inspiration. Your words truly stick with our students long after class ends!

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