"TIAA’s asset manager, Nuveen, is of the world’s largest investment managers that delivers award winning investment capabilities across asset classes."

"I have an intense faith in myself and what I can do."

"I decided then, that I would wake up from the surgery and that I would survive for my daughter."

"You can do anything."

"When we launched in 2018, I became the first African American woman to own and lead a tequila brand."

"I was advised that I would need a Whipple procedure surgery, I had faith that I would be okay."

"A lot of times, when I tell my story, I tear up because it brings a lot of those memories back."

"As a Black female CEO, I am full of gratitude and have the opportunity every day to work with a global team of thought leaders to explore new ideas and make impactful change."

"TIAA is addressing the retirement crisis head on."

"Anything I’ve gone after, I’ve gotten."

"EyeMail enables full video (up to 60 seconds) to automatically play in email and mobile, to increase customer engagement."

"It’s because of that positive mindset."

"I hope in my speaking and being a part of the pancreatic cancer network that I’m giving hope and awareness to those who feel that they don’t have that."

"With our wealth management business, are incredible advantages for TIAA’s clients."

"I enjoy waking up every day and discovering new ways to build a better way to communicate."

"When I first heard about blockchain, I didn't think it was for me."

"I was attracted to the art, and realised artists can be a part of this, and that it can be an inclusive space for women and people of colour."

"I attribute my success to my mindset."

"You also have something called stable coins, virtual currencies that are mapped to government-issued currencies."

"Their value is a lot less volatile, because of the underlying currency that's backing it if stable coins are backed by U.S. dollars, their value is going to be roughly around the same value as a dollar."

"NFTs give people who haven't had the opportunity to invest in or sell their art the traditional way."

"My mindset has been the one determining factor in many challenging times in my life."

"That’s one of the things that differentiates it from paper money."

"It could actually be cheaper in the long run for you to use crypto to move money to people across the world."

"Decentralized cryptocurrencies, like Bitcoin, Dogecoin, and Ethereum these are exchangeable and they can be spent."

"They have a value that's consistent across the world, across markets."

"It really is less red tape than moving money, therefore making it more affordable than services like Western Union or MoneyGram."

"Crypto and NFTs are a path to financial independence, so it's important that women and girls know about them"

"I was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer 15 years ago"

"If you are using your debit card or your credit card, it's really not instant settlement."

"Cryptocurrency is peer to peer, so you're not having all of these middle processors like banks involved, and transactions are faster."

"They make it look like it, but it's not that's why people can file chargebacks or have pending transactions."

"There are games that actually have virtual currency that have real value in the real world, Second Life’s in game currency, Linden dollar, is trading in the real world against other currencies."

"It's very, very close to the virtual currencies we use in gaming."

"It is usually distributed through a blockchain, which is referred to as decentralized."

"What crypto does is provide instant settlement,"

"As with any great story, it is a long one, but it truly began with the question."

"Once you send it, that's it, unless they send it back to you."

"I am a pancreatic cancer survivor, I would have to limit my consumption. *Many spirits can spike my blood sugar and my body just does not respond well to it."

"I would describe it as digital money or virtual currency."