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Ford – who is now the President of Wealth Management at ��ɫ����Ƶ – spoke about his values around finances at the 39th annual Black Excellence Awards on Feb. 23 in Milwaukee. He was the keynote speaker at the event, which honored 12 high-school seniors and recipients of the Louvenia Johnson scholarship; 30 corporate trailblazers, including ��ɫ����Ƶ Wisconsin Market Leader Nina Johnson; and 12 Vietnam War veterans. More than 800 people attended the sold-out event.

The Black Excellence Awards were created in 1985 by a group of Milwaukee citizens to honor the city’s unsung heroes and to raise funds for the Louvenia Johnson Scholarship Fund.

The theme of the evening’s event was “Value, Values and Excellence: Making Your Assets Count.” Ford talked about how to identify values around money and the importance of creating and building wealth for Black Americans. He also discussed six ways to build wealth, learned from his years as a financial advisor.

In addition to speaking at the event, Ford met with several influential leaders in the community to discuss some of the biggest issues facing Black Americans in Milwaukee right now, including high inflation, the cost of housing and record-high student loan debt.

“I became a financial advisor because I wanted to help people access the resources and information they need to talk about money, build wealth, and pass it on to their children or to their community,” Ford said. “That was my hope for everyone at the awards, and for anyone else who wants to create or build wealth.”

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