Dana Skallman's Page

What issues are most important to you?

Raising economic equity and financial awareness.
Helping individuals use their passion to become successful entrepreneurs.

What kind of social activism do you engage in?

Personal and professional development

What organizations do you love or work with?

YNPN-NYC, Net Impact

What books, music, films, etc. do you think educate and empower women?

Finding the Sweet Spot
The of of Money and Future of Civilization
The Power of Now
Women Lead the Way

Career: what do you do or want to do?

Entrepreneur

What skills and interests to do you have to offer to others in the Red Tent Women's Project communty? This is your chance, so sell yourself!

My passion grew from wanting to help people understand how money works and how to make money work for them. My journey began through wanting to empower people through financial education, which is still at the core of all her work. Economic empowerment is crucial in giving everyone the same chance to succeed. I am an expert in debt solutions, having spent the last few years focusing on small to midsized businesses as well as on families and individuals.

I am an entrepreneur who works alongside you to help you become a successful entrepreneur through personal and professional development. I believe that business provides solutions to many of the challenges we face in society. From this core belief Independent Strategists was born to provide the tools for small businesses and entrepreneurs to succeed. I am developing entrepreneur networks that form communities for change. Currently I coordinates Change Starts With Me, MSI Life of Wealth and I Am Energy Independent.

What would you like other members of this community to know? About yourself, about the world...anything (try not to be profane, though)!

I am in the field of social entrepreneurship and giving everyone opportunities to succeed through open, fair and transparent enterprise. Providing training and systems that allows anyone who makes the commitment to build a business and be successful. In short I develop entrepreneurs through financial education and independent business ventures.

What was your "women really matter and I'm going to do something about it" moment?

When I realized how much of the purchasing decisions we make (80%) but still earn less and have such high levels of poverty.