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ADRIANNA STASIUK is a Partner and Family Wealth Advisor with Aaron Wealth Advisors. She started her wealth management career at JP Morgan’s Private Bank in 2012 before joining Aaron Wealth in 2020. A native of Chicago’s Northwest Suburbs, she was an All-American volleyball player at the University of Notre Dame, where she earned a bachelor’s degree in accounting followed by an MBA at the Mendoza College of Business—shifting her focus from accounting to investments. As an elite college athlete, she attended Notre Dame on a full athletic scholarship, receiving All-American honors. She was named captain of the women’s volleyball team before being invited to try out for the U.S. Women’s Volleyball Olympic Team in spring 2008. Today, Stasiuk lives with her beloved dog on the near north side of Chicago.
What excites you most about the future of your industry? Meeting a future generation of young, smart, motivated women seeking wealth management career paths. I’m active in my alma mater’s alumni networks and often attend events on campus interacting with and mentoring current female business students. I’m now pleasantly surprised when I hear these young women cite “wealth management” as a desired career path they are exploring.
What conversations are you passionate about bringing to the table? I’m passionate about bringing women to the table to have conversations about money. Women have been taking a back seat, deferring to their male partners or fathers, in money discussions, for too long, and the consequences can be life changing.
How do you give back to your community or industry? I volunteer my time and dollars with amazing organizations like Sarah’s Inn, Female Strong, and the Chicago Lights Tutoring Program in Chicago. Helping women in domestic violence situations, lifting up young girls in traditionally male-dominated industries, and tutoring young children one-on-one are my most heartwarming and meaningful pursuits.
How do you define confidence—and how have you built it? Confidence to me is defined by a fearlessness to be vulnerable. Speaking up in high-stakes situations and meetings, sharing a personally difficult or shameful situation with others, or your eagerness to ask what could be deemed “dumb questions” among others are what really define confidence in my life. Having grown up as a young female student athlete, I am well-practiced in the art of performing in high-stress situations, and this is definitely something I feel has positively contributed to my self-confidence and identity.
For more information, visit aaronwealth.com. You can also follow her on LinkedIn at linkedin.com/in/adriannastasiuk.
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