Lauren Simmons
Affectionately known as the "Wolfette Of Wall Street," at 22, Lauren Simmons made history becoming the youngest trader on the NYSE floor, and second African-American female trader to work on the exchange in over 228 years. After earning her badge on the trading floor, Lauren has successfully grown her brand and is a global motivational speaker, author, producer and host. An advocate for the financial sector to take steps to increase diversity and inclusion, Lauren has countless accolades to her bow, including being named ‘Woman of the Year’ by Harper’s Bazaar, recognized as a ‘Woman of Impact’ by Politico, named Women in Power by Black Enterprise in 2023 – despite now only 28 years old. Through her various partnerships and her own personal social media in the last year has had well over 50 million impressions.