South Jersey BIZ - Issue #6 (June 2024)

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SJBiz_Dept_Leading Ladies_0624FINAL.qxp_Dept 6 / 6 / 24 4 : 03 PM Page 3 W O M E N I N B U S I N E S S Her female role model … with a concentration in finance and MBA from Dawn Kaplan My female role model is Madam C.J . Walker , Rider University ; in addition to her MBA , Wirth CO - FOUNDER , WEINBERG , KAPLAN & SMITH ( Dec . 23 , 1867 - May 25 , 1919 ) who was recog - holds the Certified Property Manager designa - Kaplan has substantial trial nized by the Guinness Book of World Records tion from the Institute of Real Estate Manage - experiencein family law mat - as the first female self - made millionaire in Amer - ment , the Housing Credit Compliance Profes - ters , including divorce , dis - ica . Walker grew a successful hair - care and cos - sionaldesignation from the National Association solution of civil unions and metics business from the ground up , and used of Home Builders , and Specialist in Housing domesticpartnerships , child her position to create opportunities and advo - Credit Management and National Affordable custody , child support , eq - cate for other Black women . Housing Professional Executive designations uitabledistribution , premar - from the National Affordable Housing Manage - ital agreements and domestic violence . Her The most important lesson she’s learned … mentAssociation . clients include homemakers , business owners , Patience , persistence , never quit and to have high - net - worthindividuals and professionals . confidence in yourself . It’s important to have the On her hopes for the future … patience to persevere through challenges and Due to the ongoing shortage and poor public Her most impactful professional the persistence to keep working toward our perception of affordable housing , my hope for achievement … goals , even when things get tough . Never give thefuture is that the development of affordable Opening Weinberg , Kaplan & Smith with my up , and love and embrace who you are in every housing is welcomed and reaches a level where best friend and partner Amy Smith and then season . Remember that self - care is very impor - there is no longer a shortage of affordable havingMichael Weinberg join us is my most sig - tant : You cannot give if your cup is empty . homes in any location . nificantprofessional achievement . We have cre - ated a firm that provides personalized legal serv - Eileen Wirth The most important lesson she’s learned … icesand fosters a supportive team environment . PRESIDENT & CEO , MEND INC . Certainly in the top three is that maintaining a Byestablishing a firm built on integrity and qual - Wirth has focused her career balance in life is critical . No matter how pas - ity , we have been able to directly impact our on affordable and subsi - sionate someone may be about their work , it’s clients ’ lives with positive outcomes . dized housing . She got her justthat — work . If there are personal issues that start at the NJ State Housing impact productivity , as a leader it is important The most important lesson she’s learned … Finance Agency and , in the to recognize and be empathetic to these chal - Asa family law attorney , the most valuable lesson ensuing 30 years , advanced lenges.By allowing flexibility in scheduling and I’velearned is the power of empathy . Recogniz - her career through positions enablingmatters outside the office to not be a ing the emotional hurdles my clients face em - at both for - profit and nonprofit housing devel - distraction , that allows your team to focus on powers me to provide compassionate and ef - opers and managers . Wirth earned her B.C.S . workwhile they’re at work . fective representation . I put this lesson into 12 | SOUTH JERSEY BIZ | VOLUME 14 ISSUE 6 | SouthJerseyBiz.net

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SJBiz_Dept_Leading Ladies_0624FINAL.qxp_Dept 6 / 6 / 24 5 : 03 PM Page 4 practice by actively listening , offering tailored solutions and maintaining a supportive atmos - phere throughout the legal process . This prac - tical application ensures my clients feel heard and valued , leading to better outcomes and a more positive experience during challenging times . On her greatest strength … My greatest strength as a family law attorney is my firsthand understanding of the emotional and practical complexities involved in divorce . My personal insight allows me to connect deeply with clients , providing compassionate , insightful representation . Jo - Ann Weiner , EA , CFE , CTRS , NTPI Fellow Founder J . L . WEINER & ASSOCIATES , LLC When she isn’t running her forensic tax accounting practice or dedicating her - self to various organiza - tional board roles and memberships she holds , Weiner oversees Women , Words , and Wisdom , a nonprofit she created to inform women about issues affecting them so they can make beneficial life choices and to raise scholarship funds . Her most impactful professional achievement … I took my knowledge , skills , abilities and expe - rience from working at the IRS for 35 years to start J . L . Weiner & Associates . I started a foren - sic tax accounting firm to help others both re - solve tax controversy issues and figure out dif - ficult matrimonial financial issues . Based on the nature of my work in the Special Enforcement and Grand Jury arena at the IRS , I studied and sat for the Certified Fraud Examiner ( CFE ) exam : I passed it and became a licensed CFE , in ad - dition to already being a licensed Enrolled Agent . I was able to apply my skills in tax con - troversy to help others resolve IRS or state chal - lenges . As a CFE , my practice consists of re - solving business litigations and matrimonial matters . Her female role model … In 2012 , the 15 - year - old Pakistani girl Malala Yousafzai — who was vocal in expressing her be - liefs in girls ’ rights to an education — was riding home on a school bus when a Taliban member shot her in her face for the “ crime ” of that belief . After the shooting , she faced several surgeries , but she lived . Ever since , Malala has been recog - nized for her courage and hope : Despite dangers to her life , she refused to be anonymous . She went on to be the Nobel Peace Prize’s youngest recipient . Malala inspires me because of her courage , her continued advocacy for education and women and girls ’ rights , and because she values truth , justice , forgiveness and equality . w SouthJerseyBiz.net | VOLUME 14 ISSUE 6 | SOUTH JERSEY BIZ | 13

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