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FinFest Dfree

FinFE$T, a financial festival hosted by The dfree® Financial Freedom Movement, is designed to help people make, manage, and invest money. The financial festival offers you real-time access to various professionals who will provide you with economical solutions and tools.

The FinFE$T Objective

FinFE$T empowers you to take actionable steps towards the path to financial freedom by providing content, curriculum, training, and tools.

How to make Money

Money Management

How to build Wealth

Finfe$t 2025

Free Resources to Build Wealth and Protect Your Health!

The FinFE$T Experience

FinFE$T focused on equipping families with valuable financial insights and practical strategies by providing over 60 Free Resources including health screening stations by RWJBarnabas Health (RWJBH), private financial consultations by Prudential’s Financial professionals, credit counseling by GreenPath.

Live presentations and breakout sessions by subject matter experts, as well as books and resources from several other partners – real time solutions all under one roof to support the overall well-being of our community.

Additionally, FinFE$T featured a Job Fair and Resource Fair that connected attendees with employment opportunities and essential services to help them thrive.

Past Guest Speakers

Dr. DeForest B Soaries, Jr.

Founder & CEO dfree Global Foundation

Karen Hunter

CEO & Founder of Knarrative LLC

Jackie P. Taylor

Founder & CEO Boost Strategy Group, Inc.

Tiffany “The Budgetnista” Aliche

Award-Winning Author Financial Educator

Deborah Reynolds

Founder of Future Moguls Investment Community

Sienna Sage

Founder & CEO of Flourish by Sage

Tiffany “The Budgetnista” Aliche

Award-Winning Author Financial Educator

Tiffany “The Budgetnista” Aliche

Award-Winning Author Financial Educator

Willy Holly

Founder & CEO of Holly Nance Group LLC

Thomas R. Ortiz, MD, FAAFP

Certified Family Physician & Medical Director Center of Excellence for Latino Health Clara Maas Medical Center

Indu Lew, PharmD.

Executive Vice President & Chief of Staff RWJ Barnabas Health

Molly Fallon Dixon

Registered Dietitian Nutritionist Newark Beth Israel Medical Center

Omar Bey, M.D., FCCP

Nutritional Support & Board Certified Pulmonary Critical Care Physician Newark Beth Israel Medical Center

Sylvia Alston

Managing Partner & CEO Momentum Risk Management

Crystina Cardozo

Financial Literacy Educator Run The Numbers

Isaiah Stewart

Youth Stage

Tara Griggs Magee

Founder & CEO TGM Entertainment Group

Gina McKinney

Final Expense & Medicare Specialist

Destiny Wiggins

Social Media Strategist & Content Creator Sounds of Tomorrow

Tierra Willis

Program Coordinator & Facilitator Young Money Finances

Olympia Lliou-Perry

Financial Professional Prudential Advisors

Shaunda Sutton

DFREE FinFe$t Host

Tania Stokes

Marketing & Finance Professional Founder, DIgi Rookie Hub

Sherkera Green

Executive Market Director JP Morgan & Chase

Our Gallery

Thankyou Our Past Sponsors

What Our Clients Are Saying

Don’t just take our word for it; here’s what past attendees said about FinFe$t.

"DFREE® has definitely given me confidence in how to manage my finances and great insight into unhealthy spending behaviors and attitudes."

Zakiyya Jordan

Zeta Ph Beta Sorority, Inc.

"I am out of debt and looking for ways to invest and create generational wealth."

Anita Essex

"DFREE® taught me how to budget money and spend on needs rather than wants."

Cleta Davis

Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc

"I paid off a loan to the IRS within the first 3 weeks of attending the DFREE® academy."

Lorna Henderson

"I am a better steward of my finances having gone through this process. I am now working on leaving a legacy for my daughters."

Diana Belle

Clear View Baptist Church

"DFREE® empowered me to feel good about my finances."

Janae Grant

"I was able to avoid a significant financial mistake due to the lessons I learned."

Chris McCoy

"I used DFREE® techniques to break bad habits and pay off my credit card debts."

Sylvia Blades