https://www.speakersmagazine.com From Physics to Financial Empowerment: How JJ Conway Turned Setbacks into Strategies for Black Wealth
There are few folks who embody resilience, brilliance, and purpose like JJ Conway. Her life stands as a lesson in turning systemic struggle into a platform for collective strength. A trailblazer, educator, and financial advocate, JJ didn’t just overcome adversity—she used it as fuel to inspire a national movement toward economic equity and generational wealth.
Her story begins at one of the toughest leadership crucibles in the country: the U.S. Air Force Academy. There, she endured blatant racism and was repeatedly told by faculty and advisors that “Black women don’t do physics.” Rather than internalize the hate, she defied expectations, declared space physics as her major, and graduated at the top of her class. She went on to serve 23 years in the U.S. Air Force, retiring with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel—armed with a commitment to tear down the barriers she once had to br
