Behind the Advice - How life as an Olympic sprinter prepared Adrienne Power for a career in financial planning

How life as an Olympic sprinter prepared Adrienne Power for a career in financial planning

12/05/24 • 21 min

Adrienne Power is an Olympic sprinter turned financial advisor from East Jeddore, N.S. Raised by a family that fostered a love of competition, Adrienne excelled at sports from a young age and starred for the Dalhousie University track and field team while she pursued her commerce degree.

Following university, Adrienne focused on track and field full-time, representing Canada at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. She also competed at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, winning bronze medals in the 200 metres and 4 x 400 metres relay. After retiring from track at age 35, she returned to finance and now works as an advisor at Edward Jones in Bedford, N.S.

Adrienne talks about dreaming of the Olympics from a young age, a life-altering event in her teens that shaped her views around money, and the qualities that she carried over from professional athlete to financial advisor.

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