{"id":114706,"date":"2025-08-03T04:17:10","date_gmt":"2025-08-03T04:17:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/114706\/"},"modified":"2025-08-03T04:17:10","modified_gmt":"2025-08-03T04:17:10","slug":"more-than-100-houston-area-women-gather-for-power-of-7%e2%80%b2-event-hosted-by-kim-stroud-c-j-strouds-mother","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/114706\/","title":{"rendered":"More than 100 Houston-area women gather for \u2018Power of 7\u2032 event hosted by Kim Stroud, C.J. Stroud\u2019s mother"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\"><strong>HOUSTON<\/strong> \u2013 More than 100 Houston-area women gathered for the first-ever Power of 7 women\u2019s conference, an event dedicated to empowering women financially.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Hosted by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.click2houston.com\/topic\/C.J._Stroud\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.click2houston.com\/topic\/C.J._Stroud\/\">C.J. Stroud Foundation,<\/a> the conference offered attendees valuable skills such as budgeting, managing credit, building an online brand, and even asking an employer for a raise.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">The event was held in partnership with the Women\u2019s Resource and TDECU. <\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Participants learned practical tools to improve their financial health, including how to budget, fix credit scores, and build an online presence.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 kDvXdO font_openSans articleList\">\n<li class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__StackBase-sc-1fnzlkn-7 ecGWWE iQviKm\"\/><\/ul>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">With 40% of Houstonians living in financial distress, the conference aimed to address a critical need.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">\u201cWe know that the face of poverty in Houston is almost always that of a woman,\u201d a TDECU representative said. \u201cTo be able to provide services to women who are in need.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Women attending the event shared stories of resilience and strength.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Kim Stroud, the mother of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.click2houston.com\/topic\/Houston_Texans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.click2houston.com\/topic\/Houston_Texans\/\">Houston Texans\u2019<\/a> quarterback C.J. Stroud, spoke about her own financial struggles as a single mother supporting two children.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">\u201cTo be honest, I didn\u2019t have financial literacy. I had survivalist literacy, and that\u2019s really all I knew \u2014 was survival,\u201d Kim said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">She said the conference embodies the kind of empowerment her son wants to support.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">\u201c[C.J.] believes in planting a seed to help them grow so they can continue to flourish,\u201d Kim said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">The event was truly about planting seeds of preparation and hope.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">\u201cI never knew my life would pivot this way,\u201d Kim added. \u201cI never thought I would have more than one zero in my bank account. You just never know. 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