Who We Are
essVest brings together emotional intelligence, lived experience, leadership, and conversations around wealth to create a more expansive approach to growth, well-being, and personal possibility.
essVest was created from lived experience—not just professional expertise.
It is rooted in the belief that women deserve not only access to wealth, but the confidence, clarity, and ownership to direct it intentionally—and to use what they’ve built on their own terms.
To be vested is to be fully engaged in your own life—to recognize your value, advocate for your future, and engage intentionally with what comes next.
It is the willingness to step forward with ownership, clarity, and confidence.
To speak openly.
To ask directly.
To expand what you believe is possible.
Essence
At the center of essVest is the belief that the essence of being invested in yourself is not simply personal growth—it is ownership, self-advocacy, and the willingness to engage fully with your life and future.
Together, Elaina and Cathy bring decades of experience across finance, leadership, emotional intelligence, and personal transformation—integrating their individual journeys into a shared philosophy rooted in empowerment, ownership, and possibility.
The Founders
Dr. Cathy Greenberg
Dr. Cathy Greenberg is a globally recognized expert in emotional intelligence, leadership, and human performance. Her work has influenced Fortune 500 organizations, government leaders, and the military—helping individuals better understand how they think, communicate, and lead under pressure.
Within essVest, Cathy brings the empowerment and emotional intelligence framework that supports confidence, self-advocacy, and intentional growth..What We Believe
Elaina Spilove
Elaina brings decades of experience across finance, public funds, institutional strategy, and wealth management. Her work is shaped not only by professional expertise, but by a deep understanding of resilience, reinvention, and what it means to build wealth that supports a meaningful life.Through essVest, she integrates financial insight with emotional intelligence, helping women engage more intentionally with their decisions, their direction, and what they are creating for themselves.We believe wealth is more than financial.
It is emotional, intellectual, and deeply personal.
We believe women deserve the confidence to speak openly about money, advocate for their value, and engage more intentionally with opportunity.
We believe true growth happens when you become fully invested in yourself—when insight transforms into ownership, action, and expansion.
And we believe what becomes possible is not fixed.
It evolves as you do.
