00:00This video opens with a train speeding past shining silver skyscrapers.
00:05Signs on wrought iron lampposts read, The District Detroit.
00:09Now, a black haired, stylishly dressed woman stands by a large brick building with a single file line of women.
00:16Text, Kayla Walker, Ambassador.
00:19Hey, I'm here in Detroit and we're here for Currency Conversations!
00:24A large sign promotes the Chase and Essence Currency Conversations event,
00:28where a group of high-spirited women smile and wave.
00:32Now, a woman speaks to us. She has silver hair and wears large black and white beads.
00:37Text, Sondra Davis, Ambassador.
00:40Currency Conversations is all about you setting a pledge for yourself,
00:44a financial goal that you are committing to follow.
00:47Women write down their financial goals in workbooks.
00:50Now, a dark haired woman dressed in blue speaks to us.
00:54Text, Lynette Kalfani Cox, Ambassador.
00:57We're asking women to take the pledge and to commit to themselves.
01:01Now, a woman with a dark blazer and a stylish fedora speaks to us.
01:06Text, Lovie Ajay, Ambassador.
01:09It's been great to be on the Currency Conversations pool and be on the road around the country,
01:13talking to black women about money. We're making each other better.
01:16And when we make each other better, everybody wins.
01:18Short video clips from the lively event show attendees smiling and taking selfies,
01:23socializing, networking, and conversing.
01:26Text, Take the pledge. Commit to you.
01:29Now, Kayla Walker.
01:31Make a commitment to your financial goals.
01:33It's really simple. Log on to essence.com slash currency conversations.
01:37Women use tablet computers to visit the Currency Conversations webpage.
01:42The page displays the text, The Pledge. Set a goal and make a plan.
01:47This pledge is not to me. It's not to Essence. It's not to Chase.
01:50This pledge is to yourself.
01:51Now, a woman with long black hair speaks to us.
01:54I decided to take the pledge to gain financial stability for the future.
01:59Kayla.
02:00And I'm telling you, your future self will thank you.
02:02Text, Currency Conversations, Chase and Essence.
02:06Essence.com slash currency conversations.
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