Committed to breaking “the chains of financial bondage” in the pan-African community, CRYSTAL L. GUNN is a fiscal strategist whose female-focused economic organization has transformed lives throughout the Midwest. She is founder and CEO of the Amazing Woman Network, with a stated goal of “reclaiming personal power through mind, body and spirit.” In her leadership role, Gunn advises clients on how to forge advantageous social relationships and amass wealth over a broad spectrum of investments and strategies, including home ownership, estates/inheritances, entrepreneurship and more. Her people-first business approach is summated in a quote by Black baseball legend, Jackie Robinson: “A life is not important except on the impact it has on other lives.” 

Gunn holds a Bachelor’s of Business Administration from Michigan State University. She launched her career over 20 years ago, beginning with a stint in mortgage banking and management, later branching out into speaking, authoring, coaching and activism. She is Chairman of the Booker T. Washington Trade Association, founder and CEO of AWN Cares non-profit organization, the creator of the online financial planning course Becoming Financially FLAWLESS and hosts the talk show, Amazing Women Speak. Ms. Gunn relishes the opportunity to further empower the Black community through impassioned advocacy.