Meet Our Team
Who We Are
Our focus is to provide you and your family with financial independence with good planning and a strategic approach to get you going in the right direction.
Shalicia West Thomas
Trusted Advisor / Financial Professional
CEO & Founder
Cultural Health Initiatives For You
Shalicia West Thomas is an experienced, licensed trusted advisor and financial professional dedicated to helping individuals and families intentionally build, protect, and preserve their wealth. With a client-centered approach, she is strategic in making recommendations that complement the specific needs, values, and long-term goals of each client she serves. Her commitment to personalized planning ensures that every strategy is both practical and purpose-driven.
Through her partnership with Empowerment Essentials Inc., Shalicia expands her impact by delivering comprehensive financial education and tailored solutions that empower families to make confident, informed decisions. She is widely recognized for her unique facilitation style of breaking down complex financial concepts into clear, actionable steps. Her approach equips families with the knowledge they need to protect their assets, maximize retirement income, and strengthen their estate planning efforts for future generations.
Shalicia understands that financial planning is not a one-time event but an evolving process. She prioritizes staying up to date with U.S. tax codes and the latest retirement regulations to ensure
her clients remain well informed and well positioned in a changing financial landscape. Her dedication to ongoing education allows her to proactively guide clients through legislative updates and new rules that may impact their retirement and estate planning strategies.
Driven by integrity, education, and empowerment, Shalicia West Thomas is committed to helping families build lasting financial security and leave a meaningful legacy.
Michelle Parker
Trusted Advisor / Wealth Strategist
Empowerment Essentials Inc.
Founded by Trusted Advisor, Michelle Parker in 2013, Empowerment Essentials, Inc is passionate about promoting economic empowerment through financial education, as its core foundational beliefs, which separate the company from so many in the industry. Michelle’s “At Your Service” style of business is the flagship trademark of Empowerment Essentials, Inc. Michelle is a highly experienced and qualified financial advisor, with the notable achievement of being an Ed Slott Master Elite IRA Advisor. This is a prestigious designation that is awarded to financial professionals who have demonstrated expertise in the area of retirement planning, tax planning, and estate planning, and are committed to upholding the highest standards of professionalism and ethics.
What about the company “Ace”! Knowledgeable, detail oriented, professional and a true leader are just a few words most often used to describe Shalicia West Thomas! With almost a decade of experience in the fast-paced financial industry, Shalicia has established herself as a powerhouse and an innovative trailblazer and advisor proving to be an integral partner of Empowerment Essentials, Inc.
This power team, together holds licenses in over 23 states and has an affinity of helping people live out their dreams. They understand the importance of staying up-to-date with the latest trends and strategies with what the US tax codes allow, and they work diligently to ensure that their clients are well informed and equipped to make well informed decisions.
Their expertise is in helping their clients navigate to and through retirement planning, tax planning, and estate planning through safe money cash flow strategies, and helping clients eliminate a great number of the 18 risks of retirement, so that they can have guaranteed lifetime income and tax-free savings.
Here at Empowerment Essentials, Inc, we have curated a team of strategic partners and industry experts who help our clients maximize in all of the forementioned, while considering the balance of Social Security and Medicare, Taxes, Healthcare, Inflation, and all of the unexpected!
Latisha West
Executive Director of Adminstration
Tish Admin Solutions
Latisha West is a detail-oriented bookkeeping and administrative professional dedicated to helping businesses stay organized, compliant, and financially confident. With a strong focus on accuracy, efficiency, and dependable support, Latisha provides tailored bookkeeping and administrative solutions that allow business owners to focus on growth while the day-to-day details are handled
seamlessly. Known for her professionalism, reliability, and clear communication, Latisha partners with clients to simplify operations and keep their business running smoothly.
