Visibility, Voice, and Value: A Conversation with Jonathan Lovitz

In this episode of Take Pride in Retirement, Matt McClure is joined by LGBTQ+ advocate and former Biden administration official Jonathan Lovitz for a powerful conversation about identity, advocacy, and financial empowerment. They dive into the unique challenges and opportunities facing LGBTQ+ individuals and entrepreneurs, including how to build wealth, why DEI matters, and how your financial plan can be a form of activism. Whether you’re an aspiring business owner or just beginning your retirement journey, you’ll find practical insight—and plenty of inspiration—in this candid, hopeful discussion. Listen to Previous Episodes: https://takeprideinretirement.com/ Connect with Matt: https://takeprideinretirement.com/#contact Subscribe to our YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@TakePrideinRetirementShow Take Pride in Retirement is proud to be named one of the top Pride podcasts on the internet by FeedSpot. For more, go to https://blog.feedspot.com/pride_podcasts About Take Pride in Retirement: Welcome to Take Pride in Retirement: A podcast dedicated to retirement planning solutions for the LGBTQ community. Our goal is to help educate you about ways to protect your hard-earned money while experiencing market-like growth at the same time. Matt McClure is the host of Take Pride in Retirement. He is a licensed fiduciary financial advisor and Certified Annuity Specialist. The Institute of Business & Finance (IBF) recently awarded Matt with the only nationally recognized annuity designation, CAS® (Certified Annuity Specialist®). This graduate-level designation is conferred upon candidates who complete a 135+ hour educational program focusing on fixed-rate and variable annuities. Matt currently lives with his husband and two dogs in his home state of Georgia but spent more than 10 years in New York City. While in the nation’s #1 media market, he worked for The Wall Street Journal Radio Network, Spectrum News NY1 and WCBS Newsradio 880. A highlight of Matt’s career has been reporting regularly from the floor of the New York Stock Exchange.

An episode of the Take Pride in Retirement podcast, hosted by Matt McClure, titled "Visibility, Voice, and Value: A Conversation with Jonathan Lovitz" was published on March 21, 2025 and runs 50 minutes.

March 21, 2025 ·50m · Take Pride in Retirement

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In this episode of Take Pride in Retirement, Matt McClure is joined by LGBTQ+ advocate and former Biden administration official Jonathan Lovitz for a powerful conversation about identity, advocacy, and financial empowerment. They dive into the unique challenges and opportunities facing LGBTQ+ individuals and entrepreneurs, including how to build wealth, why DEI matters, and how your financial plan can be a form of activism.

Whether you’re an aspiring business owner or just beginning your retirement journey, you’ll find practical insight—and plenty of inspiration—in this candid, hopeful discussion.

Listen to Previous Episodes: https://takeprideinretirement.com/

Connect with Matt: https://takeprideinretirement.com/#contact

Subscribe to our YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@TakePrideinRetirementShow

Take Pride in Retirement is proud to be named one of the top Pride podcasts on the internet by FeedSpot. For more, go to https://blog.feedspot.com/pride_podcasts

About Take Pride in Retirement:
Welcome to Take Pride in Retirement: A podcast dedicated to retirement planning solutions for the LGBTQ community. Our goal is to help educate you about ways to protect your hard-earned money while experiencing market-like growth at the same time.

Matt McClure is the host of Take Pride in Retirement. He is a licensed fiduciary financial advisor and Certified Annuity Specialist. The Institute of Business & Finance (IBF) recently awarded Matt with the only nationally recognized annuity designation, CAS® (Certified Annuity Specialist®). This graduate-level designation is conferred upon candidates who complete a 135+ hour educational program focusing on fixed-rate and variable annuities.

Matt currently lives with his husband and two dogs in his home state of Georgia but spent more than 10 years in New York City. While in the nation’s #1 media market, he worked for The Wall Street Journal Radio Network, Spectrum News NY1 and WCBS Newsradio 880. A highlight of Matt’s career has been reporting regularly from the floor of the New York Stock Exchange.