Meet April Turgeon

We caught up with the brilliant and insightful April Turgeon a few weeks ago and have shared our conversation below.

April, we’re thrilled to have you sharing your thoughts and lessons with our community. So, for folks who are at a stage in their life or career where they are trying to be more resilient, can you share where you get your resilience from?

I think my resilience comes from having to build myself in my own way. I’ve always loved learning, but I never really fit the structure of school. And I’ve always been someone who naturally steps into leadership, but I struggled to stay in jobs that didn’t feel aligned. So I had to trust myself early. I had to believe in a path that didn’t look traditional. So I had to trust myself before anyone else did.

And honestly, a lot of my resilience came from learning about loyalty the hard way. When you help people, support them, and really stand for them, you assume they’ll stand for you, too. But that’s not always how it goes. I had to learn that not everyone has the same heart, the same work ethic, or the same respect.

That lesson didn’t break me; it sharpened me.

Now, I choose where I put my energy, who I build with, and what I stand for. Resilience, for me, is the ability to stay grounded in who I am, even when the environment or the circumstances change. It’s continuing to show up with integrity, even after being tested.

I don’t quit. I don’t crumble. I learn, I adjust, and I keep going.

Thanks for sharing that. So, before we get any further into our conversation, can you tell our readers a bit about yourself and what you’re working on?

I am a business owner. My partner and I own an independent financial brokerage.

As licensed professionals across many provinces and states, we help individuals and families actually understand money and build real security. I learned all of this by realizing no one was going to teach me or save me. So now I focus on making wealth education simple, human, and accessible.

I teach people how to protect their income, eliminate debt, grow savings, and build long-term wealth, even if they’re not starting with a lot. And the most rewarding part? It is watching someone go from STRESSED or unsure to confident and in CONTROL. Money impacts everything, and when someone gains clarity around it, their entire life shifts!

I also help lead a team of agents across Canada and the USA, working with people who always felt they were meant for more, but maybe didn’t fit the traditional career mold – like me! Right now, we’re expanding into new cities, hosting financial education workshops, and really building a culture of integrity and personal growth.

What I want people to know is: you don’t need to come from money to learn how to build it. You just have to be willing to start. And I’m here for the ones who are ready for that shift!

There is so much advice out there about all the different skills and qualities folks need to develop in order to succeed in today’s highly competitive environment and often it can feel overwhelming. So, if we had to break it down to just the three that matter most, which three skills or qualities would you focus on?

The first one was self-awareness. Everything shifted when I stopped trying to fit into roles or environments that didn’t match who I am. When you understand your strengths, your patterns, and how you naturally operate, you stop betraying yourself. Here is my advice to the readers: take the time to study yourself before trying to build anything external.

The second was emotional maturity. Business and leadership will test your patience, your boundaries, and your loyalty. I had to learn how to stay grounded, how to respond instead of react, and how to hold myself through discomfort. That comes from doing the inner work. The inner work looks like practicing patience, reflection, honesty, and regulating your emotions.

The third was personal development overall. This means a commitment to continuous growth. Reading, mentorship, being around high-standard people, and being willing to outgrow versions of myself that no longer fit. Growth isn’t a phase; it’s a lifestyle.

So for me: self-awareness, emotional maturity, and a commitment to growth. Those are the foundations everything else was built on.

What was the most impactful thing your parents did for you?

Yes. I love working with people who are ambitious, growth-minded, and willing to hold themselves to a high standard. The kind of person who takes initiative, is curious, leads themselves well, and follows through. You don’t need a background in finance… you just need drive, maturity, and a real desire to evolve.

If this resonates, reach out on Instagram or LinkedIn and tell me what you’re working toward. If the alignment is there, we’ll explore what building together could look like.

Contact Info:

• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/apriltofficial/
• Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/april-turgeon/