Leah Hadley · Divorce and Money Speaker
Better Money Decisions When Life Changes Direction
Keynotes, workshops, and talks on divorce, money, and decision making from Leah Hadley, CDFA®, AFC®, MAFF™
Check AvailabilityLeah Hadley, CDFA®, AFC®, MAFF™, is a Cleveland-based divorce financial planner and speaker who helps audiences make clearer money decisions during divorce and other major life transitions. She delivered the keynote at the 2026 IDFA conference and speaks to divorce professionals, financial planning associations, women's groups, and community organizations, in person and virtually. She is the founder of Intentional Divorce Solutions and the bestselling author of Intentional Money.
Why I Speak
Most financial mistakes in divorce don't happen because people are careless. They happen because people are making big, permanent decisions while their world feels upside down.
I've spent over 20 years in financial services, and I've been a Certified Divorce Financial Analyst since 2014. I've also been through divorce myself. So I bring the research and the numbers, and I bring the part most financial talks leave out. What it actually feels like to make these decisions under pressure.
My goal is simple. Every audience should leave with a clearer way to think, not just a longer to-do list.
Where I've Spoken
IDFA Conference
2026 keynote, Recalculating, for the Institute for Divorce Financial Analysts
NAPFA
Presenter at the NAPFA Fall 2025 National Conference
FPA of Greater Indiana
2025 CE presentation for the Indianapolis chapter of the Financial Planning Association
Wealthy You Conference
2026 speaker for MoneyFitMD's conference for women physicians, Your Money Your Future
Called to LEAD
2026 Women's Success Panel at Kelly Roach Coaching's Called to LEAD conference
Elevate+ Women's Summit
2026 featured morning session, hosted by Star USA
Nurture the Leader Retreat
2026 guest expert on building intentional wealth, hosted by Chris Williams
Podcasts and Summits
More than 25 shows and virtual summits. Listen here
From the Stage
From rooms full of divorce professionals to intimate circles of women building their businesses and their wealth.
2026 IDFA Conference · Recalculating keynote
Elevate+ Women's Summit
Nurture the Leader Retreat
What Hosts and Attendees Say
“Your presentation, Your Money Your Future, brought so much clarity, intention, and actionable guidance to the doctors in the room.”
Dr. Latifat Akintade and the MoneyFitMD team
Wealthy You Conference 2026
“Your presentation was so meaningful. I’ve heard so many great things about your talk.”
Melissa Merkle, Associate Director, Star USA
Elevate+ Women's Summit 2026
“I love how she tied money to values. That’s a message I don’t hear very much, and it makes so much sense. It changed how I think about money.”
Attendee, Elevate+ Women's Summit
“Love the real examples and opportunities for application in client conversations.”
Attendee, FPA of Greater Indiana
“Loved Leah’s presentation, style and expertise. She provided excellent points.”
Attendee, FPA of Greater Indiana
Signature Talks
Each one can be shaped to your audience, your time slot, and your format.
Recalculating
Behavioral finance and the decisions that shape a divorce
When life suddenly changes direction, smart people make predictable money mistakes. This talk looks at how stress, grief, and fear steer financial decisions during divorce, and how professionals can help clients pause, reorient, and choose a route they won't regret.
Delivered as the keynote at the 2026 IDFA conference.
Best for divorce professionals, including attorneys, mediators, financial advisors, coaches, and therapists.
From Reactive to Intentional
A Woman's Guide to Money Decisions
Most of us make money decisions the way we react to the weather. This talk offers another way, tending your financial life like a garden, built on the six pillars of the Intentional Money Method™ (Clarity, Values, Mindset, Strategy, Action, and Support).
Also available as A Leader's Guide to Money Decisions for business owners and leadership teams.
Best for women's groups, associations, community organizations, and employers.
Money, Divorce, and Starting Over
Practical talks for people living it
- Protecting Yourself Financially During Divorce
- Divorce After 50: Protecting Your Retirement and Your Future
- Starting Over Strong: Building a Financial Foundation After Divorce
- Overcoming Financial Abuse: Rebuilding After a Financially Toxic Relationship
Best for community and consumer audiences, and organizations serving women and families.
Ways to Work Together
In person or virtual. Based in Cleveland, Ohio.
Keynotes
45 to 60 minutes for conferences, annual meetings, and professional events.
Breakouts and Workshops
Interactive sessions with room for real questions and real situations.
Shorter Sessions
30-minute talks, lunch and learns, webinars, and podcast interviews.
Speaker Bio
Event planners, feel free to use this in your program or introduction.
Leah Hadley, CDFA®, AFC®, MAFF™, helps women make clear, confident money decisions during life's biggest transitions. She is the founder and CEO of Intentional Divorce Solutions and Intentional Wealth Partners, sister companies focused on divorce financial planning and wealth management.
Leah has over 20 years in financial services. She started as an administrative assistant in an equity research department and, in about five years, worked her way up to publishing senior equity research analyst. She has been a Certified Divorce Financial Analyst since 2014 and is also a trained mediator. Her work is shaped by her own life as much as her credentials. She became a parent of three overnight and went through her own divorce, so she knows how money decisions feel when life changes direction.
Leah is the bestselling author of Intentional Money: The Modern Woman's Guide to Building Wealth, Purpose & Peace and the author of When It's Just Not Working: A Practical Divorce Guide for Stay-at-Home Moms. She delivered the keynote at the 2026 IDFA conference and speaks to professional associations, community organizations, and women's groups. She is based in Cleveland, Ohio.
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