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JACQUELINE
KINDRED SPIRIT

ZAPICCHI

“Some people assume that,

because I’m young, I don’t know

what I’m doing. That gives me the

opportunity to say, ‘Just give me a

chance to show you what my irm

and I can do for you.’ Nine times

out of 10, they will say yes.”

amily has always been nearby. Even when
Jacqueline Zapicchi attended college, she

stayed close to Hamilton, where she grew up.
There’s something nurturing

about being close to your home INVESTMENT ADVISOR
Fbase. “My mother was a teacher and she
REPRESENTATIVE/
inspires me,” Zapicchi says. “She was always DIRECTOR OF MARKETING
very caring of others and I saw through her
DFG Financial Group
how rewarding it was to make a diference in Age: 27
honestly do for my clients what I would do
someone else’s life.”
for my own family.”
Education: Monmouth University;
Family came calling after graduate
Outside of the oice, Zapicchi is vice
MBA, Philadelphia University
school, when Zapicchi was invited to join
president of Edge Networking (a venture
DFG Financial Group, which her uncle,
she shares with Kacie Maslowski), which

David Dominici, founded 27 years ago. “He called me and is a business relations and referral community of younger
said, ‘Let’s a have a look and see if this works out. We’ll take professionals in Mercer County that holds weekly meet-

it one month at a time. If it doesn’t, then no hard feelings.’
ings and networking events at area establishments. “We’ve
I knew that I’d have to see him every Thanksgiving and been going about a year and half now,” Zapicchi says. “It’s

Christmas, so there couldn’t be too much of a falling out.”
like having a sales force with your peers.” Zapicchi also
In the three years she’s been there, Zapicchi has worn a co-chairs the MIDJersey Chamber’s Tech/Ed Committee

lot of hats. She handles DFG’s marketing eforts as well as and is involved with the Trenton Digital Initiative, inding
client investments as a Series 66 and Series 7 licensee. She donors to hand over their old, unwanted computers.

also handles life and health insurance. “I’ve always been
“These are machines that you or I might not want any-
a very hands-on, visual learner. I pride myself on working more but you can imagine how impactful this is to a low

my butt of, whatever the task is,” she says. It’s comforting income family, to see a kid’s eyes light up when he gets a
to know that a family member has your back and that fam- working computer,” she says.

ily aspect is rechanneled toward Zapicchi ’s clients. “Since Zapicchi sees herself doing exactly the same thing ive
we’re an independent, we can go in any direction to achieve years down the road. “Being young in the inancial services

their goals. I really care about their success and I believe industry means you can attract a younger client base be-

that’s in part what separates us from others in the inancial cause you have similar interests and aspirations that they
business,” she says. “We excel on the service side. We’re not have. Plus a lot of times, women are comfortable working

simply selling them and we treat people like family here. I
with other women, so I’m able to help there.”

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