NAPFA Spring 2023 National Conference Speaker

Shawn Tydlaska is a CFP® professional and holds an MBA from the University of Michigan - Ross School of Business. He also holds a BA in Economics and a Minor in Education from UCLA. He is a co-founder of the BLX Internship Program, an internship program designed for aspiring Black and Latinx financial planners to get their first job in the financial planning field After graduating from UCLA, Tydlaska was unprepared to manage his own personal financial life. Credit scores, 401(k)s, and budgeting were all foreign concepts and he felt overwhelmed. When he started to learn how to best manage his own finances, he was immediately hooked. He knew he found his professional calling to help others achieve the same sense of empowerment he felt when he took control over his finances. Tydlaska launched Ballast Point Financial Planning in 2016 to help his clients achieve their financial goals and dreams. Tydlaska is an avid runner and has finished the Boston Marathon seven times. He loves camping with his wife, son, daughter, and their beloved cavapoo named Coop.