GROWTH & IMPACT WEEK SPEAKER LINEUP
The speakers at Growth and Impact Week are award-winning advisors, operators, and thought leaders who don’t just understand growth and impact, they execute it. Each speaker has been selected for their ability to translate methodology into real-world implementation, sharing how they’ve built in-demand practices through intentional, ROI-driven relationships with business owners. Expect candid perspectives, practical frameworks, and honest discussion around what works in today’s market, from client selection and trust-building to accountability, culture, and value creation. This is not a stage of theorists; it’s a room of practitioners committed to helping you apply what you learn and accelerate results in your firm.
Amy Schuster
Meet Amy Schuster:
Amy Schuster is a Managing Director for the ESOP Solutions team in Chicago. Amy has 6+ years of experience advising companies and business owners on all aspects of ESOP transactions from financing structures to valuation to...
ABOUT AMY
Meet Amy Schuster:
Amy Schuster is a Managing Director for the ESOP Solutions team in Chicago. Amy has 6+ years of experience advising companies and business owners on all aspects of ESOP transactions from financing structures to valuation to transaction design. Amy provides subject matter expertise on ESOP transactions as an ownership transition tool and liquidity solution and functions as a resource both internally to PNC and externally to PNC clients and prospects advising on all aspects of lending to an ESOP-owned company.
Prior to joining PNC in May of 2019, Amy most recently served as a Senior Vice President with Fifth Third Bank’s ESOP Finance Group. Before joining the ESOP Finance team, Amy served as Regional Chief Financial Officer of Fifth Third Chicago where she was nominated for Chicago Business 40 under 40 for her ability to help the region with strategic planning.
Amy received her B.A. in Finance and Marketing from the Wartburg College and received her MBA for NIU in 2022. She holds the FINRA Series SIE and 63 licenses. She is a member of the National and Regional ESOP Associations, a member of the ESOP Association’s Finance Committee, a member of the National Center for Employee Ownership, and ESCA (Employee-Owned S Corporations of America).