Recognition
Three decades of professional leadership. National media appearances. Award-winning author.
A lifetime of caregiving experience. A career helping families prepare for life's most important decisions.
A Voice Trusted by Families, Professionals & National Media
For more than three decades, Shelly has helped families navigate life's most difficult decisions. Her unique perspective combines nearly thirty years of financial planning experience with a lifetime of caregiving, equipping audiences with practical guidance rooted in lived experience.
As the founder of The Perpetual Caregiver Collective, Shelly speaks on caregiving, family preparedness, resilience, legacy planning, and the systems families need before crisis strikes. Her work has been featured nationally through television, podcasts, interviews, and professional organizations dedicated to strengthening families.
Whether speaking to caregivers, financial professionals, healthcare organizations, faith communities, or leadership groups, Shelly brings warmth, authenticity, and practical insight that audiences remember long after the presentation ends.
National Television
Fox Business • Bloomberg Television • Spotlight Television • Tom Hegna Television
National Podcasts & Interviews
Featured guest on numerous national podcasts covering caregiving, resilience, financial preparedness, chronic illness, and family legacy planning.
Award-Winning Author
International Impact Book Awards FinalistMSN Top 10 Inspiring WomenEvergreen Awards – Best Social Impact Innovator in Caregiving & Chronic Illness Support
Professional Leadership
Former NAWBO Chapter President
Former Executive Board Member – NAIFA
MDRT Qualifier
Multiple national leadership recognitions within the financial services industry
Founder
Founder & Executive Lead
The Perpetual Caregiver Collective
National Television & Media
- Spotlight Television — Who Wants To Be A Millionaire – Episode 9
- Going Rogue with Angie Manson — Burnout, Boundaries & Getting Your Affairs in Order
- Autistic Advocate for Crohn's — The First Woman Documented to Have Crohn's
- Dr. Doreen Downing Podcast — The Hidden Cost of Being the Strong One
- McCosh Films — She Was 5 When Her Mother Almost Died
- The Family Love Letter Podcast (Lissa Figgins) — Stewarding Your Family Like a CEO
- Vincent A. Lanci Show — Transforming Caregiving Trauma and Finding Peace
- The Chris Voss Show — Some Asses Just Need Wiping
- The Chris Voss Show — Shelly Grimm Interview
- The Perpetual Caregiver Collective — Caregiving Needs More Than Love—It Needs an Operating System
Awards & Recognition
2026
International Impact Book Awards
Inspirational Non-Fiction Finalist
GlobalBiz Outlook
Most Influential Visionary Women in 2026
Cover Feature
2025
MSN
Top 10 Inspiring Women
Evergreen Awards
Best Social Impact Innovator in Caregiving & Chronic Illness Support
United States
Professional Recognition
Million Dollar Round Table (MDRT)
Prudential Pinnacle Award
AXA Leader's Club
American United Life Leader's Conference
Leadership
President
NAWBO New Orleans
Former Executive Board Member
NAIFA Louisiana
NAIFA Greater New Orleans
NAIFA Acadiana
