Founder Stacey Ripley spent decades serving alongside her family through ministry and as a recording artist and musician. After raising her family while simultaneously producing a few albums and operating several businesses, she began serving business owners. She brought her business acumen to bear by designing and refining processes to fuel their sales, HR, and accounting practices. Stacey began serving federal employees alongside her husband in 2018 and discovered that meaningful federal education coupled with compassion could significantly impact the lives of federal employees and their families. Her passion for excellence and her desire to serve federal employees with quality federal benefits education, no matter their geographic location, inspired her to launch Smarter Feds.

She believes that whether you have the flexibility to attend one of our all-day in-person workshops or attend a webinar as you may work remotely, serve late into the night on the third shift, or are stationed overseas, you deserve access to quality benefits education. Smarter Feds facilitates a variety of ways to attend and stay informed and up-to-date so you can be ready to retire and become a Smarter Fed.

Stacey and her husband, who served in the United States Marine Corps and was the Commander of The Fightin' Texas Aggie Band, stay active with five college-aged children and are passionate about music, serving at their church, fitness, global missions, and travel.

Smarter Feds is proud to be a Woman-Owned Small Business