Kathleen M. Hall began her finance career in 1974 serving as a branch manager for a division of Transamerica Financial in South San Francisco, California. At that time, Ms. Hall was ahead of her time as the only woman manager in the State of California (out of 75 offices). She maintained her successful office by having one of the top producing offices in both Northern and Southern California never going below the number 5 slot. She sustained her successful career with Transamerica for nearly nine years.