The Purse Podcast
The Purse Podcast explores how women are transforming the architecture of finance. It features conversations with angel investors, institutional leaders, fintech founders, and capital allocators. The show examines where women, wealth, and power intersect to influence what gets funded and what gets built next.
Episodes
#166: Gender smart investing, climate action and systems change in finance with Sana Kapadia
Sana Kapadia is Chief Catalyst at Heading for Change, investing in solutions that advance climate, nature, biodiversity and gender equality. Her career has spanned gender and climate finance, impact investing and equity research. She is focused on leveraging capital as a tool for social change and to support deep and intersectional systemic shifts. We cover the following in our conversation:00:00
#165: Early-stage funds, female founders and healthtech with Triin Linamagi
Triin Linamagi is the Founding Partner of Arãya Sie Fund, an early-stage venture fund backing the next generation of women-led businesses in the UK and Europe. The fund invests at the pre-seed and seed stage across healthcare, climate, fintech, and deeptech/AI.She is also the Founder and CEO of Sie Ventures, an angel syndicate and capital platform. Sie Ventures improves access to high-quality inve
#164: From scientist to founder: Building Zonova and raising capital with Dr Georgia Fleet
Dr Georgia Fleet is a scientist turned entrepreneur on a mission to tackle one of healthcare's most persistent challenges: hospital-acquired infections. She founded Zonova on International Women's Day in 2023 and is as CEO & Co-Founder. A materials scientist by training, Georgia spotted how medical devices drive hospital infections, and how few commercial solutions exist to address it.
#163: (Repost) Money and love: how to make important life decisions with Abby Davisson
Abby Davisson is an award-winning Fortune 200 leader-turned-author and entrepreneur. Prior to founding the Money and Love Institute, her social impact career included nearly a decade at global retailer Gap Inc., where she served as president of the Gap Foundation and co-founded the company’s employee resource group for working parents. Abby’s prior professional experience includes strategy-focused
#162: Empowering women, financial planning, cash ISAs, economic shifts, and inclusive advice with Shaz Bishop
Shaz Bishop is a wealth manager at RBC Brewin Dolphin. With over 21 years of expertise in financial services, Shaz advises private clients on comprehensive wealth strategies, including tax-efficient investments, pension planning, inheritance tax mitigation, trusts, and international investments. Her holistic approach empowers individuals and families to navigate complex financial landscapes with c
#161: Why culture matters in growth, AI's market impact, and US growth investing with Kirsty Gibson
Kirsty Gibson is an Investment Manager in the US Equity Growth Team and has been a portfolio decision maker since 2016. She joined Baillie Gifford in 2012 and became a partner in 2025. Prior to joining the US Equity Growth Team, Kirsty also spent several years in the small and large-cap global equities departments. She graduated MA (Hons) in Economics in 2011 and MSc in Carbon Management in 2012,
#160: (Repost) Navigating gender bias: insights and strategies with Dr Amy Diehl
Amy Diehl, PhD, is an award-winning information technology leader, currently serving as Chief Information Officer at Wilson College in Chambersburg, PA. She is also a gender equity researcher and author of the new book Glass Walls: Shattering the Six Gender Bias Barriers Still Holding Women Back at Work. Her writing has appeared in numerous scholarly journal articles and book chapters as well as i
#159: Investment infrastructure, women's financial power, and tech innovation with Symmie Swil
Symmie Swil is the UK General Manager of Europe’s leading investment infrastructure provider, Upvest. With nearly twenty years of banking and fintech experience, Symmie is passionate about broadening access to investing. Symmie has previously held positions as Deputy Chief Operating Officer & Chief of Staff at Investec, and Head of SME Banking at Starling. We cover the following:01:09 Symmie S
#158: Rethinking early-stage investing for diverse founders with Simon Glass
Simon Glass is the Chief Executive Officer and co-founder of Qodeo, a platform created to address the challenges he observed while working across the venture ecosystem. Qodeo matches venture and private equity investors with entrepreneurs, with a particular focus on founders from diverse, regional, and female communities.Simon has previously worked at two UK venture capital firms, including Amadeu
#157: Investment in health, AI-driven biotech, women's healthcare, long-term vision with Julia Angeles
Julie Angeles is an Investment Manager, Partner at Baillie Gifford. She has been a member of the International Growth Portfolio Construction Group since 2017. She joined Baillie Gifford in 2008 and became a Partner in 2022. She previously worked as a management consultant at McKinsey & Company, advising firms in Denmark, Russia and Hungary. Julia obtained a BSc in 1999, an MSc in 2001 and a Ph
#156: Women, economics & power: challenging history's myths with Dr Victoria Bateman
Dr Victoria Bateman is an economic historian whose latest book is Economica: A Global History of Women, Wealth and Power. Victoria has twenty years’ experience teaching macroeconomics and economic history at the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge and has spoken extensively on radio and television, including as resident economic historian for BBC Radio 4’s “Understand: The Economy". In her s
#155: Mismanaged decline, economic shifts, and UK's future resilience with Vicky Pryce
Vicky Pryce is Chief Economic Adviser at the Centre for Economics and Business Research and Visiting Professor at King's College London.She was previously Director General for Economics at the Department for Business Innovation and Skills and Joint head of the UK Government Economic Service. Vicky has held senior roles across the private sector, including senior managing director at FTI consul
#154: Women-led VC, women's health innovation and global investing with Trish Costello
Trish Costello is the Founder and CEO of Portfolia, a micro venture capital firm and investing community built to activate women's capital. Portfolia launches thematic funds designed by and for women from women's health to FinTech and sustainability, engaging accredited investors who seek both strong returns and meaningful impact.Trish previously co-founded the Kauffman Fellows Program in 1994 wh
#153: UK Economy, business sentiment, AI & productivity, tariffs and investment slowdown with Vicky Pryce
Vicky Pryce is Chief Economic Advisor at the Centre for Economics and Business Research and Visiting Professor at King's College London.She was previously Director General for Economics at the Department for Business Innovation and Skills and Joint head of the UK Government Economic Service. Vicky has held senior roles across the private sector, including senior managing director at FTI consu
#152: Building Scotland's innovation economy and female-focused initiatives with Derek Shaw and Alison Loveday
Derek Shaw is Director of Entrepreneurship and Investment, where he leads the teams supporting Scotland's spinouts, startups, and scaling companies with wrap-around support and commercial investment. Under his leadership, Scottish Enterprise co-invests more than £50 million annually, making it Scotland’s most active early-stage investor, and the UK’s fourth largest by volume.The portfolio includes
#151: Investing in women's sports, media and tech with Lorine Pendleton
Lorine Pendleton is a seasoned venture capital investor and former media and entertainment lawyer with deep expertise across sports, media, entertainment, and technology.In 2024, she launched 125 Ventures, a New York based VC fund, investing in women's sports, media and tech at the intersection of AI, data and the creator economy. Previously, a partner at Portfolia, she co-launched the Rising
#150: Wave energy innovation, renewable tech, building a scale-up, female founders, raising capital and sustainable development with Ash Penley
Ashley Penley is the founder and CEO of ZOEX, the UK's only female founded wave energy company. She transitioned from 15 years in offshore oil and gas complex installation projects to marine renewables, where she developed a modular wave energy converter that tackles the sector's biggest challenge, high cost.She's also a mother of two, Zoe and Alex, and became a British national after
#149: Financial insight & empowerment: women, wealth, and change with Tiffany Irving
Tiffany Irving joined Mesirow Wealth Management in 2021 and has 25 years of financial experience. She is a Senior Vice President, Wealth Adviser and a member of the Mesirow Inclusion Council. She provides comprehensive wealth management planning and advice to high-net-worth individuals, families and non-profit organisations.Tiffany is a member of the National Association of Women Business Owners,
#148: Women building wealth, rethinking financial advice, female investing & future shifts with Heather Ettinger
Heather Ettinger is the Founder and CEO of Luma Thrive, a boutique coaching and consulting firm dedicated to empowering women of wealth and purpose—and the advisers and institutions that serve them. With over 35 years as a trailblazing adviser and former CEO in wealth management, Heather created Luma Thrive to redefine how women engage with their wealth through life visioning, values alignment, an
#147: Female founders, purpose-led startups, "getting unstuck" in order to grow your business, recharging and recovery with Julie Perkins
Julie Perkins is an accomplished entrepreneur, business owner, purpose-led coach, and growth advocate. She founded Wyseminds after spending 20 years growing Specsavers Opticians in the Netherlands. Through her experiences, both good and bad, she discovered the transformative power of a purpose-driven approach to business growth. This insight inspired her to establish Wyseminds, a platform dedicate
#146: Scale-ups & building an inclusive UK innovation ecosystem with Sam Smith
Sam Smith is a trailblazing entrepreneur, board advisor, and is a passionate advocate for inclusive, purposeful business. Best known as the founding CEO of FinCap, the first female led stockbroking firm in the city, she led the business from a startup within JMFinn to a £50 million investment bank, supporting hundreds of growth companies along their scale and exit journeys.Over 24 years, Sam buil
#145: Economic resilience, UK policy shifts, business sentiment, R&D investment, geopolitical challenges, inclusive growth with Vicky Pryce
Vicky Pryce is Chief Economic Adviser and a board member at the Centre for Economics and Business Research (CEBR), and one of the UK’s most respected voices on economic policy and reform.She was previously Joint Head of the UK Government Economic Service, Director General for Economics at the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS), and Senior Managing Director at FTI Consulting. Earl
#144: Innovation in heavy industry, AI & automation, sustainability, women in VC with Melissa Cheong
Melissa Cheong is a Managing Partner of Blackhorn Ventures, an early-stage venture capital firm focused on catalysing and scaling industrial resource efficiency investment opportunities. In this role, she balances her time between managing the firm’s strategic goals, partnering, and working with talented and inspiring portfolio company founders, and developing the firm’s investment strategy for cu
#143: Redefining financial advice for women with Cary Carbonaro
Cary Carbonaro is an award-winning Certified Financial Planner™ professional with over 25 years of experience, and currently serves as Managing Wealth Advisor and Women and Wealth Ambassador for Ashton Thomas. She leads a multi-million dollar financial planning practice, specialising in empowering women to overcome financial challenges and increase their financial literacy.Cary is the author of th
#142: Digital assets demystified: insights from Anthony Fernandez
Anthony Fernandez stands at the forefront of the evolving cryptocurrency landscape as the Head of Business Development and Sales at ICONOMI, an FCA-registered digital asset portfolio management firm. With a rich background in asset management, foreign exchange, and cryptocurrency mining & trading, Anthony has become a leading authority in blockchain technology, including DeFi, derivatives trad
#141: Funding change: Marcia Dawood on women, investing, and impact
Marcia Dawood is an early-stage investor who serves as the vice-chair on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Small Business Capital Formation Advisory Committee. She is a venture partner with Mindshift Capital, a member of Golden Seeds, and the chair emeritus of the Angel Capital Association (ACA), a global professional society for angel investors.She is the author of the award-winning book &
#140: Women, wealth and exploring sustainable impact investment with Cate Quentin
Cate Quentin is a Partner and Wealth Manager at Tribe Impact Capital, the UK’s first dedicated Impact Wealth Manager. Cate’s client base of HNW individuals, families and charitable foundations is varied, but she has a particular focus on female wealth holders and inherited wealth. Cate strongly believes in the transformative power of money to achieve both financial returns and positive impact. Be
#139: Navigating financial stress and mental health with Dr. Jelena Janjusevic
Dr. Jelena Janjusevic is Associate Professor of Finance and Head of Accountancy, Economics and Finance at Edinburgh Business School, Heriot-Watt University Dubai. She teaches both Undergraduate and Postgraduate programmes in finance and economics. She has been a part of the University since 2017. In her 20-year-long working experience, Dr. Janjusevic has worked with government of Montenegro offici
#138: Closing the gender wealth gap with fintech founders, Elisabeth Prager and Nitika Vyas
Elisabeth Prager began her career in life and pension and then moved into private banking. Subsequently she transitioned to a strategy consulting firm, and later freelanced for various philanthropic and multilateral agencies. Nitika Vyas began her career in investment banking, and then moved into a hedge fund, before becoming the COO of a broker. Alongside her career, her interest in psychology pr
#137: Redefining capitalism through impact investing with Priya Parrish
Priya Parrish is Partner and Chief Investment Officer at Impact Engine, an institutional venture capital and private equity investor driving positive impact in economic opportunity, environmental sustainability and health equity. She is also an Adjunct Professor of Strategy and Impact Investor in Residence at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. Priya is the author of "The Litt
#136: Financial literacy in the workplace with Carla Hoppe
Carla Hoppe is the founder and CEO of Wealthbrite, whose mission is to help businesses cultivate financially and commercially savvy talent. Wealthbrite was born out of Carla's understanding of the critical need to bridge the financial skills gap, especially among early-career professionals. Carla is a passionate advocate for greater financial literacy to help young people entering the workforc
#135: Daring Capital and the future of impact investing with Jem Stein
Jem Stein is the founder of Daring Capital, an impact investor syndicate supporting early-stage, purpose-driven founders who strive to make the world a better place. Since launching in September 2023, Daring Capital has facilitated over £1.5 million in investments into purpose-driven founders from underrepresented backgrounds.
Prior to founding Daring Capital, Jem established and led The Bike Pro
#134: From fear to financial freedom: insights with Barbara Huson
Barbara Huson, formerly known as Barbara Stanny, is the leading authority on women, wealth, and power. A bestselling author, financial therapist, wealth coach, and founder of The Wealth Connection, Barbara's mission is to help women build their wealth and assert their power, as a woman.
With a diverse resume—including, business woman, journalist, teacher, financial therapist, along with a Master's
#133: Investing in the UK startup ecosystem: a discussion with VC Dan Bowyer
Dan Bowyer is a Partner at SuperSeed VC based in London. He is a four times exited entrepreneur now investing in technical founders who are transforming how the world works.
We cover the following in our conversation:
01:21 Dan Bowyer's career
03:56 Challenges faced by founders
08:21 UK vs. US startup ecosystem
12:55 Government's role in supporting startups
17:25 The future of AI, blockchain &am
#132: Navigating gender bias with Dr Amy Diehl: insights and strategies
Dr Amy Diehl is an award-winning information technology leader and gender equity researcher who has authored numerous scholarly journal articles and book chapters. Her writing has also appeared in Harvard Business Review, Fast Company, and Ms. Magazine. Glass Walls is her first book. She is also a sought-after speaker, consultant, and lawsuit expert witness. She resides in a small town in Pennsylv
#131: Financial wellness, gender equity, and saving for retirement with Hayley James
Hayley James is Senior Research Fellow in the Centre for Personal Financial Wellbeing at Aston Business School. Hayley’s research interests concern sociological perspectives on money, finance and value, and how they intersect with gender, ageing and the lifecourse.
We cover the following:
01:16 The importance of financial wellbeing
01:59 The asset economy and financial engagement
04:40 Gender and
#130: Unpacking UK's budget, innovation and investment with Vicky Pryce
Vicky Pryce is Chief Economic Adviser and a board member at the Centre for Economics and Business Research (CEBR). She was previously Senior Managing Director at FTI Consulting, Director General for Economics at the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) and Joint Head of the UK Government Economic Service.
Before that she was Partner at the accounting and consulting firm KPMG after
#129: Unlocking women's economic power with Amy-Willard Cross
Amy-Willard Cross is the founder of Gender Fair, the first consumer ratings system for gender equality which produces ratings on brands, colleges, B2B vendors and nonprofits so people can align their dollars with their values of equality. She was named a Global Thinker by Foreign Policy for her work in “Economic Girl Power”. Cross was formerly an author, editor and writer, is the great-granddaugh
#128: Closing the gender investment gap with Ayesha Ofori
Ayesha Ofori is the founder and CEO of Propelle, a pioneering investment platform designed to empower women to achieve financial independence.
As a former Executive Director and Private Wealth Adviser at Goldman Sachs, Ayesha personally managed over £500 million in client assets, working closely with ultra-high-net-worth individuals.
Motivated by a desire to bridge the gender investment gap and
#127: (repost) Share power, the fund industry and stakeholder capitalism with Merryn Somerset Webb
Merryn Somerset Webb is a senior columnist for Bloomberg Opinion, covering personal finance and investment, and host of the Merryn Talks Money podcast. Previously, she was editor in chief of MoneyWeek. She published her second book, Share Power: How Ordinary People Can Change the Way That Capitalism Works - and Make Money Too.
We cover the following in the conversation:
How have we become a nati
#126: Femtech, fundraising, and future aspirations: insights from Ida Tin
Danish born Ida coined the term Femtech in 2016. Ida Tin is the co-founder and former CEO and chairwoman, of Clue the most trusted female health app. Clue has more than 10m active users in over 190 countries.Ida has been interviewed or featured in major media including The New York Times, New York Magazine, Forbes, Der Spiegel and Le Figaro. She was also a speaker at prestigious conferences such a
#125: Managing wealth, how women and the next generation lead on money in Turkey with Ozge Dogan
Ozge Dogan is the Founder of Karman Beyond, Türkiye’s first independent multi-family office – democratising wealth management for families.
Karman Beyond’s goal is to guide families – together with experts – to manage the unique potential of their wealth. Karman Beyond guides them to personalised, globally-minded solutions and go beyond traditional financial services, including risk management; ta
#124: Investing with a gender lens with Marypat Smucker
Marypat Thenell Smucker, CFA, MA Economics, MS Finance, is Co-Founder and Principal of Parallelle Finance. She has published a range of research pieces on sustainable and gender lens investing, including Parallelle’s in-depth quarterly reports on sustainable investing and women in the global workplace. Her work has been featured on the CFA Institute's Enterprising Investor site. She has contribute
#123: Launching the world's first Windows smartphone on 02, starting the world's first C-suite angel syndicate and important investing lessons with Christina Teo
Christina Teo is the chief builder of SHE1K, which is the world's first C-suite executive angel syndicate. She has built a community of 170 C-suite and senior executives who have invested $6m+ in 30 startups.
Christina has built her career mostly outside of Singapore. She started in market research, she then took on regional sales, marketing, product and P&L roles in technology and in comp
#122: Financial psychotherapy, money habits, money avoidance and crisis points with Vicky Reynal
Vicky Reynal runs a London-based private practice that specialises in financial psychotherapy. She is the author of "Money on your Mind: the Psychology behind your Financial Habits", which recently won Best Book at The Money Awareness and Inclusion Awards. With a dual background in psychology/psychotherapy and an MBA from London Business School, she has worked with people from a range of
#121: Ethical investing, the impact of AI and investing in female founders with Adeo Ressi
Adeo Ressi is revolutionising global entrepreneurship and venture capital. As CEO of Decile Group, he helped launch nearly 50% of all new VC firms worldwide in 2023, and Adeo serves as Chairman and Co-Founder of the Founder Institute, which runs startup accelerators in over 300 cities worldwide and has over 7,000 portfolio companies. He is committed to solving the world's problems by having vi
#120: The double X economy, the cost of sexism and what to do about it with Professor Linda Scott
Linda Scott is Emeritus DP World Professor of Entrepreneurship and Innovation, University of Oxford, as well as a visiting professor at Brown University where she teaches gender and economics. She is the author of The Double X Economy, a 2020 book that deeply documents the worldwide and historical pattern of women’s economic exclusion and makes a passionate argument for the economic and humanitar
#119: Pink Chip Index: challenging investor bias against female CEOs with Grace O'Brien and Sam Rowlands
Grace O’Brien is an award-winning Creative Director at AKQA, an international creative and innovation agency.
Over the last 10+ years Grace has worked with global clients such as Volvo, TikTok, Nike and Jordan. Her work has been recognised by Cannes Lions, the WARC Awards, Fast Company, the London Design Museum, The Earthshot Prize and more.
Beyond the creative industry Grace is an accomplished s
#118: Seeds: building wealth with crypto through giving with Rachel Cook
Rachel Cook is the Founder of Seeds (seedsgives.com), a cryptocurrency mutual aid ecosystem which has helped people in need in 30 countries and counting, with a focus on women. When you help someone in need through Seeds, you receive SEEDS cryptocurrency in thanks, empowering people to build wealth *through* giving. Rachel was a career-profitable pro stock trader in Chicago and on Wall Street bef
#117: How money works for women and why financial education is key with Sharon Lechter
Sharon Lechter is internationally recognised as a financial literacy expert, keynote speaker and business mentor. She is a 5x New York Times Bestselling author, successful entrepreneur, philanthropist, and enjoyed a 35 year career as a licensed CPA. She has advised two US Presidents on the topic of financial literacy. Sharon co-authored the international bestseller Rich Dad Poor Dad and 14 other b
#116: Female founders are a better investment and why male investors need to back women with Pierre Rolin
Pierre N. Rolin is Founder and CEO of Ankh Impact Ventures. A Canadian entrepreneur with over 35 years of real estate investment advisory as well as venture capital experience, Pierre was previously based in London, Frankfurt, and New York and has closed more than 550 real estate investments valued in excess of $17 billion and delivered an average 20% net IRR for his clients. Pierre was appointed
#115: Financial education: the role of schools, universities and parents in teaching kids about money with Vanessa Northway
Vanessa Northway is the Deputy Vice-Principal for Learning and teaching at Heriot-Watt University Dubai. She has been working with the University since 2009. Over the years, Vanessa has directed the start-up and implementation of the Fashion, Fashion Marketing, and Interior design programmes. As part of her management role at SoTD, Vanessa has been responsible for resourcing and ensuring – along w
#114: Male allies, eradicating 'bad behaviour' in VC, investing in female founders and how to build a startup investment portfolio with David Fogel
David Fogel is a seasoned VC and startup operator that has spent the last 20 years working with and advising more than 1,000 founders across Europe, Asia and Africa. The startups David has supported have raised more than $500m over the years. David Co-founded Bramble Club, a boutique Startup advisory firm, working with founders and venture capital firms across EMEA.David was CCO and COO at Wefarm
#113: How to start investing and the secret to building a rich life with Chloe Lin
Chloe Lin is an international speaker who has been invited to countries around the world, including Japan, China, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Taiwan, Vietnam, and many others. She has partnered with Mary Buffett to establish the Buffett Online School, where she leads operations in Japan. Her extensive knowledge and success in the stock market have enabled her to become a full-time investor.
She has also
#112: Female angel investors, how to start investing, and why the new changes to the Financial Promotion Exemptions will disproportionately impact women with Roxane Sanguinetti and Marla Shapiro
Roxane Sanguinetti is an experienced investor, Head of Strategy at the quant fund GHCO and co-lead of Alma Angels, an inclusive community of investors actively supporting ambitious women founders. She is a trader by background but passionate about tech and entrepreneurship, Roxane previously held positions at Bank of America Merrill Lynch and an early stage fintech called HUBX. Roxane is a fierce
#111: How to make your pension green with David Hayman
David Hayman is a campaigner, policy specialist and strategy professional, with over a decade’s experience in the international development and climate sectors. David was the first employee at award winning campaign, Make My Money Matter, and now leads on the organisation’s public campaigning efforts; mobilising citizens across the UK to use their banks and their pensions to help tackle the climat
#110: (Repost) Closing the gender wealth gap with Vicky Pryce and Victoria Ross
Vicky Pryce is an Economist and the author of her latest book 'Women vs Capitalism', which was published by Hurst in November of 2019. She is a frequent contributor to media broadcasts and debates on the economy and on the economic rationale for gender equality.
Victoria Ross is a Chartered Financial Planner for Progeny Wealth. Victoria has 18 years experience within financial services, du
#109: How more wealth in the hands of women will reshape the charity sector with Nicole Sykes
Nicole Sykes leads Pro Bono Economics' communications and influencing work, in addition to overseeing a number of key policy themes in relation to the effectiveness of civil society, philanthropy and relationships between civil society, business and government. She joined PBE in 2020 to help deliver the Law Family Commission on Civil Society, and is responsible for maintaining the successful d
#108: 'Show Her the Money' documentary and why we need more women to invest in female founders with Catherine Gray and Marcia Dawood
Catherine Gray is the producer of the groundbreaking new documentary “Show Her The Money”- featuring rock -star female investors who invest in diverse women entrepreneurs with innovations that will change the world. Catherine is doing a 50 city grassroots tour of the film to encourage more women to invest in female founded funds to move the needle on women getting less than 2% of venture capital.
#107: COP28, the climate emergency, climate finance and why investing in climate change is also investing in gender equality with Professor Dame Heather McGregor
Professor Dame Heather J. McGregor is the Provost and Vice Principal of Heriot-Watt University Dubai.
Professor McGregor was previously the Executive Dean of the Edinburgh Business School, having held the post since 2016. Her earlier career was in investment banking, and she has spent 17 years as an entrepreneur leading her own executive search firm prior to her move into higher education.
Profe
#106: The Bank of England inflation failures, what could they have done differently, the UK economy in review and what's ahead in 2024 with Vicky Pryce
Vicky Pryce is Chief Economic Adviser and a board member at the Centre for Economics and Business Research (CEBR). She was previously Senior Managing Director at FTI Consulting, Director General for Economics at the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) and Joint Head of the UK Government Economic Service.
Before that she was Partner at the accounting and consulting firm KPMG after
#105: Financial inclusion and why designing financial products for women+ matters with Alex Gessner
Alex Gessner is COO and Managing Director at ACI Diversity Consulting as well as a speaker and panelist. She spent 14 years as a senior executive in product and tech in the finance industry, at American Express and most recently Solaris, where she was responsible for innovative and disruptive projects in the digital and open banking space.
From chatbots to Buy Now Pay Later, product pitches in Lo
#104: Why every woman needs a financial plan with Kristine Beese
Kristine Beese is the CEO of Untangle Money. Her goal is to get an affordable, unbiased financial plan into the hands of every woman in the world. Equipping women to close the gender wealth gap, thereby improving global gender equity.
Kristine talks about the unintended consequences of a financial system built for the typical male. She shares captivating stories about what women need to know about
#103: Women's growing economic power and how the financial services industry needs to change with Sarah Courtney Dockett
Sarah Courtney Dockett is Managing Director at Citi Private Bank, Head of Women in Wealth, EMEA. She is passionate about Diversity and Inclusion. She is also a Senior Private Banker in the UK Ultra High Net Worth Team based in London. Sarah is responsible for managing 30 client and Family Office relationships. While they may be resident in the UK, Sarah’s clients span the globe and she has a spe
#102: Why is money a taboo topic for women, gender norms, how to 'break the money silence', and what is a financially successful life with Kathleen Burns Kingsbury
Kathleen Burns Kingsbury is an internationally published author, coach and consultant. Her firm, KBK Wealth Connection, delivers confidence-building negotiation programs specifically designed for women.
Kathleen knows what it means to struggle with negotiating and has learned what it takes to shift fear into focus so that women advisors, coaches and consultants can charge for their value, make mo
#101: Why the GDP measure is damaging to women and how to move beyond it with Anam Parvez Butt
Anam Parvez Butt is a Pakistani feminist economist who currently works as the Head of Research at Oxfam GB where she works with others to develop and implement Oxfam’s research agendas on care and informal work, fragility and conflict and climate justice.
In particular, the focus areas of her research include gender and macroeconomic policies, the care economy, feminist economic alternatives incl
#99: Female angel investors, UK vs US startup culture, investing for impact and levelling the playing field for female founders with Maya Ghosn
Maya Ghosn is a Lebanese/Brazilian investor and advisor to purpose-driven organisations with a focus on mental health and sexual health.
After studying industrial engineering at Stanford in the USA, she worked at McKinsey for four years where she managed client projects for their Social Sector Practice.
She then moved to California to help build out the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, a philanthropy
#98: The BoE, interest rates, the cost of living crisis, the energy debate and what can we be optimistic about in the UK economy with Shaun Richards
Shaun Richards is an independent economist who specialises in inflation measurement and monetary economics. This follows a career in the City of London where he specialised in derivatives (mainly options) on interest rates and bonds.
Shaun has also worked in Tokyo. He is a Bank of England watcher which covers the issues of monetary policy and money printing or quantitative easing (QE). Shaun also
#97: Sie Ventures, investing in female founders and what female investors bring to the table with Triin Linamagi
Triin Linamagi is the Founding Partner of Sie Ventures backing early stage female-led companies, and running a Capital Platform to drive more funding to diverse founding teams.
Formerly she was Vice President at The Venture Collective, investing in companies across US and UK.
She was also an early-stage investor at Founders Factory and Startupbootcamp.
Before her career in investments, she was
#96: Money scripts, renting vs buying and why women need to become financially independent with Bernadette Joy
Bernadette Joy is the rich auntie you didn't know you needed. She launched Crush Your Money Goals® in 2020, a money media company to serve up practical and fun educational content.
In that short time, she's taught thousands across the country her simple strategies to pay down debt, save more money, invest with confidence and pursue financial peace.
Agree with her strategies or not, there’s
#95: Why UK inflation is so persistent with Vicky Pryce
Vicky Pryce is Chief Economic Adviser and a board member at the Centre for Economics and Business Research (CEBR).
She was previously Senior Managing Director at FTI Consulting, Director General for Economics at the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) and Joint Head of the UK Government Economic Service. Before that she was Partner at the accounting and consulting firm KPMG after
#94: The future of money: central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), crypto and why financial innovation is key with Eva Pascoe
Eva Pascoe is a digital leader who has pioneered the Internet, e-payments, ecommerce fashion solutions and CRM.
Eva is co-founder of a non-profit digital think-tank Cybersalon.org, she also co-founded the world's first Internet cafe called 'Cyberia Internet Cafe' in 1994. And she developed fashion web shops for (including) Topshop, Topman, Dorothy Perkins, Racing Green and Burton.
Afte
#93: How women can become financially independent with Holly Morphew
Holly Morphew, AFC® is an award-winning financial coach based in Denver, Colorado. She the Founder of Financial Impact, a specialised financial coaching practice that helps entrepreneurs and professionals create personal wealth and financial independence.
A pioneer in the personal finance industry, Holly’s work has been featured in Forbes, Business Insider, Yahoo Finance, FemFounder, and more. Ho
#92: Human economics and why it matters, gender bias in economics, the impact on women and why economists need to be more radical with Julie Nelson
Julie A. Nelson is Professor Emeritus of Economics at the University of Massachusetts Boston. She was a founding member of the International Association for Feminist Economics (IAFFE) and co-edited (with Marianne Ferber) the book Beyond Economic Man: Feminist Theory and Economics (sometimes called the “manifesto” of our field), published in 1993.
Her most recent books are Economics for Humans (2n
#91: Gender lens investing: an update with Angela Atherton
Angela Atherton (CFA, FRM) is the Co-founder and Principal of Parallelle Finance. Her commitment to financial inclusion and impact investing began at the start of her career when she managed screening and performance analysis for two ESG indexes.
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