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Good morning and happy Monday! This week we are joined by Bianca Ogden, portfolio manager of the Biotech fund at Platinum Asset Management.

Prior to her current role, Bianca had an impressive career in science, completing her PHD and working as a virologist. She discusses her career and the strength of coming into asset management from a ‘non-traditional’ background. We touch on the biotech industry in Australia and current trends emerging.

Addressing students wanting to enter the industry, Bianca talks about the benefits of giving everything a go and reaching out to people. Finally Bianca discusses the importance of female mentorship in fostering diversity in the financial services.

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Good morning and happy Monday! This week we are joined by Amanda Fong, founding partner and investment advisor at Escala Partners. Amanda is an alumni of the University of Melbourne, and since graduating has had an impressive career in equity research, corporate finance and now wealth management.

Amanda discusses her career in the finance industry, focusing on wealth management and how it has evolved over the past years. She touches on the challenges and highlights of leaving her role at the time to start her own firm. Finally Amanda speaks to the unique client focus of a wealth management role and gives advice to students looking to enter the industry.

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Guest Recommendation: The Happiest Man on Earth - Book by Eddie Jaku

Good morning and happy Monday! This week we are joined by Adeline Chew, Managing Director at Citibank. Adeline discusses her fifteen year career in the Investment Banking industry, including highlights, challenges and how her role has evolved. She touches on the Australian transaction landscape, and the trends that are unfolding. Finally Adeline gives advice to students and recent graduates looking to enter the industry.

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Good morning and happy Monday! This week Imogen is joined by Bella and Gabby, 2022 Banking on Women co-presidents and current students. They chat about their university experiences studying Commerce and Arts, and how to best transition from school to uni life. Gabby and Bella discuss topics from picking your subjects and majors, to joining clubs and making the most of your student years. Finally they talk about the fundamentals of internships and graduate roles.

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Good Morning & Happy Monday! This week Sharifa is joined by Professor Patrick Kelly as they unpack the details of the recent Evergrande crisis - an enormous Chinese property development company with huge amounts of debt. They discuss its collapse, how it compares with the GFC and what the potential implications are for China and the broader economy.

Patrick Kelly is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Finance at the University of Melbourne specialising in research of information efficiency, investments and asset pricing. He holds a Bachelor degree in Political Science from the University of California, and a Masters in Economics and a PhD in Finance from W.P.Carey School of Business at Arizona State University.

Previously Dr. Kelly was an Associate Professor and the Chair of the Finance Department at the New Economic School in Moscow and a Research Fellow at the International Laboratory of Financial Economics, hosted by the International College of Economics Finance and the London School of Economics.

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Guest Recommendation:

Mental Immunity by Andy Norman

Good Morning & Happy Monday! This week we have the pleasure of chatting with Michael Antonie, who is an Associate Director at UBS.

Imogen talks with Mike about his career journey starting as an intern in the Consumer Products and Retail team and moving into the General Industrials team.

Mike explains what drew him to both a rewarding and challenging career path in banking, while also breaking down what a typical day looks like in his role. He then takes us through a typical day in his role and how his career has progressed over the years. They also discuss the recent surge of M&A activity and how the pandemic has impacted his role, UBS and the banking industry generally. Then, they explore the importance of diversity and representation in the finance industry and how UBS is tackling this issue. Finally, Mike provides insights into the interview and application tips for students looking to enter the banking industry. He covers networking, behavioural questions, the technical component, developing market knowledge and how candidates can differentiate themselves in an interview.

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Good Morning & Happy Monday! This week, we are joined by Co-CEOs Chelsea Newell and Samar Mcheileh from Scale Investors. Scale Investors is a female-focused member-based Angel Investor network who invest in exceptional female founders. Since 2013, Scale Investors have been activating investment activity for early-stage female-founded companies in an effort to close the entrepreneurial gender gap. 

Imogen chats to Chelsea and Samar about how they got their start at Scale and their career highlights. They talk through their favourite part of being co-CEOs and the challenges they have faced along the way. Chelsea and Samar explain the importance of addressing the underfunding of women’s startups and the ‘entrepreneurial gap’, and the positive impact it creates. Then they explore Scale's impressive portfolio and emerging patterns and trends in the start-up industry. Finally, they conclude with advice for listeners who may face discrimination in male-dominated industries.

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Face of Tech Podcast hosted by Anna Zam and Baidy Laffan

Algorithms of Oppression by Safiya Noble

7am podcast (The Culture: The dark side of the games industry)

Female Founders Fund

Women's Agenda

Good Morning & Happy Monday! This week, we chat to Peggy Kern, an Associate Professor at the Centre for Positive Psychology at the University of Melbourne’s Graduate School of Education, about the topic of managing wellbeing (trust us, all uni students want to be tuning in for this one)!

Bella talks to Peggy about the importance and implications of positive psychology in our lives and step through Peggy’s own journey of working in academia to touch on the insightful findings of Peggy’s research. 

They discuss the recent societal push towards “hustle culture” or the pressure to outperform others and how to avoid burnout and over-working ourselves. Peggy elaborates on how technology plays a role in people not ever switching off and how this impacts our long term sustainability. She then shares insights on her area of speciality - managing wellbeing in the workplace - before moving on to discuss factors contributing to imposter syndrome and ways to effectively tackle it. She also talks about dealing with failure and rejection and how university students can best prepare themselves for these inevitable situations. They end their talk by discussing ways to support yourself and others given the overwhelming environments of today’s world and touch on the significance of self care. 

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Guest Recommendations: 

Self Care Video by Peggy Kern

Wellbeing Blueprint by Michelle McQuaid and Peggy Kern

Good Morning & Happy Monday! This week we have the pleasure of chatting with Boyang Jiang about her career in Sales & Trading within Global Markets at Citi.

Sharifa and Mandy from BoW chat with Maddy about her role as a Sales & Trading  analyst while also shedding light on the Global Markets division within the bank, and how it differs from other divisions. Boyang explores what drew her to both a rewarding and challenging career path in banking, while also breaking down what a typical day looks like in her role, and how this has been impacted by the pandemic. They discuss the career progression within her role, and about what may suit someone to a career in this exciting and fast-paced area of finance. Finally, they touch on the culture at Citi, and how best students can position themselves if they wish to launch their career in Sales & Trading.

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Good morning and happy Monday! Our guest today is Caitlin, alumni and ex-copresident of BoW. Imogen chats to Caitlin about her university experience and career journey so far. They cover the ins and outs of Caitlin's role in the economics, regulation and policy team at EY. They also touch on the differences between working in economics at a Big 4 firm and with the Government, and some career highlights and challenges. Then they discuss the team dynamics of Caitlin's role and how aspiring economics students can upskill to prepare for the workforce. 

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Guest Recommendation: Pachinko by Min Jin Lee (Audiobook)