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Good Morning & Happy Monday! This week we have the pleasure of chatting with Maddy Catsoulis about her career in Investment Banking with Citi.

Angie and Shatakshi from BoW chat with Maddy about her role as an investment banking analyst while also providing insight into different divisions within Citi. Maddy explains 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. She then takes us through her experience working as a summer analyst and how it compares to a full-time analyst position. Maddy, Angie, and Shatakshi then discuss the differences between boutique firms and large multinational banks, the trajectory of career progression within these banks, and how the pandemic has affected Maddy's role and Citi in general. Finally, they touch on both the online and face-to-face culture at Citi, and application advice for students looking to enter the industry.

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Good Morning & Happy Monday! This week, we are joined by Kate Campbell from RASK Australia as we explore the ins and outs of ethical investing.

Elise chats to Kate about the difference between ethical investing, socially conscious investing, and impact investing. They discuss the importance of sustainable investing, ESG and the very real impacts it has. They also explore the concept of greenwashing and big corporations' commitment to decarbonisation. Finally, Kate provides some tools and resources for those who are looking to start their ethical investing journey.

Kate began her financial career as an operations assistant at Timelio, a company that prioritises the financial wellbeing of business owners. There, she cultivated her passion for finance and founded How To Money (HTM), a personal finance platform aimed at helping young Australians. Kate’s passion for her work stems from her desire to help young Australians understand money and guide them on their financial education journey. Whilst HTM was thriving, Kate took the opportunity to join the InvestSMART Group, a leading digital wealth advisor.

Since then, Kate has joined RASK Australia at The Australian Finance Podcast, a podcast providing its audience with actionable information to support young people in finance.

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Guest Recommendations:

The Psychology of Money by Morgan Housel

Greenlights by Matthew McConaughey

Good Morning & Happy Monday! This week are joined by Maddy and Sophie from 'You're In Good Company'. 

In this episode, Mia chats to Maddy and Sophie about their career journeys, investing, and how YIGC came to be. They touch on the challenges and rewards of working in the finance industry, the inspiration behind their podcast and how they are working towards demystifying investing and building a community that strives for wealth equality. 

YIGC is a podcast hosted by friends Maddy and Sophie who both studied and currently work in the financial services industry. YIGC aims to help listeners navigate and simplify investing and financial independence. Their podcast is all about starting the conversation and creating a community where we can all feel comfortable and confident to make more informed financial decisions. 

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Guest recommendations:

Maddy: Women in Leadership by Julia Gillard and Ngozi Okonji-Iweala, The Hundred-Foot Journey by Richard C. Morais 

Sophie: Outliers and Talking to Strangers by Malcolm Gladwell

Good Morning & Happy Monday! This week BoW co-president Lucy is joined by Professor John Handley as they unpack the details of the recent acquisition of Afterpay by Square - the biggest M&A deal in Australia’s history. 

They go over the concept of takeovers, mergers, and acquisitions, discuss the BNPL industry landscape and explain what sort of factors would have been considered when reaching the valuation of $39 billion.

John Handley is a Professor of Finance at the University of Melbourne specialising in the teaching and research of corporate finance, valuation and derivative securities. He holds Bachelor degrees in Commerce and Mathematics from the University of Newcastle and a PhD in Finance from the University of Melbourne. 

Prior to joining Melbourne University John worked in corporate advisory with an international investment bank and since that time has consulted extensively with regulators and corporates and provided expert advice on matters which have ultimately been decided in the Federal Court of Australia, the High Court of Australia and the High Court of New Zealand. In recent years, John has regularly visited and taught at Columbia Business School and NYU Stern School of Business in New York. He has published widely in leading international and domestic finance and economics journals and has co-authored a case study for Harvard Business School. His current research interest is in the areas of valuation, share buybacks and contingent capital.

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Guest recommendations:

The Wall Street Journal

Australian Financial Review

The Economist

The Walking Dead

Good morning and happy Monday! This week we are joined by Chrisitine Yates, the CEO of the retail platform at Australian Unity, which brings together Australian Unity’s private health insurance, banking, and general insurance and broking businesses. Ms Yates is a Director of Australian Unity Bank Limited and Australian Unity Health Limited.

Prior to joining Australian Unity Ms Yates had an extensive career as a banking executive with over 25 years’ experience across investment and institutional banking, private banking, wealth management and insurance.

Ms Yates began her career at Deloitte as a Chartered Accountant before moving to the banking industry.  Prior to joining Australian Unity she was the Chief Customer Officer for Private, Wealth and Insurance at BNZ, a subsidiary of the NAB Group.

Ms Yates has most recently held leadership roles focusing on customer experience, business development, new technology and the development of her teams.

Christine is also passionate about diversity, and has led the growth of the Women in Banking and Finance Industry organisation, which supports women in their professional careers with networking and mentoring opportunities.

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Good morning and happy Monday! This week we are joined by Madeleine Grummet, an award-winning education technology entrepreneur, startup mentor and investor and the Co-Founder of smart career education and employability skills platform Future Amp and girledworld.

She started her career as a journalist and still continues to find voice and tell stories as a national keynote speaker, regular media contributor, writer, MC and co-host of the top-rating Human Cogs podcast.

Alongside many other accolades and awards Madeline was recently awarded the 2020 University of Melbourne Faculty of Business and Economics Leadership Award.

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Good morning and happy Monday! Our guest today is Angie, Sponsorship Director of BoW. Podcast director Mia chats to Angie about her internship experience in financial advisory at a Big 4 Firm. They cover the application process and the highlights of Angie's role. As she takes you through a day in the life at a Big 4 Angie also provides insights into how to make the best of an internship opportunity. They then discuss next steps and how to transition from an internship into a graduate role, and conclude with final advice.

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Good morning and happy Monday! This week Mia is joined by Camilla Love, the managing director and founder of eInvest, a company that creates easy, tradable, active ETF investment solutions for Australians. Camilla is a senior funds management professional with over 18 years experience in business strategy, sales, client management, operations and marketing. Camilla is also the founder of F3 - Future Females in Finance, a program which aims to foster and encourage females to take a future career in finance. Through F3, Camilla helps young women uncover what it means to work in the financial services industry through education and work experience. Mia chats to Camilla about her career journey, what her role at eInvest entails, the highlights and challenges Camilla has faced, and the inspiration behind starting F3 and eInvest.

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Good Morning & Happy Monday! This week we chat with Michelle Hu, founder of Etoile Collective and all round girl boss.

Good Morning & Happy Monday! This week we chat with Jillian, vice-president of BoW, about what can be gained from having a mentor.