Financially Speaking with The Fin Lit Project

In our 9th Episode we discuss a very important aspect of finance called Sustainable Finance with Mr Utkarsh Majmudar, Fellow, Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, India PGDM, Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow, India  He has over two decades of experience encompassing teaching, research and administration at premier business schools in India (IIM Bangalore, IIM Lucknow, IIM Udaipur etc.) and working with large corporations in India at GE Capital, iGATE and HSBC.   Apart from finance that he has worked on and loves teaching, he has done significant work in the area of sustainability and CSR – conducting an annual study of the performance of companies on corporate responsibility, working with large companies, publishing cases, authoring a book called “Balance:Responsible Business for the Digital Age”  and writing over 200 pieces on the theme.  Mr Utkarsh's inspirational books include: Against the Gods: The Remarkable Story of Risk by Peter L. Bernstein and Barbarians at the gate   Check out more about his work at: https://utkarshmajmudar.com/

In our 8th Financially Speaking talk with Global experts we're delighted to have Ramona Ortega, CEO & Founder, My Money My Future | mi dinero mi futuro | https://www.mymoneymyfuture.co/  with us. She has been named Crain's Business Most Notable Women in Finance 2020  Ramona is an innovator, technology entrepreneur, corporate attorney and policy wonk. Her breadth of experience across industries and the public private sector gives her a unique advantage to solve complex problems in finance, technology and law. She is a driven professional with extensive experience leading, building and executing new programs, initiatives and businesses. An experienced speaker and thought leader, she brings gravatas and passion to all her endeavors. She is a contributor to TechCrunch and the Huffington Post and is a sought-after speaker and thought leader. She earned her Bachelor of Arts degree from UCLA and her Juris Doctor from Fordham School of Law.  In this talk Ramona simplifies finance for us and talks about bridging the gap in finance for people from different ethnic backgrounds. Her inspiring journey as a single mom setting up a wonderful business is truly commendable and we couldn't be prouder of her achievements.  Ramona is inspired by  "Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder A Book by Nassim Nicholas Taleb" and talks about the role values play in consuming finance!

In our latest Financially Speaking talk, Private Equity Writer and Women in Tech(R) Ambassador Purva Aggarwal decodes everything you need to get started within Private Equity, finance for kids and being a powerful soul in Finance.   Her simply stated yet so powerful thought, "Empower your own education curve" blew us away and is the key takeaway from this delightful conversation.  We love her thought about why finance needs to be taught early and appreciate the work that she is doing to enable that process.  Purva notices the immense potential Private Equity firms have towards Indian Startups and highlights that in her talk.  Some of Purva's favourite books are classic reads like Creating Shareholder Value by Alfred Rappaport and movies include Other peoples money & Too Big to Fail!  Do watch this incredible conversation which will make you feel empowered and ready to take on the illustrious world of Finance!

In our 6th Financially Speaking video series we are delighted to be joined by Lisa Raiche, CFO at wiseHer: A Technology service-based online marketplace platform (Advice as a Service) for women in business and career to connect on-demand with experts in business and career to answer their questions specific to their situation. She is also the Principal at Bodhi Business Advisors, the most unconventional CPA firm you’ve ever encountered — by design. Lisa is passionate about helping small businesses owners and entrepreneurs grow by improving cash flow and profitability.  As an accountant & CPA for over 20 years, she has been working on business planning, bookkeeping, accounting, tax & financial statements for public and private companies.  Check out wiseHer at : www.wiseHer.com

In our 5th episode Mridul Mehndiratta, Founder, The Wealth Dialogues talks about the need to embrace personal finance for women, Democratising Finance and not restricting it to few people, and taking rational financial decisions to feel empowered.  "Investing is a life choice and a continuous process of learning, unlearning and relearning" Recommended Reads:Atomic Habits by James Clear, The work of Warren Buffet & Charlie Munger, The Intelligent Investor - Benjamin Graham

In our 4th Episode, Decentralised Finance Evangelist and expert, Gnanalakshmi TC joins us as we decode the world of DeFi ! Simple tips from our expert : 1.Look out for blockchain platforms, 2.Get your fundamentals right 3.Choose your domain  and find out about the future of that technology.  Favourite Quote: "Learn a technology in such a way that you can explain it to a 5 year old! "

In this video which is our 3rd episode in our Financially Speaking Series we speak with Dr Giovanna Paladino, Director of the Museum of Savings in Italy.  Dr Paladino talks about simple measures to help build financial stability, the need to save money and put it back into circulation to help with growing an economy and collaborating to ensure financial fragility is addressed to a larger section of society.  Visit Museo Del Risparmio website for a free virtual tour of the amazing place it is to learn more about money, savings and all things simply Finance.  About the speaker: Today we have with us Dr Giovanna Paladino, a world-leading expert in developing financial education. Dr Paladino is the  Head of the Intesa Sanpaolo Charity Fund and the Director and Curator of the Museum of Savings, Museo del Risparmio. She is also the Head of the Technical Secretariat of the Presidency.  She is a Board Member at Assonebb which supports research in the fields of finance, economics and law, and promotes financial education. And also the Executive Board Member at the International Federation of Finance Museums.

In our second interview, we discuss how with the right vision one can make an impact in financial technology and how financial inclusion needs to drive the impact and adaptation for Fintech.   Rebecca Kersch, is the founder and CEO of TANG app, and a recent Master of Public Administration graduate of the Harvard Kennedy School (HKS), where she graduated with the Don K. Price award for community leadership and academic excellence.  For her work with TANG app, Rebecca was selected as an Adrian Cheng Fellow, as well as a winner in the Harvard President’s Innovation Challenge and MassChallenge. She was also awarded grants from the Social Impact Fellowship Fund, the Rockefeller Foundation and Acumen Academy. Previously, Rebecca worked in strategy consulting, a non-profit, the UN, and as a career coach, where she wrote the first case book for the Oxford Saïd Business School.  Her experience in business, the public sector, academic world, as well as emerging markets, Europe and the US, are what motivated her to start TANG app and continue focusing on improving the lives of Filipinos through financial inclusion.

Learn about Quant funds, research Areas in Finance in India and building a career in Finance through this video!  As we are joined by Dr. R.Shyaam Prasadh who takes care of building scalable machine learning and analytics systems for FinSurge, a Singapore based fintech firm.    Dr Shyaam has worked  with a Connecticut based hedge fund named Trexquant investments that managed AUM $2B as a quantitative researcher.  Dr Shyaam holds a Ph.D.  from Indian Institute of Technology Madras and  the prestigious Australian government's Endeavour research fellowship.  Favourite book: Fault Lines by Raghuraam Rajan