Money Espresso - no-froth conversations exploring money and life

Davey was part of the Premiership winning team Exeter Chiefs in 2016 before finishing his playing career at Harlequins. Davey tells me about the grit, determination and hard work that led to his professional career, the thrill of looking up from the scrum to see Jonny Wilkinson, the importance of family and his foresight to plan for a career in financial planning before his first career ended.

Finally, Davey shares his best money purchase for around £30 and his Money Pearl of Wisdom.

Sit back, grab yourself an espresso (or drink of your choice!) and enjoy the conversation.

• Davey can be found on LinkedIn here - https://www.linkedin.com/in/davelewisfinancialplanner/

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In this episode I chat to George Kinder who shares his journey to becoming an international thought leader, ‘the Father of Life Planning’ and his vision of a Golden Civilisation.

Early in George’s career he recognised that his client’s had unfulfilled dreams and longings. So he crafted his famous ‘3 Questions’ to inspire and deliver people into the life they were meant to live and travelled the world to teach financial planners how to do the same.

Author of 7 books, including 3 on money and 2 on poetry and photography, be prepared to put your preconceptions of financial advice aside and learn how it can and should be done. And for those already familiar with the 3 Questions, listen out for George’s answer to the third.

Finally, George shares his best money purchase for a sum we can all afford and his Money Pearls of Wisdom.

Sit back, grab yourself an espresso (or drink of your choice!) and enjoy the conversation.

• George can be found on LinkedIn here - https://www.linkedin.com/in/george-d-kinder-0749196/

• Register for George’s book ‘Reflections on Spectacle Pond’ at www.GeorgeKinder.com

• Find out more about The Kinder Institute of Life Planning here - https://www.kinderinstitute.com/

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In this episode I chat to Clare Fielding who eloquently and sensitively explains her journey to co-found and become, we believe, the first trans woman Managing Partner of a City law firm.

Clare, the newly appointed Managing Partner of Town Legal, generously shares her story of acceptance that nature had misplaced her gender and how she became the person she was born to be.

She tells us about her dream to have her own business and how the stars aligned to make that so and the dynamic and fresh, coaching led law firm she and her colleagues are creating. And why empathy and compassion wins the day.

Finally, Clare shares her best money purchase for around £30 and her Money Pearls of Wisdom.

Sit back, grab yourself an espresso (or drink of your choice!) and enjoy the conversation.

• Clare can be found on LinkedIn here - https://www.linkedin.com/in/clare-fielding-67a0685/ or at Town Legal here - https://www.townlegal.com/

If you would like to talk about your money matters do feel free to contact me at:

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Sue Baker, OBE, mental health campaigner and founder of Mind’s Time to Change ground breaking movement, shares her journey of public service and surviving a terminal cancer prognosis on the same day as, after 8 years of trying, her partner was told she was finally pregnant.

Sue talks frankly about her values and how she navigated treatment for terminal cancer whilst she and her partner prepared for the birth of their first child. She tells us why she returned to work after her treatment and how she now lives life through a shortened lens.

She speaks about the challenges of stepping away from a monthly salary to set up her own global mental health consultancy, Changing Minds Globally, and what real success looks like for her.

Finally, Sue shares her 2 best money purchases for around £30, her Money Pearls of Wisdom and vital advice for anyone suffering with mental health issues related to money.

Sit back, grab yourself an espresso (or drink of your choice!) and enjoy the conversation.

Sue can be found on LinkedIn here - https://www.linkedin.com/in/sue-baker-obe-3329061ba/ or on Twitter @suebakerTTC

Find out more about ‘Mental Health and Money Advice’ here - https://www.mentalhealthandmoneyadvice.org/en/

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Welcome to the final episode of Series One of Money Espresso and it’s a Christmas Bonus Episode!

Now if you’re anything like me you leave your Christmas present buying until well into December, not quite last minute but about ‘ten to’ the Christmas hour. Fortunately for you and me this bonus episode is focussed on what has turned into one of the favourite bits of Money Espresso, the ‘Best Buys’ for under £30, ish.

It turns out that my guests purchases fall into a few general categories; exercise and play, eating, drinking, grooming and gadgets. Not sure what that says about my choice of guests or their Best Buys! Some have been super useful. Many surprising and some have just made me laugh out loud.

Pour yourself a cup of coffee, sit back and enjoy these super useful last minute Christmas Present ideas.

Merry Christmas!

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As we draw our first series to a close, welcome to the second Bonus episode of Money Espresso.

I have spoken to a fabulous bunch of guests from all walks and stages of life. The one thing they all had in common was their generosity to share their personal stories and wisdom.

These two bonus shows shine a light on some of the key messages and learnings from those conversations.

The first one looked at debt, planning, budgeting, saving, investing and giving. This second episode focuses on some of the more profound and philosophical conversations I had with my guests around money and life.

As we draw our first series of Money Espresso to a close I have been reflecting on the broad array of amazing guests that have joined me for our 16 episodes.

I’ve had tremendous guests from all walks of life representing a huge amount of diversity whether that be ages, professions, gender, ethnicity and of course experiences all who have generously shared their learnings and wisdom with me.

My next two episodes shine a light on some of the key messages and learnings that we can all take from them.

In this episode I chat with Stephanie Brobbey. A Londoner, born to Ghanian parents, Stephanie recently gave up an offer of Partnership in a law firm to found The Good Ancestor Movement.

Stephanie speaks about her upbringing in Shepherds Bush where money was tight and her early exposure to those with less. She explains how she managed her own experience of money scarcity and how coaching and therapy have helped her step away from a burgeoning career in law to live in alignment with her values to achieve a purposeful life.

We explore how her views on philanthropy have evolved as she delved deeper into the issues of wealth, social justice, inequality and climate change and her dream of a world where philanthropy no longer needs to exist.

She introduces us to The Good Ancestor Movement which exists to help the very wealthy decide on their financial ‘ceiling’ and to develop strategies to radically redistribute wealth which are both reparative and regenerative.

Finally, Stephanie tells me about her Best Buy under £30 and a truly thought provoking Money Pearl of Wisdom.

Sit back, grab yourself an espresso (or drink of your choice!) and enjoy the conversation.

• Stephanie can be found on LinkedIn here - https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephanie-brobbey-01a07416/

• And Twitter - https://twitter.com/steph_brobbey

If you would like to talk about your money matters do feel free to contact me at:

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In this episode I chat to Emmanuel Gobillot who shares his journey from a ‘railway estate’ in Burgundy to becoming one of Europe’s most sought after Key Note Speakers, author and consultant in Leadership and Collaboration

Emmanuel talks about luck and the teacher who spotted his talent which changed the trajectory of his life. We speak about status signalling, how using an Incentive Scheme to teach his daughter about the value of money backfired and why money is not the best way to motivate people.

We ask why so few people have mature conversations around money and conclude that all change starts with a conversation.

Finally, Emmanuel shares his best money purchase for around £30 and his Money Pearls of Wisdom.

Sit back, grab yourself an espresso (or drink of your choice!) and enjoy the conversation.

• Emmanuel can be found at https://www.emmanuelgobillot.com/

• Watch Emmanuel in speaking - https://bit.ly/3ASSdcR

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In this episode I chat to William about his life and money journey in an episode that is ram packed with wisdom.

William is the co-founder of Paradigm Norton, as well as being a Chartered Accountant and Chartered and Certified Financial Planner. His qualifications and life experience, make him a great Client Relationship Manager and Board Director for Paradigm Norton.

William talks about the excitement of setting up a new business alongside the tough financial practicalities. He explains his relationship with money and hard work and imparts some practical thinking around educating his teenage daughters about money in preparation for University and life. He speaks about finding balance in his family’s money life, being a ‘liberated spender’ and why for many money remains a taboo subject.

Finally, William shares his thoughts on how he would change the UK tax system, his best money purchase for around £30 and his Money Pearls of Wisdom.

Sit back, grab yourself an espresso (or drink of your choice!) and enjoy the conversation.

• William can be found on Linkedin here - https://www.linkedin.com/in/william-pratt-b7680017/ or at Paradigm Norton here - https://www.paradigmnorton.co.uk/meet-the-team/william-pratt

If you would like to talk about your money matters do feel free to contact me at:

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