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  From GB Athlete to Multimillion Pound Founder. Now She's Helping Parents Raise Exceptional Kids 15.09.2026 1j 3mnt

  In this episode of Femme and Fortune, I sit down with Kike Agoro, former Team GB athlete turned founder of BYP Network, the platform connecting Black professionals with career opportunities and building community across the UK.Kike takes us right back to the beginning. Growing up in Hackney and Dagenham, she represented Great Britain in javelin, interned at banks like Deutsche Bank and Goldman Sachs, and then walked away from it all to build BYP Network from her bedroom at 24, without ever putting a penny of her own money in.We talk about the cold emails that landed her a fully funded 100k scholarship to the University of Florida, the week she won £40,000 that gave her the confidence to quit her job for good, and buying her first house at 26 entirely off her own back.Kike also opens up about her newest venture, Raising Greats, an intentional parenting community helping parents raise the next generation of leaders, and why she believes building your child's future takes the same intention as building a business.Chapters00:00 Introduction3:24 Discovering a talent for javelin12:41 Building a network from nothing16:17 Calling out fake networking21:53 Why banking wasn't for her28:24 The cold email that landed a 100k scholarship34:26 Starting BYP Network48:26 The £40,000 week that changed everything52:45 Buying a house at 2654:07 Launching Raising Greats1:01:06 Would she do it all again?Newsletter: https://ayeshaofori.com/newsletter/
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  Left a Well Paid Banking Job to Build a Fashion Brand Worn by the Duchess of Cambridge. Here's How. 08.09.2026 1j 5mnt

  From Goldman Sachs to a PhD in virology, Polly McMaster's path to founding The Fold was anything but a straight line, and the real story behind building the brand is one she's never fully told before.In this episode, Polly opens up about the parts of the entrepreneurial journey that don't make it onto LinkedIn: the panic attacks, the sleepless nights, and the wall of cash running out just as the business started to take off. She talks candidly about closing an angel round while quietly falling apart, signing a major funding deal 36 weeks pregnant, and being back in board meetings just five weeks after giving birth.We get into what it really took to raise money as a female founder, including the investors who "got it" instantly and the ones who asked if her products were even needed because "my wife doesn't work." Polly breaks down the brutal maths of fundraising, and why she now calls the mindset that got her through it "delusional conviction."Chapters00:00 Trailer: rejection, sacrifice and resilience00:49 Meet Polly McMaster, founder of The Fold02:44 Growing up across three countries05:00 Money lessons from her mother08:27 School days: science versus art19:57 Leaving private equity to start The Fold30:31 The wall of cash and 99 rejections33:52 Panic attacks and the lowest point53:03 Redefining success and building wealth1:04:56 Femme & Fortune FiveIf you haven't already, hit subscribe so you never miss an episode, and sign up to Ayesha's free weekly wealth newsletter to join tens of thousands of women who read it every week: https://ayeshaofori.com/newsletter/
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  Patricia Bright Reveals: How to Build a Following That Makes You Millions. 01.09.2026 59mnt

  Patricia Bright built one of the biggest platforms in the UK, then walked away from the version of it that didn't feel like her. In this episode, we talk about the £2,000 a month she was making before she understood her own worth, the mansions she has watched get repossessed, and why she is still not satisfied even with a seven figure property portfolio, all of it mortgage free.We get into her journey from banking to becoming the UK's first Black female creator to hit a million followers on YouTube, why she walked away from viral content that made her millions but did not sit right with her, and how she rebuilt an entire audience around financial education instead.Patricia breaks down exactly how she thinks about wealth: the foundations she says everyone needs before anything else, why her investment portfolio needs to cover her living expenses twice over, and the tax strategies she uses, including how she pays her own children for the work they do in her content.This is a conversation about building wealth that lasts, not just wealth that looks good.Sign up to the newsletter for more: https://ayeshaofori.com/newsletter/
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  When You Take Investment in Your Business You're Not Just Getting Money. You're Losing Control. 25.08.2026 56mnt

  From a market stall in Primrose Hill to six bakeries and £6 million in revenue, all without a penny of outside investment, Kim Innes, founder of Humble Crumble, joins the podcast to talk about turning a simple observation ("why is this ice cream shop empty in winter?") into one of London's most viral food brands.Kim opens up about the £60 she made on day one (and the money she lost that same day), the two years of grinding through weekend markets before things clicked, and the moment a Time Out post sent 50 people queueing for a pumpkin crumble she didn't have enough stock to sell. She also gets honest about why she's turned down investor after investor, how asset finance let her grow without giving up equity, and the ISA habit her dad instilled in her as a teenager that she still swears by today.If you've ever had an idea you couldn't stop thinking about but talked yourself out of starting, this one's for you.For more on building wealth, growing your money and hearing from women redefining what success looks like, sign up to the Femme and Fortune newsletter: https://ayeshaofori.com/newsletter/Chapters0:00 Introduction1:26 Humble Crumble was Kim's fourth business4:04 Where the entrepreneurial spirit came from6:51 The idea: an empty ice cream shop in winter16:50 Day one: £60 and no customers19:15 The two year grind before meaningful change24:16 A permanent spot in Spitalfields Market30:57 The pumpkin crumble that went viral38:38 Why Kim has never taken outside investment44:57 What she learned about money and tax from her dad
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  I Negotiated a Full Year's Salary as a Sign-On Bonus - Twice: Tara's Guide to Negotiating 18.08.2026 1j 1mnt

  From a council estate in Peckham to Goldman Sachs, McKinsey and the Financial Times, Tara's career reads like a masterclass in building wealth as an employee. In this episode, we get into exactly how she did it.Tara opens up about growing up between two worlds, the shame she felt hiding where she lived, and the moment she realised her story wasn't a weakness but her biggest asset. We talk about what it actually takes to build a network from nothing, why finding a sponsor (not just a mentor) changed everything for her, and the negotiation tactics she used to secure a sign-on bonus worth a full year's salary, twice.We also dig into something I don't think gets talked about enough: the difference between how men and women get judged at work. Tara breaks down why men are so often hired on potential while women have to prove it first, and what that means for how you should be negotiating your pay.And finally, Tara tells me why she walked away from a corporate career managing millions of customers to build her own health tech startup from scratch, and what it actually took to make that leap.If you've ever wondered how to build real financial security without owning your own business, this one's for you.Chapters:0:00 Intro0:52 Welcome, Tara1:44 Growing up between Nigeria and a council estate9:39 Luck, opportunity and building a network24:35 How to build wealth as an employee28:18 Men get potential, women get proof33:47 Negotiating salary, bonuses and equity39:15 Investing and why women hold onto cash48:41 Why she left corporate to build a startup59:12 The Femme and Fortune FiveNewsletter: https://ayeshaofori.com/newsletter/
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  She's a Risk Expert Professionally, But Too Scared to Take Any Risk With Her Own Money. 11.08.2026 57mnt

  Livia advised governments and multinationals on political and geopolitical risk for a living. She spent her career helping some of the world's most powerful organisations decide who to trust and where the danger was. Then she sold her own company, walked away with millions, and left it sitting in cash for three years because she couldn't bring herself to trust anyone with it.In this episode she sits down with Ayesha to talk about growing up in a family where knowledge mattered more than money, staying with a business everyone else was fleeing and coming out of it an owner, hiding a pregnancy from the buyers during the sale, and the long, honest road to finally understanding what to do with her own wealth. It is a conversation about ownership, agency, financial independence, and why so many capable, successful women freeze the moment the money is their own.Chapters0:00 Introduction1:43 Welcome back, and the episode we lost the first time2:14 A family that prized knowledge over money6:00 The wartime history that shaped her8:52 Studying politics, and her first job in risk13:48 The sinking ship: becoming an owner when everyone else fled16:09 What ownership actually feels like20:04 What the company really did21:08 The exit, and the pregnancy they hid from the buyers24:45 Motherhood and the 80 per cent rule25:58 Why having her own money mattered29:38 The cash that sat untouched for three years34:34 Why women hoard cash36:32 Distrust, 2008 and learning to invest41:35 What she had to unlearn, and the two flats44:25 Money as a motivator, and its limits46:38 Raising daughters who get it50:40 Why she ran for office54:08 Her advice for women sitting on cash57:46 The Femme and Fortune Five
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  She built a business and made life changing money. Now she’s doing it again 06.08.2026 1j 4mnt

  In this episode of Femme and Fortune, I sit down with Victoria Peppiatt, three-time founder and Co-CEO of Hey Savi, the AI-powered fashion platform she describes as Shazam for fashion.Vic's journey is remarkable. She ran creative agency The Pink Group with her husband for 11 years, sometimes putting the mortgage on a credit card to keep things going. Then she co-founded Phrasee, an AI marketing platform, and scaled it to a multi-million pound exit. That sale changed everything, not just for her but for the friends and family who backed her early. Some of her angel investors walked away with life-changing, tax-free returns.We talk about what it actually takes to build a business worth selling, the difference between a lifestyle business and one built for an exit, why timing your sale matters so much, and what she learned taking on VC money. Vic is also refreshingly honest about the cost of it all: the years of travel, the time away from her children, and the moment a family illness put the money into perspective.And we get into a subject close to my heart: why women don't talk about money enough, how deals get done in networks we're often not part of, and how to start angel investing even if you're beginning small.If you've ever wondered whether you could build something worth millions, or back someone who will, this one is for you.Sign up to my newsletter for more on building wealth: https://ayeshaofori.com/newsletter/
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  She Married into a Billionaire Family. Then her Husbad Died. The Financial Truths No One Talks About. | Christine Dawood 28.07.2026 1j

  In June 2023, the world watched as the search for the Titan submersible gripped every news channel and feed on the planet. Christine Dawood was on the support vessel. Her husband Shahzada and her 19 year old son Suleman were on board the sub.Three years on, Christine joins Ayesha for her most personal interview yet. This is not the story the headlines told. It is the story of who her family really were, what those 96 hours were actually like, and how a woman rebuilds a life, and a financial future, when the worst happens in front of the whole world.Christine shares how she moved from a small town in Germany to Pakistan for love, built an organic farming business supplying the country's biggest supermarkets, and why being involved in her family's finances long before the accident became the thing that protected her. She talks openly about the hate comments, the assumption that wealthy people's grief counts for less, and why she rebuilt her entire financial team with only women.She has since written 96 Hours, with all proceeds going to her foundation, which is building a residential healing centre for trauma and loss in Devon.In this episode:Why every woman should understand the family finances, even if she never leads themWhat a widow is legally entitled to in different countries, and why it matters where your assets areThe reality of grieving in public while the internet commentatesHow Christine chose her all female team of advisersHer advice for couples on money, transparency and planning for the worstGet Christine's book, 96 Hours: https://www.waterstones.com/book/ninety-six-hours/christine-dawood/9781918191042Chapters:0:00 Introduction1:30 Growing up in Germany and the family textiles business5:00 Meeting her husband and choosing to move across the world7:30 Relocating to Pakistan and learning English from scratch10:00 Marrying into the Dawood family and culture shock12:30 Navigating the wealth gap in a relationship14:00 Building an organic farming business from seeds in a suitcase20:00 Motherhood, confidence and wanting something of her own23:00 Learning the financial basics and managing money as a team27:30 The Titan accident and the 96 hour wait31:00 Online hate and the dehumanisation of wealthy people35:00 Widowhood, inheritance law and the Global Fund for Widows38:00 Rebuilding with an all female advisory team42:00 Writing 96 Hours and the story behind the book43:30 The healing centre for trauma and loss46:00 Walking 500 miles from London to Glasgow for Suleman47:30 Advice for women in relationships with unequal wealth49:00 The Femme and Fortune Five quick fire
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  3 Things Every Parent Gets Wrong About Kids And Money | GoHenry Founder: Louise Hill 22.07.2026 57mnt

  What if everything you were taught about money came too late? Louise Hill was 47, a single mum with two kids, a mortgage and virtually no savings when she quit her job to build GoHenry, the app that has taught millions of children how to earn, save and spend. In this episode she tells me how it really happened: the years of dead ends, the record breaking crowdfund that raised £4 million in a single weekend, and the truth about what founders actually take home when their company sells for a reported £180 million.We talk about why schools are still failing our kids when it comes to money, the habits children form far earlier than most parents realise, and what Louise believes every parent should be doing at home instead of waiting for the education system to catch up.We also get into the reality behind the headlines. GoHenry's UK business was bought by Barclays, yet Louise will tell you herself that she is not rich yet, and her explanation of why is one of the most honest conversations about founder wealth you will hear.In this episode:00:00 Introduction: the £180 million question1:47 From kitchen table to iTunes overspend: how the idea was born3:23 Quitting a job at 47 with a mortgage and no safety net8:39 The early rejections: "nice little charity"13:15 Sheer bloody mindedness: surviving the early slog17:41 Raising the first £672k and learning to scale properly25:28 Why CrowdCube changed everything31:16 The £4 million weekend that broke records36:29 Marketing 101: what made the raise actually work39:53 The black cab story: what building GoHenry actually cost her42:39 "I don't think there is a balance"43:56 The Little Red Book of GoHenry49:03 GoHenry sold twice: Acorns, then Barclays50:10 "I hadn't walked away with pockets full of cash"55:01 So is she rich? The truth about founder payday55:36 The Femme and Fortune 5Sign up to my newsletter for weekly wealth building insights: https://ayeshaofori.com/newsletter/
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  The Real Secret to Wealth Isn't a Big Idea: 4 Lessons From a £100M Ice Cream Founder 08.07.2026 13mnt

  Everyone tells you that you need a completely original idea to build wealth. Here's why that's nonsense.In this Femme and Fortune deep dive, Ayesha breaks down one of the biggest myths in business: that you need a never been done before idea to build real wealth. Drawing on a conversation with Vivian Wong, cofounder of Little Moon's Mochi Ice Cream, Ayesha unpacks the concept of an edge, and why it matters far more than originality ever will.Little Moon's did not invent mochi ice cream. Viv and her brother took something that already existed and made it better, bootstrapping the business by hand for over a decade before it became the viral brand you know today.In this video, Ayesha covers:Why an edge beats an original idea every timeThe four edges that built a multi million pound ice cream brandHow to find your own edge, whatever your background or industryWhy real wealth is built slowly, and rarely looks glamorous from the outside.The difference between a salary and ownership, and why it mattersWhat actually happens emotionally when the big payout finally lands.This is a taster of a much longer conversation. The full episode with Vivian Wong is out now on the Femme and Fortune podcast, link below.Watch the full episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-4h157Y53U4 Subscribe for Season 2, coming very soon: https://www.youtube.com/@FemmeandFortuneJoin the weekly wealth newsletter: https://ayeshaofori.com/newsletter/
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  How £1,000 Turned Into £600,000: Angel Investing Explained 30.06.2026 15mnt

  Because for every Revolut, there are thousands of startups that go to zero and take every penny with them. In this Femme and Fortune deep dive, Ayesha Ofori breaks down how angel investing actually works, why you don't need to be wealthy to start (you can invest from as little as £10), and how two UK government schemes, SEIS and EIS, can give you back up to 50% of what you invest through tax relief.This deep dive is based on Ayesha's full podcast conversation with venture capitalist Yvonne Bajela, linked below.LINKSWatch the full episode with Yvonne Bajela: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zxbFjidz8Ik Join Ayesha's weekly newsletter, and be first to hear when her angel syndicate opens: https://ayeshaofori.com/newsletter/Subscribe and hit the bell so you don't miss Season 2 of the Femme and Fortune podcast, coming very soon.ABOUT AYESHAAyesha Ofori is a former Goldman Sachs wealth adviser and an angel investor of more than 15 years, who has also raised millions of pounds in angel funding for her own company. Femme and Fortune is her platform helping women build wealth and confidence as investors.DISCLAIMERThis video is for education only and is not financial advice. Startup investing is high risk. Your money is locked up for long periods and you can lose everything you invest. SEIS and EIS are UK government schemes for UK taxpayers, so if you are watching from outside the UK, look for your local equivalent. Always do your own research.
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  How a £10,000 Pay Rise Becomes £1.72 Million 23.06.2026 13mnt

  A high salary is not the same as wealth. For years Ayesha Ofori managed money for some of the wealthiest people around, and the thing that surprised her most was that almost none of them had a remarkable salary. What they had was ownership.In this Femme and Fortune Deep Dive, Ayesha breaks down the four shifts that separate people who earn well from people who actually build wealth, drawn from her podcast conversation with Lamide Elizabeth. You'll learn why your net worth matters more than your salary, how to turn what you earn into what you own, why "multiple income streams" can be one income stream in disguise, and how lifestyle creep quietly catches out even the highest earners. She finishes with a clear, do-it-this-week list so you can put it all to work straight away.Join Ayesha's weekly wealth newsletter for more like this, straight to your inbox:https://ayeshaofori.com/newsletter/If this was useful, hit like and subscribe, and turn on the bell so you don't miss Season 2 of the Femme and Fortune podcast, coming very soon with some amazing guests. And share this with someone you want to see killing it financially.Watch the full podcast episode with Lamide Elizabeth: https://youtu.be/KFrDGV0Ck3gLove, Ayesha 💜
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  From Goldman to Founder: The £500M Banker Who Walked Away to Build Wealth for Women 16.06.2026 57mnt

  I managed half a billion pounds for some of the wealthiest people in the country. Not one of them built that wealth from their salary.To close out Season 1 of Femme & Fortune, Ayesha Ofori turns the tables. After a whole season asking other women how they built their wealth, this time she's in the guest seat, answering the questions she gets asked most about her own journey.From a state primary to a private school in Hampstead, where she first saw what real wealth looked like (a school friend with a lift in her living room), to a physics degree at Imperial, an MBA at London Business School, and a career at Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs advising ultra-high-net-worth clients. Ayesha walks through the decisions, the turning points and the hard-won lessons that shaped how she thinks about money today.She opens up about the moment she realised that climbing the corporate ladder would never make her wealthy, why owning assets rather than earning a salary is what actually builds wealth, the golden handcuffs that quietly trap high earners, and the day she finally walked into her boss's office, dropped her resignation letter on the desk, and left to build something of her own.In this episode: What she learned about money growing up, and why your money habits are set by age seven How she fell into investment banking (and the free popcorn maker that started it all) What the ultra-wealthy do differently that most people never get to see Why high income does not equal wealth, and what does Why she left a successful career at Goldman to help women build wealth instead The truth about being a solo founder, raising funding as a Black woman, and building in a regulated industry Where she's headed nextWhether you're just starting to think about investing or you're rethinking what wealth really means, this one is a masterclass in building it on your own terms.About Femme & Fortune Femme & Fortune is the podcast on how women actually build wealth, hosted by Ayesha Ofori. Every episode unpacks the real decisions, risks and strategies behind building lasting wealth.
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  From Supermarket Cashier to Entrepreneur, making £60 Billion for Tesco and £92 Million for herself 12.06.2026 1j 3mnt

  She Turned a Loyalty Card Into £92 Million | Edwina Dunn OBEEvery time you scan a supermarket Clubcard at the till, you are using something Edwina Dunn created.In this episode, Ayesha sits down with the woman who changed the way the entire retail world understands its customers. Edwina co-founded Dunnhumby with her husband Clive Humby, built the data engine behind the Tesco Clubcard, and went on to sell the business for around £92 million. Today she is the founder of The Female Lead and one of the most influential voices on women, money & ambition in the UK.The road to success was not a tidy one. Edwina grew up in a home where the daughters were expected to become wives and mothers, not founders. She started working a supermarket checkout. Then she became a "Girl Friday", fetching the dry cleaning. After working her way up, she was fired ten minutes after her husband resigned - because she was his wife. And she built a global business while juggling a new baby, a big mortgage.This episode is about building wealth from nothing, the boardroom moment that made Tesco billions and why Edwina is done waiting for anyone else to close the gap between women & money.In this episode:How a loyalty card became a £92 million businessThe Tesco boardroom moment that changed how supermarkets workGetting fired for being married to the bossWhy women don't earn most of the money but decide how it's spentHer experience of inheriting wealth & being talked over by her own bankWhy financial empowerment is the real route to change for womenFemme & Fortune is the podcast about women & money, hosted by Ayesha Ofori. Subscribe & turn on notifications so you never miss an episode.
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  From Medicine to Millions: The NHS Doctor Who Built Her Own Empire 02.06.2026 57mnt

  From medicine to millions - Dr Ifeoma Ejikeme on building wealth through expertiseDr Ifeoma Ejikeme didn't follow the traditional path. She trained as a doctor, studied business management at Imperial College London, completed a fellowship at Columbia University, and then walked away from surgery to build something that didn't exist yet.Today she is the founder and medical director of Adonia Medical Clinic, a premium aesthetics and skin health clinic that has won Best Clinic London six times in six years. She holds two medical patents, has performed over 30,000 procedures, and has built multiple revenue streams from a single area of expertise, including brand partnerships, consultancy, and her own LED skincare device.In this episode, Ayesha and Ifeoma get into the conversations that don't happen enough. How high earners fail to build real wealth. Why being of service is the foundation of financial success. How to identify your gift and turn it into income. And why perfectionism is the enemy of progress.If you are a professional woman who is earning well but not yet building the wealth to match, this episode will change how you think about money.Topics covered: building wealth as a doctor, turning expertise into a business, multiple income streams, investing for women, aesthetic medicine, female entrepreneurship, skin health, wealth mindset, financial freedom, Black women in business, women and investing UK
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  Why Your Salary Will Never Build Wealth (And What Actually Will) | Charlotte Baroukh 26.05.2026 1j 4mnt

  Charlotte Baroukh is a chartered accountant and tax expert at Pie, the UK's first free tax app. She has built one of the most engaged finance communities on Instagram, breaking down the tax rules that most people were never taught.In this episode, Charlotte and Ayesha get into why your salary will never be enough to build real wealth, the tax mistakes that are costing self-employed women thousands, and why equity ownership changes everything.They also get honest about the realities of corporate life, the politics nobody warns you about, what it actually means to go part time after having children, and why bigger doesn't always mean better.In this episode:Why significant wealth comes from ownership, not salaryThe number one mistake sole traders make with their moneyHow to legally reduce your tax bill at any income levelPensions, ISAs and the basics that nobody taught usFiscal drag - what it is and why it matters to youWhy Charlotte left Deloitte and never looked back.Charlotte Baroukh on Instagram: @tax.queen.cJoin Wealth Circles: https://ayeshaofori.com/membership/Follow Ayesha on Instagram: @ayesh.ofori
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  She Earned More, Paid For Everything & Lost Half In The Divorce - Here's What She'd Do Differently 19.05.2026 54mnt

  What happens when you give up everything for love and it still isn't enough?In this episode of Femme & Fortune, Ayesha sits down with Nathalie Lethbridge, a powerhouse who built an extraordinary career across three continents, rose to senior management at Disney, advised corporations on multi-million pound deals and still found herself starting over financially in her 50s.Nathalie opens up about the moments that changed everything: being told she wasn't worthy of an LSE education because she was a girl, leaving behind a VP career for love, surviving a brain tumour with two children under three, and walking away from a 25-year marriage with far less than she'd built.But this isn't a story about loss. It's a story about what happens when you finally stop letting other people define your worth, financially & otherwise.In this episode we cover:Why high-earning women are still getting financially left behind in divorce.What nobody tells you about UK divorce law & your pension.The financial mistakes Nathalie wishes she'd avoided earlierWhy compound interest wasn't explained to her but was explained to her brothersHow she rebuilt her mindset around money, success & independenceWhy fear of failure is the biggest thing standing between you & your potentialThis episode is for you if:You're a high-achieving woman who has never quite got to grips with your own finances. If you've ever prioritised everyone else's financial security over your own, or if you're starting over & wondering where to begin, this one is essential listening.Nathalie Lethbridge is an international business adviser working at the forefront of tech, innovation & the cultural & creative sectors.#FemmeAndFortune #WomenAndMoney #FinancialIndependence #WomenInBusiness #DivorceAndMoney #FinancialLiteracy #WomenEmpowerment #MoneyMindset #FemaleFounders #startingover
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  Investor Reveals the Secrets to Picking Startup Winners | Yvonne Bajela 12.05.2026 1j 10mnt

  Most people read picture books at age 8. Yvonne Bajela was reading the Financial Times.Growing up on a council estate in Mitcham, South London, Yvonne's father made sure of that. That early conditioning set her on a path to Goldman Sachs, strategy consulting, her own startup, and eventually a decade-long career in venture capital at some of Europe's most respected funds, including Local Globe.Now she's backing herself. She's raising her own VC fund and betting on the founders she believes will reshape entire industries.In this episode we get into:What VCs are actually looking for in founders (and why obsession matters more than experience)Why 7 out of 10 startups go to zero and how to find the one that doesn'tThe real reason women are underrepresented in startup investing and what needs to changeHow to start angel investing even if you're not a professional investorWhy Yvonne backed Marshmallow when two founders with zero insurance experience walked into a WeWork officeThe power of household diversification when building wealth as a coupleWhether you're curious about startup investing, thinking about backing founders, or want to understand how venture capital actually works in the UK, this episode is for you.If you found this useful, subscribe and follow Femme and Fortune on Instagram for more conversations about women and wealth.
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  She Started Nails Inc at 23 With £250K. Years Later She Sold It for £30M | Thea Green 05.05.2026 1j 3mnt

  What does it actually take to build a 30 million business and then sell it?In this episode of Femme & Fortune, Ayesha Ofori sits down with Thea Green MBE, founder of Nails Inc, to talk about the journey from starting a company at 23 with 250K to selling it to private equity in 2024.Thea was working as a fashion editor, earning 11K a year in London, when she spotted a gap no one else was seeing. What followed was not a fast rise. It was decades of building, scaling, nearly breaking, and figuring out how to make money in an industry that looked glamorous but ran on razor-thin margins.They talk about why the early years were so much harder than Thea expected, how she raised investment, the pressure that came with it, scaling into Sephora and major global retailers, building a business while raising a family, and what it was really like to finally sell.This is the version of the story founders rarely tell.Femme & Fortune is a podcast about how women really build wealth, the decisions, the trade-offs, and the conversations we are not having enough of.New episodes every week. Subscribe so you do not miss one.Key topics: building a business, female founders, wealth building, entrepreneurship UK, scaling a brand, founder journey, selling a business, work life balance, women in business
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  How Vivien Wong Built Little Moons Into a Global Brand 28.04.2026 59mnt

  In this episode of Femme & Fortune, Ayesha Ofori sits down with Vivien Wong, co founder of Little Moons, the mochi ice cream brand that went from a homemade idea to a global business.Vivien shares how she started with a simple ice cream machine at home while still working in finance, and how she turned that into one of the UK’s most recognisable food brands.This is not a “perfect plan” story. It is about resourcefulness, problem solving, and building slowly over time.We cover:• Growing up in a family business and how it shaped her mindset• Why she didn’t need a completely original idea to win• Building Little Moons without outside funding for over a decade• Landing Yo! Sushi as a first major customer• The reality of scaling a business from small batches to £10m+ revenue• What it felt like to finally take money off the table• Why making money is not the same as building wealth• How she learned to invest after her exit• The biggest mistakes women make when building wealthThis episode is a real look at what it actually takes to build something meaningful and profitable over time.—💬 What stood out most to you from Vivien’s story?🔔 Subscribe for more conversations on money, mindset and building real wealth—About Vivien WongVivien Wong is the co founder of Little Moons, a global mochi ice cream brand stocked in major retailers and restaurants worldwide. She built the business from scratch with her brother, scaling it over 15+ years before bringing in private equity investment.About Ayesha OforiAyesha Ofori is a former Goldman Sachs Executive Director and the founder of Propelle. She has managed over £500m for ultra high net worth clients and now focuses on helping women build wealth with confidence.—#FemmeAndFortune #LittleMoons #Entrepreneurship #WomenInBusiness #BuildingWealth