Uncensored Money

In this episode of Uncensored Money I chat all things money with Olivia Engel - the Senior Managing Director or State Street Global Advisors and CIO (Chief Investment Officer) of Active Quantitative Equity (AQE). She has global oversight of the broader AQE research agenda, investment process, portfolio management and product innovation. In 2016, Olivia was awarded the Blue Ribbon Award for the best Australian large cap strategy which was the first time a woman and a quant manager had ever won that award. Her company is also responsible for the Fearless Girl statue that faced down the bull in wall street in 2017. We talk about music & mathematics, why we shouldn't write ourselves off when it comes to not being able to do things, whether women make great investors, whether she relies on emotion or analysis when choosing an investment, how you can become more educated about investing, women and finance and so much more. You can find more about Olivia and State Street here https://www.ssga.com/apac/au/consultant/en/about-us/who-we-are/team.bio.35768219.html Links we talked about on the podcast include: Godel, Escher, Bach https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G%C3%B6del,_Escher,_Bach Addressing Gender Folklore http://www.statestreet.com/content/dam/statestreet/documents/Articles/CAR/GenderPaper_FINAL.pdf ASX Education https://www.asx.com.au/education/shares-education.htm CFA Institute Investment Foundations Program https://www.cfainstitute.org/en/programs/investment-foundations Don't forget to subscribe! If you suspect your money story could be improved and you want to start uncensoring money, make sure you pick up a copy of my book Un(CENSORED) your Finances here

In this episode of Uncensored Money, the microphone is handed across to Lauren, my co-founder at the Money Barre to interview me about my finances, my money story, my business mistakes, my financial fears and regrets and so much more. Why? Well, I believe you can't say you want to share money stories and better conversations about money and then hide behind the microphone so it was my turn to be vulnerable and share my money history and my financial plans. Who am I for anyone new? I own three businesses - A&TA, an award winning accounting firm, The Money Barre, a financial planning firm for Gen X & Gen Y and Thinkers.inq, a long day preschool built on play with purpose. I've written three books, More Money for Shoes, Fabulous but Broke and Unf*ck your Finances and write a regular column on finance for the Sydney Morning Herald/ The Melbourne Age as well as being a regular money commentator in the media. I'm a financial wellness advocate that is particularly passionate about working with Gen X and Gen Y women. We talk about my money stories, multiple streams of income, business failures, why I wrote three books and have multiple businesses, my financial fears, what I did right and what I did wrong in my 20s and 30s, what I'm working towards now and so much more. You can find more about me in the links below including how to buy my books http://www.melissabrowne.com.au/ https://www.byata.com.au/ https://www.themoneybarre.com.au/ https://www.thinkersinq.com/ https://www.booktopia.com.au/unf-ck-your-finances-melissa-browne/prod9781760633127.html Don't forget to subscribe! If you suspect your money story could be improved and you want to start uncensoring money, make sure you pick up a copy of my book Un(CENSORED) your Finances here

In this episode of Uncensored Money I chat all things money with Jacqui Lewis - a global Master Vedic Meditation teacher, multiple-business owner, author and wellness expert. She is the co-founder of global school, The Broad Place, a school for creativity, clarity and consciousness. Jacqui specialises in taking a regular, stressed, under the pump person and shifts them through accessible tools and practices so they become more creative, grounded, healthier and happier. We talk about living a life by default vs designing the life you love, bankruptcy, busyness, creativity and why it's important, ambition/drive and the cost, money and spirituality, meditation, navigating through big life changes, being a mindful consumer, having helpful but basic daily practices and so much more. You can find out more about Jacqui and the Broadplace here https://thebroadplace.com.au/ Links we talked about on the podcast include: Brene Brown (shame researcher): https://brenebrown.com/ Walk Free Foundation (publishes annual slavery index) https://www.walkfreefoundation.org/ Baptist World Aid Ethical Fashion Guide: https://baptistworldaid.org.au/resources/2018-ethical-fashion-guide/ Don't forget to subscribe! If you suspect your money story could be improved and you want to start uncensoring money, make sure you pick up a copy of my book Un(CENSORED) your Finances here

In this episode of Uncensored Money I chat all things money with Fleur McDonald - a farmer, former jillaroo, best-selling rural literature author, mother of two and domestic violence activist. She is the founder of Breaking the Silence, an online directory of local services relevant to domestic and family violence that has been tailored to rural communities and her books become best-sellers almost as quickly as they hit the shelves. (She's sold 500,000 copies as of October 18) We talk about money stories in rural communities, domestic violence, living through droughts, writing and how she was able to get published, how she invests now and so much more. You can find out more about Fleur and her writing here https://fleurmcdonald.com/ You can find out more about Breaking the Silence here https://www.breakingthesilence.com.au/ And you can read her ABC story on the drought that I reference in our chat here https://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-02-13/mcdonald-the-human-cost-of-drought-cant-be-counted/5257574 Don't forget to subscribe! If you suspect your money story could be improved and you want to start uncensoring money, make sure you pick up a copy of my book Un(CENSORED) your Finances here

In this episode of Uncensored Money I chat all things money with Julie Ockerby - a previously registered nurse, interior designer, award-winning business owner, immigrant, tiger single-mum and ageing influencer. She is the CEO of Meli Studio, an interior design studio based in Sydney that focuses on residential, commercial and aged care. We talk about the expectations of children from immigrant parents, why we need to prioritise aged care spaces, the importance of our environment and how it affects our wellness, design in our workplaces, kids and starting financially again, and again. You can find out more about Julie and her business here http://www.melistudio.com.au/ Don't forget to subscribe! If you suspect your money story could be improved and you want to start uncensoring money, make sure you pick up a copy of my book Un(CENSORED) your Finances here

In this episode of Uncensored Money I chat all things money with Emma Isaacs - a global CEO, multi-business owner, mother of five, author, philanthropist, cheerleader and connector. Emma is chief chick at Business Chicks, Australia's largest community for women. We talk about women investing in women, the need to have multiple streams of income, buying property outside the square, winging it, failure, the numbers, her money story, how Business Chicks was supposed to be a side hustle and so much more. You can find out more about Business Chicks here https://businesschicks.com/ and you can buy her new book Winging It here https://businesschicks.com/wingingit/ Don't forget to subscribe! If you suspect your money story could be improved and you want to start uncensoring money, make sure you pick up a copy of my book, Un(CENSORED) your Finances here

In this episode of Uncensored Money I chat all things money with Jess Fox - a dual Olympic-medallist-kayaker, School Dux, Psychology student, bi-lingual, dog-selfie-taking, 5 x world champion canoe slalem athlete. She is the daughter of two world champion parents so world champion kayaker is in the genes. We talk about what it takes financially to become a world class athlete, whether there is more pressure if mum and dad are paying the bills or sponsors, how much money there is in an olympic medal if you're in more of an unknown sport and what does goal setting look like for her given she has achieved so much both athletically and academically. You can follow Jess by clicking here Don't forget to subscribe! If you suspect your money story could be improved and you want to start uncensoring money, make sure you pick up a copy of my book, Un(CENSORED) your Finances here

In this episode of Uncensored Money I chat all things money with Cathie Reid - a dior-wearing, future-astronaut, billionaire business owner, mother of two, Brisbane Lions board member, tech geek. Cathie is the co-founder of Epic Group and the Icon Group which is Australia's fastest growing provider of integrated cancer care services. We talk about risking the house, her money story, passion vs profit, couples and money, becoming a self-made billionaire, her failures, being the Chair of an ASX listed company and so much more. You can find out more about Cathie here http://cathiereid.com/ Don't forget to subscribe! If you suspect your money story could be improved and you want to start uncensoring money, make sure you pick up a copy of my book, Un(CENSORED) your Finances here