She's on the Money's Podcast

Jason is a personal finance columnist at the FT, an author and a podcast host. He is passionate about financial wellbeing. We quiz Jason on the best ways to buy a car, how to stay out of debt and how to stick to our financial goals. This is a fast paces episode rammed with tricks and tips – we wouldn't expect anything less from Jason!!

Faye is a pleasure to listen to! We all need an accountant in our lives that speaks “non finance”. Faye starts by talking us through her Audrey network and the gap in the market that she and her cofounder Marina Gask spotted to support women.   Faye talks us through tax tips for sole traders and those with a limited company. She tells us what to look out for in a “good” accountant and what potential tax changes we should be looking out for in a post Covid world.

Egbe is an award winning lawyer that every small business needs in their armour! In today's episode we talk about the top legal mistakes small businesses make and how to avoid them. Egbe delivers easy to action tips and tricks and inspires us with her refusal to “go small”.

No one has a financial crystal ball, but what if you could project forward to see the future impact on the future you of the financial decisions that you make today? This is exactly what Molly and Lisa discuss with Caroline Hughes. Caroline is the CEO of Lifetise and was named Rising Star of Fintech in March 2020. Learn how you can set financial goals to help you to buy your dream home and even to model your future childcare decisions too.

Molly and Lolly talk to the ultimate girl boss Lara Sheldrake about all things business. Lara is an award winning entrepreneur and is passionate about supporting small business owners so that they flourish. They talk through financial planning for entrepreneurs (shockingly only 31% of self-employed people have a pension!) and top tips to manage the highs and lows of running your own business. This episode is jam packed with top tips so make sure you have a  note pad and pen at the ready.

In this week's episode Molly and Lisa talk to the financial super brain Gemma Stanbridge about how to talk to family members about money. Often these conversations go unspoken until sadly it is too late. However a well thought through inter-generational financial plan is a must for families who are worried about inheritance tax. Gemma explains all the facts so that you can have meaningful conversations with your family.

Lisa Conway-Hughes and Molly Benjamin chatted to Matt Towe, a 33-year-old adviser from Gameplan Financial! This advisory is different because it's run by ex and current professional athletes. With modern thinking and traditional values, Matt has a passion for helping people achieve their financial goals. He’s a big advocate of adulting with purpose and is on a mission to make others realise the value in themselves and the need to protect it. We spoke to Matt about why do we need insurance and how much is it going to cost us! 

A mother of three, Karen Barrett founded Unbiased in 2010 and has since developed it into the UK’s leading website for finding advice on life’s biggest decisions. We Lisa Conway Hughes and Molly Benjamin were thrilled to sit down with Karen and talk all things women in business, financial advice and why she started Unbiased!

Do you want to know how to invest but don’t know how to start? We speak to investment super geek Bella Caridade-Ferreira all about what she did when she faced this problem. Bella has over 20 years of experience in the investment industry and was amazed at the amount of research that she needed to do to compare investment platforms and so launched her own site https://comparetheplatform.com/ to make it easier for you to do your own research. This episode to jam packed with useful investment hints and tips – don’t miss it.

Is there anyone better to interview when it comes to money that the Finance Editor of Hearst magazine group? We thought not! We were so excited to chat with Kalpana Fitzpatrick from Red and Good Housekeeping magazines all about her career, her top tips she wished everyone knew and some great book recommendations.

Pandora Paloma is a Life & Business Coach, Author and Speaker, helping women and female entrepreneurs to access and accelerate their magnetism. It's her mission to change how women think and feel, and live an empowered and abundant life. We talk to her about how do we understand our own money story better and what can we do to make sure it's not holding us back?  

Struggle to stick to your new year resolution goals past 17 Jan? Briony Benjamin joins Ladies Finance Club UK to shares her process for achieving goals in 2021! Ever set your New Year goals with the best intentions but when Jan 17 comes around you back to your old ways and those resolutions are forgotten, if YES then you're not alone. In this podcast Briony Benjamin (Author and Award-winning creator) is going to take us through the same process she used in 2020 that saw her launch a company and write a book. It will include: How to reflect on 2020 Reasons why people fail when setting goals and how not to make the same mistakes How to set goals and break them into bite sized chunks And how to create systems to back your goals up so you can smash them out!

We get it, in the early stages of romance when things are getting hot and heavy raising the subject of money can be a real buzz kill. And when is the right time to even have the money conversation? Okay maybe the first Bumble date is too early but you also don’t want to be walking down the aisle and find out your love is up to their eye balls in debt. Should we share bank accounts? Combine our assets, this Valentine's Day, Molly Benjamin and Lisa Conway-Hughes talk about the questions to ask your honey about the money.  Join our Facebook Group here.

Our guest is Sandie Fredriksson, in 2014, Sandie was a city broker, single mum with twins and living a very stressful life. It was in June of that year that she found a lump in her right breast.   Sandi spoke to Lisa Conway-Hughes and Molly Benjamin and shares the one thing she did that meant her finances were protected when her life was turned upside down.   Join our Facebook Group here:          https://www.facebook.com/groups/shesonthemoney/ 

Hanna is a coach for ambitious women and she helps those who want to upgrade their current reality. She blends family healing, energy clearing and life strategy to set women up for a truly fulfilled and all-around beautiful lives. We spoke to Hanna about having a positive attitude towards money, what can we do to improve our internal money dialogue, and how we can become more open about what we earn. Join our Facebook Group here:          https://www.facebook.com/groups/shesonthemoney/ 

We spoke to one of the founders of She Wins Kate Pljaskovova about their missions to close the gender pay gap for future generations and the way they are going about it. Molly Benjamin and Lisa Conway-Hughes discussed with Kate what mistakes women are making when they go for a pay rise, tips on how to be successful when we first start negotiating and insight into this new shift we are seeing. Join our Facebook Group here:          https://www.facebook.com/groups/shesonthemoney/ 

Laura from Financielle joined Molly and Lisa from the She's on the Money blog to talk about why she started her business promoting financial wellness, and how we can take control of our own money and build wealth. Inspiring with lots of laughs! Join our Facebook Group here:          https://www.facebook.com/groups/shesonthemoney/ 

Lisa Conway-Hughes and Molly Benjamin sat down with Richard Atkins from City of London Police, who is part of the Cyber Griffin team to find out what scams are trending, how can we stay protected online, how do we find out if we have ever been hacked and what to do if we have. Richard shares practical hints and tips. Join our Facebook Group here:          https://www.facebook.com/groups/shesonthemoney/ 

Davinia sat down with Molly and Lisa to tell us about her business Rainchq and her mission to empower women to achieve their financial goals and prepare for that rainy day. Davinia had been working in the investment management and professional services industries for over 15 years including with some with huge names including Fidelity, PwC and Octopus Investments before starting her own business. She opened up about why she started the business and why it's important for women to invest.  Join our Facebook Group here:          https://www.facebook.com/groups/shesonthemoney/ 

Abiola Ola is the Active Budgeter and is on a mission to increase the confidence of people to budget well and to build generational wealth. We spoke to her about what tips she has for other women when it comes to budgeting.  Join our Facebook Group here:          https://www.facebook.com/groups/shesonthemoney/ 

Michelle is the co-founder and chief investment officer of Wealthify, a digital investment platform designed to break down the barriers that potentially stop millions of people from investing. Michelle began her career as a traditional stockbroker for a boutique firm in Guernsey but realised early on that the opportunity that investing provides should be available to everyone - not just the wealthy. She decided that things needed to change, and she wanted to be a part of the solution, co-founding Wealthify with the mission of making investing simple, affordable and accessible to all. Michelle spoke to us about Wealthify and how she got to where she is.  Join our Facebook Group here:          https://www.facebook.com/groups/shesonthemoney/ 

For almost twenty years Di has had a hobby of entering prize draws and competitions (comping) and it has resulted in over £300,000 of prizes. She has traveled the world for free – from Brazil and New Zealand to Japan and New York. She has won a VW Beetle, walked the red carpet at the BAFTAs and funded her wedding with a £7,500 cash win. She launched her award-winning blog SuperLucky.me in 2009 after so many people wanted her advice on comping from someone they could trust. We sat down with Di to find out the tips and tricks of comping. Join our Facebook Group here:          https://www.facebook.com/groups/shesonthemoney/ 

This is one of the best lessons in investing you will get! Molly Benjamin and Lisa Conway-Hughes are joined by Pete Matthew from the Meaningful Money Podcast who breaks down the world of investing and how to get started. Pete shares his basics rules on investing that he believes anyone can achieve! Confused about starting, then take a listen. Join our Facebook Group here:          https://www.facebook.com/groups/shesonthemoney/ 

  This week’s guest is Emma Maslin, or as she is also known as… Money Whisperer! Now before she set up The Money Whisperer, she had a corporate career doing her thing in the finance sector. Emma spoke to She’s on the Money Podcast hosts Molly Benjamin and Lisa Conway-Hughes about her insights around Money Mindset and how we can identify our money personality.  Join our Facebook Group here:          https://www.facebook.com/groups/shesonthemoney/ 

Cat is a no-BS financial coach and helps women get their money shizzle sorted but she wasn't always so great with money. In this chat with Molly Benjamin and Lisa Conway-Hughes, Cat shares her own personal experience of her self-destructive cycle of being super-frugal and over-spending, then getting into debt and clearing it, only to have found herself back in the same position a few years later. She now helps other women all around the UK do the same!    Check out her blog https://www.pennywiseliferich.co.uk/ Join our Facebook Group here:          https://www.facebook.com/groups/shesonthemoney/ 

Like them or loath them CVs and LinkedIn are an essential part of getting a new job. A smoking hot CV can be a ticket to many more job opportunities. We caught up with Founder and CEO of City CV CV expert Victoria McLean to find out what her top tips and biggest mistakes she sees women make when it comes to their career, LinkedIn profile and CV! Listen up ladies and take notes, this stuff is gold!  Join our Facebook Group here:          https://www.facebook.com/groups/shesonthemoney/   

Charlotte is a stylist, a TV presenter on QVC and a fashion lecturer. She also was the Fashion and Beauty Director at Hello magazine. Charlotte came on the show to educate us on how we can have an interest in fashion, enjoying wearing stylish clothes and still have a healthy bank balance at the end of the month. So if you want to learn how to make money from your wardrobe, where the influencers sell their clothes, learn about ethical fashion and what's is a wardrobe must have? Then listen up! Follow her at _CharlotteLoves_ Join our Facebook Group here:          https://www.facebook.com/groups/shesonthemoney/   

Meet Mark- architect and co-founder of Studio Búa.  In this episode, we discuss the benefits of having an architect oversee your house-renovation- for everything from financial firefighting to your own peace of mind!  Plus some great tips for how to make the most of the whole house-renovation project.  If you’re thinking of getting into renovation now, or in the future, and even if you’re not- tune in. Read about it here:  https://www.shesonthemoney.com/blog/ Join our Facebook Group here:          https://www.facebook.com/groups/shesonthemoney/   

Molly Benjamin and Lisa Conway-Hughes discuss fashion and finance with wealth manager Jade Rose from Reddings Wealth Management. Like a great running coach pushing you to the finish line, Jade helps people smash out their financial goals.  In this fun and informative episode, she shows how she went from fashion to finance- and why those are more compatible than they seem!  Listen in as Molly and Lisa find out more. Read about it here:  https://www.shesonthemoney.com/blog/ Join our Facebook Group here:          https://www.facebook.com/groups/shesonthemoney/

Emma-Lou Montgomery, Associate Director, Personal Investing at Fidelity International gives us some tips on investment, savings, and pensions. Why is cash riskier than stocks? How much should we be putting away each month?  And where can you find the right information and advice to guide you from pension-panic to savings-savvy?  We deal with money all the time- it’s not as complicated, or as terrifying, as we think. Emmy-Lou is here to explain why that’s true and give us hope for the future! Read about it here:  https://www.shesonthemoney.com/blog/ Join our Facebook Group here:          https://www.facebook.com/groups/shesonthemoney/                                              

Sally describes herself as a Clarity Coach because she helps people find focus and direction for their business.  A business owner for over 8 years, she has founded multiple online businesses and created a YouTube channel that’s amassed over 1.5 million views.   In this podcast episode, Sally shares her top tips for improving your money mindset. Read about it here:  https://www.shesonthemoney.com/blog/ Get social with us here:                                                               

Faye Watts wants to make tax and accountancy more transparent and easy to understand for the everyday person. It's possible you may be making mistakes when it comes to taxes, so this podcast runs through some key info to get you tax-savvy!

Lisa Conway-Hughes speaks about some of the challenges you may face when you have a child, or even your children have children! It can be difficult to be a mum whilst managing your career, finances, and personal life so we are sharing with you some of the key do's and don’ts!

We are joined by Vanessa Kettner - Vanessa has transformed her relationship with money, and is the boss when it comes to productivity and money goals! Vanessa runs through exercises, projects, tips and tricks to help you get saving. Vanessa also speaks about authentic living, and how it can get you on the right track and reach your targets.  

Rachel Rickard-Straus, the editor at Moneywise has been writing about personal finance for a very long time, so who better to talk to?! Rachel speaks about the gender pay gap, maternity leave, and some typical saving habits. Often investing is seen as a risk – therefore, Rachel speaks about the best place and accounts to help you start, and you don’t have to do it all yourself... you can get someone to do it for you! There are tons of platforms which allow you to have different levels of participation in choosing your funds, based on how involved you want to be.

Think you’re too old to have a career change? Meet Claire Norwood – a property developer and investor extraordinaire, who currently spends her time transforming unloved properties into new houses… amazing right? Firstly, Claire speaks about personal experience and finding her feet when it comes to her career! Then, we discuss tips and tricks on the current market position, information on buying houses, and the importance of property networking!

Can you buy happiness?! .. Chris Budd author and financial planner discusses financial wellbeing and speaks about the positives of money, and how it can be used to make us happier. In today’s world, we are encouraged to want and to buy things – but there is a lot more to life than just stuff… Mindfulness and wellbeing should always be at the top of your list! Stay on top of your future and your happiness.

Joanna Faith spills the beans on her favourite tips and tricks that can help you to stay on top of your money when you have children! Today, it is very easy to get out your smart phone and spend spend spend, but it is also easy to save! Joanna speaks from personal experience and recommends for you: what amount of savings is best to have as a back-up, how to get the best interest, how to stay out of debt, and compares different accounts… plus more!

Caroline Flanagan, the author of babyproof your life looks at how to overcome the pitfalls of working motherhood, whilst improving your motivation, building your confidence and taking better care of yourself. Caroline is passionate about empowering woman to make themselves vital to their employers and industry, so they don’t get side-lined on their return to work. So Caroline offers advice for women who want to babyproof their career – before or after having children! Whether you are a single parent or not, we have got your back!

Molly Benjamin and Lisa Conway-Hughes are joined by Sarah Weiler who is a stand-up comedian, TedEx speaker, uke performer, DJ, corporate specialist and creator of Quitting Quadrant™! Sarah shares advice on how to set your best price as a freelancer, different pricing strategies and how often you should re-evaluate your offerings! Sarah introduces the quitting quadrant - which helps you to evaluate key emotions which help you make the best decisions about when's best to quit, and shares her love for the uke - http://powerofuke.com/ 

Clothes have the power to not only make you feel good, but also to make you perform well! On today's show Molly Benjamin and Lisa Conway-Hughes speak with Lizzie Edwards about the power of fashion, and dressing appropriately for the situation in and out of work. Lizzie is one of the UK's leading style and image consultants, and is on a mission to make ambitious woman look and feel like the ambitious leaders that they are. We will also discuss some of the do's and don'ts when choosing your outfit of the day!

Molly Benjamin and Lisa Conway-Hughes celebrate the new year and speak about their personal goals for 2019. Money goals can be short (from getting out of debt, to setting up a cash buffer, and getting out of certain habits) medium (e.g. clearing your mortgage, moving up the property ladder) or long-term (pensions, retirement goals etc). Not worrying about expectations, but focusing on understanding what you want out of life is very important in setting realistic goals that will benefit you, so we want to help you make sure are setting the right goals. Lastly, we provide some hints and tips about how to spend less and earn more!

Molly Benjamin and Lisa Conway-Hughes are helping you to get in control of your financial futures today. With Innovative Finance, Help to Buy, Lifetime, Cash, and Stocks and Shares ISA's - it's understandable that we can be a little confused!! The ISA you should choose depends on when you want to spend your money and what you want to spend it on - so we tackle the different types of ISA's, which ones might be right for you, and how to make the most out of your ISA.

Today, Molly Benjamin and Lisa Conway-Hughes speak with Kathryn Knowles, managing director at Cura Financial Services Ltd and discuss why women are sometimes under-insured and how important it is to make sure you are insured. We speak about the life cycle of money and the different routes there are to insurance, hinting on what might be best for you dependant on your demographics! We define and discuss some importance terms such as writing a policy into trust, life insurance, income protection & critical protection.

Its rumoured that 60% of people would like to have some sort of ethical portfolio & ethically aware companies tend to perform better. Today, Molly Benjamin and Lisa Conway-Hughes speak with Damien Lardeux, head of impact investing at EQ investors, about ethical investing and the impact of what our investments might be having on the planet. We speak about ethical values such as paying your staff well and improving your environmental footprint, along with support in how to perform within legal requirements.

When you're self employed doing accounts can often get pushed to the side. Today Molly Benjamin and Lisa Conway-Hughes are joined by the lovely Sylwia Harris from Accounts and Legals - we demystify different routes that you can take as a freelancer and break down how to get started!  We explain VAT & share some useful tips to ensure you are on track and are charging the correct amounts to your consumers or business. Lastly, we explain a new change to tax - 'making tax digital' - a scheme introduced by HMRC! We hope you enjoy it!

Today Molly Benjamin and Lisa Conway-Hughes speak about the best tips and tricks to make the most out of your cash. Often people have way too little or way too much cash, and we discuss how to measure the amount of cash which might be best for you to have as a safety net! We discuss how to get started on monthly investments and which platforms, applications, advisors and options are out there for you!  

Good afternoon financially fearless females. Are you looking to find out more about property and understand which schemes might work best for you? In today's podcast, Molly Benjamin and Lisa Conway-Hughes speak with our lovely London based estate agent, Laura Wilcox-Chandley from Marsh and Parsons. We speak about the important people you need to know in property and discuss some of the external influences which are affecting the property market today to help you increase your confidence when investing in property.

Ladies, do you know everything that you need to know about personal investing and behavioural finance? Today, Molly Benjamin and Lisa Conway-Hughes talk to Selina Kirby from Vanguard, one of the largest investment firms with over $5.1 trillion invested worldwide. These ladies discuss behavioural finance and how you can make the most out of your investments. We discuss how to avoid mistakes and look into why we think the way that we do when it comes to investing. We define some of some of the essential behavioural barriers that you might be facing, such as: anchoring, the Ikea effect, confirmation bias, cognitive bias and emotional bias.  We want to help you to increase your confidence in investment, and understand why we buy and sell at the wrong time, and how to overcome this thinking.  

On today's show, Molly Benjamin and Lisa Conway-Hughes speak with dating guru Nana Wereko-Brobby from Mr Social and Social Concierge about how to talk love and money in relationships. From when to broach the topic of money in relationships to should pay for the bill on the first date, how do you set money boundaries and do prenups take away the romance - we cover it all on today's show! Check out our 20 questions you could ask your partner before tying the knot here!  

Are you part of the 52 % of women who don’t know where their pension is being invested? If so, there's no need to fear because on this week’s episode, Molly Benjamin and Lisa Conway-Hughes break down the basics of understanding the wonderful world of pensions including: What is a pension and why do you need one? How much do you need in your pension pot to retire on? What age can you access your pension? How much is the state pension? Plus more on retirement planning!  Check out the show notes here