Being Pennywise

In this final episode of series one of "Being Pennywise," host Alison welcomes Zoe Bloom of BloomBudd LLP, to discuss providing clients with a more holistic, empathetic, and cost-effective service when it comes to managing divorce. She also reveals her methods for dealing with narcissistic partners who may be hindering divorce proceedings. Zoe has been recognised as one o

In this penultimate episode of the Being Pennywise podcast series on divorce, Alison Porter's guest shines a spotlight on personal protection in acrimonious divorce scenarios and situations involving coercive control. Simon Giddins is a chartered security professional who also boasts a background in the British Army and counter-terrorism. Listeners with personal security conce

In this podcast episode, Alison introduces us to Andrew Knott, Managing Director at Hampden Private Office, to talk all about wealth management. Andrew's experience in finance and financial engineering has made him an expert in handling the complexities of wealthy families, trusts, and charitable foundations.The discussion revolves around Andrew’s personal take on when to se

In this episode of the Pennywise podcast, Alison interviews Sara Davison, a multi award-winning divorce coach, bestselling author, and host of the Heartbreak to Happiness podcast. Sara's own traumatic experience of divorce has informed her excellent work from the beginning. In order to survive, she had to put together tools to help her face the divorce process and she now shar

Alison Porter's guest this week helps couples separate through mediation to bypass a combative process. John Hind is the Founder of Compass Resolution, as well as the Family Mediation Team UK, offering multi-disciplinary services involving solicitors, financial specialists and children experts working within a mediation framework. Having been a solicitor for over 25 years, Jo

Mark Hands, a top family lawyer with law firm Irwin Mitchell, is much in demand in divorce cases and is known for his work with former high-earning football players and their partners; he certainly has the inside story on some of the unfair situations that arise when couples separate. In conversation with Pennywise Consultants' Alison Porter, Mark highlights the staggering ris

We tend to think of divorce as a traumatic process that often brings out the worst in separating partners, and results in considerable heartache. But in this episode, Alison Porter's guest, Samantha Woodham, gives us a different understanding of how it can work in a way that helps reduce conflict by seeking amicable solutions where possible. Samantha is the co-founder of the

On the first episode of Being Pennywise, Alison Porter is joined by James Copson, a highly regarded family lawyer who provided the inspiration for her company, Pennywise Consultants. James is a Partner at Sinclair Gibson on Lincoln's Inn Fields in London. As James tells us, he should have “impossible cases preferred” tattooed onto his forehead given the complexity of the g

The Being Pennywise podcast is coming to you from Pennywise Consultants who are financial lifestyle analysts specialising in creating and challenging lifestyle and household budgets.We will feature independent experts discussing how to navigate through divorce, Inheritance Act disputes, financial planning and dispute resolution in a collaborative way.The first series focuses on div