Money Espresso - no-froth conversations exploring money and life

In this, my final episode as host of Money Espresso, I reflect on some recurring themes from a selection of the wonderful guests who joined me on Season Two. These themes focus on enjoying the now, contentment, legacy, giving, joy and recognising your own value. We hear from Cathi Harrison, Holly Ryan, Clare Fielding, Neil Bage, Tom Ilube, Chris Budd, Nick Elston with some powerful

In this episode I chat to Tom Ilube who shares his incredible achievements as a serial entrepreneur, philanthropist and the first black Chair of the RFU. Coming from a mixed race family Tom speaks about his upbringing between London, Uganda and Nigeria and the resilience and techniques that taught him which would become formative in his business success. We speak about the racism h

In this episode I chat to Nick Elston who shares his journey from burnout to becoming a Mental Health Advocate, Inspirational Speaker and Transformational Speaking Coach. Nick talks openly about his childhood Obsessive Compulsive Disorder which led to a mental health breakdown in adulthood. He explains the liberation of having nothing to lose and how talking openly about his experi

In this episode I chat to Cathi Harrison, founder and CEO of The Verve Group of companies, on her journey from ‘no money’ as one of six children to a single mother, to running a business of 70 people with ambitions for far more to come. Cathi’s achievements by age 40 are remarkable. She oozes grit & determination. From being a freelance Para Planner 13 years ago, to running 4

In this episode I chat to Neil Bage who shares his journey from life guard and compère at Butlins in Bognor Regis to co-founding Shaping Wealth, a learning technology platform transforming the human experience of money. He has served as a Chief Behavioral Officer in the UK and was the founder of a multi-award-winning behavioural technology business. Neil speaks with passion about

In this episode I chat to Bobby White who shares how his passion for making, cars, motion and diamonds led to a jewellery apprenticeship, buying his bosses business at 21 and making statement jewellery pieces for the stars. Bobby’s is an artist with 100% commitment to design, craftmanship and making the very best and beautiful works of art. Bobby tells about the high and lows of

In this episode I chat to Holly Ryan who shares her journey of loss, courage and a determination to be entirely herself. She tells me how she fulfilled her greatest life ambition of motherhood as a single woman using a donor and the fertility treatment roller coaster ride, both emotionally and financially. And how, when denied the right to work from home 1 day a week, she ‘got ou

In this episode I chat to Chris Budd who shares his journey of personal discovery, selling his financial planning business to its employees and how a random tweet led him to found the Initiative for Financial Wellbeing (IFW). Chris is a man of many talents; business founder, author, speaker, podcaster, coach, musician and force behind the IFW. He generously shares the events that s

In this episode I chat to Patrick Hunt, a perfect guest for Money Espresso as the creator and designer of the Rok Hand Press Espresso machine, with a fascination for coffee, people and money. Patrick is a product designer with a passion for beauty and sustainability. It was such a treat to speak with someone who makes things! We cover a whole array of topics in our chat ranging fro

In this episode I chat to an incredibly inspiring woman, serial entrepreneur, author, TED X speaker and founder of Leaders Quest and Co Leader of Future Stewards, Lindsay Levin. Lindsay tells me how she combined her fascination with people, leadership and travel, with a burning desire to use her business skills to help businesses do and be better, to create the not-for-profit Leade