Financial Secrets Revealed

Welcome to the Financial Secrets Revealed Series 2 podcast episode where Amanda Cassar meets Kasey Rogers, a veteran of the US entertainment industry and late to understand that she was within a financially abusive marriage once her own earnings reduced.  Kasey is based in the USA. She shares her story of emotional and financial abuse during her marriage, when it was time to start a family and she...

Welcome to the Financial Secrets Revealed Series 2 podcast episode where Amanda Cassar meets with Maree Lallensack, survivor of a financially abusive marriage and an attempted murder. Maree now enjoys a quieter life in Queensland, Australia. She shares her story of meeting and falling love with her husband, how the emotional and financial abuse began and how she managed to escape an attempt on her...

Welcome to the Financial Secrets Revealed Series 2 podcast episode where Amanda Cassar meets with Debbie Freeman, a former Rockette, dancer for the Atlanta Hawks and finally a Dance Captain for the Rockettes in Las Vegas. Deb is a mum who has walked away from a financially abusive and violent marriage to an alcoholic who stole the family savings.  With her depression from 16 years in a loveless ma...

Welcome to the Financial Secrets Revealed Series 2 podcast episode where Amanda Cassar meets with Robert Persichitte, of Delagify based in Colorado, USA. Robert is a strong audit professional with a Masters degree focused in Financial Forensics and Fraud Investigation from Metropolitan state University of Denver.  He has worked as an accounting consultant and auditor for the judicial branch and he...

Welcome to the Financial Secrets Revealed Series 2 podcast episode where Amanda Cassar meets with Caroline Bartlett, survivor of a financially abusive marriage and successful financial services executive. Caroline is based in Brisbane, Australia. She shares her story of emotional and financial abuse throughout her marriage, and how she manages to still co-parent her now adult son with her ex-partn...

Welcome to the Financial Secrets Revealed Series 2 podcast episode where Amanda Cassar meets with Penny Fegan, General Manager of Your Toolkit, a Western Australian based online resource to assist those going through financial abuse to come out the other side. Penny is a solutions focused leader with experience in establishing and managing business and the ability to think strategically. Your Tool...

Welcome to the Financial Secrets Revealed final podcast episode for 2021 where Amanda Cassar wraps up Season 1, based on the contributors to the book of the same name. Amanda recaps the lessons learns and fun she’s had recording the series.  Also, she announces the theme of Season 2 – dropping in 2022: Lifting the Lid on Financial Abuse.  It’s a bit of a darker topic, but definitely one that needs...

Welcome to the Financial Secrets Revealed Series 2 podcast episode where Amanda Cassar meets with Daniela Henninger, Financial Counsellor and Natasha McGrow, Practice Director of Domestic Violence Units for Women’s Legal Service, Queensland.  WLSQ are an Australian state-based resource to assist those going through DV and financial abuse to come out the other side.  They are a nonprofit organisati...

Welcome to the Financial Secrets Revealed Series 2 podcast episode where Amanda Cassar meets with Louis Van der Merwe, CFP, a financial adviser from the Western Cape of South Africa. Louis’ mission is to help his clients reduce their money worries.  And, Louis was one of the first handful of advisers to complete the Financial Abuse Specialist Accreditation. Louis here shares his motivation for wan...

Welcome to the Financial Secrets Revealed Series 2 podcast episode where Amanda Cassar meets with Michelle Hoskin, aka Little Miss Woww! And Director of Standards International, based in Hitchin, UK. Michelle is a coach to financial advice firms globally and my partner in crime in setting up the Financial Abuse Specialist™ Accreditation rolled out for financial professionals around the world. Mich...

Welcome to the Financial Secrets Revealed Series 2 podcast episode where Amanda Cassar meets with Leah Ellis, the daughter of a long-term financial abuse victim, based in the USA. Leah shares her mother’s story and how the lessons of her childhood spilled into her own marriage and eventually saw her establish Endeavor Financial Coaching. She’s now the mother of 3 and practicing healthy financial h...

Welcome to the Financial Secrets Revealed Series 2 podcast episode where Amanda Cassar meets with Dominique Bergel-Grant, a financial adviser specializing in women going through divorce, and the often-associated financial abuse. Dominique is now based in Wanaka, New Zealand and has an online community called Leapfrog LIFE.  She shares her story of emotional and financial abuse throughout her marri...

Welcome to the Financial Secrets Revealed podcast episode where Amanda Cassar introduces Season 2 of the Financial Secrets Revealed Podcast, this time, Lifting the Lid on Financial Abuse. This season will focus on those who have been victims of financial abuse, and those who support victims looking for a way out such as financial counsellors, advisers, lawyers and more. Amanda Cassar is the Podcas...

Welcome to the Financial Secrets Revealed final podcast episode for 2021 where Amanda Cassar wraps up Season 1, based on the contributors to the book of the same name. Amanda recaps the lessons learns and fun she’s had recording the series.  Also, she announces the theme of Season 2 – dropping in 2022: Lifting the Lid on Financial Abuse.  It’s a bit of a darker topic, but definitely one that needs...

Welcome to the Financial Secrets Revealed podcast episode where Amanda Cassar introduces the enchanting Erin Truscott, financial adviser, mum, podcaster and most recently a fiancé! Erin is the co-founder of the Nerd Herd community and podcast with Fraser Jack and based in sunny Brisbane, Australia. Erin’s chosen to learn from the school of life and in between wrangling her toddler and organizing h...

Welcome to the Financial Secrets Revealed podcast episode where Amanda Cassar introduces the amazing Ann-Marie Von Douglas, former DJ, vocal coach, marriage celebrant and musical theatre tragic, based on the Gold Coast, Australia. Annie was swept off her feet early by a German Count after being a private air hostess. She lived a jet-set life in Europe as a “Douglas wife” delivering luxury cars to...

Welcome to the Financial Secrets Revealed podcast episode where Amanda Cassar introduces feisty and always fun, Peita Diamantidis, Geek Hybrid and founder of Caboodle Financial Services.  Peita is an incurable explorer & guide, speaker, coach, author and pro podcaster, based in Sydney, Australia. Peita is also a qualified financial adviser, focused on helping her clients break out of the daily...

  Welcome to the Financial Secrets Revealed podcast episode where Amanda Cassar introduces lovely Lea Schodel, Behavioral Money Coach extraordinaire for the Mindful Wealth Movement, currently based on the Gold Coast, Australia. Lea is a former financial adviser, who now coaches both coaches and clients and digs deep into our relationship with money in her new role as a Financial Wellness Consultan...

Welcome to the Financial Secrets Revealed podcast episode where Amanda Cassar introduces UK Financial Adviser, Doug Bennett.  Doug is a laid-back kind of guy, who has definitely come through the school of hard knocks.  Following the receipt of an inheritance on the passing of his parents, Doug’s business was nearly wiped out by the Global Recession of 2008 and he found himself inventing imaginativ...

Welcome to the Financial Secrets Revealed podcast episode where Amanda Cassar introduces Alison Hill, CEO of Pragmatic Thinking and host of the Stand Out Life Podcast and The Business of People.  I first met Ali through the fabulous Australian networking group Business Chicks, where I admired from afar as she trekked off to Malawi with The Hunger Project and built her firm with hubby Darren into a...

Welcome to the Financial Secrets Revealed podcast episode where Amanda Cassar introduces David Batchelor, Managing Director of Wills & Trusts Wealth Management, based in Thame in the UK. David is an award-winning, Chartered Financial Planner, who also moonlights as a Coach for the UK arm of Strategic Coach® and spends time on the public speaking circuit too.   In his spare time, David plays th...

  Welcome to the Financial Secrets Revealed podcast episode where Amanda Cassar introduces Susanne Bransgrove, Founder of Families in Transition, LiquidGold Consultants and now the Women in Family Business Network. I first met Susanne, now lovingly known as Susu when she was working in corporate firms in the finance sector in Australia after moving out from Germany in her early twenties.  Today, s...

Welcome to the Financial Secrets Revealed podcast episode where Amanda Cassar introduces Peter Baines, a global speaker, charity founder, consultant and author. Amanda first heard Peter speak at a conference many years ago, introducing how we went from forensic cop working the aftermath of the Boxing Day Tsunami to starting the charity Hands Across the Water, supporting orphans in Thailand. Over t...

Welcome to the Financial Secrets Revealed podcast episode where Amanda Cassar introduces Babette Bensoussan, the daughter of French Moroccan immigrants to Australia who now advises and coaches organisations and business leaders around the world. Babette is The Decisions-Making Maverick™at MindShifts: Life, Leadership & Business Coach.  She is also a prolific Author, and it then becomes a littl...

  Welcome to the Financial Secrets Revealed podcast episode where Amanda Cassar introduces David Braithwaite, a financial adviser based in Kent in the UK. David is an award-winning adviser who runs Citrus Financial.  He is often to be found on the public speaking circuit and spruiking money tips for BBC Radio Kent.  In his spare time, he also works as an Associate Coach for the international group...