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On this insightful episode of The Talent Surgery, Nadia is excited to be joined by Jenny Sadler, Talent Acquisition Leader at MarketAxess. Jenny discusses how to make a team stand out in an industry characterised by competitive innovation, the importance of company culture and her unique talent strategies to do this.  Jenny shares the dynamic work she does at MarketAxess and gives an insight into...

On this episode of the ground-breaking Women of Fintech Podcast, Nadia is delighted to be joined by two fantastic members of the Research Team at the European Women Payment Network: Erin Taylor and Anette Broløs. Discussing their recent efforts investigating the position of women within the expansive financial services ecosystem, Erin and Anette share their eye-opening findings! Their research tru...

Welcome back to a new episode of The Recruitment Round-Up with Toby and Nadia! Today's conversation is all about understanding the candidate's experience. From the interview process to onboarding, how do we know if a candidate has received a positive experience? And how do we drive positivity among a barrier of challenges? Toby and Nadia share their learns around this topic, reflecting o...

Nadia is delighted to welcome Andrea Sparke, Head of Sales at EMEA, to this episode of the ground-breaking Women of Fintech Podcast Series. Andrea's background and past experiences have truly informed her eye-opening approach to diversity. Exploring the importance of maximising the potential of opportunities and making each experience a valuable chance to learn, Andrea highlights the mindset...

On this special episode of the ground-breaking Women of Fintech Podcast, Nadia is delighted to welcome back Payal Raina to the show, who will be giving us an exclusive look at the newly founded Fintech B2B Marketing Community with now over 1000+ supporters across the globe. Payal's wealth of experience and incredible work at Torstone Technology has truly exposed her to the power and potential...

On this episode of the ground-breaking Women of Fintech Podcast Series, Nadia is delighted to be joined by Dagmara Aldridge, COO at Zumo. Dagmara gives us a fascinating look at the unique brilliance of Zumo, and the work they do to consistently drive change in the marketplace. Nadia and Dagmara also engage in a fascinating conversation around career progression, highlighting the importance of adop...

Nadia is delighted to welcome Nicola Breyer of OptioPay to the ground-breaking Women of Fintech Podcast. This inspiring discussion around leadership explores real and genuine inclusion as Nicola describes what a high performance environment needs to succeed. Sharing her unique and personal experiences, Nicola talks about the importance of opportunity and support available within a workplace and wh...

Nadia is delighted to be joined by Lindsey Jayne, VP Product at Yoco, for this episode of the ground-breaking Women of Fintech Podcast Series.    Lindsey shares her approach to inclusive workplaces and how it has evolved over her career; starting from customer service through to leading Product at Monzo and now Yoco. She calls out some of the crutches and myths we so often hear, and shares some pr...

Nadia is delighted to welcome Emmanuelle Mathey, Co-CRO for Wealth Management and Group Head of Credit Risk at Schroders to this episode of the ground-breaking Women of Fintech Podcast Series. Emmanuelle's enthusiastic approach to a diverse and open minded work place makes for a highly inspiring conversation along with her fascinating career journey! Exploring the opportunities and potential...

Nadia is delighted to welcome Leda Glyptis PhD, Chief Client Officer at 10x Future Technologies, to this episode of the ground-breaking Women of Fintech Podcast Series. Leda's background and past experiences have truly informed her eye-opening approach to diversity. Exploring the importance of maximising the potential of opportunities, and making each experience a valuable chance to learn, Le...

Nadia is delighted to welcome Rebecca Qian Gong, Vice President at DB1 Ventures, to this episode of the ground-breaking Women of Fintech Podcast Series. Rebecca's unhesitant desire for trying new things has allowed her to craft a career that truly harnesses the opportunities and potential of the industry. Exploring her fascinating career progression, real life experiences and the work she is...

Nadia is delighted to welcome back Hannah Lana Preston of Minna Technologies to the ground-breaking Women of Fintech Podcast. This inspiring discussion centres around one critical message: Engage in the pay it forward sentiment. Hannah shares the importance of injecting kindness and humanity into both our business and personal lives, highlighting how crucial it is we offer support when we can. Ref...

Nadia is delighted to welcome Emmy Granström, Marketing Director at SteelEye, to this episode of the ground-breaking Women of Fintech Podcast Series. Emmy's passion for equality shines through during this podcast as she discusses the critical changes businesses should make to create a workplace more appealing for women. Exploring her fascinating career progression, and the work she is now doi...

Nadia is delighted to be joined by Billie Simmons, Co-Founder at Daylight, for this episode of the Humans of Fintech Podcast Series. Discussing Billie's personal and professional journey through the industry, we get an eye-opening look at LGBTQ+ inclusion in the FinTech space, as well as a fascinating take on the importance of an encouraging working environment. Billie shares the work recentl...

Nadia is delighted to welcome Katharine Wooller, Managing Director at Dacxi, to this episode of the ground-breaking Women of Fintech Podcast Series. Katharine's unwavering appreciation for the disruptive power of FinTech has allowed her to craft a career that truly harnesses the opportunities and potential of the industry. Exploring her fascinating career progression, and the work she is now...

On this episode of the ground-breaking Women of Fintech Podcast Series, Nadia is delighted to be joined by Alexandra Boyle,  Director of OpenFin.   Focusing on her enthusiasm for Fintech and ambitions for diversity within the industry, Alexandra’s remarkable career is captivated as we discuss her awards history and how it supports and promotes the importance of inclusion within the workplace. We a...

Nadia is delighted to be joined by Kimberley Abbott, Founder and CEO of Vested, on this episode of the ground-breaking Women of Fintech Podcast Series. From redefining the word millionaire, to her work with the United Nations, Kimberley shares the fascinating and empowering work she does to truly transform the norms of the financial services space. Focusing on the impact of money and the importanc...

On this episode of the ground-breaking Women of Fintech Podcast Series, Nadia is delighted to be joined by Angela Yore, Managing Director and Co-Founder of SkyParlour. Angela's stellar career makes for a highly inspiring conversation, focusing on the power of creativity, marketing and drive. We also get a fascinating look at Angela's work in promoting and entrenching financial inclusion,...

Nadia is delighted to be joined by Jamie Howard, CTO at Capital On Tap, for this episode of the Humans of Fintech Podcast Series. Discussing Jamie's personal and professional journey through the industry, we get an eye-opening look at LGBTQ+ inclusion in the FinTech space, as well as a fascinating take on the importance of an encouraging working environment. Jamie shares the work Capital On T...

On this episode of the ground-breaking Women of Fintech Podcast Series, Nadia is delighted to be joined by Neha Mittal, Chief Operating and Financial Officer at Divido.  Neha's self-belief and passion for the industry has allowed her to craft a fascinating career, leading her to an industry-leading firm, Divido. Exploring the importance of active encouragement, approaches to maternity and pat...

Nadia is delighted to welcome Mel Tsiaprazis, COO at Nivaura, to this episode of the ground-breaking Women of Fintech Podcast Series. This episode truly demystifies capital markets! Mel provides us with an eye-opening look at the work of Nivaura and her mission to promote financial inclusion that  truly leaves a mark on this industry. Exploring everything from self-belief, to the work we can do to...

Nadia is delighted to welcome Helena Nordegren, Sales Executive at Finastra, to this episode of the ground-breaking Women of Fintech Podcast Series. We trace Helena's fascinating career journey from politics to banking, exploring the incredible opportunities she has had along the way. Helena also shares her passion for he current role, detailing why the work she does is so important and how s...

Nadia is delighted to be joined by Rita Martins, FinTech Partnerships Lead of Innovation Finance and Risk at HSBC, for this episode of the ground-breaking Women of Fintech Podcast Series. Innovation undoubtedly characterises the FinTech space, and it is an area Rita is immensely passionate about. Rita shares how she is encouraging major financial institutions to adopt more innovative practices, be...

Joining the show from Australia, Nadia is delighted to welcome Alex Ford, VP Product & Marketing at Encompass Corporation, to the ground-breaking Women of Fintech Podcast Series.  Taking a look at the inspiration behind Encompass, Alex shares the crucial work the firm does to deliver exceptional solutions to a vital sector of the market. Alex also helps us to explore the idea of leadership, id...

On this episode of the ground-breaking Women of Fintech Podcast Series, Nadia is delighted to be joined by Cindy van Niekerk, Founder and CEO of Umazi. We learn about Cindy's motivations for starting Umazi and the fascinating journey to her role that highlights the importance of diversity of background. Cindy also shares her experience with obtaining funding for her business, and gives us som...