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This week on The Maternity/Paternity Podcast, Nadia welcomes Kate Bohn back to the studio.  Kate was previously a guest on Nadia's Women of Fintech podcast and she came back to the studio to talk through her own experience of becoming a mother for the first time and the support her company gave her both post and pre-pregnancy. This was recorded before lockdown in the UK and as such, does not...

In the latest of Nadia's Women of Fintech series, Nadia is joined over Zoom by Ruth Wandhofer, one of the most influential female figures in the industry today and Partner at Gauss Ventures. Ruth talks about her unique position as a woman on the board of a Venture Capital business and her journey there, as well as the market and what they look out for, among many other things in what was a fa...

The latest edition of our groundbreaking new series, The Maternity/Paternity Podcast sees Nadia sit down with Karen Rudich, serial entrepreneur and CEO & Co-Founder of ELEMENTARYb. Karen talks about her fascinating background and her own unique experience with Maternity in the workplace. Please do subscribe for more episodes from our range of podcast series and please do leave a review to help...

The latest Fintech Focus podcast is here and feature Warren Russell, the Founder & CEO of W2. Warren talks to Nadia about founding the business on the core values of providing value to their customers. He discusses everything from company culture, mistakes they have made along their journey as well as some of their successes, and much more. If you like what you listened to, please subscribe fo...

The latest of our brand new podcast series looking at companies' approaches to Maternity and Paternity in the workplace sees Ben Wulwick sit down with Nadia at the OakNorth offices prior to lockdown. Ben is the Head of Legal and Transaction Management at OakNorth Bank and spoke about his own experience of Paternity management at OakNorth having had his first child 18 months into his employmen...

In the latest in our brand new series looking at Maternity and Paternity in the workplace, Nadia is joined in the studio by Group CEO at 11:FS and Finch Influencer, David Brear. David talks about his journey to where he is today, his emphasis on culture and unique outlook on people management, as well as the differences of approach between the births of his two children. This was recorded prior to...

In the latest of our brand new series looking at the people behind the talent of some of the most successful, fast-growth businesses in the world, Nadia is joined by Lenka Cinculova.  Lenka is the International Talent Acquisition Manager at Aevi and introduces us to the business, their processes and attitude to people in her own unique way! For more episodes from across our range of series, please...

In this groundbreaking new series, Nadia sits down with Celine Crawford, Chief Communications Officer at the hugely impressive Smarkets, to discuss her pregnancy in the workplace. Covering everything from how the news was received, to the measures in place to make sure her journey through pregnancy was as smooth as possible, even to having their youngest evangelist in Celine's child whose fou...

In the latest in our Talent Surgery series, Nadia is joined over Zoom by Aysin Ahi, the Chief People Officer at OpenPayd. Aysun talks about the challenges in finding the right people during high growth periods, their focus on culture, and much more in this incredible new series looking at the people behind the people that make our industry great. For more episodes, make sure you subscribe and plea...

In the latest of Nadia's series of podcasts, she is joined by Panos Savvas, CTO and Co-Founder of AkoniHub. Panos talks about his fascinating upbringing, including being introduced to computing and coding at the age of just 6 years old, and his unusual route to becoming a founder and CTO of his own fintech start-up company and much more. For more episodes, make sure you subscribe and if you e...

In the latest of Nadia's Women of Fintech series, Nadia was joined (prior to lockdown) by the Head of Account Management at Meniga, Eleni Vlami. Eleni talks at length about her background, her achievements as well as Meniga's strong stance in the battle for equal pay and inclusivity. Make sure you subscribe for more episodes from our range of podcast series and please do leave a review w...

In a brand new series brought to you by Harrington Starr, Nadia welcomes Anna Pullen to the Talent Surgery.  Anna is Talent Acquisition Manager at Global Processing Services and talks to Nadia about her journey to where she is today and some of the challenges she faces in her role, trying to build the best team possible.  For more information, get in touch today and please do subscribe wherever yo...

Recorded prior to the global pandemic, the latest of Nadia's Women of Fintech podcasts, saw her joined in the studio by Catherine Wines.  Catherine is Director and Co-Founder at WorldRemit Ltd and spoke to Nadia about her fascinating career to date and some of the challenges she has overcome, including the discrimination and injustice that fuels her stance for equality today. Please do subscr...

In this special episode of our Fintech Focus podcast, Nadia is joined online by Sean Hunter, CIO of Oaknorth. Sean talks in depth about Oaknorth's reaction to the pandemic, and what they have done to become so widely recognised in such a competitive space in what emerges to be a truly fascinating discussion. Make sure you subscribe for access to other podcasts from the Harrington Starr Group...

In the latest of Nadia's Women of Fintech series, we welcomed Nim Haas into the studio. Nim is a board member for Women in Tech and spoke to Nadia about her eclectic and unique past including her work in numerous countries and incredible experiences that led her to the board of Women in Tech. For more information, please do get in touch and if you like what you heard, please subscribe and lea...

The Fintech Focus podcast brings you interviews with some of the leading lights from across the fintech landscape. This episode, Nadia Edwards-Dashti is joined on Skype by Todd Latham, Chief Growth Officer at Currencycloud. Currencycloud have had an incredible few years and have, once again, featured on The Financial Technologist's Most Influential Financial Technology Companies 2020 listing....

Nadia's Women of Fintech podcast continues with Fintech superstar, Sylvia Carrasco, Founder and CEO of Goldex.  Sylvia speaks to Nadia about her background in trading, where she saw the opportunity for Goldex to become a reality, some of the nuances and secrets behind entrepreneurialism as well as her continuing fight for a diverse workplace. If you like what you hear, please do leave a revie...

On this episode of Nadia's Women/Humans of FinTech, Nadia welcomes Hutton Henry to the pod. Hutton speaks at length about his own fascinating upbringing, as well as the challenges his business is looking to help overcome. If you like what you hear, please do leave a review wherever you get your podcasts, and while you're there, why not subscribe and get early access to future episodes. F...

Nadia is joined in the studio this week by Nicky Koopman, who is Senior VP of Content & Value Added Services at Aevi. She is also a leading voice in the conversation around diversity and inclusion in the workplace which lent itself to a great chat around her own personal journey and the industry as a whole. For more from this series, make sure you subscribe wherever you usually get your podcas...

This week, Nadia is joined in the studio by Anna Flach, the Head of Marketing & Communications at Qadre.  Anna speaks at length about the business as well as her own background and the causes she passionately stands for. Including her own fascinating route from investment banking to a start-up and what that has done for her career. For more information, make sure you subscribe to the podcast a...

In this episode of Nadia's Women of Fintech podcast, Nadia is joined over Skype by Sophie Guidbaud. Sophie is Chief Growth Officer at OpenPayd as well as being a Non-Executive Director at PayU.  Sophie has had a unique career journey and speaks to Nadia about how that helps her in her current role and the challenges she has had to overcome to get where she is today. If you like what you hear,...

In the latest episode of Nadia's Women of Fintech podcast, Nadia is joined in the studio by Johanna Leiner. Johanna is the VP Compliance Governance and Ethics at Paysafe Group and gives a break down of her role and her journey to where she is today. As well as providing insight into what helped her succeed, she also went into detail about her speaking arrangements and how that has impacted he...

This week, Nadia is joined by co-founders of Angel Academe, Sarah Turner and Simon Hopkins.  Nadia talks to them about the inspiration behind the business as well as what is going on in the industry today and the challenges facing businesses and individuals. For early access to future episode, make sure you subscribe wherever you get your podcasts and if you enjoy what you hear, please do leave a...

The latest Humans of Fintech podcast features Sajindra Jayasena, CTO at Amphora who joined Nadia recently for a chat. In what turned out to be a fascinating conversation, Sajindra discusses the company and why they are one of the most progressive companies in the space. Alongside his own background, this made for an insightful chat for anyone looking to guide their own business into the future. If...

Our first podcast of 2020 sees Nadia talking with Lax Narayan, the Application Support Lead at TD. Lax explains her fascinating journey from her initial education and route into tech and the hurdles she had to overcome in a male-dominated industry. Make sure you subscribe for early access to future episodes and, if you like what you hear, please do leave a review wherever you get your podcasts. Fi...