Her Future Bright Podcast

Ruth Handcock is Chief Executive Officer at Octopus Investments with overall responsibility for retail products and fundraising. Prior to this she was a founding employee at Tandem, a new UK Challenger Bank, and was responsible for achieving their banking licence and overseeing proposition and company build. Ruth started her career with 8 years in strategic consultancy before joining Bacardi as Finance Director of their Martini & Cognac portfolios.

As part of her career, Ruth spent a year working in the Ministry of Trade in Sierra Leone to attract overseas investment and still oversees the running of a primary school in Freetown. Ruth is Governor and Founder at Bolingbroke Academy, a non-selective state secondary school and is also involved in the FTSE 100 Cross-Company Mentoring program helping increase female participation on Boards.

If you enjoyed this episode, please do share it and leave us a review. Make sure you subscribe to keep up to date with the latest episodes. If you want to join our community, follow us on Instagram @herfuturebright

Welcome to Her Future Bright podcast. A podcast where I, Chanelle Pattinson, will be interviewing inspiring women in finance. We will be talking about their careers, their achievements and how they are bringing our profession forward.

We have absolutely amazing guests lined up for the first series and I cannot wait for you to hear their stories. They are inspiring, motivational and incredibly insightful.

If you are a women in finance, thinking about a career in finance or just enjoy listening to conversations with inspiring women, you are in the right place.

Subscribe now and get ready to listen the the first episode as soon as its a released, you won't want to miss it...

Want to be part of our community, follow us on instagram at @herfuturebright

This weeks episode of Her Future Bright features the inspiring Kate Webber, Head of Product Strategy at Northern Trust Corporation! 🎙️✨ With over 25 years of experience in asset servicing, Kate brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise to the table. Having held senior product development and strategy positions with renowned companies like Calastone and BNY Mellon, Kate's industry insights are invaluable 💭 Her passion for empowering women in the financial services industry led her to establish Women in Asset Servicing, a groundbreaking network that strives for greater female representation in senior asset servicing positions 🌟 Tune in to this enlightening episode as Kate shares her insights, experiences, and the strategies she has employed to drive positive change. ✨

If you want to join our community, follow us on instagram - @herfuturebright

This series of the Her Future Bright podcast is sponsored by J P Morgan Asset Management.

On this weeks episode of Her Future Bright we are joined by Ritu Vohora CFA, Vice President, Investment Specialist - Global Capital Markets at T. Rowe Price 🎙️✨

Ritu's career is nothing short of remarkable. As a vice president of T. Rowe Price International Limited and T. Rowe Price Group, she plays a pivotal role in representing the firm's views on Capital Markets. With an impressive 17 years of investment experience, Ritu joined T. Rowe Price in September 2020 after spending 15 years at M&G Investments, where she held the position of Investment Director and Head of Equities Investment Communications. 💭

Ritu is a seasoned market commentator, often quoted in the press, and a sought-after speaker on media outlets such as BBC, CNBC, Bloomberg, and CNN, where she shares her insights on various investment topics. 📝 👏

Throughout this episode, Ritu opens up about her extraordinary career journey and shares invaluable insights✨

If you want to join our community, follow us on instagram - @herfuturebright

This series of the Her Future Bright podcast is sponsored by J P Morgan Asset Management.

Tune in to episode eight of Her Future Bright, where I sit down with Natasha Percy-Baxter, founder of Percy-Baxter Wealth Management, for an insightful conversation about her journey through the St James Place Financial Adviser Academy and starting her own business 🎧 Most recently she has been shortlisted for Newcomer of the Year at the Professional Adviser Awards 2023. She is the top downloaded guest on The Financial Planner Life podcast and has featured in The Times Top Rated Financial Advisers Guide 2022 and 2023. She has run events focused on how to have a better relationship with your money with the private members’ club Home Grown, the Gender Inclusivity Network and Clyde & Co and is a regular contributor to the Financial Times ✨🌟

If you want to join our community, follow us on instagram - @herfuturebright

This series of the Her Future Bright podcast is sponsored by J P Morgan Asset Management.