Women Who Work

This month Alsi and Joy are joined by Sarah Oluwole, Chief Operating Officer at Lumin Wealth. Sarah was previously the youngest qualified accountant in the UK and since starting her career at Deloitte, has now been at Lumin Wealth for over a decade where she has helped to grow the firm to £1 billion AUM. Sarah has also had two children in that time with her husband who has now runs his own fitness business.

This is our most emotional podcast yet and Alsi and Joy both end up in tears listening to Sarah's emotional story about giving birth to her daughter. It is an incredibly moving episode for so many reasons, and the bravery and hope that Sarah and her husband displayed is truly inspirational. Thank you to Sarah for her openness and honesty. We hope you enjoy this as much as we do.

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This month we are delighted to have Amy Todd on our podcast. Amy trained as an accountant and is now a Partner at KPMG. Amy also co-founded Ox Box in 2018 which provides boxes of educational fun for children inspired by growing up in South Korea until the age of 13. Amy also has two sons who are 14 and 11.

We loved hearing from Amy on her experience of growing up in South Korea and the academic pressure that brings, as well as her move (alone!) to the UK at age 13. We also hear about Amy’s interesting career path that has had its fair share of challenges along the way. Amy talks openly about her experience of burn out and how a coach helped support her through that difficult period.

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This month we have Her Honour Judge Alison Raeside on our podcast. Alison is a Circuit Judge and was the first sitting Judge in the UK to take maternity leave so has pathed the way for us all. Alison has had four children, with her final son being born when she was 47 (when her eldest was 16). It is such an honour to hear from Alison and her experiences, including how to get on in a male dominated environment with limited support (including no maternity leave policy or pay, and no female loos!). Alison was often the only woman in the room and, as she says, there was more chance of being in the Supreme Court if you were called “David” than if you were a woman.

Do listen to hear all of Alison’s practical tips, including her discovery that commuting is a “complete waste of time” and that you should be a “submarine parent”! Alison is passionate about allowing flexibility and working from home, including for court hearings. Alison also touches on how important it is that there are more women Judges to ensure that our law-makers and enforcers reflect society.

Alison is hugely inspiring in terms of how she has navigated a successful career alongside parenthood and we hope you enjoy this episode as much as we did.

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It is a great honour to have with us this month Craig Fazzini-Jones from Aviva. Craig is the Chief Operating Officer at Aviva for UK Investment, Wealth & Retirement. Craig joined Aviva in September 2021 and is on a mission to drive business transformation of the largest life insurance business in the UK with a 23% market share, over £300 billion of assets under management and more than £15 billion of annual sales. Craig is responsible for over 4000 employees that support 11 million customers across 9 major business lines and Craig is directly accountable for £300 million annual operating budget.

Before Aviva, Craig was at Canada Life where he was appointed Chief Operating Officer responsible for a business transformation in the UK market.

Alongside these fantastic career achievements, Craig is also a family man and has 3 children (now 18, 16 and 14). We primarily wanted to hear from Craig on this podcast because each of his children have been diagnosed as neurodivergent which has come with its own challenges. All three of his children have been diagnosed with varying degrees of dyslexia and ADHD and two with autism. We wanted to hear about the challenges he has to balance juggling family and work life alongside his wife, and we think it is particularly valuable to hear about that from a male perspective.

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