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Femme & Fortune
👉 A podcast about how wealth is actually built. Hosted by Ayesha Ofori, it explores the real stories behind successful women. The decisions, risks, instincts and turning points that don’t make it into headlines. Each episode goes beyond the surface to look at how money, mindset and life experience shape outcomes. From career moves to big leaps, from setbacks to defining moments. Because building wealth is not just about what you earn. It is about how you think, and the decisions you make along…
Episodes
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How to Turn Your Income Into Wealth (So You Never Have to Work Again)
Two people can earn exactly the same salary. Ten years later, one is free for life and the other has nothing to show for it. The difference comes down to what…
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How to Get Rich on an Employee Salary (Without having to Start a Business)
Most people leave tens of thousands of pounds on the table the day they accept a new job, and never even realise they’ve done it. Others earn well for an…
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The Checks I Do Before I Invest in a Startup (So I Don't Lose Money)
A few years ago I was about to put £25,000 into a startup. Brilliant founder, slick pitch deck, great story, numbers to back it up. Before I sent a penny, I…
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A £1,000 investment in Revolut Became £900,000. Here’s how you could do it too.
How to Invest in Startups With Just £10If you’d put £1,000 into Revolut in 2016, it would be worth around £900,000 today. And you didn’t need to be rich to do…
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I Got a Pay Rise and Took Home LESS Money
Are you paying more tax than you need to? There's a good chance you are, not because of anything dodgy, but because nobody ever explained the rules.In this…
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The Biggest Mistake People Make When Money Finally Arrives
When a life-changing amount of money finally lands in your account, most people expect pure joy. Often it feels flat, and that's exactly when the costly…
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From GB Athlete to Multimillion Pound Founder. Now She's Helping Parents Raise Exceptional Kids
In this episode of Femme and Fortune, I sit down with Kike Agoro, former Team GB athlete turned founder of BYP Network, the platform connecting Black…
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Left a Well Paid Banking Job to Build a Fashion Brand Worn by the Duchess of Cambridge. Here's How.
From Goldman Sachs to a PhD in virology, Polly McMaster's path to founding The Fold was anything but a straight line, and the real story behind building the…
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Patricia Bright Reveals: How to Build a Following That Makes You Millions.
Patricia Bright built one of the biggest platforms in the UK, then walked away from the version of it that didn't feel like her. In this episode, we talk about…
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When You Take Investment in Your Business You're Not Just Getting Money. You're Losing Control.
From a market stall in Primrose Hill to six bakeries and £6 million in revenue, all without a penny of outside investment, Kim Innes, founder of Humble…
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I Negotiated a Full Year's Salary as a Sign-On Bonus - Twice: Tara's Guide to Negotiating
From a council estate in Peckham to Goldman Sachs, McKinsey and the Financial Times, Tara's career reads like a masterclass in building wealth as an employee…
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She's a Risk Expert Professionally, But Too Scared to Take Any Risk With Her Own Money.
Livia advised governments and multinationals on political and geopolitical risk for a living. She spent her career helping some of the world's most powerful…
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She built a business and made life changing money. Now she’s doing it again
In this episode of Femme and Fortune, I sit down with Victoria Peppiatt, three-time founder and Co-CEO of Hey Savi, the AI-powered fashion platform she…
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She Married into a Billionaire Family. Then her Husbad Died. The Financial Truths No One Talks About. | Christine Dawood
In June 2023, the world watched as the search for the Titan submersible gripped every news channel and feed on the planet. Christine Dawood was on the support…
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3 Things Every Parent Gets Wrong About Kids And Money | GoHenry Founder: Louise Hill
What if everything you were taught about money came too late? Louise Hill was 47, a single mum with two kids, a mortgage and virtually no savings when she quit…
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The Real Secret to Wealth Isn't a Big Idea: 4 Lessons From a £100M Ice Cream Founder
Everyone tells you that you need a completely original idea to build wealth. Here's why that's nonsense.In this Femme and Fortune deep dive, Ayesha breaks down…
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How £1,000 Turned Into £600,000: Angel Investing Explained
Because for every Revolut, there are thousands of startups that go to zero and take every penny with them. In this Femme and Fortune deep dive, Ayesha Ofori…
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How a £10,000 Pay Rise Becomes £1.72 Million
A high salary is not the same as wealth. For years Ayesha Ofori managed money for some of the wealthiest people around, and the thing that surprised her most…
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From Goldman to Founder: The £500M Banker Who Walked Away to Build Wealth for Women
I managed half a billion pounds for some of the wealthiest people in the country. Not one of them built that wealth from their salary. To close out Season 1 of…
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From Supermarket Cashier to Entrepreneur, making £60 Billion for Tesco and £92 Million for herself
She Turned a Loyalty Card Into £92 Million | Edwina Dunn OBE Every time you scan a supermarket Clubcard at the till, you are using something Edwina Dunn…
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From Medicine to Millions: The NHS Doctor Who Built Her Own Empire
From medicine to millions - Dr Ifeoma Ejikeme on building wealth through expertise Dr Ifeoma Ejikeme didn't follow the traditional path. She trained as a…
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Why Your Salary Will Never Build Wealth (And What Actually Will) | Charlotte Baroukh
Charlotte Baroukh is a chartered accountant and tax expert at Pie, the UK's first free tax app. She has built one of the most engaged finance communities on…
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She Earned More, Paid For Everything & Lost Half In The Divorce - Here's What She'd Do Differently
What happens when you give up everything for love and it still isn't enough? In this episode of Femme & Fortune, Ayesha sits down with Nathalie Lethbridge, a…
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Investor Reveals the Secrets to Picking Startup Winners | Yvonne Bajela
Most people read picture books at age 8. Yvonne Bajela was reading the Financial Times.Growing up on a council estate in Mitcham, South London, Yvonne's father…
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She Started Nails Inc at 23 With £250K. Years Later She Sold It for £30M | Thea Green
What does it actually take to build a 30 million business and then sell it? In this episode of Femme & Fortune, Ayesha Ofori sits down with Thea Green MBE…
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How Vivien Wong Built Little Moons Into a Global Brand
In this episode of Femme & Fortune, Ayesha Ofori sits down with Vivien Wong, co founder of Little Moons, the mochi ice cream brand that went from a homemade…
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From Scholarship Student to Wealth Builder: How Lamide Did It
In this episode of Femme & Fortune, Ayesha Ofori sits down with Lamide Elizabeth, former investment banker turned founder, investor and creator of Building…
Femme & FortuneHow Maxine Laceby Built a £42M Beauty Empire in Her 50s
Maxine Laceby didn’t grow up around business.She grew up on a council estate, left school at 16, and built her career in a completely different world before…