Financial Changemakers, Series 2 - Introduction

Welcome to the Financial Changemakers podcast with Gretchen Betts – Managing Director at Magenta Financial Planning and Olivia Parnell – Coach, New Horizons, Voluntary Norfolk. This podcast series is for you if you are interested in learning about diversity and inclusion and are keen to embrace and make positive change in your life, business, management style or company ethos. In this introduction to Series 2, hosts Gretchen and Olivia, discuss the reasons as to why they started the podcast series initially. What they felt were important topics to focus on for this series, and what listeners can expect to hear about in Series 2. Following global events in 2020, Gretchen reflected and felt that she needed to gain a wider understanding about diversity and inclusion, personal and professionally. Gretchen attended a Next Gen conference and heard Olivia present, discussing discrepancies within the financial services professions, especially in relation to the Advice gap versus Advisor gap. They then teamed up, with a vision to create a safe space where topics and issues could be openly discussed. Following Series 1, it became clear that some of the topics required further discussion, or a different approach. Equally that, whilst the conversations were initially around the Financial Services Profession, they really can be applied to any business, industry or individual.   This podcast series is about creating a safe place for discussion and ultimately enabling you, our listener, to be a Changemaker. Let’s listen. Let’s Discuss. Let’s Learn. Let’s Implement Positive Change.