The Purse Podcast

By Jana Hlistova

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Episodes: 163

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At The Purse: Women and Capital, we explore how women are transforming the architecture of finance. From angel investors to institutional leaders, from fintech founders to capital allocators, this is where women, wealth and power intersect to influence what gets funded — and what gets built next.

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#164: From scientist to founder: Building Zonova and raising capital with Dr Georgia Fleet
Jun 16, 2026
#163: (Repost) Money and love: how to make important life decisions with Abby Davisson
May 16, 2026
#162: Empowering women, financial planning, cash ISAs, economic shifts, and inclusive advice with Shaz Bishop
Apr 24, 2026
#161: Why culture matters in growth, AI's market impact, and US growth investing with Kirsty Gibson
Apr 12, 2026
#160: (Repost) Navigating gender bias: insights and strategies with Dr Amy Diehl
Mar 16, 2026
#159: Investment infrastructure, women's financial power, and tech innovation with Symmie Swil
Feb 14, 2026
#158: Rethinking early-stage investing for diverse founders with Simon Glass
Jan 16, 2026
#157: Investment in health, AI-driven biotech, women's healthcare, long-term vision with Julia Angeles
Dec 12, 2025
#156: Women, economics & power: challenging history's myths with Dr Victoria Bateman
Dec 04, 2025
#155: Mismanaged decline, economic shifts, and UK's future resilience with Vicky Pryce
Nov 20, 2025
#154: Women-led VC, women's health innovation and global investing with Trish Costello
Nov 07, 2025
#153: UK Economy, business sentiment, AI & productivity, tariffs and investment slowdown with Vicky Pryce
Oct 17, 2025
#152: Building Scotland's innovation economy and female-focused initiatives with Derek Shaw and Alison Loveday
Oct 07, 2025
#151: Investing in women's sports, media and tech with Lorine Pendleton
Sep 29, 2025
#150: Wave energy innovation, renewable tech, building a scale-up, female founders, raising capital and sustainable development with Ash Penley
Sep 14, 2025
#149: Financial insight & empowerment: women, wealth, and change with Tiffany Irving
Aug 24, 2025
#148: Women building wealth, rethinking financial advice, female investing & future shifts with Heather Ettinger
Aug 11, 2025
#147: Female founders, purpose-led startups, "getting unstuck" in order to grow your business, recharging and recovery with Julie Perkins
Jul 27, 2025
#146: Scale-ups & building an inclusive UK innovation ecosystem with Sam Smith
Jul 14, 2025
#145: Economic resilience, UK policy shifts, business sentiment, R&D investment, geopolitical challenges, inclusive growth with Vicky Pryce
Jun 21, 2025
#144: Innovation in heavy industry, AI & automation, sustainability, women in VC with Melissa Cheong
Jun 12, 2025
#143: Redefining financial advice for women with Cary Carbonaro
May 26, 2025
#142: Digital assets demystified: insights from Anthony Fernandez
May 12, 2025
#141: Funding change: Marcia Dawood on women, investing, and impact
Apr 25, 2025
#140: Women, wealth and exploring sustainable impact investment with Cate Quentin
Apr 13, 2025
#139: Navigating financial stress and mental health with Dr. Jelena Janjusevic
Mar 21, 2025
#138: Closing the gender wealth gap with fintech founders, Elisabeth Prager and Nitika Vyas
Mar 10, 2025
#137: Redefining capitalism through impact investing with Priya Parrish
Feb 27, 2025
#136: Financial literacy in the workplace with Carla Hoppe
Feb 19, 2025
#135: Daring Capital and the future of impact investing with Jem Stein
Jan 24, 2025
#134: From fear to financial freedom: insights with Barbara Huson
Jan 10, 2025
#133: Investing in the UK startup ecosystem: a discussion with VC Dan Bowyer
Dec 19, 2024
#132: Navigating gender bias with Dr Amy Diehl: insights and strategies
Dec 07, 2024
#131: Financial wellness, gender equity, and saving for retirement with Hayley James
Nov 14, 2024
#130: Unpacking UK's budget, innovation and investment with Vicky Pryce
Nov 04, 2024
#129: Unlocking women's economic power with Amy-Willard Cross
Oct 28, 2024
#128: Closing the gender investment gap with Ayesha Ofori
Oct 08, 2024
#127: (repost) Share power, the fund industry and stakeholder capitalism with Merryn Somerset Webb
Sep 30, 2024
#126: Femtech, fundraising, and future aspirations: insights from Ida Tin
Sep 14, 2024
#125: Managing wealth, how women and the next generation lead on money in Turkey with Ozge Dogan
Aug 10, 2024
#124: Investing with a gender lens with Marypat Smucker
Jul 26, 2024
#123: Launching the world's first Windows smartphone on 02, starting the world's first C-suite angel syndicate and important investing lessons with Christina Teo
Jul 12, 2024
#122: Financial psychotherapy, money habits, money avoidance and crisis points with Vicky Reynal
Jun 21, 2024
#121: Ethical investing, the impact of AI and investing in female founders with Adeo Ressi
Jun 10, 2024
#120: The double X economy, the cost of sexism and what to do about it with Professor Linda Scott
May 22, 2024
#119: Pink Chip Index: challenging investor bias against female CEOs with Grace O'Brien and Sam Rowlands
May 13, 2024
#118: Seeds: building wealth with crypto through giving with Rachel Cook
May 01, 2024
#117: How money works for women and why financial education is key with Sharon Lechter
Apr 18, 2024
#116: Female founders are a better investment and why male investors need to back women with Pierre Rolin
Apr 06, 2024
#115: Financial education: the role of schools, universities and parents in teaching kids about money with Vanessa Northway
Mar 23, 2024
#114: Male allies, eradicating 'bad behaviour' in VC, investing in female founders and how to build a startup investment portfolio with David Fogel
Mar 08, 2024
#113: How to start investing and the secret to building a rich life with Chloe Lin
Feb 28, 2024
#112: Female angel investors, how to start investing, and why the new changes to the Financial Promotion Exemptions will disproportionately impact women with Roxane Sanguinetti and Marla Shapiro
Feb 04, 2024
#111: How to make your pension green with David Hayman
Jan 28, 2024
#110: (Repost) Closing the gender wealth gap with Vicky Pryce and Victoria Ross
Jan 14, 2024
#109: How more wealth in the hands of women will reshape the charity sector with Nicole Sykes
Jan 06, 2024
#108: 'Show Her the Money' documentary and why we need more women to invest in female founders with Catherine Gray and Marcia Dawood
Dec 24, 2023
#107: COP28, the climate emergency, climate finance and why investing in climate change is also investing in gender equality with Professor Dame Heather McGregor
Dec 12, 2023
#106: The Bank of England inflation failures, what could they have done differently, the UK economy in review and what's ahead in 2024 with Vicky Pryce
Dec 07, 2023
#105: Financial inclusion and why designing financial products for women+ matters with Alex Gessner
Nov 27, 2023
#104: Why every woman needs a financial plan with Kristine Beese
Oct 31, 2023
#103: Women's growing economic power and how the financial services industry needs to change with Sarah Courtney Dockett
Oct 19, 2023
#102: Why is money a taboo topic for women, gender norms, how to 'break the money silence', and what is a financially successful life with Kathleen Burns Kingsbury
Sep 24, 2023
#101: Why the GDP measure is damaging to women and how to move beyond it with Anam Parvez Butt
Sep 10, 2023
#99: Female angel investors, UK vs US startup culture, investing for impact and levelling the playing field for female founders with Maya Ghosn
Aug 24, 2023
#98: The BoE, interest rates, the cost of living crisis, the energy debate and what can we be optimistic about in the UK economy with Shaun Richards
Aug 10, 2023
#97: Sie Ventures, investing in female founders and what female investors bring to the table with Triin Linamagi
Jul 29, 2023
#96: Money scripts, renting vs buying and why women need to become financially independent with Bernadette Joy
Jul 17, 2023
#95: Why UK inflation is so persistent with Vicky Pryce
Jul 08, 2023
#94: The future of money: central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), crypto and why financial innovation is key with Eva Pascoe
Jun 24, 2023
#93: How women can become financially independent with Holly Morphew
Jun 07, 2023
#92: Human economics and why it matters, gender bias in economics, the impact on women and why economists need to be more radical with Julie Nelson
May 26, 2023
#91: Gender lens investing: an update with Angela Atherton
May 16, 2023
#90: Fintech, building a scale-up, female founders and fundraising with Sabrina Del Prete
May 03, 2023
#89: Making women visible: rewriting the history of economic thought with Edith Kuiper
Apr 25, 2023
#88: How to build a global lingerie brand, why positive returns matter, women in the workplace and how to start angel investing with Tracy Lewis
Apr 12, 2023
#87: The Banking Crisis: how did we get here and what's next with Shaun Richards
Mar 23, 2023
#86: How women manage risk as investors, at work and in life with Michele Wucker and Barbara Stewart
Mar 11, 2023
#85: Closing the gender wealth gap and managing your money with Vicky Pryce and Victoria Ross
Mar 02, 2023
#84: Money and love: how to make important life decisions with Abby Davisson
Feb 17, 2023
#83: Prioritising sustainability, social impact and financial success with Alix Lebec
Feb 10, 2023
#82: Gender data, gender equality in the workplace and investing with a gender lens with Diana van Maasdijk
Jan 31, 2023
#81: 'The Female Factor': why women CEOs outperform and how to invest in gender equality via an ETF with Patricia Lizarraga
Jan 19, 2023
#80: Setting up a UK MedTech Fund, gender smart investing, women's health and finding the right advisors and mentors with Tatum Getty
Dec 31, 2022
#79: Why women need to build their wealth, investing in female founders, diverse boards and startup investing lessons learnt with Barbara Clarke
Dec 15, 2022
#78: How women invest with Julie Castro Abrams
Dec 06, 2022
#77: Building a business and investing for profit and impact, 'the exit' and why women need to invest with Anna Sofat
Nov 24, 2022
#76: The UK startup ecosystem, female founders, fund raising and investing in female-led innovation with Julia Elliott Brown
Nov 13, 2022
#75: How volatile is the UK bond market and the problem with UK growth with Vicky Pryce
Nov 09, 2022
#74: Women's relationship to money, budgeting vs investing and working with a financial planner with Victoria Ross
Oct 31, 2022
#73: Building a startup in the menopause market and why we need to talk about the menopause with Sally Mueller
Oct 14, 2022
#72: The UK bond market, rising interest rates and will the Bank of England stop printing money with Shaun Richards
Oct 06, 2022
#71: Investing in women's reproductive and maternal health with Ruth Shaber MD
Oct 01, 2022
#70: Cleantech, regenerative economies and investing for net positive outcomes with Anna Poberezhna
Sep 16, 2022
#69: Women as decision makers and asset allocators with Patience Marime-Ball and Ruth Shaber MD
Sep 09, 2022
#68: Rising inflation and the cost of living crisis in the UK with Shaun Richards
Aug 19, 2022
#67: The markets today, how to think about a difficult or bear market and what actions are European investors taking with Rebecca Chesworth
Aug 15, 2022
#66: How more women can start to invest in female-led startups with Gillian Fleming
Jul 26, 2022
#65: Sextech, a trillion dollar market: an update on MLNP and the female founder journey with Cindy Gallop
Jul 13, 2022
#64: The Gray Rhino, the risk fingerprint and why women are good at taking risks with Michele Wucker
Jun 30, 2022
#63: Inflation, stagflation and are we heading for a recession with Vicky Pryce
Jun 18, 2022
#62: Women's economic empowerment & financial inclusion with Mary Ellen Iskenderian
Jun 07, 2022
#61: Investing in emerging managers in venture with Sara Zulkosky
May 25, 2022
#60 Gender lens investing and the gender lens scorecard with Marypat Smucker
May 10, 2022
#59: The menopause and how the female brain gets stronger and better in midlife with Dr Louann Brizendine
Apr 30, 2022
#58: UK female entrepreneurship and The Gender Index with Jill Pay
Apr 23, 2022
#57: Female founders: how to generate $1m+ revenue with Kisha Mays
Apr 10, 2022
#56: Investing in the North: female angel investing and female founders with Jordan Dargue
Mar 30, 2022
#55: Investing in women in Latin America and emerging female fund managers with Anna Raptis
Mar 21, 2022
#54: Investing in black female founders with Sharon Vosmek
Mar 11, 2022
#53: Female inheritors: redefining their relationship to wealth and money with Ella Chase Hyland
Feb 28, 2022
#52: Share power, the fund industry and stakeholder capitalism with Merryn Somerset Webb
Feb 14, 2022
#51: Investing in women/diverse teams and what makes 'a good investor' with Marcia Dawood
Feb 06, 2022
#50: How women take charge of their money and invest for the long-term with Heather McGregor
Jan 24, 2022
#49: Investing in a women-focused fund with Ann Badillo
Jan 15, 2022
#48: Gender lens equity investing and women in leadership with Angela Atherton
Jan 08, 2022
#47: Money printing, rising inflation and what this means for your money with Shaun Richards
Dec 31, 2021
#46: Mobilising investment into women founded startups and why women investors are key with Shelly Porges
Dec 18, 2021
#45: Why women need to design, build and invest in crypto and Web 3.0 with Fiona O'Donnell McCarthy
Dec 12, 2021
#44: How women can build a healthy relationship with money with Dr. Kate Levinson
Dec 02, 2021
#43: Financial advice for women and how to grow your net worth with Cathy Curtis
Nov 26, 2021
#42: Gender lens investing, women's access to finance in emerging markets and measuring impact with Christina (CJ) Juhasz
Nov 15, 2021
#41: Women's health, closing the gender data gap and healthtech with Helene Guillaume
Oct 28, 2021
#40: Female led fintech innovation: why social impact and profitability go hand-in-hand with Isabel Oriol Bastos
Oct 21, 2021
#39: Rising inflation, slower economic growth and why UK investment is key with Vicky Pryce
Oct 16, 2021
#38: Emerging female fund manager: how to launch a VC fund with Paulina Tenner
Sep 28, 2021
#37: Marriage and divorce: how to manage your money with Mary Waring
Sep 18, 2021
#36: Women, money and power with Gloria Feldt
Sep 09, 2021
#35: How a one-woman startup became a global publishing brand with Judy Piatkus
Aug 31, 2021
#34: Women and risk with Barbara Stewart
Aug 11, 2021
#33: Longevity, mission-driven investing and how to live to 200 with Sergey Young
Jul 29, 2021
#32: The menopause, Gen M and how businesses drive change with Heather Jackson
Jul 14, 2021
#31: Blockchain, crypto, DeFi and how women are innovating with Bridget Greenwood
Jul 08, 2021
#30: Family offices: adapting to change, women's wealth and ESG investing with Angelo Robles
Jul 01, 2021
#29: The pandemic & the impact on the global, US and UK economy with Shaun Richards
Jun 25, 2021
#28: How to negotiate: a job offer, with your male partner and as a female founder with Victoria Pynchon
Jun 14, 2021
#27: Report: Women in crypto with Marina Spindler
Jun 04, 2021
#26: How female entrepreneurs can raise millions: the power of story, mindset & prep with Donna Griffit
May 24, 2021
#25: The equities market: exchange traded funds (ETFs), sectors, cyclical vs value stocks and responsible investing with Rebecca Chesworth
May 14, 2021
#24: 2X Challenge, gender lens investing and female investors with Jessica Espinoza
May 04, 2021
#23: Building an impact startup and how to invest with Wai Foong Ng
Apr 23, 2021
#22: Gender lens investing in the developing world with Ulla Huotari
Apr 04, 2021
#21: Closing the gender equity gap with Katica Roy
Mar 14, 2021
#20: Rewire for wealth: how to change your relationship with money with Barbara Huson
Mar 07, 2021
#19: Bitcoin, ethereum and decentralised finance (DeFi): what every investor needs to know with Diana Biggs
Feb 22, 2021
#18: Investing in the transformation of health with Julia Angeles
Feb 09, 2021
#17: Brexit & Covid-19: the impact on women with Vicky Pryce
Jan 27, 2021
#16: Sextech: why the next big thing in tech is disrupting sex with Cindy Gallop
Jan 16, 2021
#15: Feminist economics, measuring 'women's work' and women's innovation with Katrine Marcal
Jan 10, 2021
#14: Why women investing will change the world (and how they will do it) with Heather Ettinger
Dec 23, 2020
#13: How female angels invest and why female founders are shaking things up in retail with Eva Pascoe
Dec 13, 2020
#12: How to manage your money with Tina Weeks
Nov 12, 2020
#11: How to invest in startups through an angel syndicate with Matthew Stafford
Oct 13, 2020
#10: Closing the gender pay gap: how to negotiate more pay and what this means for your money with Katie Donovan
Sep 19, 2020
#9: Radical generosity and the women working on the world's to-do list with Vicki Saunders
Aug 01, 2020
#8: How women are powering the next generation of female (and diverse) founders and why investing for impact makes sense with Shelley Kuipers
Jul 26, 2020
#7: Female entrepreneurship, how to raise funding, why crowdfunding makes sense and how women can invest with Julia Elliott Brown
Jul 18, 2020
#6: How technology can help women and Gen Z become frequent investors with Lauren Winfield
Jul 08, 2020
#5: Female-led venture capital (VC): why women investing can change the fundraising landscape for female founders- with Gail Wong
Jun 24, 2020
#4: The future of money: how women can start investing in digital assets with Veronica Mihai Das
May 16, 2020
#3: Financial planning & wealth management: how women can grow their wealth with Anna Sofat
May 03, 2020
#2: Angel investing: how more women can invest in start-ups with Sarah Turner
Apr 05, 2020
#1: Women, money & investing: why there has never been a better time for women investors with Barbara Stewart
Feb 28, 2020