In this episode of the Lead to Soar Podcast, Michelle Redfern and Mel Butcher focus on one of the most persistent barriers to women’s career progression: financial acumen.
They challenge the idea that being “not good with numbers” is a fixed trait and explain why understanding the business's financial story is essential for credibility, influence, and advancement. This is not accounting training. It is leadership literacy.
The conversation covers:
What financial acumen actually means for leaders
How numbers tell a story about priorities, risk, and performance
Why women are often excluded from financial conversations early in their careers
How to build confidence by building competence in financial judgment
Michelle breaks down Financial Acumen 101 in practical terms, focusing on how leaders read the business, ask better questions, and connect decisions to commercial outcomes.
This episode is for women who want to strengthen their leadership edge and for managers who want to understand why financial literacy is a gatekeeper skill for progression.
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