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The Fiftyfaces PodcastDenise Le Gal - Independent Chair at Brightwell - Why the Future is Bright in the World of PensionsDenise Le Gal is Independent Chair at Brightwell as well as a Chair and Trustee Director of JP Morgan Chase Retirement Plan among other portfolio roles She was Chair of the Brunel Pension Partnership Limited for close to 8 years.Our conversation goes back to Denise's roots, and she describes how she grew up in a large family on a farm near Winnipeg - a place where nature and its force loomed large. This taught a deference towards nature and the impact of climate, and it has been something that Denise has remembered throughout her l...2025-02-2634 min
The Fiftyfaces PodcastFiftyfaces Podcast/Dakota Live mash-up - Podcasting in Investment and Where Do We Go From Here?In this special episode we are thrilled to share the stage with Robert Morier, host of the Dakota Live Podcast and Professor of Entrepreneurship and Venture Capital at Drexel University. We reflect on what podcasting has taught us, how our respective platforms have evolved, how diversity factors in to our guest list and our approach, and what the future looks like for podcasting, for our industry and for how we talk about it. You can find out more about the Dakota Live Podcast here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQXvBjpCC80gqthSXD3BSjA2025-02-2036 min
The Fiftyfaces PodcastAbdiel Santiago - CIO of the Panama Sovereign Wealth Fund - Governance and Government in a changing worldAbdiel Santiago is Secretary (CIO) of the Fondo de Ahorro de Panama, a role he has held for over 11 years. He holds a number of board roles in addition – including Advisory Committee Member of the Export-Import Bank of the US, a Board Advisory Committee Member of the International Forum of Sovereign Wealth Funds and a Committee Member of the Milken Institute. He is also a Board Leadership Fellow at the National Association of Corporate Directors.Our conversation starts with his early years in the US military, and the lessons learned there around leadership, team work and chain of...2025-02-1932 min
The Fiftyfaces PodcastStephen Oxley of OXC - What if it really IS a one-man-show? Learnings for the rest of us.Stephen Oxley is founder of Oxley Capital Connections (OXC) a firm he founded in the UAE in 2024 dedicated to helping global investment managers raise capital in the Middle East. He was formerly held a serious of business development functions in the Middle East and Europe and worked as an investment consultant.I have known Stephen for many years, and have always known about his fascinating backstory as an actor – and a performer in a one man show at that – Stephen starred in The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy. This seemed like...2025-02-1131 min
The Fiftyfaces PodcastStephanie Niven of Ninety One: Sustainable Investing with SubstanceStephanie Niven is a Global Sustainable Equity Portfolio Manager at Ninety One. She started her career as an equity analyst and subsequently held a series of portfolio management roles. She was previously an ambassador for the Diversity Project and sits on the Advisory Board of Girls Who Invest. Our conversation traces Stephanie's love of sport, and water polo in particular, and we discuss how that primed her for a career in investing. We dig in then to what is sustainable equity and what sustainable investing means to her today, tackling head on the headwinds tha...2025-02-0426 min
The Fiftyfaces PodcastRob Gardner and Eoin Murray of Rebalance Earth: Turning Nature into an investible asset classOur guests on this episode, Rob Gardner and Eoin Murray, both previous guests on this podcast, join us again to discuss how they have come together at Rebalance Earth. Rob is the CEO and CoFounder of Rebalance Earth, which redirects the flow of capital to protect and restore nature at scale. He was a guest on this podcast in 2021 when we discussed his Redington journey and again last year when we discussed his book EARN IT, KEEP IT, GROW IT. Eoin is the incoming CIO of Rebalance Earth, and was also a guest on this podcast in 2021. He...2025-01-2936 min
The Fiftyfaces PodcastBjorn Thelander - formerly of Dyson Family Office - co-hosted with Alvine: From the Frontier to the Mainstream and Back AgainIn this podcast - which was recorded with co-host Tom Raber of Alvine Capital, the co-hosts sit down with Björn Thelander, who is an experienced Family Office manager with broad international investment and industrial experience. His background is varied and involved many stints in emerging markets, punctuated by market crises which often necessitated a pivot - or two. We discuss how this shaped Björn in terms of his world view, his appetite for risk and his tolerance for volatility. We then trace his journey through investment banking, investment management, time at food-packaging giant Tetra La...2025-01-1525 min
The Fiftyfaces Podcast2024 Wrap Up - Part 2 with Jeanie Coomber, executive coach and podcast host - reflections coaching and creating the personal brandIn this second of our short series reflecting on the lessons and takeaways of the 2024 year in The Fiftyfaces Podcast, we chat with Jeanie Coomber, executive coach and podcast host who featured on our podcast this year in Episode 278 (https://www.fiftyfaceshub.com/278-jeanie-coomber-a-chief-igniter-encourages-us-to-become-warriors-at-work/). Jeanie is the founder of the Warriors at Work platform, and an executive coach and we take this time to reflect on intention and using the year that was to shape the year that is to come.Jeanie's style as a coach shines through brightly in this conversation, where she asks Aoifinn what...2025-01-1321 min
The Fiftyfaces PodcastBonus Series 2024 - Trailer - Moon Shots and Deep DivesDo you ever over order? This year, as is the case every year we were bursting at the seams with guests and talent here at Fiftyfaces Productions and were delighted to produce a bonus series featuring 8 inspiring guests at the end of 2024. We hope you can take some time over the break to listen back to some big themes – neurodivergence and the workforce, system change, moonshots and deep dives - all delivered in bite size chunks. From an asset management president who started out in fashion and used that to put the client at the hea...2024-12-1904 min
The Fiftyfaces PodcastRaudline Etienne of Daraja Capital: The Power of Being First When Scouring for TalentRaudline Etienne is the Founder and CEO of Daraja Capital, an investment and advisory firm providing seed capital to new, diversely owned, private fund managers and independent sponsors. She has over 25 years of experience in institutional investing and consulting and previously served as CIO for the New York State Common Retirement Fund, the third largest public fund in the U.S. Prior to her role as CIO, she spent more than a decade advising institutional investors at various firms and holds a number of trustee and board roles. We start by dis...2024-12-1035 min
The Fiftyfaces PodcastFrank Dixon: Why System Change can be the Answer to EverythingFrank Dixon is an expert on Systems Change. He has been interested in sustainability since his MBA, joined one of the first ESG research firms, saw ESG wasn’t enough, and has been working on system change ever since. Our conversation traces the evolution of Frank’s thinking around the need for system change and what this actually means. He established Global System Change and developed the System Change Investing (SCI) approach. It provided the first model for rating companies on system change performance and integrating system change into corporate sustainability strategies.He al...2024-11-2636 min
The Fiftyfaces PodcastCarol Geremia of MFS Investment Management - Why Fiduciary Responsibility is always in FashionCarol Geremia is president of MFS Investment Management® (MFS®) and head of Global Distribution. She leads the firm's worldwide client-facing teams as well as product and marketing strategy. Since joining MFS in 1984, Carol has held roles focused primarily on fiduciary responsibility, stewardship and sustainability, and she has actively engaged with clients at all levels to ensure that the firm builds products and services aligned with their needs. Carol is a member of the Investment Company Institute's Board of Governors, the City Year Seven Generations Board, the MFS Charitable Oversight Committee and as an Advisory Council member for Bridge Over Tr...2024-11-1940 min
The Fiftyfaces PodcastSteve Foresti: Senior Advisor at Wilshire: From a Vision to RealitySteve Foresti is a Senior Advisor, Investments, at Wilshire, where he has spent almost 30 years. He previously held a role as Chief Investment Officer, among other roles and is currently in a part-time role as he pursues other interests. Steve was recommended to us as a guest because of his extraordinary career arc in which he overcame a substantial loss of vision as a child to pursue a fulfilling career. We begin by discussing Steve’s career journey and turn then to the nature of the condition that caused his loss of vision from the age o...2024-11-1333 min
The Fiftyfaces PodcastMatt Whineray: Former CEO of NZ Super Fund: Towards a Total Fund Portfolio ApproachMatt Whineray recently retired from the role of Chief Executive Officer at the NZ$77 bn NZ Super Fund, where he had spent close to 16 years in a series of roles, culminating in CEO but which included 4 years as CIO. He previously worked in a series of corporate finance roles, and currently holds a number of Chair and Board roles. Our conversation starts with his early career in finance, which saw him move from New Zealand to New York and Hong Kong. We discuss the moment he knew that he wanted to take his family back to...2024-11-0641 min
The Fiftyfaces PodcastTiffany Wilding of PIMCO: Reflections from the Room where it HappenedTiffany Wilding is a managing director and economist based in the Newport Beach office of PIMCO. She leads PIMCO’s Cyclical Forum, crafts the firm’s outlook for the global economy, and analyzes key macro risks for the firm’s Investment Committee. Previously, she was a U.S. interest rate strategist in two firms and a Treasury market policy analyst for the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, where she helped structure and implement the central bank’s response to the 2008 financial crisis.Our discussion starts with Tiffany’s path through finance and spends quite a bit of ti...2024-10-3035 min
The Fiftyfaces PodcastBonus Episode: Veena Aiyer of QRKIEZ - Get your quirk on - Connection, Community and Empowerment for Neurodivergent IndividualsVeena Aiyer has launched a community app for neurodiverse audiences called QRKIEZ. The goal of QRKIEZ is to be an innovative platform designed to support neurodivergent individuals by fostering social connections, providing mentorship and offering tailored professional services. She previously worked in a series of startups and tech companies. In our conversation Veena describes her upbringing in India and the path that took her to the US. She describes her own discovery of neurodivergence and what prompted her to seek to create a means for other neurodivergent individuals to connect and exchange ideas. We discuss what is missing in the job m...2024-10-2520 min
The Fiftyfaces PodcastSeries 5 of 2024: Episode Trailer - Bridging the Learning Gap - from AI to Financial Literacy, Agriculture and Beyond It has been a highly charged summer. Between the big year of elections, a series of political and geopolitical surprises and a few market shocks, it has been anything but the silly season. We have launched a few episodes of Fiftyfaces TV focused on investor identity and responsible investing and we have continued covering the issue of maternal mortality, women in sports and other matters close to our hearts. Now we are back to our main series and we are delighted to bring you another 10 inspiring guests who share their insights on careers, markets, overlooked oppor...2024-09-1005 min
Fiftyfaces Focus Medicine and ScienceMaternal Mortality in 2024 - The Story Continues: Tiffany McKever, Digital Healthcare StrategiesAnd now it is time to hear from one of the advocates whose work goes on, even when it is no longer news. Tiffany McKever is a digital healthcare strategist, whose work has included researching and developing a Population Health Initiative with a focus on environmental factors related to social determinants of health (SDOH) resulting in significant impacts to healthcare cost access and quality in large urban cities. We turn to her to update us on the state of maternal mortality across the US, as part of our ongoing coverage of this issue (see https://www.fiftyfaceshub.com/category...2024-08-2129 min
The Fiftyfaces PodcastJessica Karr of Coyote Ventures: The Opportunity in Investing in Women's HealthJessica Karr is the founder and managing director of Coyote Ventures, an investment firm that focuses on backing founders who are solving problems that disproportionately affect overlooked populations with a foundation in women’s health. She is also a limited partner of Portfolia FemTech II Fund, designed for women who want to back entrepreneurial companies for returns and impact, among other advisory roles.Our discussion starts with her early career and what led her into venture and an interest in healthcare in particular. We speak about the mentors that inspired her at this stage of her...2024-08-0827 min
Warriors at WorkListening, Learning and Leading with Aoifinn DevittThis week, we welcome Aoifinn Devitt, Chief Global Market Strategist and founder and creator of The Fiftyfaces Podcast. Aoifinn is a force when it comes to markets, investing and storytelling and together we explore her personal and professional journey and the lightbulb moments that have guided her success. We take a deep dive into the magic of human connection as a business builder and what happens when we share vulnerabilities and reveal more of who we truly are. We also find the conversation returning to a recent theme we have shared on the Warrior platform, the importance of cultivating relationships...2024-07-2229 min
The Fiftyfaces PodcastTrailer Series 4 of 2024: The Rise of the Custom PortfolioAs we enter high summer here we come with some summer bounty here at Fiftyfaces Podcast as we launch Series 4 that is bursting with wisdom and insights. Because life is not linear, these stories are not linear either – and they stress the power of the individual. Hear from an introvert who found her calling in connecting with people in private wealth, a pensions expert whose entire career has been driven my members first, a legendary business builder and a private credit expert forging her own path. We start with asking about the arc of the inv...2024-07-0204 min
Fiftyfaces Focus - IntersectionsVice Provost Orla Shiels of Trinity College Dublin - Micro-Credentials with Macro ImpactProfessor Orla Sheils is the Vice-Provost and Chief Academic Officer at Trinity College Dublin as well as holding the position of Professor of Molecular Diagnostics. Prior to her appointment as Vice-Provost in 2021, Orla served as the Director ofMedical Ethics in the School of Medicine, was the founding Director of the Trinity Translational Medicine Institute, and was Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences from 2019-2021. Most recently, Orla was elected as a member of Scientific Council of the International Agency for Research on Cancer for 2024-27. IARC is a cancer research agency of the World Health Organisation...2024-03-0722 min
Fiftyfaces Focus Medicine and ScienceMaternal Mortality: A Modern Crisis: Part 3 - looking around the world to global solutionsIn the US, every 12 hours a woman dies due to complications resulting from pregnancy. Additionally, 2 babies die each day. According to data from the national center for health statistics the maternal mortality rate for 2021 was 32.9 deaths per 100,000 live births, compared with a rate of 23.8 in 2020 and 20.1 in 2019 In 2021, the maternal mortality rate for non-Hispanic Black women was 69.9 deaths per 100,000 live births, 2.6 times the rate for non-Hispanic White women (26.6) Rates for Black women were significantly higher than rates for White and Hispanic women. The increases from 2020 to 2021 for all race and Hispanic-origin groups were significant. In 2020 the U.S. remains...2024-01-0518 minFiftyfaces Focus Medicine and ScienceMaternal Mortality: A Modern Crisis: Part 2: Exploring SolutionsIn the US, every 12 hours a woman dies due to complications resulting from pregnancy. Additionally, 2 babies die each day. According to data from the national center for health statistics the maternal mortality rate for 2021 was 32.9 deaths per 100,000 live births, compared with a rate of 23.8 in 2020 and 20.1 in 2019 In 2021, the maternal mortality rate for non-Hispanic Black women was 69.9 deaths per 100,000 live births, 2.6 times the rate for non-Hispanic White women (26.6) Rates for Black women were significantly higher than rates for White and Hispanic women. The increases from 2020 to 2021 for all race and Hispanic-origin groups were significant. In 2020 the U.S. remains...2024-01-0521 minFiftyfaces Focus Medicine and ScienceMaternal Mortality - A Modern Crisis: Part 1 - Exploring the ProblemIn the US, every 12 hours a woman dies due to complications resulting from pregnancy. Additionally, 2 babies die each day. According to data from the national center for health statistics the maternal mortality rate for 2021 was 32.9 deaths per 100,000 live births, compared with a rate of 23.8 in 2020 and 20.1 in 2019 In 2021, the maternal mortality rate for non-Hispanic Black women was 69.9 deaths per 100,000 live births, 2.6 times the rate for non-Hispanic White women (26.6) Rates for Black women were significantly higher than rates for White and Hispanic women. The increases from 2020 to 2021 for all race and Hispanic-origin groups were significant. In 2020 the U.S. remains...2024-01-0525 min
Fiftyfaces Focus - IntersectionsEpisode 196: Duncan MacInnes of Ruffer: The Art of Mini-Max RegretDuncan MacInnes is an Investment Director at Ruffer LLP, where he has spent over a decade. He previously worked in wealth management. I have enjoyed listening to Duncan discuss positioning and multi-asset insights on the conference circuit and wanted to take this opportunity to discuss his views on the current macro backdrop as well as the state of play in finance circles as we wrestle with failing banks and what this means for investors.We start our conversation with a run through Duncan’s upbringing in Scotland and his initial study of law, his passage in...2024-01-0334 min
Fiftyfaces Focus - IntersectionsEpisode 198: Cathy Ulozas: CIO at Drexel University: Recruiting an Investment Office Towards a University's MissionCathy Ulozas is Chief Investment Officer at Drexel University where she has just celebrated her 13th anniversary as CIO. She has had a long career in asset management, including stints as a bond trader and portfolio manager.We start at the beginning of that career, trace its twists and turns and discover some of the unexpected areas that she found intense professional growth. We start with her time in insurance and move to what she learned as a bond trader and the camaraderie she felt on the trading floor. One unexpected turn was into a role in pro...2024-01-0328 min
Fiftyfaces Focus - IntersectionsEpisode 197: Libby Cantrill of PIMCO: The intersection of Policy, Politics, Performance and ProfessionalismLibby Cantrill is a managing director in PIMCO’s portfolio management group. In her role, she analyzes policy and political risk for the firm’s Investment Committee and leads U.S. policymaker engagement and policy strategy for the firm. She also works closely with PIMCO’s Global Advisory Board, led by former Federal Reserve Chair Ben Bernanke. Prior to joining PIMCO in 2007, she served as a legislative aide in the House of Representatives and also worked in the investment banking division at Morgan Stanley.Our conversation starts with her early interests in policy and politics, and ho...2024-01-0338 min
Fiftyfaces Focus - IntersectionsEpisode 199: Tory Hyndman of Charta Partners: Putting Human Capital at the ForefrontTory Hyndman is a Partner at Charta Partners. She has had a career of 25 years in executive search focused on investment management, having spent time at Heidrick & Struggles as well as David Barrett Partners, where she established the London office and wider EMEA business. She is passionate about educating women about careers in the City and is a volunteer for Founders4Schools as well as Maths4Girls as well as an Ambassador for The Diversity Project.Our conversation starts with Tory’s upbringing in Vancouver, her university career at Queen’s in Kingston and how she...2024-01-0333 min
Fiftyfaces Focus - IntersectionsEpisode 200: Monika Mantilla of Altura Capital: Reaching New HeightsMonika Mantilla is the President and CEO of Altura Capital, which provides institutional investors and strategic partners a mechanism of investing in underserved markets including high-performing small and diverse businesses. She is also a Co-Founder and Managing Member of Small Business Community Capital. She is a Member of the Board of Directors of Los Cidrines, based in Puerto Rico and Florida as well as holding a number of other board roles.Our conversation captures Monika’s upbringing in Bogota, Colombia and her path through law and logistics into the world of investment. We dig in then to wh...2024-01-0330 min
Fiftyfaces Focus - IntersectionsEpisode 201: Sonali Wilson of Wellington Management: A Legendary Industry Networker Encourages Women Across All BordersSonali Patel Wilson is Managing Director and Director of Alternatives, Americas at Wellington Management where she is based in the New York City area. She sits on the investment committee of the Harry and Jeanette Foundation in Baltimore and she is the trustee of EWAAB Encouraging Women Across All Borders, which helps college aged women and non-binary individuals build their confidence to enter STEM and finance fields. She previously held various positions at PIMCO focused on account management in the alternatives area and has held various investor relations and analyst roles.Our conversation traces Sonali’s...2024-01-0335 min
Fiftyfaces Focus - IntersectionsEpisode 202: David Semmens of Cadro: Riding the Fintech Wave of more Interactivity and PersonalizationDavid Semmens is Chief Investment Officer at Cadro and an External Investment Committee Member at Wealthify where he was previously CIO. He holds additional Investment Committee and advisory roles and is an adjunct lecturer at Heriot-Watt University.Our conversation starts with David’s path into the world of investment which took him around various European cities and ultimately to Edinburgh where he decided to settle. We speak about the impact of Fintech on the way that wealth is managed and discuss its disruptive nature as well as the focus on dynamism and change. This is a...2024-01-0328 min
Fiftyfaces Focus - IntersectionsEpisode 203: Tom Raber of Alvine Capital: Making the Sale and Reading the RoomTom Raber is the founder and Managing Director of London-based Alvine Capital, a reverse enquiry solutions firm that Tom founded in 2005, with a particular focus on finding solutions for institutional investors in alternative assets. Originally from Sweden, he previously held leadership roles at Key Asset Management and a series of investment banks.We start by discussing Tom’s path and education and the determination that he showed to get a job on “Wall Street” where he ultimately arrived via a role in investment banking in London. We chart that path, then learn what led to his move...2024-01-0337 min
Fiftyfaces Focus - IntersectionsEpisode 209: Paul Guilliotti of Richmond and Wandsworth Councils: From Pooling to a League 2 Football Teams - The Life and Times of a Real Life Ted LassoPaul Guilliotti is Assistant Director – Financial Services – at Richmond and Wandsworth Councils. He has had a long career in local government and is a frequent participant in discussions around leveling up and LGPS pooling. Our conversation starts with Paul’s childhood where he spent some time in Zambia during his early school years. We speak about any take-aways from that time and then dig into the origins of his unusual name a little.We then trace his long years of service in public service, and how he ended up in a pension fund role and the investment beliefs...2024-01-0334 min
Fiftyfaces Focus - IntersectionsEpisode 213: Cathie Wood of ARK Investment Management: Going Back to the Future with AICathie Wood is CEO of ARK Investment Management LLC (“ARK”). Prior to ARK, Cathie spent twelve years at AllianceBernstein as Chief Investment Officer of Global Thematic Strategies where she managed $5 billion. Cathie joined Alliance Capital from Tupelo Capital Management, a hedge fund she co-founded which, in 2000, where she managed $800 million in global thematic strategies. Prior to her tenure at Tupelo Capital, she worked for 18 years with Jennison Associates as Chief Economist, Equity Research Analyst, Portfolio Manager and Director. She started her career in Los Angeles, California at The Capital Group as an Assistant Economist.This was...2024-01-0342 min
The Fiftyfaces PodcastCathie Wood of ARK: Going to Back to the Future with AICathie Wood is CEO of ARK Investment Management LLC (“ARK”). Prior to ARK, Cathie spent twelve years at AllianceBernstein as Chief Investment Officer of Global Thematic Strategies where she managed $5 billion. Cathie joined Alliance Capital from Tupelo Capital Management, a hedge fund she co-founded which, in 2000, where she managed $800 million in global thematic strategies. Prior to her tenure at Tupelo Capital, she worked for 18 years with Jennison Associates as Chief Economist, Equity Research Analyst, Portfolio Manager and Director. She started her career in Los Angeles, California at The Capital Group as an Assistant Economist. This was our second podcast reco...2023-08-0342 min
Successful InvestorsAoifinn Devitt (Moneta Group) “Finding Clarity“ Aoifinn Devitt compares her career journey to a “patchwork quilt”, each with a unique meaning and purpose. Her continual quest for knowledge is evidenced in her approach to investing, community-building, and continuing education. Aoifinn currently serves as CIO at Moneta Group. She also founded The Fiftyfaces Podcast in 2020, a series dedicated to sharing the untold stories of individuals in the investment world. As an avid learner, Aoifinn approaches life with a healthy dose of curiosity. Whether she is performing manager due diligence, interviewing a guest on her podcast, or exploring the role of psychological safety in dec...2023-07-0653 min
The Fiftyfaces PodcastSeries 4 2023:Excellence in ActionIn Series 4 of the Fiftyfaces Podcast of 2023 we gather 10 guests who share a passion for excellence – in very different fields. We hear from a legendary business builder about how he closes the deal while a hedge fund manager shares the humbling effect of market downturns. A CIO reveals her ups and downs and the importance of learning to take risk and having a backup plan, while a serial builder of banks and financial institutions who started her career decades ago tells us what has changed, and what has not and sharpens the focus on what kind of mentors really matter
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Fiftyfaces Focus - IntersectionsPaul Guilliotti of Richmond and Wandsworth Council: From Pooling to a League 2 Football Team: The Life and Times of a real life Ted LassoPaul Guilliotti is Assistant Director – Financial Services – at Richmond and Wandsworth Councils. He has had a long career in local government and is a frequent participant in discussions around leveling up and LGPS pooling. Our conversation starts with Paul’s childhood where he spent some time in Zambia during his early school years. We speak about any take-aways from that time and then dig into the origins of his unusual name a little.We then trace his long years of service in public service, and how he ended up in a pension fund role and the inve...2023-06-0932 min
The Fiftyfaces PodcastSeries 3 2023: A Deep DiveIn Series 3 of the Fiftyfaces Podcast we start to dig deep – into sustainability standards, fintech, what impact actually means, and bust myths around hybrid working, the great resignation and entrepreneurship.
We ask whether we are using the right terminology - especially with respect to the vexed topic of ESG - and as whether private wealth is serving the diverse client base appropriately. We look at fintech advances as well as changes in privacy and what it will mean in terms of our personal choices. An executive search expert dissects the impact of the shift to hybrid working and the changes th...2023-05-0305 min
Fiftyfaces Focus - Inspiring Women in Tech and BeyondSpecial Collaboration - The Mindshare Podcast and Fiftyfaces Productions: Madeleine Dassule - Tech, Teams and the Power of FeedbackMadeleine Dassule is Partner & Co-Head, Technology at Wellington Management. She previously was a Vice President at Goldman Sachs in the area of equity trading technology. She holds a number of Board roles including being a member of the Board of Finos and Boston City Singers. Our conversation starts with her upbringing in France, and her path to study math at Columbia College. We discuss the French approach to education - the concept of "peut mieux faire" - can do better/can try harder, and how this influenced her to push herself, but also hold out standards for the industry. 2023-04-1935 min
Fiftyfaces Focus Medicine and ScienceAmy Lehman of Lake Tanganyika Floating Health Clinic: Power Dynamics in Medicine and a Development JourneyAmy Lehman is Founder and CEO at Lake Tanganyika Floating Health Clinic, an international organization, whose mission is to address the problem of healthcare access for millions of people who live in the isolated, but strategically critical lake, Tanganyika, great lakes region of central Africa. She received both an MD and MBA from the University of Chicago, and trained in general surgery at the University of Chicago Medical Center. Additionally, she was a senior fellow with McLean center for Clinical Medical Ethics. She received the 2014 distinguished young alumni award from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. She...2023-04-0635 min
Fiftyfaces Focus Medicine and ScienceNkem Egekeze of Stealth Start-ups: Waste Not/Want Not - a Mindset for MedicineNkem Egekeze is chief innovation officer and Managing Director of Stealth Startup. He previously worked as an orthopedic surgery resident and as a research scholar at the University of Georgia, and a strategy advisor at Harvard Innovation Labs. He obtained his medical degree from University of Michigan medical school. He focuses on providing value-based health research and innovation insights for investment executives and medical professionals focusing in particular on cost savings and customized insights. Our conversation track's Nkem's own career, which involved some stints in emerging markets and we discuss the insights that working in these more re...2023-04-0623 min
Fiftyfaces Focus Medicine and ScienceVeronica O'Keane: On the Making of Memories and the Promise of Modern PsychiatryVeronica O’Keane has recently retired from her position which was as a professor of psychiatry and consultant psychiatrist at Trinity College Dublin. She has over 30 years of experience in the field and has published numerous research papers, especially on mood disorders and on perinatal depression. She is the author of the book A Sense of Self: Memory, the Brain, and Who We Are and The Rag & Bone Shop, How We Make Memories and Memories Make Us. She lives by the sea in north Dublin and is a passionate open sea swimmer.Our wide-ranging conversation starts with what drew Veron...2023-04-0643 min
Fiftyfaces Focus Medicine and ScienceManeesha Ghiya of FemHealth Ventures: Amplifying Women in Healthcare and BeyondManeesha Ghiya is Managing Partner and Founder of FemHealth Ventures, a firm focused on providing investment capital to entrepreneurs focused on women’s health. Investing in healthcare since 2000, Maneesha has invested via public equities, private equities and as a hedge fund specialist. She is a Senior Advisor to ExSight Ventures, an ophthalmology-focused venture capital fund and serves on multiple boards.Our conversation starts with Maneesha’s background and her early interest in the intersection of healthcare, engineering and business. We then move to the personal experience when delivering her child that catalyzed her interest in FemHea...2023-04-0626 min
Fiftyfaces Focus Medicine and ScienceSeries 1 - 2023 - Brains, Breadth and Heart - Inspiring People in Medicine and Science In Series 2 of our Inspiring People in Medicine and Science we continue to source inspiring voices and to ventilate topics relevant to us, our loved ones and the societies we live in. With topics as wide ranging as development aid, mental health, Femhealth and value – we dig deep into what these areas mean, why the conventional wisdom is not always “wise” and hear about exciting new frontiers. We are releasing all four of these episodes this week so that you can compare and contrast the experiences of these doctors and medical professionals and that have broken the mould and...2023-04-0504 min
Fiftyfaces Focus - Inspiring Women in Tech and BeyondSpecial Collaboration: The Mindshare Podcast and Fiftyfaces Productions Limited: April Rinne - Flipping the Script to Navigate Change and UncertaintyApril Rinne is a “change navigator,” speaker, investor, and adventurer whose work and travels in more than 100 countries have given her a front-row seat to a world in flux. In this podcast episode, April brings us real tools to help any executive or individual manage constant change and uncertainty, and we ask April to apply her navigation tools and insights to each of the 4 previous guests in our Women in Tech series. In April’s words, from her best-selling book, Flux: 8 Superpowers for Thriving in Constant Change, “to thrive in this world in flux, we need to radically reshape our rela...2023-03-2247 min
The Mindshare Podcast by Monumental Me - tools to take you from here to there. Find your thrive!Women in Tech: Radically reshape your relationship to change with April RinneApril Rinne is a “change navigator,” speaker, investor, and adventurer whose work and travels in more than 100 countries have given her a front-row seat to a world in flux. In this podcast episode, April brings us real tools to help any executive or individual manage constant change and uncertainty, and we ask April to apply her navigation tools and insights to each of the 4 previous guests in our Women in Tech series. In April’s words, from her best-selling book, Flux: 8 Superpowers for Thriving in Constant Change, “to thrive in this world in flux, we need to radically reshape our rela...2023-03-2247 min
The Mindshare Podcast by Monumental Me - tools to take you from here to there. Find your thrive!Women in Tech: Self-knowledge as the key to success with Fiona McDonnellFiona McDonnell is a mother, wife and the author of the book “Two Mirrors and a Cheetah: Think Differently, Own Your Career & Succeed by Being Yourself.” Fiona is also a tech industry leader, currently an executive at Booking.com, and formerly at Amazon and many well known consumer good companies. Fiona has had an amazing business career spanning 30 years, and she shares the hard earned wisdom from this invaluable experience on the importance of having self-awareness and how to achieve this to really thrive in one’s career in the fast-paced, rapidly changing environment of tech and beyond.
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Fiftyfaces Focus - Inspiring Women in Tech and BeyondSpecial Collaboration: The Mindshare Podcast and Fiftyfaces: Fiona McDonnell of Booking.ComFiona McDonnell is a mother, wife and the author of the book “Two Mirrors and a Cheetah: Think Differently, Own Your Career & Succeed by Being Yourself.” Fiona is also a tech industry leader, currently an executive at Booking.com, and formerly at Amazon and many well known consumer good companies. Fiona has had an amazing business career spanning 30 years, and she shares the hard earned wisdom from this invaluable experience on the importance of having self-awareness and how to achieve this to really thrive in one’s career in the fast-paced, rapidly changing environment of tech and beyond....2023-03-1534 min
Dakota Live! PodcastDakota Live! Podcast: The Art of Storytelling with Aoifinn Devitt, CIO of the Moneta GroupAoifinn Devitt, Chief Investment Officer at Moneta, and founder and creator of The Fiftyfaces Podcast tells us her story from corporate law to being named the first female Chief Investment Officer of the Moneta Group, a US-based RIA with over $30 bn in investments. Aoifinn is a true modern day renaissance woman, achieving success across multiple disciplines from education to investments to long-distance running, all while creating a central resource of innovative and creative content with her podcast platform. Watch and listen to this insightful and inspiring episode as Aoifinn shares the work she has done with institutional investors for o...2023-03-0841 min
The Mindshare Podcast by Monumental Me - tools to take you from here to there. Find your thrive!Women in Tech: Alicin Reidy Williamson ensures you belongAs Head of Diversity & Culture at Yahoo, Inc., Alicin leads Yahoo’s diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) efforts globally, in addition to building upon Yahoo’s passionate and positive team culture. Alicin discusses how to enhance belonging within the corporate culture and shares her insights on the value of Feminine Leadership and the need for high EQ in corporate leaders, something already practiced by her CEO. Listen to find out who and how!
For over 25 years, Reidy-Williamson has led Culture, Purpose, and DEI for top companies. She previously served as Chief Inclusion Officer at Endeavor, leading inclusion strat...2023-03-0730 min
Fiftyfaces Focus - Inspiring Women in Tech and BeyondSpecial Collaboration - The Mindshare Podcast and Fiftyfaces Productions: Katie Jacobs Stanton Has MoxieKatie is the Founder and General Partner of Moxxie Ventures. Katie brings us insights from her rich background of experience in and board seats at large media and tech firms, finance and government. She shares her insights and offers tools to thrive from her breadth of experience and current interactions with founders, investors and entrepreneurs. Prior to Moxxie, Katie served in numerous executive operating roles at Twitter, Google, Yahoo, and Color. She has led teams in marketing, comms, recruiting, product and media. In addition to working in Silicon Valley, Katie served in the (Obama) Wh...2023-02-2833 min
The Mindshare Podcast by Monumental Me - tools to take you from here to there. Find your thrive!Women in Tech: Katie Jacobs Stanton Has MoxieKatie is the Founder and General Partner of Moxxie Ventures. Katie brings us insights from her rich background of experience in and board seats at large media and tech firms, finance and government. She shares her insights and offers tools to thrive from her breadth of experience and current interactions with founders, investors, and entrepreneurs.
Prior to Moxxie, Katie served in numerous executive operating roles at Twitter, Google, Yahoo, and Color. She has led teams in marketing, comms, recruiting, product and media. In addition to working in Silicon Valley, Katie served in the (Obama) White House and...2023-02-2833 min
Fiftyfaces Focus - Inspiring Women in Tech and BeyondSpecial Collaboration - The Mindshare Podcast and Fiftyfaces Productions: Jessica Kosmowski of Deloitte: Tech Trends and the Power of ConnectionsJessica is a principal in Deloitte Consulting LLP and lead for Consulting’s Ecosystems & Alliances practice, with a constant focus on the next big thing- which she shares with us today as our first guest on the Women in Tech Series. Jessica also shares her insights from attending the recent World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. In her more than 25 years at Deloitte, Jessica has helped clients navigate large-scale, strategic transformations that enable market growth and build dynamic brands. Jessica oversees strategic collaborations with companies that innovate and shape the world, including top tech com...2023-02-2225 min
The Mindshare Podcast by Monumental Me - tools to take you from here to there. Find your thrive!Women in Tech: The next big thing with Jessica KosmowskiWe partnered with Fiftyfaces Productions for a special series on "Women in Tech." As usual, you don't need to be in tech or a woman to gain so much from this new series of conversations. Our first guest, Jessica Kosmowski kicks the series off, sharing the next big thing in tech AND how she made it to the top in her career with a family, a rich personal life and balance.
Jessica is a principal in Deloitte Consulting LLP and lead for Consulting’s Ecosystems & Alliances practice, with a constant focus on the next big thing- which she...2023-02-2225 min
The Mindshare Podcast by Monumental Me - tools to take you from here to there. Find your thrive!Inspiring Women in Tech and Beyond - a partnership with Fiftyfaces Productions and Monumental MeOur global Women in Tech series is an exciting collaboration between Fiftyfaces Productions and Monumental Me, an organization committed to wellness including resilience, mental fitness and strength designed to help you thrive in life and your career. It also hosts The Mindshare Podcast. In this first series of the collaboration, host Liana Slater talks to four senior female tech executives about what drove their success, how the tech industry is changing and advice they wish they had learned sooner. Our first podcast is with Jessica Kosmowski, a Managing Principal at Deloitte, where we start by discussing the most exciting te...2023-02-2205 min
The Fiftyfaces PodcastSpecial Collaboration - The Mindshare Podcast and Fiftyfaces Productions: Women in TechOur global Women in Tech series is an exciting collaboration between Fiftyfaces Productions and Monumental Me, an organization committed to wellness including resilience, mental fitness and strength designed to help you thrive in life and your career. It also hosts The Mindshare Podcast. In this first series of the collaboration, host Liana Slater talks to four senior female tech executives about what drove their success, how the tech industry is changing and advice they wish they had learned sooner. Our first podcast is with Jessica Kosmowski, a Managing Principal at Deloitte, where we start by d...2023-02-2105 min
Fiftyfaces Focus - Inspiring Women in Tech and BeyondSpecial Collaboration - The Mindshare Podcast and Fiftyfaces Productions: Women in Tech - TrailerOur global Women in Tech series is an exciting collaboration between Fiftyfaces Productions and Monumental Me, an organization committed to wellness including resilience, mental fitness and strength designed to help you thrive in life and your career. It also hosts The Mindshare Podcast. In this first series of the collaboration, host Liana Slater talks to four senior female tech executives about what drove their success, how the tech industry is changing and advice they wish they had learned sooner. Our first podcast is with Jessica Kosmowski, a Managing Principal at Deloitte, where we start by di...2023-02-2105 min
The Fiftyfaces PodcastBonus: Laura Sage - The Power to Chill AnywhereLaura Sage is CEO at Chill Anywhere, and Co-Founder of the Lynn Sage Breast Cancer Foundation. She has previously held a series of advisory and business development roles at different financial institutions including hedge funds. Our conversation starts with her financial career, and the grueling travel schedule that accompanied it. She describes her pivot to wellness and what led her to think about a solution for employing a holistic approach to health and wellness in the workplace.That business was Chill Anywhere, which was initially conceived as an accessible meditation studio which would target busy pr...2023-02-0425 min
Fiftyfaces Focus - IntersectionsLaura Sage - The Power to Chill AnywhereLaura Sage is CEO at Chill Anywhere, and Co-Founder of the Lynn Sage Breast Cancer Foundation. She has previously held a series of advisory and business development roles at different financial institutions including hedge funds. Our conversation starts with her financial career, and the grueling travel schedule that accompanied it. She describes her pivot to wellness and what led her to think about a solution for employing a holistic approach to health and wellness in the workplace.That business was Chill Anywhere, which was initially conceived as an accessible meditation studio which would target busy pr...2023-02-0425 min
Fiftyfaces Focus Medicine and ScienceShalom Lloyd of Emerging Markets Quality Trials: Transforming Healthcare through Research in AfricaShalom Lloyd, after a career of over 20 years in the pharmaceutical industry, went on to found two businesses. She is founder of Naturally Tribal skincare, a beauty line based on traditional remedies including shea butter, which she developed initially to cure her son’s eczema. She is also the co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer of eMQT, described as “the Bridge between the Pharmaceutical Industry and Africa” which facilitates clinical trials for pharmaceutical companies in Africa. She has been a keynote speaker on the topic of innovation and was a fellow of the Start-Up Leadership Program in London until 2020. This...2023-02-0319 min
Fiftyfaces Focus Medicine and ScienceDr. Alan Carver - Neurologist and Palliative Care Expert - Treating the Individual Not the DiseaseDr. Alan Carver is a neurologist at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center where he treats patients with neurological complications of cancer. Interviewed by Maeve McQuillan, the conversation starts with his journey into medicine and what attracted him to neurology.He describes his fascination with the brain, and how when the brain changes people change and how it gets to the essence of personality and function. The conversation then turns to palliative care and how active a role that doctors play in ensuring that the care is effective and meaningful. It touches on the human aspect of...2022-12-3030 min
Nourish Your WorthThank You For Being A Friend—With Aoifinn DevittAoifinn Devitt joins us today to talk about her career and podcast series, Fiftyfaces. Daniele and Kelli received the allyship award from the Investment News Women to Watch Awards last month, so there was no doubt we wanted our first guest to be a fellow ally. On her podcast, Aoifinn focuses on revealing the richness and diversity of the world of investment by focusing on its people and their stories. During the pandemic, she reached across the pond and interviewed Daniele on a series entitled, The Next Chapter. (More content from Aoiffin is available on fiftyfaceshub.com.) I...2022-12-2127 min
Fiftyfaces Focus Medicine and ScienceDr. Patrick Devitt - Modern Psychiatry - Reflections on the Road to HereDr. Patrick Devitt is my father and co-host of the first series of Inspiring People in the Law. He is a consultant psychiatrist in in Dublin, Ireland, and formerly spent time as Mental Health Inspector. His area of specialty is community psychiatry and Medico-legal psychiatry. He also has degrees in law and science.Our conversation starts with his upbringing in Dublin in the 1950s, why he initially pursued a degree in science and some of the twists and turns that led him to go back to pursue an undergraduate degree in medicine. We discuss his bri...2022-12-2041 min
Fiftyfaces Focus Medicine and ScienceProf. Brian Devitt: Orthopaedic Surgeon - Mobility, Quality of Life, Sport and The Importance of EQ in MedicineProfessor Brian Devitt is a Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, Professor of Orthopaedics and Surgical Biomechanics at Dublin City University. He studied medicine at University College Dublin and has a particular focus on the knee. He is also my brother and given that he has spent that last 8 years in Melbourne, Australia and we have only seen eachother a handful of times in this period, I am excited to sit down with him and touch base on his medical career and outlook.We start with what motivated Brian to study medicine, which was a continuation of a f...2022-12-1428 min
Fiftyfaces Focus Medicine and ScienceChidiebere Ibe: Medical Illustrator - Representation with a DifferenceChidiebere Ibe is a medical student and Forbes-Featured medical illustrator whose illustration of a black fetus in utero went viral in December 2021. Many commentators said that this was the first time that they had seen a depiction of a dark-skinned fetus or pregnant woman and provoked a discussion about the lack of representation of such images in textbooks and journals. Chidiebere has a bachelors degree in chemistry from the University of Uyo in Nigeria, and is the Chief Medical Illustrator at the Journal of Global Neurosurgery. He holds numerous roles on various committees relating to medical education....2022-12-1321 min
Fiftyfaces Focus Medicine and ScienceDr. Yele Aluko: A Journey in Medicine; An Examination of DiversityYele Aluko is Chief Medical Officer at EY, a role he has held for close to 4 years. He is Co-Chair, Health Equity Advisory, at the international Well Building Institute, an Advisory Board Member at the Children’s National Hospital and a Board Member at the Wake Forest University School of Business. He has worked as a Cardiologist in hospital settings for over 30 years.Yele was born in Nigeria and we start with when he first realized his calling to be a doctor. We trace his journey to the US and how at the beginning he we...2022-12-0536 min
Fiftyfaces Focus Medicine and ScienceDr. Kate Baur - Busting Myths and Opening Doors in Medicine for LGBTQ+ patientsKate Baur recently started her surgical residency in Ann Arbor, Michigan. She has a particular interest in colo-rectal surgery, in particular as anal cancer is a cancer that has a higher incidence in populations such as the LGBTQ+ population. Since recording her podcast she has not only started her surgical residency but has got married.Our conversation starts with Kate’s upbringing which saw her live around the world in communities in Korea, India and China and what this taught her about different cultures as well as some of the grave inequities in services, particularly med...2022-12-0219 min
Fiftyfaces Focus Medicine and ScienceMiss (Dr.) Samantha Tross - Orthopaedic Surgeon - Bones, Boundaries and Self BeliefMiss (Dr.) Samantha Tross is a consultant orthopaedic hip and knee surgeon, and she was the first black female orthopaedic surgeon in the UK. She is Associate Professor of Orthopaedics at the American University of the Caribbean, a role she has held since 2010, and is Associate Editor of the Journal of Medical Case Reports. She's a member of the Board of Trustees of the British Association of Black surgeons, and the Secretary of the International Othopaedic Diversity Alliance, which was set up to increase diversity within orthopaedics. She's been a member of the Black Power List 100 since 2010....2022-11-2828 min
Fiftyfaces Focus Medicine and ScienceDr. Brian Dooreck - Time for the Ultimate Gut Check: Gut Health, How Patients Should Advocate For Themselves, and Navigating the Healthcare SystemDr Brian Dooreck is a Board Certified Gastroenterologist with a particular focus on private healthcare advocacy, life balance, and gut health. We met on Linked In when I became aware of his frequent health tips and his work within the private wealth community to promote ways to optimally navigate healthcare. He lives in Florida.Our conversation starts with what led Dr. Dooreck to pursue a career in medicine and how gastroenterology appealed to him because he found it intuitive and understandable. He also found it relatable and noted how all of us relate to it....2022-11-1828 min
Fiftyfaces Focus Medicine and ScienceFiftyfaces Focus Medicine and Science Podcast - Series 1 TrailerIn this inaugural Fiftyfaces Focus Medicine and Science podcast series we dive into disciplines that are rich and multi-layered, hold the power to transform lives and outcomes but also suffer from underrepresentation, neglect and bias. We first ask our diverse range of guests what it was that drew them to medicine or science, and find out what role "problem solving" plays. We examine what sacrifices were made in the determination to follow a dream and what it takes to succeed as a practitioner as well as a patient. The role of EQ, curiosity, self-advocacy and driv...2022-11-1105 min
Fiftyfaces Focus - Inspiring Women in Tech and BeyondGlobal Women in Tech - Coming in 2023 - TeaserIn 2023 we are taking our Inspiring Israeli Women in Tech Fiftyfaces Focus Series to the next level. We are going global. In this mini-series we give you a taste of the kind of stories and concepts that we will be bringing together - comparing and contrasting experiences around the world. In this series we hear from Maram Hussein about what it was like to be one of the only Arab Women in her tech career, and how she had to look hard for mentors and to build a network. This experience taught her to change the playing fiel...2022-11-0804 min
Fiftyfaces Focus Nigerian Voices PodcastBonus: Chidiebere Ibe - Medical Illustrator - Representation with a DifferenceChidiebere Ibe is a medical student and Forbes-Featured medical illustrator whose illustration of a black fetus in utero went viral in December 2021. Many commentators said that this was the first time that they had seen a depiction of a dark-skinned fetus or pregnant woman and provoked a discussion about the lack of representation of such images in textbooks and journals. Chidiebere has a bachelors degree in chemistry from the University of Uyo in Nigeria, and is the Chief Medical Illustrator at the Journal of Global Neurosurgery. He holds numerous roles on various committees relating to medical education. Ou...2022-10-2021 min
Fiftyfaces Focus - IntersectionsBonus: Fiftyfaces Focus Medicine and Science - Chidiebere Ibe - Representation with a DifferenceChidiebere Ibe is a medical student and Forbes-Featured medical illustrator whose illustration of a black fetus in utero went viral in December 2021. Many commentators said that this was the first time that they had seen a depiction of a dark-skinned fetus or pregnant woman and provoked a discussion about the lack of representation of such images in textbooks and journals. Chidiebere has a bachelors degree in chemistry from the University of Uyo in Nigeria, and is the Chief Medical Illustrator at the Journal of Global Neurosurgery. He holds numerous roles on various committees relating to medical education. Our...2022-10-2021 min
Understanding EdgeFiftyFaces podcast with HeatherCEO Heather Brilliant, CFA, shares what drew her to investing, the future of asset management and more on The FiftyFaces podcast.
The views expressed are those of the speaker as of March 2022 and are subject to change without notice. These opinions are not intended to be a forecast of future events, a guarantee of future results or investment advice. Investing involves risk, including the possible loss of principal. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results.
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The Active ShareInvesting in PeopleWhen Aoifinn Devitt created The Fiftyfaces Podcast in 2020, she wanted to showcase the diversity of the world’s investors by telling their stories. Now, she tells Hugo her own story—from her start as a lawyer to her current role as the first female chief investment officer at Moneta, an investment advisor with $27 billion of assets under management. In this wide-ranging discussion, Aoifinn explains how the Russia-Ukraine conflict could change how we think about ESG, whether we’re in a new investing regime, and what she’s learned from podcasting.2022-05-0934 min