Here’s what the financial services industry doesn’t want you to know about retirement. You don’t need to retire.

A fascinating conversation with Karina Vazirova exploring her journey from teen chess professional in Russia, to lawyer in the US, moving into legaltech, founding a consultancy and now founding FemTech Lab.

“I’m just going to focus on you for a while.” How would it feel if someone said this to you?

An insightful and generous conversation with Craig Fenton: from barrister in New Zealand to MBA in London, to top tier consulting & technology implementation, and now Google’s Director of Strategy & Ops for UKI and Southern Europe. Craig Fenton is also a husband, father, investor, author, podcaster and founder of a social enterprise record label.

A woman who lost her baby boy as a teenager. A divorced father of four. A mother who was racially abused in public for years. A divorced man who became a father in his late 50s. Would you swap places with any of these people?

Strength isn’t always exerted or shown. When we talk about strength, we often talk about ‘showing’ strength and ‘being’ strong.

Lessons from Leaders: Dr. Lulu Gwagwa, CEO & founder [VIDEO]

Our first instinct is not to be uncaring. Our natural impulse is to be curious, to care, to have an interest, to take action.

Underneath our bravado, personal growth can be an affront to our ego. Outwardly, to others, we often want to show a complete, shiny, flawless version of ourselves.

This was an inspiring and brave conversation with Catherine Bamford, founder of BamLegal, hearing her story from growing up in Northern Ireland to becoming a lawyer, entrepreneur, leader, investor, founder and mentor.