Welcome to Being Invested, the podcast where we explore investing from the inside. I’m not talking about insider information, but the personal stories of the people who make the markets. I’ve always been fascinated by how skilled investors have become who they are, how they’ve ridden the roller coasters and what it means to them. I’ll introduce you to innovators and leaders in all types of assets and markets – from blue chip stocks to venture capital, from timber to crypto, from violins to power plants.
I’ve been an investor and worked in the international capital markets for my whole career. I’ve had a front-row view of the women and men who move money to shape our world, and I’ve always been interested in who they are as human beings, the choices they’ve made, the qualities that make them good at what they do, and how they deal with setbacks.
This is not a podcast about where to invest your money. It’s a podcast for people who want to understand and thrive in the financial services industry – for those of you just thinking about entering it, for anyone a bit stuck in one corner and ready for a change , and for those of you, like me, who are just plain curious about who the people are behind the world’s financial markets. You’ll get to hear how investors have built and are building their careers and their businesses, and learn from them to invest for the outcomes you desire. And how to respond when the price tanks.
The mindset of being invested can enrich and elevate your journey, and I’d love to encourage more people into the sector who may not have considered it before.
Please join me for riveting conversations and new insights into the careers, life hacks and hard-won life lessons of investors across the globe.
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Welcome to Being Invested, the podcast where we explore investing from the inside. I’m not talking about insider information, but the personal stories of the people who make the markets. I’ve always been fascinated by how skilled investors have become who they are, how they’ve ridden the roller coasters and what it means to them. I’ll introduce you to innovators and leaders in all types of assets and markets – from blue chip stocks to venture capital, from timber to crypto, from violins to power plants.
I’ve been an investor and worked in the international capital markets for my whole career. I’ve had a front-row view of the women and men who move money to shape our world, and I’ve always been interested in who they are as human beings, the choices they’ve made, the qualities that make them good at what they do, and how they deal with setbacks.
This is not a podcast about where to invest your money. It’s a podcast for people who want to understand and thrive in the financial services industry – for those of you just thinking about entering it, for anyone a bit stuck in one corner and ready for a change , and for those of you, like me, who are just plain curious about who the people are behind the world’s financial markets. You’ll get to hear how investors have built and are building their careers and their businesses, and learn from them to invest for the outcomes you desire. And how to respond when the price tanks.
The mindset of being invested can enrich and elevate your journey, and I’d love to encourage more people into the sector who may not have considered it before.
Please join me for riveting conversations and new insights into the careers, life hacks and hard-won life lessons of investors across the globe.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Welcome back to Being Invested, where we explore the personal stories of the people who make the markets.
For our first podcast of 2024, I am joined by a true pioneer – Michele Giddens, one of the ‘founding parents’ of impact investment globally and Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Bridges Fund Management. Our conversation goes deep, exploring how shyness as a child cultivated a purposeful orientation to contribute and perform. Born in Leicester, with early years in Canada and California, Michele has always embraced new frontiers, and woven purpose into her hugely successful investing and business-building career. Undeterred by extreme conditions in the Gobi Dessert nor sceptics in the City, Michele has been a leader in helping to create a new model of investing, designed to deliver both financial returns and positive, measurable impact for society. We cover fascinating ground, including reflections on the many hats worn in building a leading private markets investment firm and the mainstreaming of impact investing. As battles and tensions flare around the world, I want to shine a light on people finding ways to direct investment to create more equitable, sustainable and peaceful life on our beautiful planet. Michele is one of these people. I hope you enjoy this conversation as much as I did!
Michele co-founded Bridges in 2002 and the firm has since raised approaching £2bn across multiple asset strategies, with investments across Europe, the US and, recently, in emerging markets. She has also served on and chaired numerous boards: including as adviser to the UK Treasury’s Social Investment Task Force, chair of the CDFA, chair of the UK National Advisory Board on Impact Investing, chair of a Global Working Group on Policy for the G7 Impact Investment Taskforce, member on the BVCA Council, and NED on the board of CDC (now BII). Michele is a Trustee for the Bridges Impact Foundation. Her early career was in the charitable sector and then international development finance. Michele studied PP&E at Oxford University, earned an MBA from Georgetown University and was awarded an OBE for services to international development and social finance in the 2018 Queen’s Birthday Honours list. She is married, has two children and enjoys playing the piano, yoga, music and dancing.
WHAT'S IN STORE
FAVOURITES: Book: ‘Collective Intelligence' - Jennifer Sundberg & Pippa Begg; ‘Anna Karenina’ - Lev Tolstoy; Music: Beatles; Quote: “A good leader inspires people to have confidence in the leader, a great leader inspires people to have confidence in themselves.” – Eleanor Roosevelt; Podcast: Empire; Comedians: Monty Python
GRATITUDE: Sound: Alexander Russell, Design: Sophie Hardy, Music: Tom McKean
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