What does it take to build a career - and a business - in financial planning? That's the focus of the season finale with host Cathi Harrison and co-hosts Ilana Miller and Hannah Pendlebury.
Looking back over ten episodes, they reflect on the stories they've heard from career changers and business founders. Ilana explores the shared values that ran through very different personal journeys, while Hannah reflects on the sleepless nights, income drops, and vital support networks behind starting a business.
They also dig into some of the season's biggest debates: whether paraplanning should be a mandatory step to advising, whether qualifications go far enough, and whether people still fall into finance - or are choosing it more intentionally than the industry's favourite cliché suggests.
06:32 - How to approach a career change
09:18 - Innovation vs. regulation
13:27 - Who’s responsibility is it?
16:57 - Paraplanning before advising
21:28 - The qualification debate
39:24 - Starting a business

Cathi is Founder & CEO of Verve and the Verve Foundation, working to achieve their combined mission of building the future of financial services within the UK.

Ilana is Investment Development Director for Distribution at Royal London, and co-host on our New Talent episodes of the NewIn podcast.

Hannah is a former sports commentator and co-host of the New Business episodes of the NewIn podcast after launching her own IFA practice.