Welcome to the Financial Secrets Revealed Series 3 podcast episode from Meet the Experts. Amanda Cassar meets with Afsha Butt & Uzair Ahmed here to discuss investing in the future. Afsha is the Founder & CEO of WealthVerse Inc, Canada and helps professionals and business owners plan their wealth. Afsha is based in Toronto and has built a team of partners and advisers into a trailblazing financial technology company. She also serves as a Coach for JDC West, for the largest ...
Welcome to the Financial Secrets Revealed Series 3 podcast episode from Meet the Experts. Amanda Cassar here meets the executive coach for CEO’s Aasha T. LaCount. Aasha breaks down how our emotional and energetic intelligence can’t be ignored when it comes to money and how our thoughts can impact how we invest, create wealth, and succeed. We will do a deep dive into what some may consider a little ‘woo-woo’ when it comes to money and see if the results can be real. We’re enjoying Meetin...
Welcome to the Financial Secrets Revealed Series 3 podcast episode from Meet the Experts. Amanda Cassar here meets leading financial advisor, CEO, Author, public speaker, Entrepreneur, Media Contributor, and Mindfulness Thought Leader, Spencer Sherman. Spencer is the Founder of Abacus Wealth and loves to teach how to increase money mindfully. Spencer has an MBA from Wharton and integrates hands-on practical insights with immersive experiences and powerful stories to shed new light on th...
Welcome to the Financial Secrets Revealed Series 3 podcast episode from Meet the Experts. Amanda Cassar here meets Josh Zeigelbaum, Director of Investor Relations for the Legacy Group (a Private Equity Company) based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. We will discuss their flagship investment, Green Coffee Co. and how it fits into the ESG (Environmental, Sustainable, Governance) space. We also run a breakdown on greenwashing, social and impact investing and where to go to find out more. We’re...
Welcome to the Financial Secrets Revealed Series 3 podcast episode from Meet the Experts. Amanda Cassar here meets the multi-Award-Winning Financial Adviser, Felicity Cooper from Cooper Wealth Management at Bundall on the Gold Coast, Australia. We will dissect why you’d use an Adviser, where to find the one that’s right for you and how to know if they’re adding value to your situation. We break down whether it’s worth going DIY vs paying a professional. We’re enjoying Meeting the...
Welcome to the trailer for Season 3 of Financial Secrets Revealed with your host, Amanda Cassar. In this upcoming season, we're delving into the world of finance by meeting the experts. We'll be joined by a diverse range of guests, from those involved in socially conscious investments to a former Olympic swimmer who now heads a large Australian bond company. Get ready for insightful discussions on financial advisers, ETFs, contrarian investing, and more. Amanda Cassar is the Podcast hos...
Welcome to the Financial Secrets Revealed Series 2 podcast episode where Amanda Cassar meets with Michelle Shekhinah, a survivor of sex trafficking by her former husband, to support a drug habit and expensive lifestyle. Michelle shares her story of how financial abuse kept her in a horrific relationship where control was so important to her violent partner. After 17 years of marriage, and two children, Michelle was introduced to a seedy world of overindulgence in alcohol, drugs, sexual ...
Welcome to the Financial Secrets Revealed Series 2 podcast episode where Amanda Cassar meets with the fun and feisty, Dana S Diaz, a daughter, mother, wife, and a survivor of narcissistic abuse. Dana shares her story of an abusive stepfather, a mother who never stood up for her daughter, then becoming the wife of a narcissist. She wants to share what she’s learned. Also, how financial abuse and the need for control feeds into the narcissistic narrative. Dana published her memoir, ...
Welcome to the Financial Secrets Revealed Series 2 podcast episode where Amanda Cassar meets Kasey Rogers, a veteran of the US entertainment industry and late to understand that she was within a financially abusive marriage once her own earnings reduced. Kasey is based in the USA. She shares her story of emotional and financial abuse during her marriage, when it was time to start a family and she stopped being the breadwinner. Then surviving the guilt and trauma of losing her part...
Welcome to the Financial Secrets Revealed Series 2 podcast episode where Amanda Cassar meets with Maree Lallensack, survivor of a financially abusive marriage and an attempted murder. Maree now enjoys a quieter life in Queensland, Australia. She shares her story of meeting and falling love with her husband, how the emotional and financial abuse began and how she managed to escape an attempt on her life while dealing with the loss of her son and many of her assets. Maree provides her own...
Welcome to the Financial Secrets Revealed Series 2 podcast episode where Amanda Cassar meets with Debbie Freeman, a former Rockette, dancer for the Atlanta Hawks and finally a Dance Captain for the Rockettes in Las Vegas. Deb is a mum who has walked away from a financially abusive and violent marriage to an alcoholic who stole the family savings. With her depression from 16 years in a loveless marriage, Deb had a goal to take back ‘who she was’ and losing the 100 pounds she’d gained; be...
Welcome to the Financial Secrets Revealed Series 2 podcast episode where Amanda Cassar meets with Caroline Bartlett, survivor of a financially abusive marriage and successful financial services executive. Caroline is based in Brisbane, Australia. She shares her story of emotional and financial abuse throughout her marriage, and how she manages to still co-parent her now adult son with her ex-partner. Caroline provides her insights into how the abuse began, how she told no one and what o...
Welcome to the Financial Secrets Revealed Series 2 podcast episode where Amanda Cassar meets with Penny Fegan, General Manager of Your Toolkit, a Western Australian based online resource to assist those going through financial abuse to come out the other side. Penny is a solutions focused leader with experience in establishing and managing business and the ability to think strategically. Your Toolkit is an information resource for women facing domestic violence, about keeping safe and finding...
Welcome to the Financial Secrets Revealed Series 2 podcast episode where Amanda Cassar meets with Daniela Henninger, Financial Counsellor and Natasha McGrow, Practice Director of Domestic Violence Units for Women’s Legal Service, Queensland. WLSQ are an Australian state-based resource to assist those going through DV and financial abuse to come out the other side. They are a nonprofit organisation. Daniela is a qualified and experienced financial counsellor, who has helped many wo...
Welcome to the Financial Secrets Revealed Series 2 podcast episode where Amanda Cassar meets with Louis Van der Merwe, CFP, a financial adviser from the Western Cape of South Africa. Louis’ mission is to help his clients reduce their money worries. And, Louis was one of the first handful of advisers to complete the Financial Abuse Specialist Accreditation. Louis here shares his motivation for wanting to take up the credential and how he’s implemented it into his own financial planning p...
Welcome to the Financial Secrets Revealed Series 2 podcast episode where Amanda Cassar meets with Michelle Hoskin, aka Little Miss Woww! And Director of Standards International, based in Hitchin, UK. Michelle is a coach to financial advice firms globally and my partner in crime in setting up the Financial Abuse Specialist™ Accreditation rolled out for financial professionals around the world. Michelle and her daughter Ruby are based in Hitchin, north of London, United Kingdom. She shares her ...
Welcome to the Financial Secrets Revealed Series 2 podcast episode where Amanda Cassar meets with Leah Ellis, the daughter of a long-term financial abuse victim, based in the USA. Leah shares her mother’s story and how the lessons of her childhood spilled into her own marriage and eventually saw her establish Endeavor Financial Coaching. She’s now the mother of 3 and practicing healthy financial habits with her partner and children. Amanda enjoys Lifting the Lid on Financial Abuse with Leah.&...
Welcome to the Financial Secrets Revealed Series 2 podcast episode where Amanda Cassar meets with Dominique Bergel-Grant, a financial adviser specializing in women going through divorce, and the often-associated financial abuse. Dominique is now based in Wanaka, New Zealand and has an online community called Leapfrog LIFE. She shares her story of emotional and financial abuse throughout her marriage, and how she manages to still co-parent her now adult son with her ex-partner. C...
Welcome to the Financial Secrets Revealed podcast episode where Amanda Cassar introduces Season 2 of the Financial Secrets Revealed Podcast, this time, Lifting the Lid on Financial Abuse. This season will focus on those who have been victims of financial abuse, and those who support victims looking for a way out such as financial counsellors, advisers, lawyers and more. Amanda Cassar is the Podcast host of Financial Secrets Revealed, based on the book of the same name. She is also the C...
Welcome to the Financial Secrets Revealed podcast episode where Amanda Cassar introduces David Batchelor, Managing Director of Wills & Trusts Wealth Management, based in Thame in the UK. David is an award-winning, Chartered Financial Planner, who also moonlights as a Coach for the UK arm of Strategic Coach® and spends time on the public speaking circuit too. In his spare time, David plays the drums in his two bands, and owns a pub. He is also a Top of the Table member of the ...