OnlyFems

Hosted by Iyandra Smith Bryan, OnlyFems is a conversation, a safe space, amongst women all over the world, in the hope that we women can see “we are not alone”. Those who join the OnlyFems community will take away with them practical tools to pursue and gain financial independence, advice on how to climb the corporate ladder, tangible and concrete ways on managing and overcoming failures, and be given the keys to SHINE SO EVERY BRIGHTLY. To every woman that has ever craved a safe space, To every woman that wants to achieve financial independence, To every woman that wants to level up every aspect of their life, To every woman that wants to become a better version of themselves, WELCOME HOME. Join me each and every Wednesday at 7 am on YouTube and Apple Podcasts on OnlyFems. Today's guest is Ivy Cassar......this episode is everything you have been waiting for and needing. Ivy teaches us how motivation can take us from humble beginnings to the palace. Ivy has in excess of 28 years of international wealth management experience, and is the Chairman of Equity Bank Bahamas Limited. She is a Certified Public Accountant, Trust and Estate Practitioner and also a Securities Investment Advisor having completed the Series 7 examination. She was most recently the Managing Director of Leopold Joseph (Bahamas) Limited prior to joining Equity. She is a Director of The Bahamas Association of Securities Dealers, past Director of The Bahamas Financial Services Board and past Director of the Association of International Banks and Trust Companies, Vice Chairman of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, and Director of The Bahamas Trade Commission.

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Hosted by Iyandra Smith Bryan, OnlyFems is a conversation, a safe space, amongst women all over the world, in the hope that we women can see “we are not alone”. Those who join the OnlyFems community will take away with them practical tools to pursue and gain financial independence, advice on how to climb the corporate ladder, tangible and concrete ways on managing and overcoming failures, and be given the keys to SHINE SO EVERY BRIGHTLY. To every woman that has ever craved a safe space, To every woman that wants to achieve financial independence, To every woman that wants to level up every aspect of their life, To every woman that wants to become a better version of themselves, WELCOME HOME. Join me each and every Wednesday at 7 am on YouTube and Apple Podcasts on OnlyFems. Today's Guest is Shellye Archambeau. Shellye is one of Silicon Valley's first female African American CEOs. Formerly an executive at IBM and CMO at two public companies, Shellye was recruited to be the CEO of a then-struggling Silicon Valley startup, which is now MetricStream, a recognized global leader in governance, risk, and compliance software solutions. She currently serves as a Fortune 500 board member and holds board seats at Verizon, Nordstrom, Roper Technologies, and Okta. Her debut book, Unapologetically Ambitious: Take Risks, Break Barriers, and Create Success on Your Own Terms is available to order on shellye.com, and was featured as one of the best business books of 2020 by Fortune.

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