Joining us in the booth this week is Cleo Matlou who has 15+ years experience in the finance industry and she is the founder of Women about finance, specialising as a financial coach and money trauma specialist and she helps women have a healthier relationship with money.

In this episode we discuss:

- Why you can’t build wealth by yourself

- Why you need to build wealth in a way that aligns with your values

- The power of loud budgeting

- Why women feel guilty making a lot of money

- How women can pursue their financial goals without guilt

- Identifying your money traumas

- How to tackle your traumas with money

- How to multiply your wealth without working harder and much more

Connect with Cleo on Instagram here - https://www.instagram.com/cleo_matlou

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TIMESTAMPS

00:00 - Preview

00:54 - Intro

01:30 - Meet former accountant and financial coach Cleo Matlou

03:48 - Growing up in Leicester 

08:51 - The principles I learnt from my Grandma

13:45 - Strong people don’t know how to ask for help! 

16:39 - Why I didn’t want to be poor

20:46 - How I got into and out of debt 

23:54 - Lessons I learnt from being in debt! 

28:17 - How I went from in debt to earning six figures and starting my business

30:47 - Why I wanted to focus on money mindset and trauma 

33:08 - Why women feel guilty making a lot of money

38:35 - How women can pursue their financial goals without feeling guilty

44:13 - Money trauma: Cleo’s Story

50:48 - How to identify and address money traumas

55:09 - Create wealth without you having to work harder

01:00:53 - How Cleo helps Women with their finances

01:02:11 - Final words

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