Today I am very happy to have Rachel Verghis on the podcast - one of the first guests I had on my radar when the idea of the podcast started coming to fruition, and I’m grateful she opened up so generously about her story and her passion for bringing art to as many people as possible.

Based in London, Rachel is a former investment banker who found her calling in art and collecting. Without any formal art education, her journey began after taking a sabbatical to volunteer at a Sydney gallery followed by a brief stint at Sotheby's. Today, Rachel balances her time between running her gin company, MarGin, being a solo mum, managing her personal investments, contributing to renowned art institutions, while also driving several artistic initiatives.

I am not sure how she does it all but it was very inspiring to talk about all this with her and I hope you enjoy our conversation!

Artists and references mentioned:

• Gene Sherman 
• Caroline Rothwell 
• Ai Weiwei 
• George Rouy 
• Hannah Barry Gallery 
• Patrick Goddard 
• Docent 
• Gertrude 
• Natalia Janula
• Avant Arte 
• TeamLab Collective 
• Mikka Rottenberg 
• Tate Modern 
• Hayward Gallery 
• Serpentine Galleries 
• Linder Sterling 
• Christian Levett 
• Rachel Thomas , Chief Curator at the Hayward Gallery
• Maria Sukkar
• Ralph Rugoff 
• AWITA (Associate of Women in the Arts) 
• Bonhams 
• Famm, Christian Levett's museum in Mougins 
• Chateau La Coste 
• Bloomberg Connects 
• Vanila Netto 
• Rachel Kneebone 
• Guillaume Bardet 
• Celia Paul 
• Chantal Joffe 
• Giampaolo Babetto 
• Petrina Hicks