Build a culture of transparency & openness: Ruth Handcock, Octopus Investments

“You build much better relationships with people if you’re able to show a bit of vulnerability” . Proud to make a positive difference to the world we live in, Ruth Handcock is passionate about reducing the stress that people feel managing their finances by harnessing technology to improve access to financial services and financial advice.In today’s chat with Amrit, Ruth Handcock talks about work life blend vs work life balance, feedback loops and experimentation in startups and parenting and the power of consistency, and how to build transparency with vulnerability.Ruth Handcock is the CEO of Octopus Investments, a group of businesses investing in people, ideas and industries that change the world. Keep up to date with everything Startup Dads related on Twitter - https://twitter.com/startupdadspod/Book mentioned in today’s episode:Made to Stick by Chip and Dan HeathThis week’s Startup Shout Outs:Octopus Money Coach - MoneyCoach makes it easy to give every employee their own financial coach and a personal financial plan…while increasing usage of all the benefits you already offer.A Fascinate Production.

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Hopelessly dedicated to both your business and your children? So is Amrit Santhirasenan, host of Startup Dads. As the CEO of a rapidly growing fin-tech startup and the father of a young daughter, Amrit is regularly taking lessons from one to apply to the other. Every week, he'll discuss these observations with business leaders and devoted parents, discovering their techniques to scale up both their business and children successfully.