EP08 Lisa Conway-Hughes, Author and Chartered Financial Advisor on Wealth Creation, Life Planning and Paternity Leave

My guest this week is Chartered Financial Advisor, author, podcaster and mum, Lisa Conway-Hughes, also known as Miss Lolly. Lisa is on a mission to help people become more financially secure and manage their money to build the life of their dreams. Lisa is a speaker, podcast co-host of ‘She’s On The Money’, author of ‘Money Lessons: How to manage your finances to get the life you want’ and holds down a full-time position at a wealth management firm in the City. In this episode, we talk about how the importance of financial wellbeing for self-care and how financial planning is actually about life planning. We discuss the importance of normalising paternity leave to address the gender wealth gap. We also dive into Lisa’s writing process and how she’s so productive with two young children! Enjoy! Join in the conversation online using #THEWOTPOD on Twitter https://twitter.com/TheWotPod and Instagram https://www.instagram.com/thewotpod/. Chapters: 00:00 Chapter 1: Naively Ambitious - Starting a Career in Wealth Management 09:53 Chapter 2: Financial Planning is Life Planning 18:19 Chapter 3: Adding Financial Wellbeing to the Self Care Narrative 24:45 Chapter 4: Lobbying for Change - Paternity Leave 32:23 Chapter 5: Lisa’s Money Mistakes and Wins 35:35 Chapter 6: Finding Time to Write a Book Episode resources: https://sistersnog.com The 100-Year Life: Living and Working in an Age of Longevity by Lynda Gratton and Andrew Scott - https://amzn.to/2LGnSrE Money Lessons: How to manage your finances to get the life you want by Lisa Conway-Hughes - https://amzn.to/2QpoKW1 Find out more about Lisa Conway-Hughes: https://misslolly.com https://www.instagram.com/misslollymoney/ https://twitter.com/lolly_lisa Connect with your host, Frankie Cotton: https://twitter.com/Frankie__Cotton https://www.instagram.com/frankie_rose_cotton/