Money can be very personal and emotional, so let’s start the conversation in a chilled, low-key environment. No lecturing, no selling. Just talking and sharing ideas. It doesn’t matter how much you earn. My question is: does it make you happy and how are you managing what you have? Vestpod is your money tribe, a safe space to talk about money and feel good about it. My goal is to support you to build better money habits, learn about finances and connect with like-minded people.
If you want to me organise a Vestpod event in your city, please email me on emilie@vestpod.com
If you would like me to come and do a talk for your company or community, please email Francesca Zampi on francesca@thefound.co.uk
VESTPOD events!
Vestpod Series -
Housing: Getting on The Property Ladder & Renting Better
Wed 2 Oct 2019, Huckletree West (London)
A kick-ass panel of women discussing “Getting on the property ladder and renting better”, followed by a Q&A and then drinks. Should I buy or should I rent? We can’t answer this for you but we will discuss both options and find you the best renting tips and buying strategies. We’ll talk landlord practices, saving for a deposit, negotiating a mortgage and more.
Join Jade Vanriel (property YouTuber), Sarah Davidson (knowledge & product editor at This is Money at the MailOnline) and Vicky Spratt (writer, campaigner passionate about protecting tenants).
Workshops to be announced in September, stay tuned!
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EVENTS I AM SPEAKING AT!
Birmingham Literature Festival: Money Matters
Sat 05 Oct 13:30, chaired by Sathnam Sanghera
Are you someone who tends to spend more than you earn? Always living in fear of looking at your bank balance and surviving on baked beans come payday? From relationships, to ambitions and mental health, money plays a huge role in our lives and yet it often feels taboo to talk about it. Not any more. It’s time to take back control of our bank balances and start talking about money.
Join writers Emilie Bellet and Laura Whateley as they discuss their latest books about our relationships with money, and share practical tips to help us feel more in control of our finances. From savings and pensions to discussing the gender pay gap and fighting for a pay rise, Laura and Emilie are on a mission to debunk the financial jargon and break the taboos around money. Come and be part of this important conversation and discover how talking about money can actually change your life.
Cheltenham Literature Festival: You’re Not Broke, You’re Pre-Rich
Sat 12 Oct 4pm
From friendships, to ambitions, to mental health, money plays a huge role in our lives, yet we’re often too polite or embarrassed to talk about it. Alex Holder (Open Up) and Emilie Bellet speak to Sarah Raphael about debunking the financial jargon and breaking the money taboo. Full of sympathetic, practical advice on everything from mindful spending and finding financial freedom, they will strip away the awkwardness to help you find the power and solidarity of talking about money.
Bazaar At Work Summit (London)
Wedn 13 Nov
Since the day it was founded 150 years ago, Harper’s Bazaar has always championed the cause of the career woman. For the past four years, our Bazaar At Work initiative has aimed to inspire, empower and inform our readers with the most exciting developments in the world of work.
Now in its third year, the Bazaar Summit returns to bring together Britain’s most inspiring female leaders from the worlds of finance, fashion, business, wellbeing and technology for a life-changing day of empowering talks, thought-provoking panel discussions and unmissable networking opportunities.
Previous vestpod series events & Workshops
Know Your Worth with Bola Sol, Carmel Dickinson and Lauren Armes
17 Jul 2019
It’s almost time for your annual review, or perhaps you’re an entrepreneur and you want to raise your rates with a client. How can you establish your true worth, ask for what you want and negotiate so that everyone comes out a winner? At a recent event at the Huckletree Shoreditch, Vestpod rounded up three amazing money experts and financial feminists to answer those questions. The advice is clear: before negotiating, you need to figure out what you want to ask for and why. Read our summary here.
Launch breakfast party of my book "You're Not Broke, You're Pre-Rich"
31 May 2019
The book will help you to get to grips with money, even if you have no idea where to start and will become your go-to resource when it comes to getting the bank balance you want and actually deserve.
You're Not Broke, You're Pre-Rich will teach you: how to be in control, out of debt & have more money.
All photos here on our Facebook page.
International Women’s Day with Laura Whateley and Bev Shah
15 Mar 2019
We celebrated IWD with our 2 amazing speakers: Bev Shah is the City's 'Fearless Girl', championing inclusivity & diversity in the asset & investment management industry and Laura Whateley, journalist and author of Money: a user's guide!
Making Money with Impact Investing: Dream or Reality?
18 Jan 2019
It’s something that 84% of women say they’re interested in. This time we have 3 amazingly inspiring women that will come and share their own stories with impact investing: Georgia Stewart, Julia Groves and Liv Sibony. They all work in the space and have different missions and experiences so expect an empowering debate.
In Conversation with Helena Morrissey
19 Oct 2018
On October 19th 2018 I had the pleasure to interview Helena Morrissey. We discussed her career in finance, what is driving her and how she managed to stay true to herself in a male-dominated industry. Helena is hugely inspiring and empowering.
Women & Crypto with Ambre Soubiran
25 Jul 2018
On July 25th 2018 we hosted our first event in a series of informative, informal conversations that we will run with Vestpod aiming to educate all of us on the crypto and blockchain topics. Vestpod is all about empowering women financially and I think we cannot ignore this new asset class.
Vestpod workshops
We organise workshops in London for our community on different financial topics such as: budgeting, investing, cryptos, property.
OUR COMMUNITY
"I attended Vestpod's “Make Money Moves” workshop and really enjoyed it. Emilie gave a lot of useful insights on what to be aware of in terms of savings vs. spending, pensions and investments. The workshop was interactive and made you think about what and how to change your current finances.
I would highly recommend it for anyone wanting to be smart about their money and look forward to attending the next workshop about investments."
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