Her Future Bright is a podcast celebrating the women driving change in the world of finance.
Hosted by Chanelle Paynter, each episode features candid conversations with inspiring women who are breaking barriers, leading with impact, and shaping the future of the profession.
Through their stories of success, challenges, and innovation, listeners gain insights into how these leaders are doing things differently and empowering women to make their mark, wherever they are in their journey.
Tune in to hear the voices shaping the finance industry today and tomorrow.
Inside a CTO's Career: Culture, Leadership & Scaling with Meri Williams
In this episode of Her Future Bright, Chanelle Pattinson sits down with Meri Williams, former CTO at Monzo and Pleo, engineering leader, NED and adviser, to unpack the making of a standout career in technology leadership.
Meri shares how a childhood fascination with hardware and gaming led to a decade at Procter & Gamble, before stepping into roles that shaped some of the UK's most important digital services, including building the team behind GOV.UK. She reflects on the intense realities of scaling engineering teams at pace, the lessons learned from hyper-growth environments, and what it really takes to lead with purpose, autonomy, mastery and inclusion.
The episode dives into why hiring for culture add (not culture fit) creates better products, how neurodiversity and disability have shaped Meri's leadership journey, and why embracing flexibility, including a four-day week, can unlock stronger performance and healthier teams. It's a conversation filled with honesty, humour and the kind of hard-won wisdom that only comes from a career built on curiosity, courage and continuous reinvention.
This series of the Her Future Bright podcast is sponsored by NextWealth (https://nextwealth.co.uk/). Find out more about our AI Lab (https://nextwealth.co.uk/events/ai-lab/).
Produced by Artemis Irvine.
26 Nov 2025
The Power of a Squiggly Career with Anasuya Iyer, Chief Commercial Officer at Octopus Money
In this episode of Her Future Bright, Chanelle Pattinson sits down with Anasuya Iyer, Chief Commercial Officer at Octopus Money, to talk about her inspiring squiggly career — one that's taken her from traditional finance to the forefront of fintech innovation.
Anasuya reflects on her early days at Deloitte and Jefferies, the lessons she carried from corporate life, and the leap to Octopus, where she's helping make high-quality financial advice more accessible to everyone. She shares how technology and AI are transforming financial wellbeing, what it takes to build trust in digital advice, and why embracing a non-linear career path can be the key to lasting growth and fulfilment.
This series of the Her Future Bright podcast is sponsored by NextWealth (https://nextwealth.co.uk/). Find out more about our AI Lab.
Produced by Artemis Irvine.
19 Nov 2025
From Corporate Life to Founder with Nicky Sevel, Founder of Woven Advice
In this episode of Her Future Bright, Chanelle Pattinson sits down with Nicky Sevel, Founder of Woven Advice, to talk about her journey from the corporate world to entrepreneurship — and how she's rethinking the way financial advice firms use data, technology, and human insight.
Originally from Perth, Australia, Nicky began her career in financial services before moving to London, where she held roles at BlackRock, IRESS, and FE fundinfo. In 2019, she founded Neeshe, followed by Woven Advice, a business built to help financial advice firms make smarter, data-driven decisions and deliver better client outcomes.
Nicky shares what she learned working inside some of the industry's biggest institutions, the mindset shift that comes with becoming a founder, and her views on the trends shaping the next era of advice — from AI and automation to culture and customer trust.
This series of the Her Future Bright podcast is sponsored by NextWealth (https://nextwealth.co.uk/). Find out more about our AI Lab.
Produced by Artemis Irvine.
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