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The Money Makers

The Money Makers

By Sophia

The Money Makers Podcast is a finance, innovation and investing show for amazing women everywhere of all ages. We feature conversations on all areas of our lives where money matters affect women.

The podcast is hosted by Tanya Rolfe (of Sophia).
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5. Rachel Lau, Managing Partner at RHL Ventures

The Money MakersJan 06, 2022

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46. Ildi Gritsayenko, J.P. Morgan Private Bank on Goals-based Planning

46. Ildi Gritsayenko, J.P. Morgan Private Bank on Goals-based Planning

On this episode, Sophia Co-founder Christine Yu sits down with Ildi Gritsayenko, Asia lead for Goals-based Planning at J.P. Morgan Private Bank Asia they cover what it is, its importance in our lives, and how to think about financial planning across different life scenarios to help us navigate the future with confidence.

Nov 22, 202321:08
45. Karen Holland, Founder of GiftingSense.org

45. Karen Holland, Founder of GiftingSense.org

Join Tanya and Karen to talk about the importance of building the early habit of thinking before spending. Early childhood financial literacy is critical to forming great money habits for a financially healthy and wealthy life.

Nov 14, 202314:12
44. Batya Shulman, Partner - Select Investors

44. Batya Shulman, Partner - Select Investors

Batya Shulman is passionate about good financial literacy and financial inclusion. Join Tanya and Batya to talk about the importance of women staying engaged in their money matters!

Nov 14, 202311:55
43. Diya Lowe

43. Diya Lowe

Welcome to today's episode, where Tanya and Diya Lowe delve into the challenging topic of coping with the unexpected loss of a loved one and the crucial aspect of financial preparedness. Drawing from her own personal experiences, Diya candidly discusses and offers practical advice, aimed at women everywhere.

Oct 20, 202313:05
42. Ashmita Acharya, HSBC Singapore

42. Ashmita Acharya, HSBC Singapore

Sophia is delighted to unveil our new collaboration with HSBC Singapore, where we now bring our Sophia courses to HSBC's Premier customers. Join us in our latest podcast featuring Ashmita Acharya, Head of Wealth and Personal Banking, as we delve into the details of this exciting partnership.

Sep 26, 202315:47
41. Ashley Koh
Sep 20, 202316:26
40. Lou Ann Seet, Senior Sales & Growth Leader, FlightAware

40. Lou Ann Seet, Senior Sales & Growth Leader, FlightAware

We welcome Lou Ann to the show today to discuss salary negotiations. We have all seen the headlines regarding gender pay gaps but how can women effectively negotiate their way to fair pay - check out today's show.

Sep 13, 202313:56
39. Tamara Singh, Running a Portfolio Career

39. Tamara Singh, Running a Portfolio Career

In today's Financial Sprint: 10 Minute Conversations, Tanya catches up with Tamara Singh who has crafted her career to work for her and her family life through having multiple roles and 'gigs' to make up the equivalent of a full time job but much more enjoyable and multi-faceted.

Aug 21, 202313:37
38. Elena Holloway, Astor International School - Singapore

38. Elena Holloway, Astor International School - Singapore

Cambridge University research suggests that children form many money habits by the age of 7. Are you talking to your children about money? Do your children learn about money at school? If you're a parent or a teacher, listen in to find out more.

Jun 16, 202310:45
37. Aneesha Reihana, Founder of Honeycomb Web3

37. Aneesha Reihana, Founder of Honeycomb Web3

Aneesha Reihana sits down with Tanya Rolfe from Sophia to discuss her company Honeycomb web3 and the world of blockchain development.

May 16, 202316:23
36. Yvonne Leung, J.P. Morgan Private Bank

36. Yvonne Leung, J.P. Morgan Private Bank

This is a very special podcast episode hosted by Christine Yu, announcing our Sophia partnership with J.P. Morgan Private Bank. We're pleased to partner with J.P. Morgan to deliver a year-long programme called Women and Wealth, a series of in-person and digital experiences for women in their wealth management. Join Christine and Yvonne as they talk about the partnership and investing across all market cycles.

Apr 25, 202317:52
35. Andaz Singapore

35. Andaz Singapore

Federica Brugnera, EAM Sales & Marketing and Amy Lu, Director of Operations, both of Andaz Singapore. Andaz is a client of Sophia and have recently completed two of Sophia's financial edcuation courses and rolled out to their female employees. We catch up on how the roll out went.

Apr 14, 202318:45
34. Jessica Cutrera & Melissa Gecolea

34. Jessica Cutrera & Melissa Gecolea

Nicole delves into our Sophia expert network for tips and advice on how to form habits that will help build your wealth.  Nicole speaks with Jessica Cutrera, Leo Wealth and Melissa Gecolea, Pearl Magazine, Money Matters, TVB Pearl on what their key money habits are and how they use them for their own financial management.

Mar 17, 202320:19
33. Sophia Founders, Women's Financial Education Survey 2023

33. Sophia Founders, Women's Financial Education Survey 2023

Join Christine Yu and I as we take you through the results of our recent financial education survey for women in Asia. 


96.2% of women surveyed believed they had gaps in their financial knowledge. We roll up our sleeves, dive into the data and get back to work at Sophia on addressing this knowledge gap. 

Mar 10, 202315:13
32. Daphne Tan, CMC Markets

32. Daphne Tan, CMC Markets

Join Daphne of CMC Markets as we launch an exciting finance course for young women in Singapore in conjunction with polytechnics and universities across the island. Finance 101 For Young Women is a great course completely sponsored by CMC Markets and built in collaboration with Sophia.  Reach out to tanya.rolfe@sophiawomen.com if you are part of a university or polytechnic in Singapore and would like to know more about the course for your female students. 

Mar 09, 202315:57
31. Dr Suellen Lee, Your Money Mindset

31. Dr Suellen Lee, Your Money Mindset

Join Tanya and Dr Suellen, Clinicial Psychologist and Head of Wellness at Sophia to celebrate the launch of Sophia's latest course, Your Money Mindset. We dive into some of those external factors that shape our relationship with money. We try to turn any financial anxiety into financial courage. 

Feb 22, 202315:42
30. Tavy Cussinel, Managing Director, Redhill

30. Tavy Cussinel, Managing Director, Redhill

Join our latest episode with Redhill's Managing Director, Tavy Cussinel who talks about the importance of financial literacy for their employees. 


Feb 14, 202313:47
29. University leavers talk money!

29. University leavers talk money!

Join Tanya as she talks to three soon-to-be university leavers about their money experience to date. We talk about fears, spending money for the sake of it and future plans. 

Dec 23, 202239:20
28. Angelina Kwan, "The Future of Crypto"

28. Angelina Kwan, "The Future of Crypto"

Christine talks to Angelina Kwan about all the state of crypto right now, future regulation and whether crypto has a trust problem.  

Dec 09, 202224:14
27. Funding For Female Founders

27. Funding For Female Founders

Today's episode features three pioneering women working on investing for female founders. I managed to catch up with  Jennifer Buckley, the founder and Managing Director of Sweef Capital. Sweef is a Singapore-based impact investment firm investing in the potential of women and the future of Southeast Asia.

Ine Jacobsen, Ine  is a vc investment professional and Anna Pearson is the confounder of Harriet, a platform to support women entrepreneurs.

Nov 21, 202209:49
26. HK Fintech Week - conversations with women in finance and fintech at the conference

26. HK Fintech Week - conversations with women in finance and fintech at the conference

Tune in to our two founders, Christine Yu and Nicole Denholder speaking to attendees and speakers at the HK Fintech Conference. 

Nov 08, 202221:47
25. Jennifer Navarro-Marroquin, Founder at Claiming Prosperity & Co-Founder Of Community Well

25. Jennifer Navarro-Marroquin, Founder at Claiming Prosperity & Co-Founder Of Community Well

Join our latest episode with Jennifer Navarro-Marroquin who is as passionate about healthy money mindsets as we are at Sophia.  In this episode, we talk to Jennifer about knowledge, tools, and systems that unlock prosperity in all levels. If you are considering financial education then this is a great starting point. 

Oct 29, 202221:46
24. Agnes Wun, Director & Chief Executive Officer - Neufast Limited

24. Agnes Wun, Director & Chief Executive Officer - Neufast Limited

Join Tanya as she speaks to the amazing Agnes Wun from Neufast, an AI platform providing accurate and reliable assessment tools to HR professionals to assess candidates.

Oct 05, 202226:51
23. Rebecca Grainger, Founder - Triiyo

23. Rebecca Grainger, Founder - Triiyo

Join our latest episode with Rebecca who set out on a mission to fix a problem she saw and knew it was a problem she could fix for people everywhere. Improving the working lives of so many people. 



Sep 28, 202220:52
22. Natalie Doran, CEO - Lytehouse

22. Natalie Doran, CEO - Lytehouse

Tune in to hear from Natalie who ventured from the UK over to Singapore to start a fresh adventure but without a job. We follow her journey to her current role as CEO of Lytehouse,an AI-powered security guard that upgrades and integrates every sensor into a single feed of intellgent alerts for total visibility and fast response. 

Sep 14, 202232:28
21. Money & Children

21. Money & Children

Did you know that many money habits are formed by age 7? 

Join us for our latest show featuring Will Rainey and Sharon Moo as we discuss the importance of financial literacy for children.


Sep 02, 202236:21
20. Sophia Founders

20. Sophia Founders

Our Sophia team keep it in-house in this latest episode as we talk Introduction To Investing, Money & Children and rising costs of living. 

Aug 12, 202218:22
19. Lindsay Davis, Co-Founder - The FemTech Association of Asia

19. Lindsay Davis, Co-Founder - The FemTech Association of Asia

Tune in to hear from Lindsay Davis, the go-getting founder who saw the gap (women's health) and took the initiative to start a collective. To bring all the FemTech founders, investors and enthusiasts across Asia together in one community. #genius

Jul 13, 202239:36
18. Grace Cheng, Director of Investment Research - Syfe

18. Grace Cheng, Director of Investment Research - Syfe

Our latest episode hosts long term investor professional Grace Cheng who started her career in NYC before moving home to Singapore. Her latest role as Director of Investment Research at Syfe is very exciting as Syfe expands across Asia. 

Jul 08, 202228:43
17. Jessica Cutrera, President at Leo Wealth - Investing in Volatile Markets

17. Jessica Cutrera, President at Leo Wealth - Investing in Volatile Markets

Hear from Jessica Cutrera on how to focus on fundamentals and build wealth for the long term, even through volatile markets.

Jun 22, 202217:18
16. Syarina Zakaria, Associate Director at Iris Capital VC

16. Syarina Zakaria, Associate Director at Iris Capital VC

Join our latest episode with Syarina who talks about studying overseas, being a 'lost child', starting her career in finance, moving into journalism and now back into the finance ecosystem. 

Jun 13, 202224:19
15. Jingjin Liu, CEO & Founder - ZaZaZu

15. Jingjin Liu, CEO & Founder - ZaZaZu

Jingjin talks being the only woman in the room in the automotive industry, exiting startups, being the opposite of a perfect Chinese daughter and finally starting a sexual wellness company in SEA. 

Jun 01, 202238:15
14. Vivien Khoo, Chair and Founder at Asia Crypto Alliance

14. Vivien Khoo, Chair and Founder at Asia Crypto Alliance

This week's show is hosted by Sophia's Co-Founder, Christine Yu. It is a special episode for two reasons i) Christine is guest hosting and ii) a quick deep dive into the recent crypto market volatility. 



May 20, 202232:33
13. Helen McGuire, Co-Founder & CEO of Diversely

13. Helen McGuire, Co-Founder & CEO of Diversely

Oh what a journey! Join the Money Makers as we talk to Helen about her super interesting journey to running an impressively impactful global business. 

May 19, 202229:56
12. Klementina Sula - How to do networking differently!

12. Klementina Sula - How to do networking differently!

Join us on this amazing episode where we are speaking to the wonderful, Klementina (Tina) Sula on the art of networking. Tina likes to say that 'everything you ever learned about networking is wrong!'. 

May 11, 202243:26
11. Sabrina Mustopo, Founder & CEO, Krakakoa

11. Sabrina Mustopo, Founder & CEO, Krakakoa

Krakakoa Chocolate, a  "farmer-to-bar" social enterprise working directly with smallholder cocoa farmers to produce award-winning Indonesian chocolate.

Did someone say chocolate.....?

May 04, 202224:46
10. The Sophia Team Launches 'Your Money Basics'

10. The Sophia Team Launches 'Your Money Basics'

We are back with the Sophia team as they go live this week with their course, 'Your Money Basics' which is the first in their Money Series. 

Hear from Tanya, Christine and Nicole as they talk about the need to have your financial foundations in place before almost everything else. 

Apr 25, 202229:07
9. Misbah Naqvi and Kalsoom Lakhani, GPs of i2i Ventures

9. Misbah Naqvi and Kalsoom Lakhani, GPs of i2i Ventures

This episode is one of the most inspiring episodes I have recorded. We deep dive into the start up scene in Pakistan and how these two ladies called it long before others followed. True pioneers and with a great story of how they came together to launch i2i. 

Apr 20, 202240:05
8. Kate Brodock, General Partner of W Fund & CEO of Switch

8. Kate Brodock, General Partner of W Fund & CEO of Switch

Kate Brodock is the Founding Partner of W Fund, a VC investing in underrepresented-led tech start ups and CEO of Switch, a global ecosystem shaping the future of our global innovation economy.

Mar 28, 202246:24
7. Amy Read, Co-founder - Techsembly

7. Amy Read, Co-founder - Techsembly

Tune in to hear how Amy's tenacity in her corporate led her to leading of the most successful inititatives in the organisation. Also hear how Amy has pivoted her start up and is now at the helm of an exciting hospitality SaaS business. 

Mar 22, 202240:16
6. Stephanie Leung, Head of StashAway HK, Group Deputy CIO

6. Stephanie Leung, Head of StashAway HK, Group Deputy CIO

Join us as we find out what Robo Advisors and Snow Sports have in common from the amazing Stephanie Leung! StashAway is a digital wealth management platform that offers investment and cash management portfolios for both retail and accredited investors.

Mar 17, 202236:43
5. Rachel Lau, Managing Partner at RHL Ventures

5. Rachel Lau, Managing Partner at RHL Ventures

The Covid-19 impact on Venture Capital Investments. 

Rachel Lau is a Managing Partner at RHL Ventures in Malaysia. Rachel shares more about the focus of the fund, the impact Covid has had on their investment thesis and some of the exciting ventures she is backing.



Jan 06, 202230:34
4. Athena Lee, Co-Founder & CEO at ZumVet

4. Athena Lee, Co-Founder & CEO at ZumVet

Telemedicine - a transition from human health to pet health. 

Athena Lee is the Co-Founder & CEO at ZumVet, a veterinary care platform through video calls and house calls.  Athena talks about her traditional beginnings but her rebel roots led her to the world of entrepreneurship. 




Jan 06, 202236:24
3. Yumiko Murakami and Kathy Matsui - M Power

3. Yumiko Murakami and Kathy Matsui - M Power

Pioneers: Japan’s first ESG-focused fund & first female-led fund.

MPower Partners, Kathy Matsui & Yumiko Murakami focus on investments into growth- to late-stage Japanese startups. Kathy & Yumiko talk about their respective journeys, cultural challenges between moving between USA and Japan and the venture landscape in Japan. 


Jan 05, 202233:27
2. Alexandra McGuigan, Global Development Director for 100 Women in Finance

2. Alexandra McGuigan, Global Development Director for 100 Women in Finance

On a mission: Women In Finance.  

Alexandra McGuigan is the Global Development Director for 100 Women in Finance. They’re on a mission to see 30% representation in senior leadership positions in the finance industry. 


Jan 04, 202233:49
1. Sophia Founders Christine Yu, Nicole Denholder and Tanya Rolfe

1. Sophia Founders Christine Yu, Nicole Denholder and Tanya Rolfe

Shaking it up: Women & Money. 

The Sophia founders, Christine Yu, Nicole Denholder and Tanya Rolfe talk about the launch of their latest venture, Sophia. Sophia is set to shake up the world of investing for women. Built by women, for women. 


Jan 03, 202235:36