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Iona Bain on the Young Money Blog and financial education – MAF120

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This week I chat to journalist, blogger and author, Iona Bain.

We talk about how she launched the Young Money Blog, financial education and how important it is to get out and talk directly to your customers.

Welcome to episode 120 of the Marketing and Finance Podcast.

Iona Bain on the Young Money Blog and financial education - MAF120

What you’ll hear about in this episode

  • How Iona set up the first blog dedicated to young people and their money
  • Why we need more financial education in schools and what it should cover
  • Giving young people the power and the freedom to take back control of their money
  • The importance of getting out and meeting people to find out their problems
  • Why “conforming to the norm” is not a strategy for business success

Who is Iona Bain

Iona is a journalist, blogger and author.

She’s written for all the major national newspaper titles and financial services trade publications.

She founded the award-winning Young Money Blog, the first and only online financial blog devoted to young people in the UK. Won Money Blogger of the Year at 2016 Santander Media Awards. She’s author of “Spare Change”, named one of the top five feminist books of 2016.

You’ll see Iona appear regularly on BBC Breakfast and BBC Scotland.

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Maggie Johnson on virtual assistance, event management and marketing services – MAF119

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After a week’s holiday, MAF is back and my guest is Maggie Johnson.

We chat about virtual assistance, event management and marketing services and how this might benefit your business.

Welcome to episode 119 of the Marketing and Finance Podcast.

Maggie Johnson on virtual assistance, event management and marketing services - MAF119

What you’ll hear about in this episode

  • Take away the “busy” from the “productive”
  • Freeing yourself up to focus on the important business development and strategy stuff
  • Running slick events from conferences to awards dinners
  • Changing from a “support” company to a “services” company and embracing content marketing

Who is Maggie Johnson?

After a career in big corporate, Maggie left and started a virtual assistance company.Executive Virtual Support was specifically created to support small and

She created Executive Virtual Support to support small and medium-sized businesses. Her current client bank includes Insurance Brokers, PR Consultants, Actuaries, Mortgage Brokers, IFAs, SEO Specialists and Accountants.

By outsourcing your administrative, organisational tasks and Event Management, EVS can manage your office remotely, providing you with a cost effective and bespoke service that will allow a business to focus on its strategic development. This, in turn, allows you to increase revenue and drive your company forward.

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Mastermind sessions and ducks in Wimbledon – RogVLOG – 4

In this episode watch my trip to Wimbledon to attend a private mastermind session run by Chris Ducker.

Find out what mastermind sessions are and how they could help you and your business.

We also take time out to explore Cannizaro Park and see the real ducks.

A “full on” but a motivational day.

To find out more about Chris Ducker and his mastermind sessions just click here.

Now it’s your turn:

Have you ever been to a mastermind session? What did you think of the format? Has your business benefited as a result? Please leave a reply or share this on social.