Femme & Fortune

Ayesha Ofori

👉 A podcast about how wealth is actually built. Hosted by Ayesha Ofori, it explores the real stories behind successful women. The decisions, risks, instincts and turning points that don’t make it into headlines. Each episode goes beyond the surface to look at how money, mindset and life experience shape outcomes. From career moves to big leaps, from setbacks to defining moments. Because building wealth is not just about what you earn. It is about how you think, and the decisions you make along the way.

  1. 13 hr ago ·  Bonus

    The Real Secret to Wealth Isn't a Big Idea: 4 Lessons From a £100M Ice Cream Founder

    Everyone tells you that you need a completely original idea to build wealth. Here's why that's nonsense.In this Femme and Fortune deep dive, Ayesha breaks down one of the biggest myths in business: that you need a never been done before idea to build real wealth. Drawing on a conversation with Vivian Wong, cofounder of Little Moon's Mochi Ice Cream, Ayesha unpacks the concept of an edge, and why it matters far more than originality ever will.Little Moon's did not invent mochi ice cream. Viv and her brother took something that already existed and made it better, bootstrapping the business by hand for over a decade before it became the viral brand you know today.In this video, Ayesha covers:Why an edge beats an original idea every timeThe four edges that built a multi million pound ice cream brandHow to find your own edge, whatever your background or industryWhy real wealth is built slowly, and rarely looks glamorous from the outside.The difference between a salary and ownership, and why it mattersWhat actually happens emotionally when the big payout finally lands.This is a taster of a much longer conversation. The full episode with Vivian Wong is out now on the Femme and Fortune podcast, link below.Watch the full episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-4h157Y53U4 Subscribe for Season 2, coming very soon: https://www.youtube.com/@FemmeandFortuneJoin the weekly wealth newsletter: https://ayeshaofori.com/newsletter/

    13 min

  2. 30 Jun ·  Bonus

    How £1,000 Turned Into £600,000: Angel Investing Explained

    Because for every Revolut, there are thousands of startups that go to zero and take every penny with them. In this Femme and Fortune deep dive, Ayesha Ofori breaks down how angel investing actually works, why you don't need to be wealthy to start (you can invest from as little as £10), and how two UK government schemes, SEIS and EIS, can give you back up to 50% of what you invest through tax relief.This deep dive is based on Ayesha's full podcast conversation with venture capitalist Yvonne Bajela, linked below.LINKSWatch the full episode with Yvonne Bajela: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zxbFjidz8Ik Join Ayesha's weekly newsletter, and be first to hear when her angel syndicate opens: https://ayeshaofori.com/newsletter/Subscribe and hit the bell so you don't miss Season 2 of the Femme and Fortune podcast, coming very soon.ABOUT AYESHAAyesha Ofori is a former Goldman Sachs wealth adviser and an angel investor of more than 15 years, who has also raised millions of pounds in angel funding for her own company. Femme and Fortune is her platform helping women build wealth and confidence as investors.DISCLAIMERThis video is for education only and is not financial advice. Startup investing is high risk. Your money is locked up for long periods and you can lose everything you invest. SEIS and EIS are UK government schemes for UK taxpayers, so if you are watching from outside the UK, look for your local equivalent. Always do your own research.

    16 min

  3. 23 Jun ·  Bonus

    How a £10,000 Pay Rise Becomes £1.72 Million

    A high salary is not the same as wealth. For years Ayesha Ofori managed money for some of the wealthiest people around, and the thing that surprised her most was that almost none of them had a remarkable salary. What they had was ownership.In this Femme and Fortune Deep Dive, Ayesha breaks down the four shifts that separate people who earn well from people who actually build wealth, drawn from her podcast conversation with Lamide Elizabeth. You'll learn why your net worth matters more than your salary, how to turn what you earn into what you own, why "multiple income streams" can be one income stream in disguise, and how lifestyle creep quietly catches out even the highest earners. She finishes with a clear, do-it-this-week list so you can put it all to work straight away.Join Ayesha's weekly wealth newsletter for more like this, straight to your inbox:https://ayeshaofori.com/newsletter/If this was useful, hit like and subscribe, and turn on the bell so you don't miss Season 2 of the Femme and Fortune podcast, coming very soon with some amazing guests. And share this with someone you want to see killing it financially.Watch the full podcast episode with Lamide Elizabeth: https://youtu.be/KFrDGV0Ck3gLove, Ayesha 💜

    13 min

  4. 16 Jun

    From Goldman to Founder: The £500M Banker Who Walked Away to Build Wealth for Women

    I managed half a billion pounds for some of the wealthiest people in the country. Not one of them built that wealth from their salary. To close out Season 1 of Femme & Fortune, Ayesha Ofori turns the tables. After a whole season asking other women how they built their wealth, this time she's in the guest seat, answering the questions she gets asked most about her own journey. From a state primary to a private school in Hampstead, where she first saw what real wealth looked like (a school friend with a lift in her living room), to a physics degree at Imperial, an MBA at London Business School, and a career at Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs advising ultra-high-net-worth clients. Ayesha walks through the decisions, the turning points and the hard-won lessons that shaped how she thinks about money today. She opens up about the moment she realised that climbing the corporate ladder would never make her wealthy, why owning assets rather than earning a salary is what actually builds wealth, the golden handcuffs that quietly trap high earners, and the day she finally walked into her boss's office, dropped her resignation letter on the desk, and left to build something of her own. In this episode: What she learned about money growing up, and why your money habits are set by age seven How she fell into investment banking (and the free popcorn maker that started it all) What the ultra-wealthy do differently that most people never get to see Why high income does not equal wealth, and what does Why she left a successful career at Goldman to help women build wealth instead The truth about being a solo founder, raising funding as a Black woman, and building in a regulated industry Where she's headed next Whether you're just starting to think about investing or you're rethinking what wealth really means, this one is a masterclass in building it on your own terms. About Femme & Fortune Femme & Fortune is the podcast on how women actually build wealth, hosted by Ayesha Ofori. Every episode unpacks the real decisions, risks and strategies behind building lasting wealth.

    57 min

  5. 12 Jun

    From Supermarket Cashier to Entrepreneur, making £60 Billion for Tesco and £92 Million for herself

    She Turned a Loyalty Card Into £92 Million | Edwina Dunn OBE Every time you scan a supermarket Clubcard at the till, you are using something Edwina Dunn created. In this episode, Ayesha sits down with the woman who changed the way the entire retail world understands its customers. Edwina co-founded Dunnhumby with her husband Clive Humby, built the data engine behind the Tesco Clubcard, and went on to sell the business for around £92 million. Today she is the founder of The Female Lead and one of the most influential voices on women, money & ambition in the UK. The road to success was not a tidy one. Edwina grew up in a home where the daughters were expected to become wives and mothers, not founders. She started working a supermarket checkout. Then she became a "Girl Friday", fetching the dry cleaning. After working her way up, she was fired ten minutes after her husband resigned - because she was his wife. And she built a global business while juggling a new baby, a big mortgage. This episode is about building wealth from nothing, the boardroom moment that made Tesco billions and why Edwina is done waiting for anyone else to close the gap between women & money. In this episode: How a loyalty card became a £92 million business The Tesco boardroom moment that changed how supermarkets work Getting fired for being married to the boss Why women don't earn most of the money but decide how it's spent Her experience of inheriting wealth & being talked over by her own bank Why financial empowerment is the real route to change for women Femme & Fortune is the podcast about women & money, hosted by Ayesha Ofori. Subscribe & turn on notifications so you never miss an episode.

    1hr 3min

  6. 2 Jun

    From Medicine to Millions: The NHS Doctor Who Built Her Own Empire

    From medicine to millions - Dr Ifeoma Ejikeme on building wealth through expertise Dr Ifeoma Ejikeme didn't follow the traditional path. She trained as a doctor, studied business management at Imperial College London, completed a fellowship at Columbia University, and then walked away from surgery to build something that didn't exist yet. Today she is the founder and medical director of Adonia Medical Clinic, a premium aesthetics and skin health clinic that has won Best Clinic London six times in six years. She holds two medical patents, has performed over 30,000 procedures, and has built multiple revenue streams from a single area of expertise, including brand partnerships, consultancy, and her own LED skincare device. In this episode, Ayesha and Ifeoma get into the conversations that don't happen enough. How high earners fail to build real wealth. Why being of service is the foundation of financial success. How to identify your gift and turn it into income. And why perfectionism is the enemy of progress. If you are a professional woman who is earning well but not yet building the wealth to match, this episode will change how you think about money. Topics covered: building wealth as a doctor, turning expertise into a business, multiple income streams, investing for women, aesthetic medicine, female entrepreneurship, skin health, wealth mindset, financial freedom, Black women in business, women and investing UK

    57 min

  7. 26 May

    Why Your Salary Will Never Build Wealth (And What Actually Will) | Charlotte Baroukh

    Charlotte Baroukh is a chartered accountant and tax expert at Pie, the UK's first free tax app. She has built one of the most engaged finance communities on Instagram, breaking down the tax rules that most people were never taught.In this episode, Charlotte and Ayesha get into why your salary will never be enough to build real wealth, the tax mistakes that are costing self-employed women thousands, and why equity ownership changes everything.They also get honest about the realities of corporate life, the politics nobody warns you about, what it actually means to go part time after having children, and why bigger doesn't always mean better.In this episode:Why significant wealth comes from ownership, not salaryThe number one mistake sole traders make with their moneyHow to legally reduce your tax bill at any income levelPensions, ISAs and the basics that nobody taught usFiscal drag - what it is and why it matters to youWhy Charlotte left Deloitte and never looked back.Charlotte Baroukh on Instagram: @tax.queen.cJoin Wealth Circles: https://ayeshaofori.com/membership/Follow Ayesha on Instagram: @ayesh.ofori

    1hr 5min

  8. 19 May

    She Earned More, Paid For Everything & Lost Half In The Divorce - Here's What She'd Do Differently

    What happens when you give up everything for love and it still isn't enough? In this episode of Femme & Fortune, Ayesha sits down with Nathalie Lethbridge, a powerhouse who built an extraordinary career across three continents, rose to senior management at Disney, advised corporations on multi-million pound deals and still found herself starting over financially in her 50s. Nathalie opens up about the moments that changed everything: being told she wasn't worthy of an LSE education because she was a girl, leaving behind a VP career for love, surviving a brain tumour with two children under three, and walking away from a 25-year marriage with far less than she'd built. But this isn't a story about loss. It's a story about what happens when you finally stop letting other people define your worth, financially & otherwise.In this episode we cover:Why high-earning women are still getting financially left behind in divorce. What nobody tells you about UK divorce law & your pension. The financial mistakes Nathalie wishes she'd avoided earlier Why compound interest wasn't explained to her but was explained to her brothers How she rebuilt her mindset around money, success & independence Why fear of failure is the biggest thing standing between you & your potential This episode is for you if: You're a high-achieving woman who has never quite got to grips with your own finances. If you've ever prioritised everyone else's financial security over your own, or if you're starting over & wondering where to begin, this one is essential listening. Nathalie Lethbridge is an international business adviser working at the forefront of tech, innovation & the cultural & creative sectors. #FemmeAndFortune #WomenAndMoney #FinancialIndependence #WomenInBusiness #DivorceAndMoney #FinancialLiteracy #WomenEmpowerment #MoneyMindset #FemaleFounders #startingover

    55 min
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👉 A podcast about how wealth is actually built. Hosted by Ayesha Ofori, it explores the real stories behind successful women. The decisions, risks, instincts and turning points that don’t make it into headlines. Each episode goes beyond the surface to look at how money, mindset and life experience shape outcomes. From career moves to big leaps, from setbacks to defining moments. Because building wealth is not just about what you earn. It is about how you think, and the decisions you make along the way.

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  • Creator
    Ayesha Ofori
  • Years Active
    2k
  • Episodes
    13
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Ayesha Ofori
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    Femme & Fortune

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