The Unbiased Podcast - Your Money, Your Future Karen Barrett

Unbiased Founder Karen Barrett shares her best bits from season 2. The highlights include; Jesse Metcalfe’s childhood negotiation skills, Elaine Pofeldt’s top tips for anyone thinking of starting their own business and Carol Decker’s best investment. We also hear two great founder stories from Nick Crook and Marieke Syed and Right Said Fred’s insights into missing out on a great merchandise deal. Value Bombs:I had a reputation for being a good negotiator and a bit of a wheeler-deale...

Summary: Carol Decker of 80s band T'Pau, joins Unbiased Founder Karen Barrett for the 8th episode of Season 2 to discuss Making Money in the Music Industry. They discuss how Carol’s childhood shaped her view on money, what Carol is currently doing and the best investment she has ever made. Carol shares her insights on how today’s current circumstances have changed her view on finances and the key takeaway from this episode is the advice Carol got from her dad, ‘neither a borrower no...

Summary: Nick Crook, Founder of Boardies joins Unbiased Founder Karen Barrett for the 7th episode of Season 2 to discuss navigating retail during the pandemic. They discuss Nick’s founders journey when building Boardies, an award-winning global swimwear, apparel and accessories brand, what he’s learned from failure, and lessons he’s learnt about money. Nick shares his insights on navigating retail during the pandemic when a third of the company turnover was cancelled. The key takeaw...

Summary: Marieke Syed, Founder of SNACKZILLA joins Unbiased Founder Karen Barrett for the 6th episode of Season 2 to discuss financial lessons from starting a business. They discuss how SNACKZILLA started, how Marieke raised the funds to launch her product and the biggest lessons she learnt in the process. Marieke shares how her parents own business sparked her entrepreneurial spirit. The key takeaway from this episode is that challenger brands are so small and so nimble that t...

Summary: Tables are turned and Unbiased Founder Karen Barrett answers all your financial questions for the 5th episode of Season 2.They discuss how Karen’s upbringing influenced her outlook on money, her most useful piece of financial advice and what advice she would give her younger self. Karen shares their insights on retirement and her top tips for investing. The key takeaway from this episode is that money gives you the confidence to make the right decisions to live your life.Connect...

Summary: Tom Price, Comedian, Actor, Podcaster and Radio Presenter joins Unbiased Founder Karen Barrett for the 4th episode of Season 2 to discuss why don’t people talk about money?They discuss Tom’s disastrous house investment, how to plan with a fluctuating income and how Tom’s upbringing influenced his outlook on money. Tom shares their insights on following the creativity over money and the key takeaway from this episode is you need to financially spread yourself around, you cannot p...