Asesh plays the long money game

Published: Feb. 3, 2021, 6 a.m.

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This week, I speak to Asesh Sarkar, Global CEO and co-founder of Salary Finance, a fast-growing FinTech platform working to improve the financial health of employees in the UK and US.

Asesh was born in the UK to immigrant parents, who had no support and little money. Just as he had seen his parents toil to provide for the family growing up, Asesh also had to overcome his lack of academic ability by working extra hard.

Pursuing the career that suited him, as opposed to what his parents originally suggested he should do, led to a decade in finance and consulting, before eventually becoming the youngest ever partner at PA Consulting. From there he took a leap into the unknown to become a social impact entrepreneur, founding breakthrough FinTech platform, Salary Finance, in 2015.

A great episode with some great takeaways, especially for those with self-limiting beliefs about careers and money who have an entrepreneurial vision.

Bonus: I also unpick some of the latest money statistics and give you my take on what they all mean for your financial wellbeing.

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