Michele shares her story of growing up in a large family, including the role that older siblings have in supporting their younger counterparts, and the different value that she gets from growing up in such a tight-knit group.

She also explains the impact that her background had on her education and career, before advocating for increased DE&I initiatives to help people from a wider range of circumstances enter the wealth management industry.

This episode is full of lessons about social mobility and the importance of initiatives like the Wealth Academy that Michele helped to establish at Aviva.

Michele also talks about the transferable skills that she has applied to the wealth management space from her earlier career, such as customer-centred communication that she learned in a telecom job.