Money Talks
This week, Rebecca Smith, PR Manager at Canada Life and trivia queen, discusses her background in history, and explains why it's important to question clients.
Ben Welsh, Director - Certus Communications Ltd
This week in Money Talks, Ben Welsh, Director of Certus Communications and fly-fishing enthusiast, explains why longevity is the key to being good at financial media relations and reveals why military people make great PRs.
Jon Guy, Editor, Emerging, Risks.co.uk
This week, Jon Guy, Editor of EmergingRisks.co.uk, explains why he wants to see evidence of the actions financial services firms are taking in the fight against climate change and reveals the question he would most like to ask Jeff Bezos.
James Yelland, Communications & Marketing Manager, The Money Charity
This week, James Yelland, Communications & Marketing Manager at The Money Charity, reveals how he got sidetracked from his goal of a career in radio and explains why he'd like to see more positive headlines showcasing solutions and lives being changed and improved.
Kevin Brown
This week, Kevin Brown, Head of PR for Scottish Friendly explains why the key to being good at financial media relations is to plan for the unexpected, and describes how lockdown helped him discover a new skill.
Andrew Michael, Contributing editor, Headlinemoney
We hear from Headlinemoney's Contributing Editor and Awards Chair, as he leaves Headlinemoney to return to full-time journalism.
Kevin Pratt, Editor, Forbes Advisor UK
This week in Money Talks, Kevin Pratt, Editor at Forbes Advisor UK, suggests that the impact on consumers should be front and centre of any press release, and reveals how £1,000 could lead to him going complete gonzo looking for bargains at a car-boot sale.
Rachel Mason, Creative Director, PR Prose
This week, Rachel Mason, Creative Director at PR Prose, admits she'd love to invest in her favourite brand of chocolate and explains why ‘funeral costs over the years’ would be her specialist subject on Mastermind.
Mona Patel
This week, Royal London's Mona Patel reveals her love of shoes, explains her frustration with celebrities who say their property is their pension and describes how she's always up for a bit of competition.
Sonia Rach, Senior Reporter, Money Marketing
This week in Money Talks, Sonia Rach, Senior Reporter at Money Marketing, discusses how she landed her first job in journalism after a chance meeting at university, and why Tuesday is the worst day.
Victoria Shaw, Personal Finance Correspondent, PA news agency
This week in Money Talks, Annie Thorpe, Content Editor at MoneyMagpie, reveals the impact of going close to bankrupt in her 20s and describes her pride in releasing a real-time COVID-19 finance guide as the PM gave his lockdown orders on 23rd March 2020.
Annie Thorpe, Content Editor at Money, Magpie
This week in Money Talks, Annie Thorpe, Content Editor at MoneyMagpie, reveals the impact of going close to bankrupt in her 20s and describes her pride in releasing a real-time COVID-19 finance guide as the PM gave his lockdown orders on 23rd March 2020.
Gina Clarke, Editor-in-Chief, The Fintech Times
This week in Money Talks, Gina Clarke, Editor-in-Chief of The Fintech Times, explains why she'd like to see research on diversity in the fintech industry and advises those starting out in journalism not to look for a traditional route, tenacity breeds opportunity.
Ollie Smith, Magazine Editor, New Model Adviser, Citywire
This week in Money Talks, Ollie Smith, Magazine Editor at New Model Adviser, admits he'd love to host a TV show where he could doorstep bad bosses about their decisions and urges those new to financial journalism to build long-term relationships.
Tony Hetherington, Readers' Champion, Mail on Sunday
This week in Money Talks, Tony Hetherington, Readers’ Champion at the Mail on Sunday recalls his pride in co-operating with the US Secret Service on a large, long term international investigation and reveals why he would enjoy interviewing Donald Trump about his tax returns.
Greg Wright, Deputy Business Editor, The Yorkshire Post
This week in Money Talks, Greg Wright, Deputy Business Editor at The Yorkshire Post, reveals how he'd love to get hold of the minutes for the meeting which led to the formation of the Bank of England in 1694, and explains why nothing beats corporate life in God's Own County.
Hannah Godfrey, News Editor, Professional Adviser & Deputy Editor, Retirement Planner
This week in Money Talks, Hannah Godfrey, News Editor at Professional Adviser and Deputy Editor of Retirement Planner, explains how the pensions beat is awash with patient and knowledgeable people and reveals her dream job would be to create a show inspired by (old) Top Gear, but about finance.
James Fitzgerald, Reporter, New Model Adviser - Citywire
This week in Money Talks, James Fitzgerald, Reporter at New Model Adviser, recommends those starting out in financial journalism undertake plenty of research and reveals his pride in being shortlisted in the 2020 Headlinemoney awards.
Natalie Tuck, Editor, European Pensions
This week in Money Talks, Natalie Tuck, Editor of European Pensions, describes her pride in taking a magazine to press from start to finish, gives her views on the sales pitch at the end of press releases, and reveals a talent for tap dancing.
James Phillipps, Freelance journalist and Citywire Wealth Manager contributing editor
This week in Moneytalks, freelance journalist and Citywire Wealth Manager Contributing Editor James Phillipps reveals his pride in being part of a team that helped close down the financial services arm of a nationalist organisation and describes his hit and miss attempts at random fusion food combos