For millennia, across cultures and continents, we have looked to the stars to navigate when we are lost. In this era of transformation, in which everything is in flux, we are locked onto old stars that are pulling us in a perilous direction. We need to discover new possibilities, and reset our course. New Constellations exists to help people imagine and create better, more beautiful futures; futures in which humanity and the planet flourish together. We invite you to meet and journey with so ...
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The Barefoot Innovation podcast, hosted by the Alliance for Innovative Regulation (AIR) CEO Jo Ann Barefoot, explores better solutions for financial consumers at the intersection of technology innovation and regulation.
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An exploration into real estate businesses and asset backed investments. Rod talks to property developers, investors, business owners and professionals about the nitty gritty details involved in making their businesses move in the right direction. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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A podcast for women (and even men) with an honest voice about the realities of living without children. It is my mission to provide a platform for this global group, to create a supportive environment & community for the Childless and Childfree to share our stories and experiences.(un)Ripe is a vibrant, supportive community hosted by me, Jo Vraca. Each fortnight, I speak with women and men, counsellors, spinsters, hypnotherapists, journalists, authors, women who are in the middle of grief, o ...
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Toward Open Finance: Jane Barratt on the New U.S. Data Rules
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Jane Barratt, Chief Advocacy Officer and Head of Global Public Policy at MX Technologies, Inc., discusses the impending game-changing regulations from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to implement Section 1033 of the Dodd-Frank Act.Av Jo Ann Barefoot
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Can You Have ‘AI on Your Side?’ Insights from Congressman Bill Foster
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Congressman and physicist Bill Foster returns to the podcast to talk about artificial intelligence (AI) and digital identity technologies, and how they present great potential and peril for consumers.Av Jo Ann Barefoot
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The Financial Regulators’ Odyssey: AIR’s Innovation Lead Nick Cook
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AIR’s Nick Cook discusses the “Financial Regulators’ Odyssey” — the journey that lies ahead for virtually every financial regulatory body in the world, in catching up their own technology and cultures to the age of digitized data and AI.Av Jo Ann Barefoot
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I am joined by Adam Lawrence and Manish Kataria again for our quarterly investment mastermind, where we discuss what we are investing our ISA's and Pensions into and why. This is not investment advice! We give our thoughts on the investment environment including the economy, productivity and the stockmarket. As always we each have 1 pick of a stock…
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The Evolving Impact of Fintechs: FTA CEO Penny Lee
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Penny Lee, President & CEO of the Financial Technology Association (FTA), discusses how fintechs are trying to change financial services, their evolving relationships with traditional institutions, and new challenges and opportunities.Av Jo Ann Barefoot
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Pieter Zitman has spent 37 years in the construction industry with the last 2 decades focusing on Affordable Housing. His developments have achieved 4 RIBA awards, 5 Evening Standard awards, The RICS award and The Royal Fine Arts Commission Trust Award. So when he suggested we discuss some of the ways that more housing can be built I jumped at the …
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Congressional Action on Regulatory Technology: Congresswoman Erin Houchin
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It’s easy to underestimate the importance of system-building in public policy, but Rep. Erin Houchin's bipartisan FUTURES Act would require financial regulators to self-assess their own tech readiness to oversee the tech transformation underway.Av Jo Ann Barefoot
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In this episode I was joined by Toby Wilde the Founder of Oparo www.oparo.co.uk to discuss what has become the "Wild West" industry of Supported Living. We discuss; Toby's background in property development and lettings and his motivation to be in the supported living sector. What the definition of Supported housing. Challenges of running an invest…
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Modernizing Government Tech: Advancing Beyond Suptech with Sonny Hashmi
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The drive for modern financial regulation has transitioned rapidly to move beyond suptech. Sonny Hashmi, Head of Public Sector at Unqork, shares advice on how government leaders can transform their core technology infrastructure.Av Jo Ann Barefoot
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James Pick founder of Konnexsion www.konnexsion.com joined me for this episode to discuss how AI is being used in Property Management. We talk about communication and how important it is in property management. Different ways to communicate and to whom eg voice, SMS, Whatsapp, email etc. Audit trails Record keeping Getting all stakeholders communic…
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AI in Financial Services: AIR Senior Advisor Christopher Calabia
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Generative AI is revolutionizing the financial world across sectors. Christopher Calabia, Head of MIT’s Central Bank Digital Currency Program, weighs the pros and cons of this new technology while emphasizing regulatory and ethical frameworks.Av Jo Ann Barefoot
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Offices, Hotels, Residential & Data Centre Investments - Michael Kovacs
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Before we get started, I’m delighted to say our next Property Business Workshop on 4th July only has 10 tickets left. This time Adam Lawrence and I will be taking on: The fundamentals of property investment. Risk mitigation and control. Relevant investment metrics. Differing secured debt arrangements and loan structures – and – Scaling your propert…
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Transformation by TechSprint: Closing the Credit Gap in South Africa
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Nthupang Magolego from the National Credit Regulator (NCR) of South Africa and Collen Masunda of the International Finance Corporation (IFC) join Jo Ann to discuss using a TechSprint model to tackle really hard problems in financial inclusion.Av Jo Ann Barefoot
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Senior Assisted Living - Honor Barratt
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If you are interested in Supported living, Impact Investment, Private Equity, Operational Efficiencies, EBITDA, ESG, Housing Crisis then you are in for a treat. I was joined by Honor Barratt the Managing Director of Birchgrove, https://www.birchgrove.life/ a Senior Assisted Living operator that is funded by Impact Fund, Bridges https://www.bridgesf…
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Taming the Machine: AI Ethicist Nell Watson
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AI Ethicist Nell Watson and author of Taming the Machine describes the foundations we need to put in place to build legal, regulatory and ethical systems to channel fiercely powerful new AI technology away from the bad, and toward the good.Av Jo Ann Barefoot
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Commercial Property Investment - Jo Seth Smith
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Jo Seth-Smith is the Investment Manager at Olim Property https://www.olimproperty.co.uk/index.html an FCA regulated property investment manager of UK commercial property portfolios, whose Funds Under Management total is approximately £1 billion with individual discretionary mandates for pension funds, investment trusts and Oxford colleges. Jo has a…
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Community Banks: Darragh Buckley on a Tech-Enabled Future
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Community banks face a tech revolution. Explore the challenges & opportunities with Increase CEO Darragh Buckley, who has a unique perspective and novel ideas. Hear his thoughts on how smaller banks can survive & thrive in a changing landscape.Av Jo Ann Barefoot
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Cutting Edge Consumer Finance: Upgrade CEO Renaud Laplanche
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Upgrade's visionary CEO, Renaud Laplanche, unpacks his pioneering thinking on consumer finance. He unveils 3 key financial consumer needs and explores the evolving landscape of fintechs — progress, challenges and what's next.Av Jo Ann Barefoot
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Our Quarterly Investment Mastermind with Manish Kataria and Adam Lawrence kicked off with a brief discussion on the performance of some of our previous investment picks and the current investment environment. We then got onto our picks for this quarter. If you haven't listened to one of these mastermind episodes before the premise is we each pick a…
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When Business Goes Wrong - Richard Nicholls
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In this episode I am joined by Richard Nicholls who has a fantastic knowledge and track record in the sales market of HMO properties. We also discuss the HMO market and what HMO owners can do to maximise sale values. Selling portfolio's and large HMO to funds and what they may be looking for. However in this episode we discuss another property rela…
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Women’s History Month: Jo Ann Joins Shelley Anderson to look back and forward
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To mark Women’s History Month, AIR’s Shelley Anderson interviews Barefoot Innovation host Jo Ann on her perspective about the progress, and lack thereof, on efforts to drive toward gender equality.Av Jo Ann Barefoot
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In this episode I am joined by Planning Consultant Lorenzo Pandolfi from https://logic-planning.com/ to talk about the current state of the UK's Planning System. We discuss; His career and how an Italian town planner came to be in London. How Morale, Money and perspective are causing issues in the planning system. What is causing the issues with st…
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Fintech 2.0: Itai Damti and Alex Acree of Unit
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Itai Damti and Alex Acree delve into Unit's design as a "technology operating system" for bank-fintech partnerships, the legal framework they establish between partners, and their view that compliance must be built into these systems from the start.Av Jo Ann Barefoot
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Navigating the Last 5 Years in Property
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In the last 5 years we have had Covid, Trussonomics, Market volatility, been paid to stay home, inflation and the fastest increases in mortgage rates for 100 years. So it was an absolute pleasure to have the first ever Rodcast guest back on the show to celebrate our 100th episode and hear how his fantastic property business has navigated the diffic…
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In January 2024 we embarked on a remarkable journey with a group of young people from all countries of the UK and many different backgrounds; a voyage of discovery into a future imagined by and for young people and future generations. Together with leaders from Paul Hamlyn Foundation and as part of Kinship Discovery, we explored the challenges faci…
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Realities of Being a Property Developer
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I was delighted to welcome back Paul Higgs to the Rodcast. Paul was last on the Rodcast in 2020 on episode 15. If you have not listened to it please give it some of your time as it discusses Paul's amazing career from being Head of Land at Barratt Homes (The UK's biggest House builder) to his own business. https://shows.acast.com/rodcast/episodes/p…
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Innovation in Africa: Bank of Ghana’s Kwame Oppong
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Kwame is the charismatic head of innovation at the Bank of Ghana. He shares advice for regulators on how to adapt to tech transformation and emphasizes collaboration to break down silos and foster innovationAv Jo Ann Barefoot
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Richard Berridge CEO of the UK Single-Family Association SFA https://uksfa.org/ has over 40 years experience in UK Residential Real Estate. We had a brilliant conversation centred on Richards passion for rental Houses We discussed; Richards Career and how he came to be CEO of UKSFA The history of Build to Rent (BTR) in the UK. The current make up o…
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How to Include Everyone: The Gates Foundation’s Michael Wiegand
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Michael talks about the global evolution of financial inclusion and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation’s ongoing efforts. Learn about digital financial inclusion, consumer protection, digital public infrastructure, and barriers to fair finance.Av Jo Ann Barefoot
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Adam Lawrence joins me in this episode to discuss Joint Ventures and the mistakes people make as well as due diligence and some info on M&A in SME property businesses. We will go into much more detail at our live workshop in London on 24th April. More info here https://bit.ly/propertybusinessworkshop2 Points we cover in this episode are; Joint Vent…
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Presidential Assistant Elizabeth Kelly: White House Policy on AI
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Kelly serves on the White House National Economic Council and helped lead the executive order issued in 2023 on AI. She discusses what the order requires, the challenges it aims to address and the upside opportunity of the technology.Av Jo Ann Barefoot
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Joined again by Adam Lawrence and Manish Kataria we each pick a specific investment that anyone can do in their ISA or pension and explain the reasoning behind it. As well as our picks, we discuss; Pound cost averaging, changing a portfolio for retirement Bias to home nations How value vs growth has performed Nominal vs real numbers. How long do yo…
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In September 2023, a small group of transformational leaders from across the world gathered deep in the Somerset countryside to go on a journey together. They came together in recognition that these times demand new kinds of leadership; that we must dream big, dig deep and act bravely. Through their journey, the group opened up to new and radically…
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Jess Steele OBE is a community entrepreneur and bold innovator who has spent over thirty years working with communities, creatives, governments, funders, corporates and academics to transform neighbourhoods. Here she introduces us to the wonderful people, places and history of Hastings Commons, a community-led regeneration programme she spearheaded…
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How Banks Price Mortgages - Daryl Norkett
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I spoke with Daryl Norkett the Head of Real Estate Proposition at Shawbrook Bank, one of the biggest Buy to Let and property investment lenders to discuss how mortgages work from the banks point of view. You can also watch this episode on our youtube channel https://youtube.com/@rodcastITP?si=MbqPWAGHJEmlvcfZ please don't forget to subscribe and hi…
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Li An Phoa and Maarten van der Schaaf: Drinkable Rivers
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Li An Phoa and Maarten van der Schaaf are behind Drinkable Rivers – a movement bringing people together around a vision of a world in which we can drink from all our rivers; a sign of whole ecosystem balance. Follow them in this encounter as they walk the Thames engaging with local people, school children, farmers, fishermen, politicians, pilgrims …
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Scarlett Somerville: experience the world under your own steam
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Scarlett Somerville is an artist and activist currently studying for her A-levels. Deeply connected to her landscape and enchanted by nature, here Scarlett shares her vision for a simpler future as well as her perspective as a teenager profoundly troubled by a world that seems to be getting exponentially worse, yet not entirely sure her generation …
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The question of how to define and how to identify ‘glimmers’ of the future has been an important part of our journeys and wider research at New Constellations. Gemma has been collaborating with Graham Leicester and Cassie Robinson on a collective enquiry around how to identify examples of the flourishing futures we hope to help reach towards. Made …
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Year-End Roundup from Digital Dollar Foundation Head Chris Giancarlo
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Former CFTC Chairman Christopher Giancarlo updates on the evolution of Central Bank Digital Currencies around the world and predicts where we’re headed.Av Jo Ann Barefoot
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Across four summer days in July 2023, 17 people from all walks of life in York came together to explore the future of the city that they call home. This audio piece tells the story of the journey they went on to discover and create more beautiful futures in York. Made by Jo Barratt with Gemma Mortensen, Iris Andrews, Lily Piachaud, Yasmin El Dabi a…
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Autumn Budget News for Property Investors
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In this episode I run through the points of the Autumn Budget that are relevant to the Property Industry including parts that were not in Jeremy Hunts speech. Largest ever increases to minimum wage. LHA increased to 30th percentile of local rents. Freeze on how Business rates are calculated and the discount in leisure, retail and hospitality is ext…
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Ian Goldin is an academic, economist, author and optimist. Born in South Africa, he was involved in the anti-apartheid struggle and returned from exile to work as Nelson Mandela’s economic advisor. He was later Vice President of the World Bank, founding director of the Oxford Martin School and now works as Professor of Globalization and Development…
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Lucy Neal is an artist, theatre maker, writer, celebrant and community activist. Steadfastly involved in the grassroots Transition movement in her beloved Tooting since 2008, in this encounter Lucy invites you to join her as she bikes through her community and marches through the streets of central London, exploring what it means to hold the grief,…
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Property News Update - Simon Das 17/11/23
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I was joined by Simon Das from the award winning Mortgage brokers 978 Finance to discuss the latest Property News. Simon gives us a great update on; The Buy to Let mortgage market. Commercial mortgages and where prices are at now. Development and Bridging loan market. We also discuss; The latest inflation figures and what that means. The 7th Housin…
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I am joined in this episode by Ian Humphreys the CEO of Brickflow. Ian explains why he, along with industry experts such as Knight Frank and PWC, came up with a white paper (https://brickflow.com/solving-the-uk-housing-shortage) to present the government with. He talks about what has led to the UK having a deficit of over 4.75 million Homes and pos…
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How Minority-Backed Institutions Can Stay Competitive in Digital Age
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In this special episode recorded live at the Annual Conference of the National Bankers Association in Washington, D.C., Jo Ann speaks with three innovators working to help Minority Depository Institutions modernize their technology to continue serving communities of color.Av Jo Ann Barefoot
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Property News Update - 7th November 2023
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In this episode I give a run down of the latest Property News. I go into details of the Kings speech briefing notes on the Leasehold & Freehold Reform Bill and what each point means for property investors. Also the points raised from the Renters Reform Bill that were written about including how the government expect to carry these out and what they…
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AI, AI and AI: Game-Changing Technologies Will Dominate Fall Gatherings
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Generative artificial intelligence is sure to be a hot topic for regulators and financial innovators on the upcoming conference circuit. Here is how attendees can get the most out of events likely to be a harvest of new ideas.Av Jo Ann Barefoot
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I am joined again by Manish Kataria and Adam Lawrence to do our quarterly Investment Mastermind. These episodes are a bit of fun where we each pick one investment such as an ETF, Stock, Bond or REIT and explain our reasoning. Pretty much all of our picks can be invested in via an ISA or Pension wrapper but these episode are NOT INVESTMENT ADVICE. W…
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Fully Fair Lending: NFHA CEO Lisa Rice
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Discrimination in the credit markets is a persistent problem. Lisa Rice, head of the National Fair Housing Alliance, says we can solve it if we understand the role of structured, hidden bias, and use new technology to root it out.Av Jo Ann Barefoot
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