At Work With…
At Work With...
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Step into 'At Work With...', where we uncover the real, unfiltered stories behind successful careers. Join us as industry leaders share their breakthrough moments, spectacular failures, and unconventional paths to the top. No corporate jargon or polished PR answers – just honest conversations about what it really takes to build a remarkable career.
Whether you're climbing the corporate ladder, considering a career pivot, or building your own empire, join us as we decode success, one conversation at a time.
< New episodes drop every other Monday. Hosted by Ana Merchant >
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The podcast focuses on the real stories behind successful careers, with themes such as career transitions, overcoming adversity, and social impact. Episodes include industry leaders like Samir Patel discussing charity innovations, Lucy Cleland sharing insights on sustainability in luxury publishing, and Peter McCleave addressing resilience in the face of personal health challenges.

Step into ‘At Work With…’, where we uncover the real, unfiltered stories behind successful careers. Join us as industry leaders share their breakthrough moments, spectacular failures, and unconventional paths to the top. No corporate jargon or polished PR answers – just honest conversations about what it really takes to build a remarkable career.
Whether you’re climbing the corporate ladder, considering a career pivot, or building your own empire, join us as we decode success, one conversation at a time.
< New episodes drop every other Monday. Hosted by Ana Merchant >
In this video, Eliza Filby shares how growing up in a financially complicated, class-conscious South London family shaped her understanding of money, privilege, inheritance, and the hidden role the “Bank of Mum and Dad” plays in modern life. Mentioned in the Episode📖 Inheritocracy: It’s Time to Talk About the Bank of Mum and Dad by Eliza Filby: https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/219561103-inheritocracyConnect with Dr. Eliza FilbyWebsite – https://www.elizafilby.com/Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/dr_eliza_filbyYouTube – https://www.youtube.com/@Dr.Eliza.Filby.Music: ”Palms Down” by Blue Dot Sessions (https://www.sessions.blue)License: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/TIMESTAMPS00:00 The Family Money We Don’t Talk About01:00 Growing Up “Rich” Without Feeling Rich03:00 Why British Class Is More Complicated Than It Looks06:00 How Her Dad Shaped Her Intellectual Life08:00 Growing Up in a House Where Everyone Argued10:00 A PhD and Cleaning Toilets to Pay the Bills12:00 Why We Romanticise Our Parents’ Struggle15:00 How Immigrant Families Think Differently About Money18:00 Who Actually Talks About Family Wealth?20:00 How Gender Changed the Inheritance Economy22:00 When the “Bank of Mum and Dad” Marries Another One24:00 What Losing Her Father Taught Her About Inheritance27:00 Birth, Death and Rebuilding Her Identity29:00 Why Money Suddenly Started to Matter31:00 Why She Removed the Data From Her Book33:00 Her Mum’s Brutally Honest Book Review35:00 Quick-Fire Round36:00 Academic or Entrepreneur?37:00 The Book She’s Writing Next #atworkwith #elizafilby #inheritocracy #bankofmumanddad #generationalwealth #inheritance #class #socialmobility #familymoney #wealthinequality #millennials #genz #womenandmoney #entrepreneurship #futureofwork

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