Episode 35: Simonne Gnessen

Simonne Gnessen

Founder of Wise Monkey Financial Coaching

You can also listen to the episode on Apple Podcasts & Spotify.

In this episode:

Abraham has an incredibly insightful chat with Simonne Gnessen, taking a glimpse into:

• Her career and how she found herself moving into the coaching business

• How she moved from being a financial adviser to being self-employed and starting her own business

• What drives her passion and role as a financial coach

• The difference between financial coaching and financial advice

• The training you need for financial coaching

• Whether financial coaching is standalone or a stepping stone towards seeking financial advice

• The bias towards financial coaching and making it a known profession

• How big the opportunity is for financial coaching

• The pricing of financial coaching and whether it’s individual or group-led

Guest profile

Simonne is the founder of Wise Monkey Financial Coaching and co-author of Sheconomics - a book that provides practical tips and solutions to women’s money problems while also tackling their emotional relationship with money.

Simonne has worked in financial services for nearly 30 years. Prior to launching Wise Monkey Financial Coaching in 2002, she worked as a fee-based independent financial adviser at William M Mercer Limited and at Fiona Price & Partners. The early part of her career was spent training to be an actuary.

She also holds a BSc (Hons) in Statistics and is an Associate of the Chartered Insurance Institute (life & pensions). She gained a City & Guilds Certificate in Adult Education in 2004, became a Certified Life Coach in 2006, and a Master Practitioner of Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP) in 2007.

Where to find Jason:

LinkedIn: Simonne Gnessen

Website: Wise Monkey Financial Coaching

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