Gap Finders - Romi Savova

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Today's guest is the Founder & Chief Executive of Pensionbee, Romi Savova. Born in communist Bulgaria and growing up in South Africa, Romi's first taste of entrepreneurship came from selling her artwork as a teenager. Before founding Pensionbee in 2014, Romi studied in America, earning an MBA at Harvard Business School. She worked for some of the world's biggest financial institutions including Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley and Credit Benchmark. Born out of frustration at the complicated process of trying to move a pension from a former work place, Romi's mission with Pensionbee became helping people from all backgrounds save for retirement and overcome the barriers she saw in the pensions system. In April 2021 Pensionbee's shares were traded on the stock markets without restriction from for the first time and today the company has around 215,000 active customers and £2.75 billion of assets under its administration, with a hope of making profit for the first time in 2023. We explore the ways in which Romi wanted to disrupt the pensions sector, bring gender parity to financial services, and the hopes she has for the future of Pensionbee. PRESENTER: WINIFRED ROBINSON PRODUCER: LINDA WALKER