Money Mindset: Breaking Patterns & Building Financial Confidence

Money Mindset: Breaking Patterns & Building Financial Confidence is a practical, empowering event created to support women in building confidence, clarity, and control over their financial lives.

Designed especially for women who have historically been excluded from financial education and access, this event creates a safe and supportive space to learn, ask questions, and challenge the beliefs that often limit how women engage with money. We recognise that financial confidence isn’t just about income or budgeting, it’s shaped by experience, mindset, access, and information.

Through expert-led conversations, real-world insights, and practical guidance, Money Mindset equips attendees with tools they can apply immediately, from understanding everyday financial decisions to exploring pathways to greater financial security. The focus is on making finance feel accessible, relevant, and achievable, regardless of where you’re starting from.

Attendees will have the opportunity to:

• Build practical financial knowledge in a clear, relatable way

• Challenge limiting money beliefs and develop a healthier relationship with money

• Gain access to expert guidance and trusted financial resources

• Learn about practical financial services and support available to them

• Connect with a community of women on similar journeys

Money Mindset is not about quick fixes or overwhelming theory. It’s about empowerment, informed choice, and long-term confidence, supporting women to make decisions that align with their goals, values, and futures.

Whether you’re just beginning your financial journey or looking to strengthen your confidence and understanding, Money Mindset is designed to meet you where you are and help you move forward.

BONUS: Free Advice Drop-in Sessions from 4PM
Available Advisors:

• Barclays Financial Guides (Investment Signposting)
• Barclays Mortgage Specialists
• Barclays Business Support for Entrepreneurs & Founders

HOST: Ify Bam

Visionary Leader & Transformation Strategist | Founder & CEO, Connecting Stories CIC | Founder, MindPath Consulting | Psychotherapist | Specialist in Programme Leadership, and Organisational Change.

Ify is a passionate advocate for women’s empowerment, with a mission to inspire financial independence and personal growth. As the Founder and CEO of Connecting Stories, she has transformed a grassroots initiative into a flourishing community, impacting over 3,000 women since 2018.

Alongside her leadership, Ify is a seasoned Programme Management Consultant for a global organisation, where she balances her professional career with her dedication to uplifting others and raising her family. A Certified Life Coach and Psychotherapist, Ify is also the founder of MindPath Consulting – a pioneering therapeutic and coaching practice dedicated to helping individuals and organisations heal, grow, and transform. She combines her expertise and lived experience to empower women and young girls to thrive, unlock their potential, and build a legacy of resilience and success, one story at a time.

You can connect with Ify and follow her journey on LinkedIn

https://www.linkedin.com/in/ify-b-25511a13b/

SPEAKER: Janet Vanderschuit
Senior Business Development Manager, Barclays Bank
Janet Vanderschuit is a Senior Business Development Manager for Barclays Private Bank, Wealth Management and Investments with many years working in this role. She has strong relationships with a network of professionals, externally as well as internally in Barclays.

Janet is seen as an expert in banking and finances, having gained deep rooted experience through 43 years in the industry, working for Barclays. She has worked in high-performing teams and has led many teams, and in all, she is a great team player.

Janet is proud to be an educator to everyone she meets, helping them along their investment journey, particularly at the beginning, enabling them make informed choices.

She mentors a number of people within the bank, she also has external mentees, and enjoys working with them to assist their progression and acheivements.

In her personal life, Janet is inspired by her husband and two daughters. She enjoys her culinary delights and other main loves include exotic holidays, cars, and Chelsea Football Club.
You can connect with Janet and follow her journey on LinkedIn
https://www.linkedin.com/in/janet-vanderschuit-she-her-756b8782/

SPEAKER: Oby Bamidele

CEO, Uptree

Oby Bamidele is a strategic and values-led leader with over 15 years of executive and board-level experience across the social impact, technology, and non-profit sectors. She brings a unique blend of commercial acumen and human insight, drawing on her background in finance, operations, and as a qualified psychotherapist.

She has held senior roles in global organisations and purpose-driven start-ups, where she has led transformation, strengthened governance, and supported organisations to scale with impact and resilience. Oby is passionate about social equity and is especially committed to initiatives that empower young people and women.

Known for her thoughtful and inclusive leadership style, Oby contributes a clear, purpose-aligned voice to the boardroom, balancing strategic thinking with a deep understanding of people, systems, and the importance of values-led decision-making.

You can connect with Oby and follow her journey on LinkedIn
https://www.linkedin.com/in/obybamidele

SPEAKER: Victoria Copeland

Partnerships Manager, Money and Pensions Service

Victoria Copeland is the Regional Partnerships Manager for West London at the Money and Pension service. Victoria works with a organisations including local government, financial services, charities and advice providers to support their financial wellbeing strategies for residents, customers, members and service users throughout West London and the UK.

Victoria is trained in Money Guidance and Money First Aid so can guide people to trustworthy and practical resources to support their financial knowledge and wellbeing. Victoria has years of lived experience of good and not so good money choices and can offer empathy and support for those who find themselves struggling to navigate often confusing financial topics.

You can connect with Victoria and follow her journey on LinkedIn
https://www.linkedin.com/in/victoria-copeland-a41b069/

SPEAKER: Sabrina Jarett

Business Relationship Manager, Barclays Bank

Sabrina Jarrett is a Business Relationship Manager at Barclays with over a decade of experience in relationship management. She specialises in supporting businesses with turnovers of £500,000 and above, guiding them through seamless onboarding and delivering bespoke financial solutions, from securing commercial lending for new premises to unlocking working capital for growth.

Renowned for her warm, trusted, and relationship-first approach, Sabrina combines strategic insight with honest advice to help businesses thrive. Her passion for social impact is evident in her previous role as Development Manager at the African Caribbean Leukaemia Trust and her ongoing advocacy for youth financial literacy through Barclays LifeSkills.

A dedicated mentor, coach, and Women in Business champion, Sabrina empowers others to grow with confidence and purpose.

You can connect with Sabrina and follow her journey on LinkedIn

https://www.linkedin.com/in/sabrina-jarrett-01334084/

SPEAKER: Sophia Raja

Local Specialist, Barclays Bank

Sophia Raja is a Local Specialist at Barclays Bank, where she works at the intersection of financial education, community engagement, and long-term impact.

In her role, Sophia is deeply committed to making an enduring difference within the communities she serves. She builds meaningful partnerships with local organisations and community leaders, helping to create access to practical financial knowledge that supports stability, confidence, and opportunity.

Her work is centred on education, equipping individuals and families with the understanding they need to make informed financial decisions, plan for the future, and navigate money with greater confidence. Through her approach, financial wellbeing becomes not just a concept, but a lived, everyday practice.

Sophia brings a grounded, people-first perspective to conversations about money, firmly believing that lasting financial empowerment starts with trust, inclusion, and clear, accessible information.