Feb 27, 2019
Sophie Gerber (@SophieGerber) is the Founder of Sophie Grace, a legal & compliance consultancy and Co-Founder of TRAction FinTech, a regulatory technology business.
Sophie is a leader in the space of legal & compliance in the finance industry within Australia, publishing regularly across the industry. The breadth of both business, whether it’s Sophie Grace or TRAction FinTech, clearly highlight the array of Sophie’s knowledge. Her blog posts are quite brilliant in their ability to sort through the weeds that must exist within this space.
This chat with Sophie was a really interesting look into her background, plus the state of legal & compliance in Australia. We covered numerous topics, including:
- The Royal family
- Starting Sophie Grace
- Common mistakes with new financial businesses
- The Royal Commission
- How the industry could change for the better
- Time management, and her role at TRAction FinTech
SHOW NOTES
01:33 - Introduction
03:08 - The royal family
05:19 - Growing up in Sydney
06:31 - Lessons learnt from her parents
08:26 - Her studies and career trajectory
10:24 - Starting Sophie Grace
13:33 - How she explains what she does
14:49 - Common mistakes businesses make
16:52 - The Royal Commission
20:09 - How the industry could change
23:46 - Most interesting observation
24:54 - Greatest change in her area
27:31 - Time management, her role at TRAction
29:16 - Daily routine
29:59 - Book recommendations
33:04 - Best purchase under $200
LINKS (IN ORDER OF EPISODE)
- Sophie Grace
- TRAction Fintech
- Westpac
- Commonwealth Bank
- Macquarie
- Adele Ferguson
- AustralianSuper
- Crazy Rich Asians, by Kevin Kwan
- Hillbilly Elegy, by J.D. Vance
- Microsoft foldable keyboard