Five interviews. Five patterns. FoundHer FundHers was created to open up honest conversations about money. What I didn’t expect was how clearly those conversations would reveal the deeper truths about confidence, protection, identity and financial literacy. This is what five women have taught me so far, and why this platform is only just getting started.

Women live longer but retire with less. In this month’s FoundHer FundHers, Financial Educator Felicia Flinders breaks down the pension gap, explains the triple lock in plain English, and challenges self-employed women to stop leaving money on the table. If you want financial peace, not just income, start here.

From modelling at 17 to styling campaigns, building sets and presenting live on QVC, Emma Lightbown has built a 20-year career rooted in creativity and graft. In this candid STYLISA FoundHers interview, she shares her pivot from “seen and not heard” to finding her voice, the reality of freelance feast and famine, and why fashion should feel like self-care, not pressure.