Our host, Jess, chats to Robert Gardner about his career journey to date. They discuss everything from his upbringing, growing up in argentina, going to boarding school, why/how he ended up going to oxford, why he studied geography, the process of getting into deutsche bank and why he chose it, the different roles he had there on the grad program/how he nearly decided to be an oil trader. They discuss why he went to work for dawid at Merrill Lynch and the ins and outs of what he did there before leaving to start an Investment Consultancy, Redington. 

We find out why Rob and his business partner brought in a CEO and what his journey has looked like since his shift to become a Non Exec Director, including taking on a new role with St James Place, continuing his work with Redstart, Mallowstreet, authoring a book - save your acorns and a number of other projects. 

Rob gives great advice and tips along the way that will inspire you regardless of where you're at on your own career journey. 

Robs Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robertjgardner/?originalSubdomain=uk

https://www.sjp.co.uk/products-and-services/investment/responsible-investing

https://www.mallowstreet.com/

https://redstarteducate.org/

https://redington.co.uk/

TedTalk: https://www.ted.com/talks/robert_gardner_if_you_leave_your_children_one_thing_make_it_this?language=en