Curious about how someone can transition from the corporate world to entrepreneurship, and back to a high-level corporate role? Claudia Gwinnutt’s career path is anything but conventional. In episode #39 of Centsational Chats, our guest Claudia shares her experiences navigating through the financial sector, launching a sustainable beauty business, and eventually stepping into a marketing leadership role. Key Highlights: Building a Career in Corporate Finance: Claudia’s early days at Barclays and what motivated her pivot into the banking sector. [00:07] Leadership in Africa: How managing teams across a continent at an early age helps build a leadership outlook and carve a broader career experience. [02:40] From Finance to Entrepreneurship: Claudia opens up about her leap into starting a sustainable beauty business during the height of the plastic crisis—highlighting the struggle between corporate stability and passion-driven entrepreneurship. [11:13] The Entrepreneur’s Solitude: The surprising challenges of running a business solo [17:06] Fundraising as a Woman: Why women founders still face more scrutiny, and how being a corporate finance professional helped Claudia navigate the biases. [20:43] What You’ll Learn The importance of building communication and networking skills, whether you’re working in a corporate role or starting your own business. The realities of solo entrepreneurship and managing its challenges. How basic financial skills are crucial for running any business, even without finance expertise. About Our Guest: A results-driven leader with over a decade of experience in corporate, startup, and turnaround environments, specializing in driving growth, building high-performing teams, and executing impactful brand and product strategies. With expertise across retail finance, wealth management, beauty, lifestyle, food, and sustainability, they combine strategic thinking, operational know-how, and an entrepreneurial spirit to tackle complex challenges and deliver lasting value. Join our community of over 10,000 women by subscribing to our podcast and following us on social media. Follow and Connect: Instagram | @centsationalwomen LinkedIn | www.linkedin.com/company/centsational-women Tiktok | @centsationalwomen Youtube | www.youtube.com/@Centsationalwomen Be Part of the Conversation: After hearing Claudia’s journey, are you filled with confidence to transform your career or make a bold change? Share your thoughts with us! Have feedback or want to propose a future topic? Leave us a review, send a voice note, or reach out on social media. Your insights help shape our content and foster our growing community of empowered women. Stay Centsational! ******** Content on this podcast is for educational purposes only and not financial advice. The content hereby broadcast does not include any personalized investment advice nor any recommendation. Likewise, the content is not aimed at the remote promotion or distribution of financial products or investment services. Views expressed are personal opinions. Investing involves risks. Perform your own research. By continuing to engage with the content on this podcast, you acknowledge your understanding and agreement to these terms. For a comprehensive disclaimer, please refer to our Terms & Conditions on our website.
