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Focus: We see you co-founded RedStart. Please explain
the importance of financial education?
RG: I strongly believe that teaching our children to be nancially responsible is more important than ever. Especially when you consider that money-saving habits form by the age of seven!! My passion is to help future generations save more for a better nancial future. As nancial responsibility shifts from government and companies to individuals, we need to be equipped with the habits, skills and tools to be money savvy. Sadly nancial education was only put on the secondary school syllabus in 2014 and it’s not on the syllabus for primary schools. This is why in 2012
I co-founded RedStart a nancial literacy programme which aims to plant the seed for the nancial well- being of young people. Our goal is to help teach 1 million young people how to budget, save, Invest and give back.
Focus: We also understand that you are a Board member of the Catalyst Club, part of Cancer Research UK. Please tell us more?
RG: The Catalyst Club was set-up
5 years ago with the goal to raise £10million to fund ground breaking research in lung & oesophageal cancer, and a Strati ed Medicine. This £10m of funding would be a catalyst to release a further £20m of funds from pharmaceutical companies and government. This year I am delighted to say that we achieved that target
so releasing the additional £20m of funds. Over the last 5 years we have funded some innovative research into how we identify and prevent cancer in the next 5 to 10 years.
Focus: Rob it’s been great to talk to you ....thank you for your insights.
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