S4E164: Invest in Yourself: Urmi Hossain on Finance, Identity, and Building a Life Beyond Borders
Finance meets storytelling in this episode of The AboutHer Show. Urmi Hossain, a CFA and CAIA charterholder, mentor, and host of the podcast Stories Beyond Borders, joins Sangeeta to discuss building a career in finance while staying rooted in identity, mentorship, and self-growth. As an Italian-Bengali woman based in Montreal, Urmi shares how culture, language, and community shaped her path, and why she lives by the philosophy "Invest in Yourself."
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Chapters:
(00:00) 🎬 Introduction
Meet Urmi Hossain, a finance professional and creative storyteller
(02:35) 💼 The Double Life
Balancing a corporate finance career with a life in storytelling
(04:32) 🏅 The Charters
Earning the CFA and CAIA, and what the journey taught her
(06:20) 🎙️ Stories Beyond Borders
The story behind her podcast on immigration and identity
(08:28) 🌍 Italian-Bengali in Montreal
Navigating multiple cultural identities
(11:13) 💡 Invest in Yourself
What her personal philosophy looks like day-to-day
(14:00) 👩💼 Women in Leadership
Her work as Co-Chair, and what she sees in women at different career stages
(17:02) 🤝 Dress for Success
A mentoring moment that changed her approach
(19:32) ✨ Personal Branding
Where authenticity ends, and self-protection begins in finance
(21:54) 🎤 Toastmasters
Finding her voice through public speaking
(25:15) 🗣️ Language Learning
How it shaped her listening, patience, and confidence
(28:00) 📖 Becoming an Author
Why she put her story into a book
(30:22) 🌱 Advice to Her Younger Self
What she'd tell herself starting out in finance
(32:02) ⚡ The Reveal
Our quick-fire round
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