7. Dame Jayne-Anne Gadhia on 'bloody difficult women', her new business, and working with Richard Branson and Fred Goodwin

Can I ask you a personal question?

If you enjoy this podcast, please have a listen to our previous episodes, and also give us a review or rating – every little helps. You can also follow us on Twitter (https://twitter.com/CIAYAPQ) and LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/company/can-i-ask-you-a-personal-question/).

Dame Jayne-Anne Gadhia is the former chief executive of Virgin Money bank and the founder/ executive chair of fintech startup Snoop.

In this episode, she talks Will and Dan through her journey to the top of the UK banking sector, and speaks about the challenges of starting something new.

During her career, Jayne-Anne has worked closely with two of Britain's best-known businessmen, Fred Goodwin of RBS and Virgin tycoon Sir Richard Branson. Our interviewee makes shock claims about both men. Jayne-Anne says Goodwin is "nowhere near as bad as the press would have you believe", and presents evidence to suggest that Branson might not be as much of a party animal as his reputation would suggest.

Jayne-Anne also speaks out about sexism in the City, and why she thinks successful ladies are often labelled as "bloody difficult women".

"Can I ask you a personal question? (with Will and Dan)" is presented by Will Turvill and Dan Hully, and is produced by Luke Garratt.

Will is a British journalist based in Canada, and Dan is co-founder and CEO of Quantico, a provider of in-house finance teams to rapidly scaling businesses. Luke is a journalist and news producer for the Associated Press, also based in London.