Who Are We?
Lise Thorne, co-founder and part-time CEO of a successful IT business and runs a not-for-profit supporting homeless single mums. She’s also achieved the seemingly impossible: swimming 10km, walking 100km, and completing a Half Ironman.
Despite all of this, she still found the world of investing too hard to understand. A few years ago, she realised, to her own detriment, how much not knowing was costing her.
Lise is also a 48-year-old perimenopausal mum of three neurodiverse children and (three rescue dogs!). She has mastered the art of juggling life’s challenges. Recently, she noticed that many people, mainly women over 40, feel like they’ve missed the finance boat because of confusing jargon and a lack of clear guidance on how to get started.
Her mission? To simplify investing, build confidence, and prove that it’s never too late to begin.Â
Adrienne D’Souza has worked in the world of retail since the age of 14, managing for Hamleys, Harrods, and Gap. Until February 2024, she ran her own high-street party and balloon business in southwest London, bringing fun, fancy dress, and plenty of laughter to the local community.
Adrienne is the engine room behind Lise, carrying the load behind the scenes with social media, writing content, and capturing (and actioning) many of Lise’s bold and inspired ideas. She’s a mum to two adult children, an ambassador for The Body Coach, and she’ll be the first to say she has absolutely no idea about the world of investing, which makes her perfectly qualified to ask the questions others are often too afraid or embarrassed to voice.
