Sophie Gerber, Founder of Sophie Grace & TRAction FinTech

Sophie Gerber (@SophieGerber) is the Founder of Sophie Grace, a legal & compliance consultancy and Co-Founder of TRAction FinTech, a regulatory technology business.

Sophie is a leader in the space of legal & compliance in the finance industry within Australia, publishing regularly across the industry. The breadth of both business, whether it’s Sophie Grace or TRAction FinTech, clearly highlight the array of Sophie’s knowledge. Her blog posts are quite brilliant in their ability to sort through the weeds that must exist within this space.

This chat with Sophie was a really interesting look into her background, plus the state of legal & compliance in Australia. We covered numerous topics, including:

• The Royal family
• Starting Sophie Grace
• Common mistakes with new financial businesses
• The Royal Commission
• How the industry could change for the better
• Time management, and her role at TRAction FinTech

 

SHOW NOTES

01:33 - Introduction

03:08 - The royal family

05:19 - Growing up in Sydney

06:31 - Lessons learnt from her parents

08:26 - Her studies and career trajectory

10:24 - Starting Sophie Grace

13:33 - How she explains what she does

14:49 - Common mistakes businesses make

16:52 - The Royal Commission

20:09 - How the industry could change

23:46 - Most interesting observation

24:54 - Greatest change in her area

27:31 - Time management, her role at TRAction

29:16 - Daily routine

29:59 - Book recommendations

33:04 - Best purchase under $200

 

LINKS (IN ORDER OF EPISODE)

• Sophie Grace
• TRAction Fintech
• Westpac
• Commonwealth Bank
• Macquarie
• Adele Ferguson
• AustralianSuper
• Crazy Rich Asians, by Kevin Kwan
• Hillbilly Elegy, by J.D. Vance
• Microsoft foldable keyboard