How Instagram Fostered Recession-Ready Scams, Dressed as Female Empowerment (Part III)

BONUS EPISODE

This podcast is the third and final part of our series ‘How Instagram Fostered Recession-Ready Scams, Dressed as Female Empowerment’. Read Part I and Part II.

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This summer, influencer Sarah Akwisombe claimed to have made £1 million in a matter of months by selling business courses and coaching to fellow women via Instagram. Now, dozens are demanding refunds and questioning her sales tactics. We have been exploring claims that faux-feminist spaces are exploiting women using tactics derived from problematic MLM schemes. 

For this bonus podcast, Frankie Cotton is joined by Grace Holliday, Davinia Tomlinson and Egbe Manton.

Episode Chapters

01:41 Chapter 1 - The debrief with Grace Holliday

11:15 Chapter 2 - The defining features of MLM schemes 

19:03 Chapter 4 - The differences between financial advisers and financial coaching 

21:11 Chapter 5 - At what point should you seek financial advice?

24:18 Chapter 6 - ‘Money manifestation’

31:19 Chapter 7 - Consumer rights with Egbe Manton 

38:18 Chapter 8 - The lessons to be learned 

Team

• Guests - Grace Holliday, Davinia Tomlinson, Egbe Manton 

• Host - Frankie Cotton

• Production Support - Georgia Buchanan

• Sound Editor - Beth Davison 

Connect with Grace Holliday

• http://www.graceholliday.co.uk/

• https://www.instagram.com/gracehollidayfreelancer/

• https://twitter.com/graceholliday

Connect with Davinia Tomlinson and Rainchq

• https://twitter.com/iamdavinia

• https://www.rainchq.com/

• https://www.instagram.com/rainchq/

• https://twitter.com/rainchq

• https://www.facebook.com/rainchq

Connect with Egbe Manton

• https://www.instagram.com/egbemanton/

• https://www.mantonlegal.co.uk/

Connect with Frankie Cotton

• https://twitter.com/FrankieCotton_

• https://www.instagram.com/frankiecotton_/

Get in touch

Send your feedback to hello@thewotpod.com

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If you have been affected by the topics discussed in the podcast and need support, here are some free organisations you can get in touch with:

• Citizen’s Advice - https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/

• StepChange - https://www.stepchange.org/

• Samaritans - https://www.samaritans.org/

• Women’s Aid - https://www.womensaid.org.uk/

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