Chasing Financial Equality

Chasing Financial Equality

Maslow is an Australian Startup run by two ex-paramedics with the goal of building financial equality for humanity through a new finance industry that is owned equally by everyone. They’re building a new finance industry that advocates for and is owned by billions of people, not just a few. This podcast will feature infrequent interviews between Maslow’s founders and industry experts, supporters, social commentators and critics. Join us as we shine a light on rarely discussed truths about the finance industry, the problems it creates for us all and start to address the solutions.

Episodes

February 11, 2024 40 mins

The Exposed Truth of Startup Greed | Melanie Rieback Explores Financial Extraction in Tech.

Join us on a deep dive as Dr. Melanie Rieback, renowned post-growth Entrepreneur and Academic, lifts the veil on the destructive pattern of our finance industry, specifically focusing on the role of venture capital.

Dissecting the exponential growth model in startups, Melanie exposes how wealth is systematically funnelled from the masses to ...

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This stirring episode of Chasing Financial Equality delves into a discomforting reality: How the tech industry, fuelled by late-stage capitalism and male dominance, is scripting a future that sidelines women and marginalised voices. Tracy Spicer, a distinguished journalist and social justice advocate, and Kirstin Hunter, a pioneering figure in the Venture Capital world, join host Kane Jackson in a candid and disrupt...

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Ever wondered why humanity's progress is stunted, despite advances in technology, infrastructure and knowledge? Why socio-economic disparities are wideing? Why life is scarier, harder and less hopeful than ever before? Why a rapidly increasing portion of people are afraid to bring children into this world? 𝗜𝘁’𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝘂𝗻𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻! My rece...

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In this episode, Kane Jackson is joined by journalist Joan Westenberg to discuss the problems with capitalism and the need for systemic change. They explore the limitations of impact investing, the lack of diversity in the startup industry, and the extractive nature, and accompanying delusion, of venture capital. The conversation touches on the importance of addressing economic inequalities and the potential for a uni...

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This episode of Chasing Financial Equality comes in the form of a live panel recording in front of a packed crowd at SXSW Sydney in October 2023. Touted as one of the best panels of the conference, audience members said this was a conversation that needed to be had nationally, so here it is!

If you'd like to own part of Maslow and the new finance industry head to maslow.com.au and register (it's free). 

This episode covers:

- How t...

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September 26, 2023 44 mins

Today's guest is Marjorie Kelly, Distinguished Senior Fellow at The Democracy Collaborative and author of an incredible new book about how Wealth Supremacy is an emergency equal to climate. It's been labeled a must read, and for good reason. In this episode we speak about how solving climate for the future goes hand in hand with solving the finance emergency, talk about how collective ownership of companies is the way forward, and ...

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August 16, 2023 27 mins

In this Episode, Maslow's founder Kane Jackson speaks to Dr. JP Monck, one of the Banking Industry's brightest minds, about the harmful issues in the finance industry that nobody wants to talk about, and how Maslow plans to address them.

Kane and JP discuss why it's the most harmful industry on earth, how it contributes to out-of-control wealth inequality and the true size, and growth, of the problem. They chat about what must cha...

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