Alex Haggard From Stanford to BlackRock & Capital Group | Leadership, Post Natal Depression & Resilience | Ep 42

In the upper echelons of global finance, leaders are often taught to hide their fractures behind polished glass walls fearing vulnerability may be mistaken for weakness, or worse, become a barrier to success. 📈 👩🏻‍💻My guest completely shatters that playbook. Meet Alexandra Haggard . ✨🙌🏻On paper, her career reads like the blueprint of modern finance:🎓 Stanford University Honors Graduate📊 Managing Director & Head of Product for Europe & Asia at CapitalGroup 📈 Former BlackRock Executive🏢 Former CEO of Stamford Associates Limited 🏆 CFA UK Charterholder & Former Board Member of CFA UK🇬🇧 Co-Founder of Inclusion in Finance (Formerly Diversity Project) 💯 Twice named among the 100 Most Influential Women in Finance🏇 International three-day eventing athleteBut beyond the boardrooms, titles, and corporate armour lies a story of extraordinary courage, perseverance, and humanity.In this Episode 42 of You Are A Force, we go far beyond the résumé. 💡This conversation stayed with me deeply because Alex speaks with a level of honesty that’s incredibly rare at the top:⚡ Navigating elite financial institutions without losing herself in a deeply traditional, male-dominated world⚡ Her personal battle with post-natal depression in 2011⚡ An intense 18-month medical journey to diagnose and fight a severe tick-borne disease⚡ Building meaningful change beyond profit by co-founding The Diversity Project and helping reshape inclusion in financeIf you are building a career, a company, a voice, or a future inside spaces that were never originally designed for you , this episode may completely change the way you think about success. ❤️Watch the full conversation on YouTube ( link in the comment) , Spotify & Apple Podcasts via the link in our bio. 🔊🔥