Money Makes the Work Go Around

Recorded on 07/04/2026Saleem Shafi is a Financial Wellbeing & Workplace Performance Advisor and the Founder of Money Beam. He is enthusiastic about improving people’s lives so they can live in dignity, feel valued and contribute to society. Saleem holds a master's in psychology and has over 20 years’ experience in financial services, including as a financial adviser, bank manager and head of business unit for a legal services provider.Financial wellbeing is an essential part of people’s lives, yet the data points to a nation which has low levels of financial wellbeing, literacy and capability resulting in high levels of personal distress and by extension a negative impact on their employer’s operational and business outcomes.Having developed quite possibly the UK’s largest face-to face financial wellbeing and capability service as Deputy CEO of Money Buddies, a service which received acclaim from Martin Lewis and received national awards, including from the Centre for Social Justice and Institute of Money Advisers, Saleem would receive requests from employers seeking advice and guidance on how best to support the financial wellbeing of their people.To this end Saleem now works closely with employers and their teams to improve their peoples’ financial wellbeing contributing to beneficial outcomes for both employee and the employer.Saleem’s specialist services include:• Research and data on the financial wellbeing of employees• Consultation, for example; developing an organisational financial wellbeing strategy and programme• Training – Certified Financial Wellbeing First Aider, which means key staff are upskilled to support their people at the point of needSaleem Shafi has made numerous appearances as a financial specialist on national media, including all mainstream channels. And now on this decidedly non-mainstream media too.For more information or to work with Saleem go to:https://www.moneybeam.uk/Or connect with him on:https://www.instagram.com/moneybeam.financialfirstaider/https://www.linkedin.com/in/saleemshafi/Follow this show on Blue Sky https://bsky.app/profile/workinghourspod.bsky.socialFor details about Paid Episodes of Working Hours go to:https://western-studios.com/be-on-a-podcast/working-hours-podcast-the-paid-plan/Sign up to the Working Hours Newsletter via my website: www.western-studios.comYou can also find out about Western Studios Leeds' podcast production services, products and prices - and about the other shows we've made over the last six years.To support Working Hours financially and help more episodes of the show to be made, go to: https://patreon.com/WorkingHoursPodTo throw in a tip, buy me a coffee or give a small one off donation of 3GBP or more go to: https://ko-fi.com/workinghoursIf you want to contact this show DM us on our social channels or email the show at: [email protected]'s have the most links ever in the show notes...If you're having your own issues with debt DO TALK TO SOMEONE you can contact:https://nationaldebtline.org/Or get in touch with the excellent Leeds' charity Step Change:https://www.stepchange.org/You have options but you need to act. Asking for help is acting.Book for my Introduction to Podcasting Workshop on July 11th at Swarthmore Education Centre: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/introduction-to-podcasting-with-simon-treen-tickets-1990632856460