Morgaine Conway Grim: Why Finance Needs More Stories and Fewer Spreadsheets

In this episode of The Blunt Dollar, Ignacio sits down with Morgaine Conway-Grim, founder and CEO of Hawks and Doves, a finance education company making investing fundamentals accessible to everyone. Morgaine’s path to finance began not on Wall Street, but at a reception desk, before she went on to work at some of the largest financial institutions in the world. In 2024, she launched Hawks and Doves to cut through jargon and empower both institutions and individuals with capital markets fluency.We cover Morgaine’s career leap from corporate finance to entrepreneurship, her philosophy on financial literacy, and the role of storytelling in making markets relatable. She also shares candid insights from a decade inside the financial machine and her work with the Young Investor Society.Highlights from the episode:💼 From reception desk to heights of institutional finance - Morgaine’s unconventional finance career path📚 Why financial education needs both intellectual rigour and accessibility🎯 How to explain complex markets without oversimplifying them🌍 The problem of “assumed knowledge” in financial institutions and how to fix it🤝 Using capital markets fluency as a relationship-building superpowerIf you’re into finance education, career pivots, and real talk on markets without the jargon, this one’s for you.And if you haven’t already, make sure to subscribe to The Blunt Dollar for more raw and honest finance conversations.Oh, and if you haven't already... subscribe to The Blunt Dollar for more raw and honest finance conversations.New episodes drop every other week! Available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and wherever you get your podcasts.And last, but not least, don't forget to follow me on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ignacio-ramirez-moreno-cfa/Enjoy the episode!Disclaimer: This podcast is for informational and educational purposes only. It does not constitute financial, investment, or legal advice. Listeners should consult a qualified financial professional before making any financial decisions.