Career Expert: The Exact Strategy I Used To Triple My Salary (£70k to £200k+)
In this episode, Ato speaks with Hannah Awonuga — a global career and leadership expert, former partner with over 20 years in banking, and now the founder helping organisations build truly inclusive, high-performing cultures. We discuss: Hannah’s unconventional journey of getting into banking at 16 What it really takes to get into senior leadership How she navigated corporate politics as a Black Woman Why you need to be the CEO of your career How you can break into six figure salary bracket How to stop shrinking yourself Make yourself indispensable in the AI era and more 🔗 Connect with Hannah: Linkedin: / hannahawonuga Instagram: / hannah_awonuga 📩 Sign up to my mailing list to be the first to know about upcoming events: https://eepurl.com/hJEcLL 🤝 Partners Xero - All-in-one accounting software for small businesses. Get 90% off for 6 months: https://xero.com/savvywallet Terms & Conditions apply. 📚Coursera - Learn AI, Cybersecurity, Project Management, Data Science & more with the education platform that I use: https://imp.i384100.net/savvywallet Some of the links are affiliate links which means that we will receive a small commission if you make a purchase, however there will be no additional charge to you. Other episodes to watch: EP. 204 - Investing Expert: The Asset People Use to Keep Money Outside the Financial System ft. James Butterfill • Investing Expert: The Asset People Use to ... EP. 203 - Investing Expert: The New Rules of Building Wealth in the Stock Market For 2026 ft. Lindsay James • Investing Expert: The New Rules of Buildin... EP. 202 - Private Banker: I Manage Millions in Nigeria, Here’s How Africa’s Ultra Rich Build Wealth ft. Aisha Adedeji • Private Banker: The Smart Way To Build Wea... EP. 201 - Ex-Banker: How I Retired In My 30s With Multiple Streams Of Passive Income ft. Jumoke Mi • Ex-Banker: How I Retired In My 30s With Mu... EP. 200 - Financial Advisor: Why Wouldn’t You Do This? The Simplest Way To Build Lasting Wealth From Scratch ft. Ayo • Financial Advisor: Why Wouldn’t You Do Thi... EP. 199 - Accountant: Building Wealth In The UK Just Became 10x Harder - Here's What You Need To Do ft. Benedicta • Accountant: Building Wealth In The UK Just... EP. 198 - Financial Advisor: 12 One-Percent Habits That Will ACTUALLY Change Your Finances In 2026 ft. Lisa Conway-Hughes • Financial Advisor: 12 Money Moves To Build... EP. 197 - Ex-Goldman Sachs Banker: Ignore AI — This Is the Most Overlooked Path to Wealth ft. Per Wimmer • Ex-Goldman Sachs Banker: SpaceX Could Crea... EP. 196 - UK Property Has Changed Forever — Act Fast Or Lose Out ft. Tayo Oguntonade • UK Property Has Changed Forever — Act Fast... EP. 195 - Forget Startups and Property, This Is A Faster Way to Build Wealth ft. Darren Johnson • Finance Executive: Forget Startups and Pro... EP. 194 - The Greatest Wealth Shift of Our Lifetime Has Just Begun — Don’t Get Left Behind ft. Susannah Streeter • The Greatest Wealth Shift of Our Lifetime ... EP. 193 - Psychologist & Money Experts: “It’s An Emergency!” The Hidden Wealth Crisis Breaking Men! ft. Dr Aaron Balick • The Money Trap Keeping Men Broke And The B... EP. 192 - Gold Expert: 4 Ways to Invest In Gold That No One Is Talking About ft. Toby Osborne • Gold Expert Explains The 4 Simplest Ways T... EP. 191 - Wealth Advisor Reveals The No. 1 Way To Build Wealth In The Stock Market (On Any Budget) ft. Jacques Opoku • Wealth Advisor Reveals The No. 1 Way To Bu... EP. 190 - Investment Manager: If I Started Investing In 2025, I’d Do This To Build Serious Wealth ft. Tsitsi Mutiti • Investment Manager: If I Started Investing... TIMESTAMPS 0:00 - Preview 1:05 - Intro 1:16 - Meet Hannah Awonuga 4:32 - Being kicked out, and going into banking at 16 8:36 - Money lesson that shaped me 15:27 - What does it really take to get into senior leadership 18:59 - How did I navigate corporate politics as a Black Woman? 23:40 - Ad - Get 90% off with Xero 24:49 - You can build wealth with a job 27:43 - How did I move into multi six figures bracket 31:55 - How did I evolve in the corporate world 34:05 - Managing a six figure salary 39:28 - Lessons from wealthy clients in banking 42:08 - How you can break into the six figure salary bracket 47:27 - Is it still possible to earn six figures in the modern world? 49:16 - Can being too modest stop you from building wealth 52:28 - How to stop shrinking yourself? 55:16 - What should every first generation wealth builder do? 57:32 - My early thoughts when I got made redundant 1:03:45 - How did you build the belief in yourself 1:07:32 - Why did people choose me to help them with diversity and inclusion? 1:09:31 - How to be indispensable in 2026 with AI coming 1:14:47 - Inclusive foundation programme 1:16:08 - Final words
