I'm Simon Brewer and on behalf of Will Campion, myself and the team here at the MoneyMays podcast,

we wanted to share a quick update as we are at our two-year anniversary. Our mission at the outset,

and ever since, has been to develop engaging and insightful conversations with leaders in the

investment and business worlds. Our approach to these conversations has been to conduct high-quality research in advance

so we can probe, engage and extract valuable insights and learn.

While doing that, we want to catch a glimpse of our guest's career paths,

to hear their lessons and even challenges whilst diving

into the core of their speciality. We're now celebrating our two-year anniversary, so above all

else we wanted to say thank you. Thank you to you, our listeners. Thank you to our guests,

and thank you to our sponsors, Schroeder's and Bromont watches. We are so

grateful and so excited. So where are we and what next? In terms of locations the show has been

listened to in over 90 countries. In terms of numbers we have a quarter of a million downloads

in sight and the growth rate is accelerating.

In terms of recognition, we were happy to have been nominated for Best British Business Podcasts

and Listen Score shows us as one of the top 1% most popular podcasts globally.

The other initiative we have developed has been the Ambassador Programme. We now have our second group where we've selected 12 students from around the world

to gain virtual work experience and lessons about the investment business from Will & Me

and an understanding about the business of podcasting from the team.

Oliver Bodmer heads on marketing and digital communication and Alex Ames has been a great

help with his industry expertise. We've also developed curated podcasts where we conduct specific and

tailored interviews with organizations who can describe their business and approach in detail

to share with their investors and stakeholders. They're not on the main platforms,

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