Finance Journo Requests

Infrastructure Finance Professionals in Nigeria - Financing Mix

Infrastructure Finance, Explained. #01 Nigeria doesn't have an infrastructure problem because we don't know what to build. We have an infrastructure financing problem. The ICRC estimates Nigeria's infrastructure gap at about $2.3 trillion. We need roughly $100 billion a year, and government spending covers less than 30% of that. The 2026 budget shows why. Of ₦68.32 trillion in total expenditure, ₦15.8 trillion goes to debt service. Government should still finance infrastructure, but it can't carry the whole load. Different pools of capital can play different roles: ▪️ Government: policy, guarantees, viability-gap funding, regulation ▪️ DFIs: de-risking, patient capital, project preparation ▪️ Pension funds and insurers: long-term local capital ▪️ Private investors: equity, expertise, operational discipline ▪️ Capital markets: a wider pool of long-term money We already have proof this works. InfraCredit reports ₦324 billion in guaranteed infrastructure debt, 27 projects at financial close, and 20 pension fund investors, with tenors of up to 20 years. My take: government, DFIs, institutional investors and private capital aren't competitors. They're layers of the same financing structure. ₦1 of public money used to prepare a project, absorb a risk or enhance credit can unlock several naira of private capital. The World Bank Group mobilised a record $112 billion in private capital in the fiscal year ending June 2026, alongside $123 billion of its own financing. So the question isn't only "where do we find more money?" It's also "how do we structure projects so the money that already exists can work together?" That takes better project preparation, clearer risk allocation, predictable regulation, credible revenue models and deeper local-currency capital markets. If Nigeria needs about $100 billion a year, what should the ideal financing mix look like across government, DFIs, pension funds, banks and private investors? I'd like to hear from people working in infrastructure, finance and development. #InfrastructureFinance #Nigeria #PPP #CapitalMarkets #InfrastructureDevelopment

Women 45+ - Rebuilt Finances After Divorce Or Business Loss

I'm looking for women who changed their financial lives after 45. If you have started over financially after a divorce. Rebuilt after a business failure or losing money. Started a company at 50 or changed careers in your 60's and started making more money than you ever had. Received an inheritance and had to learn how to manage wealth for the first time. Sold a business, negotiated the biggest compensation of your career. Started investing at 50 or 60 because it was handled by your husband or partner and you're on your own now. You became financially independent, savvy after years of depending on someone else. Or made one financial decision that completely changed the direction of your life. I'm building HELEN Financial Media for Gen X women, and I want to tell more stories about what happens financially in the second half of women's lives. Im not just interested in stories about extraordinary wealth. I want to hear about stories about rebuilding, ownership, starting again, taking control. Learning late, making mistakes. Or doing things differently the second time around. If that's you or you know a woman whose story should be told tell me a little about her in the comments or send me a message. I would love to hear it. ❤️

Startup Founders With Traction - High Valuation Low Personal Liquidity

The founder paradox: You may create more economic value than almost anyone around you, and still have less liquidity than the people whose salaries you pay. If you have traction but your personal finances have not caught up, I’d like to hear from you.

U.S. Perioperative Leader - Supply Chain Partnership Outlook 2027

Perioperative leaders: I’d love your perspective for an upcoming Healthcare Purchasing News article. I’m working on a year-end article looking ahead to healthcare supply chain leadership in 2027 –specifically, how the expectations of supply chain leaders are changing as they navigate financial pressures, supply resiliency, AI and analytics, workforce evolution and a growing role in enterprise strategy. I’ve spoken with supply chain and finance leaders, but I’d also like to hear from the clinical side of the table. I’m looking for a U.S.-based perioperative leader – OR director, perioperative services executive, surgical services leader, or similar role – who can speak to questions such as: - What do perioperative leaders need from their supply chain counterparts today? - What distinguishes a supply chain leader who functions as a true clinical and strategic partner from one who primarily provides operational support? - And looking toward 2027, where will collaboration between perioperative and supply chain leaders become even more important? If this sounds like you – or someone you’d recommend – please comment, message me or tag them below. My deadline is coming up quickly, so I’m hoping to connect this week. Thank you! #Perioperative #PerioperativeLeadership #HealthcareSupplyChain #HealthcareLeadership #SurgicalServices

hpnonline.com

1-3 Yr Fixed Mortgage Holders - Renewal Concerns Rising Rates

Question from reporter re: short-term fixed mortgages Hi everyone! My name is Ana Pereira, and I am a business reporter at the Toronto Star covering finance & banking. I'm looking to chat with people who are about to renew their short-term fixed-rate mortgage (1-3 yrs) for a story. Are you worried about rising interest rates? Please give me a shout at [email redacted].

thestar.com

Founders Who Lost Major Wealth - Lessons From Financial Falls

I’m excited to announce that I’m starting a new podcast. Most podcasts focus on success stories, how someone built wealth, scaled a business, created multiple income streams, or achieved financial freedom. This one will take a different approach. I want to speak with people who have been successful, earned great income, built assets, owned businesses, made investments, or created substantial revenue streams, and then lost it all or took a major financial hit. Not to shame anyone. To learn from the decisions, risks, blind spots, bad advice, and financial habits that can turn a strong position into a difficult setback. Think of it as The School of Hard Knocks, in reverse. The conversations will be honest and practical. We will talk about the real moments people usually leave out of the success story: - What was the most money you lost on one deal? - What investment, business decision, or partnership do you regret most? - What was the worst financial advice you ever received? - Did lifestyle inflation, lack of budgeting, debt, poor planning, or overconfidence play a role? - When did you realize things were going in the wrong direction? - What would you do differently if you had the chance? - What message would you give the younger generation about money, business, investing, and protecting what they build? I believe there is tremendous value in hearing from people who have experienced both sides, the climb and the fall. Success can teach us what works. Loss can teach us what to avoid. My goal is to create conversations that are real, respectful, and useful for entrepreneurs, professionals, business owners, investors, and anyone trying to build a more secure financial future. If you have a story to share, or know someone who would be a great guest, I would love to connect. The most powerful lessons often come from the mistakes that cost us the most. What is one financial lesson you learned the hard way? #Podcast #FinancialLiteracy #Entrepreneurship #BusinessLessons #PersonalFinance #Investing #MoneyMindset #SchoolOfHardKnocks #Leadership #LessonsLearned

Gen Z & Millennial Daters in US - Dating Costs, Debt & Budgeting

Money and Dating Hi everyone! My name is Josyana and I'm a reporter at Bloomberg covering personal finance. I'm working on a story about Gen Z and millennial's dating habits as affordability in the US gets worse. I'm looking to talk to people who may have gone into debt or overspent in order to keep up a certain dating lifestyle or anyone who's started specifically started budgeting for dating. Or if you're find dating expensive and have stepped back. If this sounds like you or someone you know, please feel free to message me or email me at jjoshua7 AT bloomberg DOT net. Thanks!

bloomberg.com

Creative Professionals Dating Finance Pros - Relationship Dynamics

#journorequest ! are you in a creative profession and dating a finance bro? or vice versa? or do you know anyone willing to chat for a story? [email redacted]

coveteur.com

Spouses of City Firm Partners - Life With Partner in Demanding Job

Are you married to a partner at a City firm (law, finance, consulting)? I’m looking to speak to the partners of partners about what life is really like when one person has a v demanding senior career... 📧 [email redacted]. Happy to chat confidentially #journorequest

Blue Finance Project Staff - Anonymous Failed Funding Case Studies

The usual explanation for a failed blue finance project is a lack of capital. What I want to know is why it couldn’t raise more money. I’ve said before that we need to know more about the failures in ocean finance. If I were building the record, it would be a catalog of failed case studies, anonymized and easy to look through by instrument and by geography. The people who worked on each project would contribute to it. What gets recorded is the timeline, the runway, the specifics of the project and the reason it didn’t work. Then I’d feed all of it into AI to see whether there’s a pattern. There’s so much to learn from failed deals and failed projects. Two things make it hard. The first is stigma. People don’t want to talk about failure, and when it happens, they want to turn the page. Sitting down to say “this is what happened and this is why it failed” takes another layer of self-awareness. The second is being honest about the cause. Sometimes it’s obvious. Such as, we didn’t have enough customers. But often it isn’t and you can blame a gazillion things, none of which may be the real reason. Failures in ocean finance also remind me of something I learned from Prof. Leith Sharp when I studied Sustainability Leadership at Harvard University. She calls it the "Squiggle" - the messy, non-linear part between the start of a project and the clean story we tell about it afterwards. Projects rarely fail in one neat moment. They change direction, hit constraints, lose momentum, adapt and sometimes stop. If we only record the beginning and the outcome, we lose the part that may teach us the most. Having the big picture would be a very useful step. If you’ve worked on a project that didn’t make it and you’d be willing to record it anonymously, I’d like to hear from you.

UK Students - Student Finance Not Covering Living Costs

Journalist request on student finance struggles Hi everyone, I’m a news reporter with UK national newspaper The i Paper and I’m working on a story about student finance not covering students' expenses. If anybody is struggling with this and would be willing to speak to me, please send me an email at [email redacted]

inews.co.uk

UK Business Executives - Youth Jobs Debate NICs Cut vs Jobs Guarantee

A hot button issue for business that I want to hear more from execs about: Trade unions and businesses have set out opposing views of how to fix the UK’s lack of youth jobs, as the issue becomes a key battleground in the run-up to October’s Budget. Unions want an extension of the jobs guarantee scheme to get Neets back into work. Business highlights the government’s hike on employment costs has made it harder to hire young people and so BRC and CBI want a partial reversal of last year’s Budget and NICs threshold to move from £5k to £6k. Some close to government say it’s unaffordable. As does Next boss Simon Wolfson who reckons the government finances are so bad they can’t do tax cuts without higher taxes elsewhere. Article with Delphine Strauss in the comments 👇🏻

ft.com

Gen Z Daters in US - Dating Costs, Debt & Budgeting

Money and Dating Hi everyone! My name is Josyana and I'm a reporter at Bloomberg covering personal finance. I'm working on a story about Gen Z's dating habits as affordability in the US gets worse. I'm looking to talk to people who may have gone into debt or overspent in order to keep up a certain dating lifestyle or anyone who's started specifically started budgeting for dating. If this sounds like you or someone you know, please feel free to shoot me a DM or email me at jjoshua7 AT bloomberg DOT net. Thanks!

bloomberg.com

Middle-Aged Sandwich Caregivers - Impact on Retirement Savings

Seeking sources! For Barron's, I'm looking to speak to about three middle-aged people who are in the caregiving "sandwich," specifically caring for their elderly parents and who would talk candidly on the record about what it has done to their lives and their finances. I'm interested in how has it affected their ability to save for retirement. Please share with your networks. Picture of my cat looking at gold prices to appease the algos. #sourcerequest #retirement

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Estate Planning Attorneys & CFPs - POA, Executors, Senior Insurance

CALL FOR EXPERT REVIEWERS IN ESTATE PLANNING, ELDERCARE, INSURANCE, AND PERSONAL FINANCE: For the past several months, Ryan Booher and I have been hard at work, lining up the best writers across the senior care, personal finance, insurance, and legal sectors. As we move deep into our editorial review phase for SureHarbor, we are prioritizing what's most important for readers who are looking for good information: credible, thorough, and well researched content that's backed by experts, not talking heads. Our final phase before publishing involves assigning an expert reviewer to every piece of content before it goes live. Reviewers are practitioners in their fields: eldercare and trust attorneys, CFPs, credentialed Medicare and insurance experts, educators, etc. At this time, we are looking for experts who can review journalistic pieces on the following topics: power of attorney, executor responsibilities, senior insurance, managing finances for a parent with dementia or other chronic health issues, just to name a few. All reviewers are credited with a credentialed byline on their reviewed articles in addition to a spot on our contributors page. Please DM me or email me at [email redacted] if you are interested and available!

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Irish Adults - Weekly Money Diary Tracking Personal Finances

We’re asking readers to keep a diary for a week to let us know how their finances are looking right now. If you’re interested, send an email to [email redacted] and we’ll be in touch. We would love to hear from you. https://t.co/COKP5IYRPS

thejournal.ie

Married Woman 38+ - Joint Bank Account Resentment To Separate Finances

**PAID FEATURE: THE PERILS OF A JOINT BANK ACCOUNT... AND THE JOY OF SEPARATING YOUR MONEY AGAIN** I'm searching for a married woman aged 38+ who will chat candidly about the arguments and resentment that having a joint bank account with her husband caused - from how much they each contributed to what they each spent and on what etc. Since they've separated their money again (perhaps with the exception of a joint account purely for the mortgage and bills) all that tension between them has disappeared. You must be happy to provide be pictured and to provide a photo of you with your husband to run alongside the piece. **Please email me at [email redacted] if you can help.**

Delhi Students - Rent, Housing, Safety & Solutions

What does it really cost to chase a dream in Delhi? A student comes to Delhi with big dreams. Then reality begins. 🏠 High rent 🏚️ Old buildings and uncertain living conditions 🍱 Tiffin, food and daily expenses 📚 The pressure to study and build a career 💰 The constant struggle to manage everything on a student budget 🧠 And the question: How much can a student compromise just to keep moving forward? This is the conversation behind Reality Slap - Episode 2: “Delhi in the Eyes of a Student - A Room. A Dream. A Struggle.” 😑 Recent incidents like the tragedy in Satya Niketan have also raised serious questions about student housing, safety and the conditions in which young people live while pursuing their education. But this episode isn't just about problems. I want to hear from students. Have you lived in Delhi as a student? What has been your biggest challenge - rent, food, accommodation, safety, studies, finances or something else? More importantly: 👉 What solution do you think can actually make student life better? 👉 What should colleges, authorities, landlords or students themselves do differently? 👉 Would you like to share your experience on the show? You can participate, share your experience, suggest a solution or volunteer to be a guest through the Google Form. 🔆 Your experience could become someone else's voice. And if you haven't watched Reality Slap - Episode 1, do check it out and subscribe for the upcoming conversations. No filter. No script. Just reality. Think. Speak. Disagree. Evolve... #RealitySlap #DelhiStudents #StudentLife #Delhi #YouthVoices #StudentVoices #HigherEducation #StudentHousing #DelhiUniversity #Youth #SocialChange #RealConversations #ThinkSpeakDisagreeEvolve

Founders & Small Business Owners - Rebuilding Personal Finances

From research and personal experience, these 5 steps help you build (or rebuild) your financial foundation: • FINANCIAL HEALTH CHECKUP • EMERGENCY FUND • SET FINANCIAL GOALS • DEBT REDUCTION PLAN • JUST DO IT — BUILD GOOD HABITS Your financial “physical” should look at money in vs. money out, your money “childhood,” credit score, age/time to retirement, basic financial education, and whether you could cover a $400 emergency without going into debt. Knowing where you truly stand can be hard. Nobody likes that mirror. But hope starts with honesty. Which of those 5 steps needs your attention this week? Owners run a parallel checklist: health of the P&L, cash reserves, growth goals, debt structure, habits that keep the company standing. Personal money control is practice for how you build and fund under pressure. We talk that checklist through on The Second Round, powered by Stacking Capital. Which foundation step needs you most right now? We want to hear your story and share it — how you got started, how you funded it. No gimmicks, no fluff. Just the good, the bad, and the ugly. Want The Chair to share your story? Leave a comment below.

Business & Finance Professionals - Psychology Behind Money Decisions

📣Looking to interview business & finance professionals for MONEY, BUT WHY I’m the founder ofMONEY, BUT WHY, a student-led blog exploring the psychology, decisions and ideas behind money and business and hope to evolve these interviews and brand it as a behind the money series. I’m currently looking to speak withbusiness owners, entrepreneurs, finance professionals, economists, marketers, investors, or anyone working in the business/finance spacewho would be willing to take part in a short interview. The conversations will explore questions like: → What actually goes into making business decisions? → How much does psychology influence money and consumer behaviour? → What do people misunderstand about finance or business? → What does working in the industryreallylook like? → What advice would you give to someone interested in this field? The interviews may be featured inMONEY, BUT WHYas part of a series highlighting different perspectives from people in the industry. If you work in this space or may know someone who might be interested. I’d love to connect with you! Please feel free toDM me or tag me. Thank you! :) #MoneyButWhy #Finance #Business #Entrepreneurship #FinancialLiteracy #StudentProject #Networking

Property Tax Experts - Property Taxes Rising Faster Than Home Values

🚨 SOURCE REQUEST 🚨 Looking to connect with property tax experts this week for a data story exploring where property taxes rose faster than home values in the last few years. Please reach out if you're a... - Property tax/public finance experts - Housing economists/real estate economists - Urban economics/local government finance academics - Property tax policy researchers - Assessors or assessment professionals And if you don’t fit the bill but know someone who would, I’d appreciate a referral. Thank you! 💜 #JournoRequest #SOS #HARO #Qwoted #SourceRequest #PropertyTaxes #RealEstate

Founders With Overdrafts & Payday Loans - Rebuilding Finances

I’ve had customers ask about investing while their checking account is constantly overdrawn — paying hundreds a month in payday loans and credit cards. That’s trying to put the roof on with a weak foundation… or no foundation at all. Have you ever seen a construction site with the roof on the ground and the foundation on top of the roof? Sounds insane. Surprisingly, that’s how some people build their financial house — buying stock while carrying $10,000 in credit card debt. Applying for a home loan while overdrawn and juggling payday loans. I call that building the “Nut House,” not a good financial foundation. Basics first. Then investing. Be honest: are you building the roof… or the foundation? Chasing the next big funding move while the books are a mess is the Nut House in business clothes. Clean foundation first — then scale. Guests on The Second Round, powered by Stacking Capital, often admit they tried the roof-first route — and what it cost them. Are you building growth — or papering over a foundation problem? We want to hear your story and share it — how you got started, how you funded it. No gimmicks, no fluff. Just the good, the bad, and the ugly. Want The Chair to share your story? Leave a comment below.

Economist in Portugal - Financial Crisis & Quality of Life Documentary

Looking for an economist in Portugal for a documentary-À procura de um economista em Portugal para um documentário Hi everyone, I am making a documentary about the financial crisis in Portugal and why people are unhappy with the quality of life there. Can anyone recommend an economist in Portugal who can help me or do an interview? Thanks! Ola a todos, Vou fazer um documentário sobre a crise financeira em Portugal e o porquê de as pessoas não estarem felizes com a qualidade de vida la. Alguém pode recomendar um economista em Portugal que me possa ajudar ou dar uma entrevista? Obrigado!

Veterans Experts - Benefits, VA Healthcare, Transition, Careers

Hey! Our publication is almost complete. We’re seeking expert contributors for Veteran Excellence Magazine. If you have experience with and expertise in the following subjects, we’d love to hear from you: • Veterans Affairs • Veterans Benefits • VA Healthcare • Veterans’ Claims • Military Transition • Employment & Careers • Entrepreneurship • Business & Finance • Leadership • Legal Affairs • Real Estate & Homeownership • Education • Technology • Health & Wellness • Fitness & Performance • Family & Relationships • Personal Finance • Retirement • Cybersecurity • Government & Public Policy • Military History • National Security We’re looking for people who can bring knowledge, perspective and expertise to the conversations happening around veterans and the communities connected to them. More details coming soon.

The Guardian Money team is reporting a feature on how early childhood experiences influence people's attitudes and behaviour towards money in adulthood. They're seeking first‑hand accounts from adults about family conversations about money, childhood financial insecurity or unpredictability, saving habits started in childhood, and how these shaped personal finance decisions today. We would like to speak to people about how their childhoods shaped their attitude towards money in later life. Do you think the way you manage money has been affected by your upbringing? Did your family talk about money openly, or was it a subject that felt taboo? And how has that shaped your attitude to your personal finances today? If you grew up feeling like money was tight or unpredictable, has this influenced decisions you make today? Did your parents start a saving habit for you as a child that has lasted into adult life? Tell us.

Current & Former Federal Employees - Government Use of AI

I'm investigating the government's use of Artificial Intelligence---from K-12 education and immigration enforcement to consumer finance and environmental protection. If you're a current or former federal employee, I'd love to hear from you. Message me here or securely on Signal at AaronGlantz.63. Hope to talk soon!

Fintech Experts in Francophone Africa - Consolidation & Regulation

Fintech Espresso #21 is out ☕ Consolidation, not creation, is African fintech's story this fortnight: capital, capability and regulation are being absorbed into fewer hands. 🟢 Ventures Platform Fundl founder Kola A. closed an oversubscribed $84M Fund II, nearly double the size of Fund I — early-stage capital is consolidating into fewer, larger allocators. [Grindstone] launched a R500M fund targeting the gap between seed and Series A, turning a funding gap into its own asset class. 🟡 Paystack folded Allawee (now part of Paystack)'s technology into its own infrastructure instead of keeping the brand — capability is being absorbed, not built from scratch. Creditchek acquired Algosystems invest to add core-banking software to its fintech layer, moving upstream into the software banks run on. 🔴 SEC Nigeria proposed rules that follow the customer, not the company — a foreign platform now enters the regulatory perimeter simply by having Nigerian users. FRA Egypt authorised four firms spanning microfinance, mortgages, funds and private-equity platforms — digital licensing now spreads across verticals instead of staying fintech-only. My take: early-stage capital keeps gathering into fewer, larger allocators. Companies increasingly buy the capability instead of building it. Regulators keep widening their perimeter instead of narrowing categories. Is your business still confined to the category you were licensed under? We are looking for experts and contributors in fintech, payments, financial inclusion and regulation across francophone Africa. Add your profile to the skills mapping: https://lnkd.in/e9E7FmY3 #FintechEspresso #AfricaFintech #DigitalFinance #FintechRegulation #PaymentInfrastructure

Systems-Change Event Organizers - Send Events Courses & Open Calls

There's more happening at the edges of capital, systems change and the living world than any one person can track. A series of events exploring the Three Horizons framework, the release of the TNFD 2026 Status Report, webinars exploring governance with the livings or the economy of right relationship. A free MIT course on systems change and inner work, open to anyone (starting today), and regenerative courses. And a lineup of events taking place in person in New York Climate Week. Most of it is virtual. Nearly all of it is open. It's scattered across organizations working on different pieces of the same shift (each with their own newsletter, calendar, and corner of the field). Ecologists call the place where two ecosystems meet an ecotone, and what happens there is the edge effect: more species, more activity, more life than in either system on its own. I grew up around those edges in Brittany, where forest gives way to meadow and land meets ocean along a long, restless coastline, and I've spent my career holding space for the human version, in awe of what happens where different fields meet. 🌱 So I've started Ecotone Shift, a ~monthly newsletter that gathers in one place: events, courses, open calls. Issue #1 is out today, and it includes the virtual session Capital Fieldnotes I’m hosting shortly after New York Climate Week. If you're running something that belongs in here, send it my way, I’d love to include in the next edition! Link in the comments. Themes: systems change • systems investing • regenerative thinking • regenerative finance • climate innovation and deeptech • narrative infrastructure • design • planetary boundaries • planetary futures • futuring • strategic foresight • nature governance

Financial Advisors Working With Retirees - Boost Retirement Income

MEDIA CALLOUT: I'm looking to speak with a financial advisor for a story I'm working on for The Get (Neo Financial's weekly newsletter) that answers the question: What can retirees do to increase their income? If you're an advisor who works with retirees or has some helpful advice for this story, DM me or email me at [email redacted] - Thanks! #RetirementPlanning #RetirementIncome #FinancialAdvisors #CanadianFinance #PersonalFinance

neofinancial.com

The future feels a little hard to plan for right now. We’ve just lived through the hottest summer on record, global conflict looms large and AI has people wondering whether their job will still exist in five years – assuming they’ve got one in the first place. We want to hear from people under 30 about how you feel about the future and whether it’s changed the way you live your life, for better or worse. Have you stopped bothering to save because what’s the point? Are you spending your money now rather than worrying about some hypothetical future version of yourself? Have you embraced a more carpe diem outlook – going out on a Monday because why not, dating someone because they seem fun, booking a holiday on a whim because … Or perhaps all this uncertainty has made you more cautious, more focused on getting your finances in order and determined to build a future you can rely on. Whatever your approach, we want to hear from you. How has the state of the world changed the way you live your life? Please share your story if you are 18 or over; you may be anonymous if you wish.

Brides Recently Married or Engaged - Guest List Politics & Etiquette

👰♀️ I'm keen to speak to brides who recently got married or have their wedding day coming up about guest list politics and whether etiquette is changing. 💒 Did you: - Have separate events for an engagement party, rehearsal dinner, or other pre-wedding celebrations? - Have different guests lists for these events due to finances, obligatory invitees, destination complications, or other reasons? 💍 If so I'd love to speak with you. Can be anon! DMs open / 📧: [email redacted] #journorequest #journorequests

Non-Playing Football Professionals - Careers Beyond Playing

Do you work in football but you're not a professional player? Then we want to hear fromyou! The Connected Set is producing an educational series designed to show 14 to 19 year olds the huge range of careers in the football industry, well beyond playing. We want to hear about the career paths of people with unusual and unexpected roles in football to inspire the next generation with their careers in the sport? Our themes include: 👉 *Brand & Business*: the commercial game: marketing, kit design, finance, partnerships. 👉 *People & Planet*: community & sustainability roles, grassroots to boardroom. 👉 *The Future of Football*: emerging roles: esports, tech and jobs that barely existed five years ago. Please tag anyone you know who would be interested in the comments or drop us a DM or email with your details. We're excited to hear from you!

Agency Leaders - Share Hard-Won Lessons On Running Agencies

Got something game-changing agency leaders need to hear? Or something you want to dive into yourself? Let me know!!! We've covered a lot of ground on The A-Game already - procurement, growth, AI, leadership, change, ops, awards and pitching. Some brilliant people have given up their time and their thinking, and I know it's been so valuable to a lot of agency leaders and the Synergist community So this is where I need you. If you've got an insight, opinion or hard-won lesson on running/working with agencies - commercial, ops, finance, leadership, whatever - and you want to share it, drop me a line And if there's something you're trying to figure out... a problem you can't crack, a topic you wish someone would just dive into properly, or someone you want to hear from, tell me that too!!! Chances are you're not the only agency leader wondering. Previous episodes:https://lnkd.in/eF9tTr9p #agencyleaders #agencymanagement #agencylife #theagame #agencyinsights

CPAs, CFPs & Mortgage Brokers - Personal Investing Story Pitches

Pitch Me Story Ideas for CNBC Make It Money Coverage I'm a finance and crypto journalist. My work runs in Investopedia, TheStreet, Forbes, Benzinga and FinanceFeeds. I'm building pitches for CNBC Make It's money desk, which is tilting its coverage toward personal investing. I want PR pros and experts to pitch me story ideas in these seven areas: ➡️ Trending market news ➡️ Gen Z investing ➡️ Real estate ➡️ Crypto ➡️ Prediction markets ➡️ Sports betting ➡️ Aspirational wealth-building Read this before you pitch. What a good pitch looks like. These are personal finance service stories. Every one needs a peg — a rule change, a new product, a market move, a deadline — and a clear answer to "what does this mean for my money." Give me the peg, the reader takeaway, and the expert who can anchor it, in under five sentences. If it takes longer than that to explain, it isn't a fit. → Four published examples of exactly what works are in the first comment. Read them before you pitch. The experts I'm looking for: ➡️ CPAs and tax attorneys, especially those working with traders, bettors and crypto holders ➡️ Mortgage brokers and loan officers ➡️ CFPs and portfolio strategists ➡️ Gaming, securities and consumer attorneys ➡️ Retirement plan advisors What I need from any expert: ➡️ Named and on the record ➡️ The specific credential and the specific rule or product they can speak to. "Financial expert" isn't a credential ➡️ About 30 minutes on a call. US rules, US readers What doesn't work: general market commentary, executives available to discuss a trend, a product launch dressed up as a story, and platform data with no person attached. "Our users are up 300%" is a press release. Email me at ➡️ [email redacted]. No DM pitches here on LinkedIn. Email me. Two things on expectations. I pitch the editor once I have the idea and the source confirmed, so everything runs subject to his approval, and that takes weeks rather than days. And I won't reply to every pitch. If you don't hear back, it wasn't a fit. The type of stories that I am looking for are in the comments section. #Journorequest #PRrequests

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Canadian First-Time Homebuyers in 40s - Finances & Retirement Impact

Callout for The Globe and Mail’s Stress Test Podcast: We are looking to speak to Canadians who bought their first home in their 40s or are considering doing so. We want to hear how buying a bit later in life affects your finances and retirement plans and any other unexpected challenges you’ve faced. Please DM me or reach me by email [email redacted]

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New Grads in Finance, Accounting & Law - Early Recruiting Timelines

Hi there. If you are new here, in addition to practicing employment law, I write a Substack about navigating the Land of Corporate as a new grad. It is called "Make Work, Work." The link is in the comments, if you would like to subscribe for free. I am working on an article about the accelerated recruiting timelines in finance, accounting and law (among other industries). I am researching why organizations are choosing to recruit individuals well before their start dates (sometimes two to three years in advance), and whether it is an effective business practice. If you have any insight into this phenomenon and would like to discuss it further, please send me a DM. Let's Make Work, Work together! Thanks so much, Amy Gare

Navi Finance Borrowers - Loan Complaints

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Adults Who Sacrificed Income or Assets - Affording Home or Kids

I’m always looking for people to interview for Business Insider’s As Told To essays about the affordability of modern life. I’m interested in stories with two clear elements: a significant financial sacrifice or unusual solution, and the important life goal or family responsibility it helped them afford. 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘀𝗮𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗺𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘃𝗲𝗱: • Taking a second job or starting a side hustle • Taking on substantial debt • Spending an inheritance or money saved for retirement or a home • Selling your home or another valuable asset • Moving in with friends or relatives, or relocating somewhere much cheaper • Living extremely frugally to save an unusually large chunk of income • Giving up one major goal, such as homeownership, to afford another 𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝘁 𝗺𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽𝗲𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗳𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗱: • Buying a home • Having children, fertility treatment, or childcare • Retraining or taking time out for a career change • Getting married or divorced • Caring for a relative, paying for medical treatment, or coping with a death • Early retirement (#FIRE), a sabbatical, or a mini-retirement • An expensive hobby, passion, or personal ambition I’m looking for interesting human stories, 𝗻𝗼𝘁 general complaints about the rising cost of living or product/company pitches. If this sounds like you, please message me or email [email redacted]. #journorequest #personalfinance #affordability

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Cybersecurity Specialists, CFPs & Consumer Lawyers - Ecommerce Scams

#Journorequest Another month. Another magazine story. But this time there's something special. I am crossing over from the investments side of personal finance to the budgeting and spending side of things. And I need your help. Yes you! 1) Cybersecurity specialists who can talk about ecommerce scams 2) CFPs/CFAs 3) Lawyers who work in consumer court (have handled ecommerce related cases) If you know someone, who knows someone, or are someone yourself who can help, do ping me. Please do not call! Just message me on Linkedin or mail me at: [email redacted]

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Expats in Germany - Navigating Healthcare Housing & Bureaucracy

🎙️ EXPatio – Your Home Away From Home Moving to another country for work is about much more than finding a job and a place to live. It means learning how a new country works—healthcare, insurance, taxes, banking, housing, schools, bureaucracy, culture, language, and everyday life. And often, nobody tells you how to navigate these things. That’s why I’m starting Expatio—Your Home Away From Home, a new podcast series in English, created for international professionals and their families moving to a new country—with a particular focus on Germany and Europe. Each episode will focus on one practical topic, bringing together specialists, professionals, and people with lived experience. We’ll talk about: 🔹 Public & private healthcare, emergency rooms & hospitalization 🔹 Insurance: liability, home, belongings, bicycle, car & legal protection 🔹 German bureaucracy & administration 🔹 Banking, personal finance, loans & German taxes 🔹 Housing: short-, medium-, and long-term rentals & buying a home 🔹 Kindergarten & school: onboarding, communication, grading & the public education system 🔹 Language, culture & communication 🔹 Building community and social connections 🔹 Daily life and the things nobody explains before you move And many more topics along the way. 💬 I’m looking for experts and people with real-life experience who would like to join these conversations and share practical knowledge, mistakes, solutions, and lessons learned. Because sometimes the best information doesn’t come from a handbook. It comes from someone who has already been there. 🎧 A little background Before Expatio, I created two seasons of a podcast in Romanian, featuring conversations and stories about Romanians living away from home. Some episodes also have English subtitles. 🎙️ You can find the first two seasons here: https://lnkd.in/d9TRtm_x Expatio is the next step: from personal stories to practical conversations that can make starting a new life abroad a little easier. 🎙️ Expatio – Your Home Away From Home Real conversations. Practical knowledge. A better start in a new country. If you have expertise, experience, or a topic you think we should discuss—I'd love to hear from you. And if you know someone who should be part of this conversation, tag them or send them my way. 🇬🇧 EXPatio – Your Home Away From Home A new English-language podcast for international professionals and their families navigating life after relocating to a new country—starting with Germany and Europe. Real conversations. Practical knowledge. A better start in a new country. #Expatio #YourHomeAwayFromHome #Relocation #Expats #Germany #InternationalProfessionals #ExpatLife #LifeInGermany #Integration

Cohabiting Women 50+ - Legal Steps to Protect Finances

Cohabiting women aged 50+.... Have you take legal steps to protect yourself financially, eg taken out a cohabitation agreement, tenants in common, declaration of trust or similar? This is for a positive story in a national paper about the steps people can take to make sure their rightss are protected if they live with a partner but aren't married. Pls email [email redacted] Many thanks

UK Managers - Cracked Down on Gen Z AI Overuse

Hello again! This time I'm sharing my latest interview requests: - Looking to talk to UK managers who’ve cracked down on their Gen Z team members for overusing AI, and generally when people have crossed the line with AI. What rules have they put in place and what boundaries shouldn’t employees cross? This is for a UK national newspaper and I'm keen to hear from you by the end of the week. - I'd like to hear from a money expert who has been working a lot with young people on how to manage their finances. I'm keen to know what demand they are seeing from Gen Z in what areas specifically. I'd need to hear from you by this Wednesday September 9. Thanks - please get in touch on [email redacted]. These also appear in the Pitch to Published newsletter - link to sign up is in the comments.

Ugandan Property Managers - EFRIS Rent Invoicing Compliance

Last week, URA announced that all rent payments must now be invoiced on the EFRIS e-tax platform. Tax authorities across the region are making electronic invoicing and reporting mandatory and businesses still treating this as a future problem are quietly losing ground, while breaking the law. But here is the reframe worth making: compliance is not a separate burden bolted onto your business. A system that can satisfy an auditor — proper audit trails, tamper-evident records, integration with the revenue authority — is the same system that can finally tell you the truth about your numbers. Good compliance and good management turn out to be the same discipline. I'm writing about how to meet the mandate without halting operations. How is your organisation handling the shift to e-invoicing? see the link in first comment #Compliance #EInvoicing #FinanceLeaders #TechGuyPeter

AI Agents Making Money 2026 - Sales & LeadGen, Workflow, Ops

Building a list of the Top 20 #AIAgents actually making money in 2026. Looking to feature agents in: ⚙️ #Sales / #LeadGeneration ⚙️ #Workflow #Automation ⚙️ #Ops / #Finance Drop your tool below with your current stack & #1 problem solved to be featured on @ToolVetting 👇#MCP

Trade Finance Professionals - PAPSS Adoption Barriers

To transact with each other, payment often has to go through New York or London. In 2026, that’s still the reality for many African businesses. I came across this while researching the cost of cross-border trade, and it made me rethink what “free trade” actually means. Imagine a cocoa-processing company in Cameroon buying packaging materials, machinery, or agricultural inputs from another African country. The transaction isn’t always as simple as converting the CFA franc directly into the seller’s currency. In many cases, the payment has to pass through an intermediary currency, usually the US dollar or euro, before reaching its final destination. That means extra conversion costs, intermediary bank charges, and sometimes delays. For an SME already operating on thin margins, these aren’t small inconveniences. They affect the cost of doing business and the competitiveness of African products. According to AfCFTA estimates, Africa loses close to $5 billion every year to currency conversion costs alone. And this is where I found something interesting. Africa already has a potential solution. The Pan-African Payment and Settlement System (PAPSS), developed by Afreximbank in partnership with the African Union, allows participating banks and businesses to settle cross-border payments in local currencies, reducing the need to route payments through a third currency. On paper, this is exactly the kind of infrastructure regional integration needs. But then comes the familiar problem I keep running into in my research: Having the solution and getting people to use it are two different things. PAPSS still faces real challenges around coverage, banking integration, and awareness among businesses. A business owner can’t benefit from a payment system they’ve never heard of. And awareness alone isn’t enough if their bank or trading partner isn’t connected to it. Africa doesn’t necessarily lack policies, institutions, or solutions. Often, the bigger challenge is moving those solutions from the policy document to the business actually trying to trade. That’s the part of African regional integration I find most interesting. This post is part of my ongoing research series on the policies, institutions, and implementation challenges shaping trade and regional integration across Africa. I’m sharing what I learn while learning from practitioners, policymakers, and businesses across the continent. If you’ve used PAPSS, or tried to, what was the actual friction point? Awareness, your bank not being connected, or something else entirely? I’d particularly like to hear from anyone working in trade finance, banking, payments, or cross-border business. #AfricanTrade #PAPSS #AfCFTA #RegionalIntegration #TradeFinance #Cameroon #EconomicDiplomacy #TradePolicy

Fast-Food & Hotel Workers in San Diego - Higher Minimum Wage Impact

SDUT is looking for fast-food and hotel workers in San Diego who now make a higher minimum wage If your hourly wage has gone up, reporters from SDUT would like to hear from you. Please write [email redacted] the subject line WAGES. In your message, include your name, age and what your job is. Then let us know how the higher rate has impacted your finances. September 2026

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Founders & CEOs - Day-in-the-Life - Business Insider

Pitch Me Founders and CEOs for a Business Insider Day-in-the-Life Feature I’m a finance and technology journalist. My work runs in Investopedia, TheStreet, Benzinga and FinanceFeeds. I’m building a pitch for Business Insider’s Business and Careers desk, in the day-in-the-life

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New Jersey Residents Affected by Compulsive Gambling - Everyday Impact

Looking to speak with people in New Jersey about compulsive gambling \*\*this post has been approved by the mods\*\* My name is Suzy Khimm, and I’m a national reporter for NBC News. I’m working on a story about the impact of compulsive gambling on people’s lives in New Jersey as sportsbooks, online casinos and prediction markets have taken off and made access to betting easier than ever before. I am hoping to speak with people in New Jersey who have been affected by compulsive gambling, and to learn more about how this issue affects people's everyday lives, including any impacts on mental health, work/school, finances and relationships. I'm happy to answer any questions before speaking with you for the story, which will appear on our website. You can comment below, DM this account, email [email redacted], or message me on Signal (@suzykhimm.42). I can also share my cell phone and WhatsApp number if you drop me a line. You can read my recent stories about online gambling here. And this is a story about underage gambling that some members of this subreddit helped me with. Thanks, and hope to hear from folks soon. --Suzy

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Mortgage Financing Expert - Historic Home Financing Considerations

Hi! I'm still looking for a mortgage/financing expert for a story I'm writing about historic homes. I would like to get an expert's thoughts on considerations homebuyers should make when planning to finance a historic property. I would love to connect with someone by early afternoon tomorrow. I'll explain more if it feels like a good fit, but it'sa fun story! If you're interested in being an expert source, feel free to comment or send a message. Thank you. I'm including a cat GIF to hopefully boost this post. It represents me frantically looking to connect with a source before the long weekend. 😅

Unmarried Women 50+ - Finances After Breakup Or Partner Death

Can anyone in my network help with a case study for a piece I am writing? I am looking to speak to a woman who lives with her partner, but isn't married, about the steps she has taken to make sure she and her children are financially protected in the event of them splitting up or one of them dying. Ideally she will be 50+ and happy to be named and pictured. Please email me for more details at [email redacted] Thanks very much