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The Engagement Appeal x Karin Schulte: Financial Literacy Matters

The meeting point of art and commerce is ever-changing and hard to define. What place does art have in the world of finance? How can young, savvy individuals learn to secure their footing in the world of work through smart investment? What advice do successful entrepreneurs have for the youth of today about finance, culture, and belief in the self? These are all questions ‘Art and the City’ seeks to answer, by interviewing some of the brightest and boldest minds in both the art world and the city.  

In this week’s episode, we interview Karin Schulte, experienced investment adviser and supporter of the arts. She is currently the director of bespoke financial advice service Manor Wealth Partners Limited, but has generally married her time in corporate environments with arts-based endeavours, such as her time as a patron of Rambert dance. She is also part of the advisory committee for The Engagement Appeal.   

We start by talking to Karin about her route to working in the finance industry, very much inspired by her curiosity towards the professionals she was working with whilst living in Hong Kong. She followed that curiosity all the way to an investment bank in Australia, and began to learn more about the industry before moving back to Hong Kong, and joining private equity funds management.  

In earlier stages of life, Karin had aspirations to be a ballet dancer, but gave up hopes when she grew too tall. However, she admits that there is still an innate creativity in what she does, and that in order to stay on top of an ever-changing industry, individuals have to be innovative and think in new ways to be successful. As a believer in the power of the arts she is also a patron for creativity outside her day job, having worked closely with Rambert school of dance, who she describes as having an inspiring ethos.  

What change would she like to see in the industry? Greater financial awareness, particularly for women. Karin admits that the state of financial literacy in the UK has a long way to go, and that one of the first steps to correcting this is removing the taboo of talking about money.  

To listen to the episode in full please head to Spotify.

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