The Verve Group founder Cathi Harrison on keeping 'Sunday night dread' out of her office

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Hannah Godfrey
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In this week’s podcast, in association with Architas, Hannah Godfrey sits down with Cathi Harrison, a freelance paraplanner-turned businesswoman who, in just over a decade, has launched a group of companies. Here, Harrison discusses juggling her responsibilities and protecting a happy office culture.

Just over a decade ago Cathi Harrison left a firm where she was employed as a paraplanner to go freelance. She was sick of the hour-long commute and describes feeling "Sunday night dread" each weekend before the working week began. In the 11 years since her decision to go freelance, Harrison has started The Verve Group, an umbrella company including outsourced paraplanning business Para-Sols, compliance firm Apricity and training company The Art of Finance.  In this week's episode of The Pro Adviser Podcast, Harrison discusses the importance of cultivating and protecting a working cul...

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