Growing up in Tower Hamlets, East London, and living very close to Canary Wharf, Emmanuel Asuquo grew up dreaming of working in one of the cities banks. This dream came true at age 22 when he became a financial advisor at Barclays Bank. He would go on to work for Royal Bank of Scotland, HSBC, and NatWest.

FINANCIAL ADVISOR

Over the years, Emmanuel has seen the financial markets rise and fall and has helped numerous clients reach their financial goals and ultimately achieve financial freedom. He believes in financial planning is known by his clients for always quoting “if you fail to plan, you plan to fail”. Emmanuel also believes in building long-term relationships and he still has clients from when he first came into the industry over a decade ago. In a world that is forever changing, it is important financial plans are regularly reviewed to ensure clients’ goals are achieved.

After conducting financial education sessions within churches and youth groups, Emmanuel decided to set up Noir Excel, which also offered him his start in presenting. Noir Excel focussed its services on helping individuals from low social-economic backgrounds and providing them with the knowledge to break the debt and poverty cycles they face. In these seminars, Emmanuel teaches attendees the principles of financial planning and covers topics including budgeting, improving your credit score, debt management, savings, emergency funds, investing, pensions, life insurance, mortgages and property.

FINANCE EDUCATIONALIST

He then went on to create The Eman Effect, which is a financial platform that provides talks and seminars to schools, colleges, universities, charities and corporate organisations. He also provides consultation services to individuals and small businesses. He has given financial education talks all over the UK and has spoken to over 30,000 people. Emmanuel has been featured in The Times, The Telegraph and The Daily Mail, and has been invited to speak as an expert guest on BBC Radio several times. He also uses The Eman Effect platform to share his story to motivate people to realise that, although they may not be where they want to be in life, with self-belief, hard work and consistency they can achieve their dreams.

Emmanuel is a fully qualified financial advisor through the Chartered Insurance Institute (CII), and also holds a BA (Hons) in Accounting and Finance from the University of Greenwich.

In 2024, Emmanuel published his book Get Your Money Right, a book that aims to prove that learning about money doesn’t have to be boring. It explains the basics of finance including the UK credit systems and pensions. The book found its way onto Amazon’s top 100 books in their “Online Trading & Investment” list.

Emmanuel is a fully qualified financial advisor through the Chartered Insurance Institute (CII), and also holds a BA (Hons) in Accounting and Finance from the University of Greenwich.

KEYNOTE SPEAKING TOPICS

The Greatness in Failure 

“In this social media age, it seems like everyone is successful and they achieved it in such a short space of time and got it right on the first attempt. In this keynote, I discuss my journey from a council estate in East London to becoming the nation’s financial advisor. I share all the ‘failures’ I went through on my journey to success, and how I couldn’t be the success I am today without experiencing failure”.

Audience takeaways:

– People only share their wins, making social media a highlight reel

– Failure only exists if you give up and don’t learn from it

– You’re not the first person to fail, and you won’t be the last

– The only way to guarantee failure is neve to try

– Success without failure is never genuinely appreciated

– Experience is value-added

Unlocking Your Finances After Lockdown 

“This post-lockdown world has left many people feeling locked up financially, not knowing if they can spend money due to the restrictions of furlough and fear of losing their jobs. In this keynote, I teach attendees how to gain control of their finances and how to balance enjoying life, budgeting and investing”.

Audience takeaways:

– Feel empowered after learning how to manage their finances

– Understand the mindset needed to build wealth

– Know the practical steps and apps available for them to budget their lifestyle

– A deep understanding of their needs vs their wants

– How to use credit to their advantage and how to avoid debt

– Focussing on value over money

The Power of Knowing Your Why

“I share how knowing my why helped me through my most challenging moments. I share how I came up with my why and how it has evolved over the years. I also explain how not knowing your why can lead you not to enjoy your success, becoming dissatisfied, underperform your potential and even depression. Finally, I explain how my focus, discipline, consistency and determination are all derived from my why”.

Audience takeaways:

– Is my why big enough?

– I need to share my why with the world

– Your why is your superpower

– When you can’t be motivated, be disciplined

– How to find my why

– What to do if my why changes

Emmanuel Asuquo Speaking Topics

– Emmanuel’s story

– Five powerful strategies to build wealth

– Money woes keeping me awake

– Financial tips for surviving university

– How to bridge the UK racial wealth divide

– Marriage and money

– How to create financial freedom

– New financial data for companies

– Barriers to financial mobility

– Recruitment and retention of diverse talent

– Financial planning advise budgeting, credit score, debt management, investing etc.

– Entrepreneurship

– The cost of living crisis

– Why money remains a taboo subject

– The benefits system

– Pushing for change – financial literacy in schools

– Breaking the poverty cycle

– Generational wealth

– Female financial independence

– Black history/BAME minorities and financial inequality

– The wealth and property gap

Emmanuel is passionate about educating the masses on financial issues, and has talked at a number of schools and events, and has spoken at the Houses of Parliament a number of times on financial literacy in schools. He is also fronting the NSPCC’s Number Day campaign 2024, and works closely with the Princes Trust and My Bank, to help young people break the poverty cycle.

FINANCIAL SERVICES

My Wealth Journey Call

Emmanuel discusses your financial needs, what you’re concerned about or struggling with, review your current financial situation and talk through options including retirement, purchasing property and investments.

The Wealth Plan Consultation

This is for people who have money left over at the end of the month or have savings but don’t know the best way to make their money work for them. Emmanuel reviews your current financial situation, conducts a SWOT analysis on your finances, explores financial goals and creates plans to achieve your short-term, medium-term and long-term goals.

The W.E.A.L.T.H. Blueprint Accelerator (Work; Exercise; Agree; Learn; Timescale; Harmony)

A six-month program that helps empower your mindset, knowledge, financial confidence and wealth plan. It is for people serious about changing their financial situation but require the help from an experienced financial professional.

Emmanuel Asuquo can also be booked for presenting and hosting duties at GREAT BRITISH PRESENTERS.

Due to the success of Noir Excel, Emmanuel Asuquo was invited to be one of four financial experts on Channel 4’s primetime television show Save Well, Spend Better (2019-). The TV show was a great success and positioned Emmanuel as a financial expert to millions of people across the UK.

Emmanuel with fellow Great British Speakers in the Save Well, Spend Better team Anna Williamson and Bianca Miller-Cole.

Others shows including BBC1’s Your Money and Your Life (2020), ITV’s This Morning (2020) and ITV News, and Channel 4’s Money on My Mind (2022) and Secret Spenders (2021-). In 2020 he was invited to be an expert guest speaker on BBC’s Rip Off Britain (2021) and Watchdog, and has appeared on Jeremy Vine (2022-23) and Steph’s Packed Lunch (2023).

Clients: Barclays, BBC, Channel 4, Halifax, HSBC, ITV, Lloyds Bank, JP Morgan, Morgan Stanley, Natwest, Royal Bank of Scotland.

A Chat with Emmanuel Asuquo

As part of our ‘Chat with…’ podcast series at Great British Speakers, our director Jane Farnham sat down with Emmanuel to talk about the current cost of living crisis and what you can do to save money, his influence on social media, and his career. Find out more HERE.

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