Alisa Barcan

As a Financial Coach and Consultant, Alisa helps people re-write their financial stories. She works with young professionals and small business owners who wish to decipher their finances and improve their financial situation and relationship with money.

She uses a combination of standard coaching techniques, innovative approaches rooted in behavioural economics & gaming theory and traditional financial models to facilitate lasting and impactful results. Alisa’s work and teaching style are underpinned by the values of possibility, growth and commitment. Everything is possible for anyone who is willing to improve and is ready to put in the time, energy and effort required.

What Alisa’s clients say: “Her rare gift is strong business acumen combined with a deeply empathetic and straightforward approach - you feel that she cares a lot, she wants you to succeed and hence notices and tells you things that nobody else will dare to say.”

Alisa is a prize winner Chartered Certified Accountant (ACCA) and a qualified Coach from The University of Cambridge, UK. She is also a regular contributor for Harvard Business Review Ascend and other internationally acclaimed publications. You can find her at The Savvy Corner or on LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebookand YouTube.

Qualifications

• Undergraduate Certificate in Coaching, The University of Cambridge, Institute of Continuing Education
• Fully qualified accountant, national prize winner, Association of Chartered Certified Accountants
• MSc (Distinction) in International Political Communication, Advocacy and Campaigning, Kingston University, London

Research

Financial wellbeing and mental health – does the responsibility lie with the employer?

Behavioural finance and economics – how do biases influence our financial decisions?

The role of emotions and feelings about money in the negotiation process