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October 15, 2024 11 mins

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PT 3: Rita Piçarra is a parent, author, speaker and former Chief Financial Officer at Microsoft Portugal. With over 20 years of experience in finance and leadership roles spanning the United States, Brazil, France, Spain and Portugal.

This is the final episode of our conversation. In this interview, we cover financial literacy, what her daughter has taught her and the world we are living in.

THINGS WE TALK ABOUT:

  • Accessing financial literacy education where you live
  • Compound interest and how time plays an important role
  • Witnessing her daughter's caring and compassionate nature
  • Her thoughts on the future of the world
  • What her family is doing to create impact within their local environment
  • The ways in which you can get in touch with Rita

Thanks to Rita for taking part of her day to speak with me about parenthood, work and financial literacy.

Season 6 is sponsored by the Mixing Babies And Business Changemaker Program – for people who want to do things differently, create an impact and advocate for primary caregivers and their families along the way: mixingbabiesandbusiness.com/changemaker

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ABOUT RITA PIÇARRA
Rita Piçarra is a parent, author, speaker and former Chief Financial Officer at Microsoft Portugal. With over 20 years of experience in finance and leadership roles spanning the United States, Brazil, France, Spain and Portugal, she was recognized as the best financial manager at Microsoft Latin America in 2016. Rita retired at age 44 and is an advocate for financial literacy and building a life outside of work.

CONNECT WITH RITA
LinkedIn linkedin.com/in/ritapicarra
Instagram @rita_picarra
‘A Vida não Pode Esperar (Life Can’t Wait)’ is Rita’s first book: https://www.bertrand.pt/livro/a-vida-nao-pode-esperar-rita-picarra/29618236
Microsoft Work & Life News https://news.microsoft.com/source/features/work-life/portugal-surfer/

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ABOUT MIXING BABIES AND BUSINESS™
Where parenthood meets professional development:
http://mixingbabiesandbusiness.com/free-resources

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- Amy Lynch (+ Family)
Founder | Event + Podcast Host

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