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Rachel Harris

Founder, accountant_she and striveX; TEDx Speaker; Accountancy Personality of the Year 2023; Director and Trustee, AAT
One of the most recognisable faces in UK finance content. Built a 170,000+ following across platforms while growing striveX into a seven-figure accounting practice with 600+ clients and a team of 12. Featured in Forbes, The Guardian, ITV This Morning, BBC Radio 5 Live, LBC, and Times Radio. TEDx keynote speaker on personal finance and macro-economics. Founded the first corporate bursary scheme at AAT to fund underprivileged accounting students. Profoundly deaf — a vocal advocate for accessibility in finance. Recently met with PM Keir Starmer one-on-one to discuss the state of small business. Her mission is lowering the barriers to accessing financial education for everyone, which maps directly onto the Spotlight Talk and the Elevatech audience.