Your Career, Your Future

Our Rising Stars Awards celebrate the incredible young talent shaping our industry’s future. Each year, we recognise individuals aged 16 to 30 who go above and beyond in their roles, championing innovation, demonstrating dedication, and bringing fresh ideas and skills into their workplaces. We're excited to bring you two special podcast episodes featuring five of our award winners. They share their career journeys, proudest achievements, the challenges they’ve overcome, and what being named a Rising Star truly means to them. In this episode, we’re joined by our winners from the Accountancy and Banking categories: Oreofeoluwa (Oreo) Agunloye from KPMG in the Crown Dependencies and Dominika O’Dwyer from the Royal Bank of Canada, who are joined by our Head of Marketing, Louise Burrows. Oreo and Dominika share insights into their roles, what inspires them, and how they see the industry evolving, as well as the challenges and opportunities they’ve faced, and reflections on their career journeys. They also highlight the strong presence of women at this year’s event and how empowering it was to see so many talented young women recognised. For inspiration, career insights, and a glimpse into Jersey’s finance sector, this episode is a must-listen. 

How can young professionals help shape the future of Jersey’s financial and professional services industry?In this episode, host Karolina Pilcher speaks with Alex Barnes and Clovie Knight, two winners of the Rising Stars Awards—an annual programme celebrating emerging talent. As part of the Future Leaders Forum, they work together with other award winners to discuss key issues such as sustainability, digital transformation, and workplace culture, feeding fresh ideas directly into industry leadership. Alex and Clovie share their personal journeys, the impact of being recognised as Rising Stars, and why the Forum is more than an accolade, it’s a chance to make a real difference in the sector. This episode was previously hosted on our other podcast series: Jersey Heard

Thinking about returning to work or switching careers? In this episode of Jersey Heard (the previous home of our careers and skills themed episodes), Karolina Pilcher from Jersey Finance sits down with Silvia Pinto from the Jersey Financial Services Commission to discuss Reconnect, an event helping Islanders re-enter the finance industry or take on a new career path. Silvia shares her own story of change, discusses the importance of accessible career routes, and highlights real success stories from Reconnect attendees. If you’re looking for inspiration, insight, or your next big move — this episode is for you. 

In this episode, we hear from Eric Olival, last year’s Rising Stars Awards winner in the Human Resources category. Eric shares his passion for his work, his unique path into the finance industry and what winning the award meant to him.This episode was previously hosted on our other podcast series: Jersey Heard

In this episode, we speak with Clovie Knight from Standard Bank, the 2024 Rising Star in Banking. Clovie reflects on her experience at last year’s awards ceremony, sharing the moments that inspired her and the pride she felt being surrounded by so many accomplished women in Jersey’s finance sector. Her passion, drive, and leadership make her a true rising star.Tune in to hear her story and what the recognition has meant for her career. This episode was previously hosted on our other podcast series: Jersey Heard

In this latest episode we spoke with Adam Clift from Highvern about his Operations and Support win at last year's Rising Stars awards.Adam really encompasses all the qualities an operations and support rising star should have: attention to detail, compliance knowledge and customer driven approach. Adam also chatted about what it was like to switch careers from aviation operations into the finance industry and how his skill set was transferable.This episode was previously hosted on our other podcast series: Jersey Heard