Keynote SpeakerBEM Katie Donegan

Co-Founder of Rebel Finance School, British Empire Medallist for services to financial education

Katie Donegan is the world record-breaking, co-founder of Rebel Finance School! Katie, alongside her husband Alan Alan Donegan, helps people from all walks of life to avoid debt and build a better relationship with money. Katie has used the principles of the Financial Independence movement to be able to “retire”... Read more

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Katie & Alan Donegan at Econome 2024: Financial Independence & Creating an Extraordinary Life
Get to Know the Donegans: Beyond Finance | Rebel Finance School 2024
Spreadsheets and Numbers: How to Master Them and Grow

Popular Talks by BEM Katie Donegan

Financial Independence

Financial independence means that the income from your assets is greater than the amount of money you spend each year. Once you achieve this, and your expenses are taken care of, you don’t need to work for a living if you don’t want to. There are lots of ways to…

Financial independence means that the income from your assets is greater than the amount of money you spend each year.

Once you achieve this, and your expenses are taken care of, you don’t need to work for a living if you don’t want to. There are lots of ways to do this, such as investing in property, investing in stocks and shares, starting businesses to earn more money, reducing your spending and so on. It is something very few people even understand, let alone achieve, and Katie and Alan Donegan want to help more people reach their own financial independence.
What if you and your employees could unlock your full potential and bring your best selves to work every day?

The Donegans’ empower teams to break free from conventional norms, resulting in higher productivity and a cohesive dynamic company culture. They share their process to enable people to work on their own lives radically shifting thinking and creating innovation from within. Katie and Alan’s journey began with a simple yet…

The Donegans’ empower teams to break free from conventional norms, resulting in higher productivity and a cohesive dynamic company culture. They share their process to enable people to work on their own lives radically shifting thinking and creating innovation from within. Katie and Alan’s journey began with a simple yet powerful goal: to live a life free from the constraints of societal expectations. They believe that too many people blindly follow the standard life plan, doing what is expected rather than what truly makes them happy. The Donegans’ mission is to empower others to take control of their lives and design their own extraordinary future.
Creating an Extraordinary Life

Katie and Alan Donegan are renowned international speakers and advocates for living an extraordinary life. As co-founders of the Rebel Finance School, and Alan as co-founder of the Queen’s Award for Enterprise winning, (Global) Rebel Business School, they have dedicated their lives to inspiring and teaching others how to break…

Katie and Alan Donegan are renowned international speakers and advocates for living an extraordinary life. As co-founders of the Rebel Finance School, and Alan as co-founder of the Queen’s Award for Enterprise winning, (Global) Rebel Business School, they have dedicated their lives to inspiring and teaching others how to break free from conventional norms, create a life filled with passion, purpose, and adventure all whilst radically improve their finances. Alan and Katie were awarded British Empire Medals for their contributions to financial education.

Through their passion, humour, and energy, Katie and Alan make complex concepts accessible to audiences of all backgrounds. They emphasize that living an extraordinary life is not reserved for the elite; it is achievable by anyone willing to take the necessary steps. The Donegans will show you how to unlock your potential and live a life that is uniquely yours.

The Donegans have spoken at numerous events around the world, including the Financial Freedom Retreat in Bali, Tribe FI in Sydney, and the Econome Conference in Cincinnati. Their clients have included Henley Business School, Oxford University, Microsoft, and many more. They have been featured for their adventures and unique approach to life in The Times, The Guardian, The Sun (not page 3), and other international press.

Alan and Katie volunteer their expertise to help make the world a happier and more equitable place. They are nomadic, traveling the world full-time, and when they aren’t helping people, you can find them in the gym, building Lego or jigsaws, or creating music.

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Financial Literacy
Financial Education
Embracing Your True Desires
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Biography

Katie has used the principles of the Financial Independence movement to be able to “retire” at the age of 35 and now gives her time to help other people get on top of their finances.

Katie Donegan has a degree in Statistics from the University of London and worked as an Actuary for various firms before setting up her own Actuarial Consulting business in 2015.

The same year, she read a blog about the FIRE (Financial Independence, Retire Early) movement, which involves keeping your outgoings low and putting those savings into low cost index funds. Katie’s mind was blown and she and Alan decided to follow this strategy with the aim to eventually live off the money their funds generated.

The couple had the goal of retiring with £1million in savings by the time Alan was 40. They lived modestly and saved hard. By September 2018, the month of Alan’s 40th birthday, although they had not yet reached their goal, their investments were making enough for Katie to retire. Alan supported Katie’s decision to stop working. Alan chose not to fully retire, he still oversees his business but isn’t involved in the day-to-day operation.

With their new freedom, Katie and Alan decided to sell everything they owned in the UK and started a nomadic lifestyle, living on the road and travelling everywhere from Thailand to Mexico. In 2020, Katie and Alan co-founded the Rebel Finance School, a free 10-week online course to help people from all walks of life build a better relationship with money and take control of their finances.

She uses her new found freedom from corporate life to travel the world, run courses on finance and train in calisthenics. Recently, Katie was SUPER excited to do her first ever chin up, a goal she has been working on for many years!

She has also been on a mission to help level the playing field; In June 2017, Katie was one of 28 athletes from around the world who gathered in Tanzania for a historic eight-day trek. They summited Mt. Kilimanjaro and played the highest altitude official football (soccer) match ever played. A full 90-minute game, 11-vs-11, this match went down in the Guinness Book of World Records. The game was played by all WOMEN in an effort to inspire unprecedented awareness in the fight for gender equality and as a result, Katie has been featured in two documentaries about the trip and women’s equality in sport.

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