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Steph McGovern
Steph McGovern is an awards host and business speaker who explains the economy in plain terms for conference audiences. Co-host of The Rest Is Money with Robert Peston, she spent eight years as BBC Breakfast's business reporter.
Steph McGovern is a business broadcaster and podcaster who co-hosts The Rest Is Money with Robert Peston. She hosts conferences and awards and speaks on the economy, business, and skills, turning financial stories into plain language any audience can follow.
She spent eight years on BBC Breakfast, broadcasting live from more than 500 UK businesses, and went on to front her own Channel 4 live show, Steph's Packed Lunch. She's presented The Big Deal and five series of Shop Well For Less, often hosts Have I Got News For You, and has published her debut novel, Deadline.
Before going on air, Steph was the BBC's lead producer of financial news, working with Robert Peston through the credit crunch and banking crisis. With over twenty years in financial journalism, she's spoken to everyone from factory workers to FTSE 100 CEOs, so she can explain what the economy means for a business, its people, and its customers.
Audiences get a clear read on the economic stories shaping their sector and what's behind the headlines. Steph and Robert Peston also appear on stage together, recreating the podcast's back-and-forth or interviewing internal and industry figures. A former apprentice engineer and Young Engineer for Britain, she speaks from experience on skills and education.
For a host who keeps the room with her and makes the business content land, Steph brings the presenting experience of live TV and the knowledge of a financial journalist.
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Steph McGovern hosts and speaks in the plain-language style she uses on air, explaining economic stories through examples from the 500-plus UK businesses she reported from on BBC Breakfast, and sometimes appears alongside Robert Peston to recreate the back-and-forth of The Rest Is Money.
Steph McGovern speaks on the economy, personal finance, consumer trends, and tariffs and trade, and hosts business conferences and awards. She co-hosts The Rest Is Money with Robert Peston and spent eight years reporting on business for BBC Breakfast, broadcasting live from more than 500 UK businesses.
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