Engaging People Pod

Episode 87 - Jason Oakley - CEO & Founder of Recognise Financial Services

Engaging People Pod

Show Notes

On today's podcast we speak to CEO of Recognise Financial Jason Oakley. Jason has had a stellar 35 year career in Banking, starting at Natwest/RBS before moving to Close Brothers before becoming one of the early employees at Metro. Jason helped grow the loan book from £60m to £2.5bln in the near 3 years he was there. Jason is now setting up his own bank as he feels there is a huge area of need in the UK - serving SME's. Hear how the bank is ready to go and make it's mark in the UK. You can find him on Linkedin @JasonOakley or his email is [email protected] We'd love our listeners to recommend people for the show so if you know anyone please do send them our way. Also please do leave us a review or a rating on iTunes as these are always greatly appreciated. We want to hear your comments feedback & suggestions - email us at [email protected] and or check out our website www.engagefs.co.uk

More from Engaging People Pod

Oct 21, 2026

In this episode of the Engaging People Pod, Sedge shares the story of building and scaling her own agency, from landing major clients including Nike and Instagram to growing a team and navigating the challenges of running a high-growth business.

Oct 7, 2026

In this episode of the Engaging People Pod, Raman Sehgal discusses his journey from growing up in Newcastle to becoming a successful entrepreneur and building a global pharmaceutical marketing business.

Sep 23, 2026

In this episode of the Engaging People Pod, James Bott returns to discuss his journey from serial entrepreneur and business owner to investor and entrepreneur, and how his approach to business and risk has evolved.

Sep 9, 2026

The Engaging People Podcast is back with a new video and audio format after a four-year break.

See all episodes →