# #12 – Roota Mittal – Financial Empowerment, Resilience and Courage Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-whole-truth-leadership-stories-with-sarah-perugia-7098484/12-roota-mittal-financial-empowerment-resilience-and-courage Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-whole-truth-leadership-stories-with-sarah-perugia-7098484/12-roota-mittal-financial-empowerment-resilience-and-courage.md Podcast: [The Whole Truth: Leadership Stories with Sarah Perugia](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-whole-truth-leadership-stories-with-sarah-perugia-7098484) Published: 2025-06-24T08:00:00+00:00 Episode link: https://www.sarahperugia.com/ Audio file: https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/e5da3d65-ec30-46c2-95ee-2797c76f2796.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-whole-truth-leadership-stories-with-sarah-perugia-7098484/episodes/12-roota-mittal-financial-empowerment-resilience-and-courage Duration seconds: 2072 ## Resource Roota Mittal is a self-made millionaire, bestselling author, startup investor, and award-winning thought leader who elevates women’s financial autonomy worldwide. As founder of a thriving coaching business and author of ‘Wealthy Moves’, Roota is on a mission to help women own their stories, unlock financial freedom, and step into their power. Roota is a true inspiration for women everywhere seeking to change their relationship with wealth and leadership. Tune in to hear her story of determination and risk-taking.  In this episode, we talk about: (03:50) Empowerment beyond wealth (08:30) Freelancing success and coaching journey (10:20) Courage, purpose and success (12:45) The power of perseverance (17:57) Learning and moving forward (20:20) Gratitude journaling attracts positivity (24:41) Start stock market investing (29:10) Legacy through positive impact (31:10) Grades aren't everything Roota’s journey shows what’s possible when we seek financial freedom, act with intention, and refuse to let fear or external expectations define our story. Her authenticity, humor, and practical guidance make this episode a must-listen for any woman ready to step into her power and change her life.  About the host Sarah Perugia is an expert women-in-leadership coach and whole-person leadership transformation specialist, dedicated to empowering female leaders to thrive. With 20 years of experience, she partners with organisations across the globe to develop and retain top female talent, strengthen the female leadership pipeline, and promote gender equality in senior roles. Drawing on her background in acting, neuro-linguistic programming, and Positive Psychology, Sarah empowers leaders to advance their careers, build confidence, enhance performance, and ultimately flourish and… ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-whole-truth-leadership-stories-with-sarah-perugia-7098484/episodes/12-roota-mittal-financial-empowerment-resilience-and-courage/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-whole-truth-leadership-stories-with-sarah-perugia-7098484/12-roota-mittal-financial-empowerment-resilience-and-courage.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.