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Money is not just a transmission of value: it’s a transmission of values.
Meet Mara
Ceo of ELEVATED GmbH
Leader, Advisor, Author, Speaker.
Founder of smartwaytostart.com.
Financial Parenting Pioneer.
With over 25 years of leadership experience in international wealth management working with billionaire families, Dr Mara Catherine Harvey combines strategic insight, deep financial expertise, and social commitment. Trained at Fribourg University and Harvard, she holds a doctorate with highest honours in Political Economy. As a former private banking CEO and Supervisory Board Member, she championed future-oriented wealth management at the intersection of impact finance, generational wealth transfer, financial inclusion and digitisation, while driving social and digital innovation across the financial industry on a global scale.
Mara is internationally acclaimed, a published author, award-winning changemaker, and founder of smartwaytostart.com, a financial literacy platform for parents and kids (5-10y) on money and ethics. Her children’s book on the 17 SDGs has been endorsed and published by the United Nations.
@drmaraharvey
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Kids’ success
Financial Parenting Advisory to give kids a strong money mindset, transforming money skills into lifelong habits.
Make your kids wealthier
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Family success
Family Advisory on how to successfully prepare generational wealth transfers. In collaboration with Crosswalk.
Keep your family wealth intact
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Career success
Personal Career Coaching and Mentorship for ambitious women who want to rise and shine!
Earn more, progress faster
Keynotes & Panels
University of Bern
AUTHOR
Mara’s books
Financial Literacy for Kids
Rewriting the Rules of Women Investing
Switzerland’s economic growth 70′-90’s
Gender Equality and Growth
Media
Keynote VP Bank
Geneva Keynote for A Effect
Keynote Advance
Keynote in Zurich
Keynote for Google Switzerland, 2025
Loft of Shared Dreams Davos 2025
“My mission is to enable parents worldwide to empower their children to grow up Financially Literate with a good understanding of how their daily money choices impact their future and our world.”
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Mentorship
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Fill out the form here, and we will get back to you with a link to book a free 15-minute consultation.
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We will have a free 15-minute call where we will discuss your goals and objectives so we can tailor the offer to your needs.
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You will receive an individual coaching journey proposal adapted to your desired outcomes, your availability and time commitment.
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We will start with an in-person meeting to kick things off. The journey will include regular feedback loops and adaptations to evolving needs, as well as accountability reviews to ensure optimal progress toward your goals.
Looking forward to meeting you soon…
