Build wealth through investing

With Ascend, the DEFINANCE investing program

For women who know they should be investing – but haven’t yet found a way that feels right.

You may have money sitting in savings, doing very little for your future. You may hear people talking about investing with confidence and strong opinions – and quietly wonder if you’re missing something, or about to make a mistake.

Most women were never taught how to invest in a calm, practical, real-life way. This program helps you understand investing, make informed decisions, and begin with confidence.

It’s not that you’re incapable.
It’s that investing is often presented as louder, more complex, and more exclusive than it needs to be.

Who this is for?

This program is for you if:

  • you want to build wealth, not just leave money sitting in savings
  • you want to feel more confident and informed when making investment decisions
  • you want investing to feel steadier, simpler, and more accessible
  • you want to move past hesitation and actually start investing
  • you are ready to begin in a way that feels grounded and realistic

What you’ll gain

By the end of the program, you will:

  • understand investing without feeling overwhelmed by all the terminology
  • build an investment approach that suits your goals and priorities
  • learn how to assess products, platforms, risk, and strategy with confidence
  • make your first investment with support and structure
  • create an investing rhythm that works in real life
  • trust yourself more in the decisions you make about growing your money


This is not about rushing or trying to get everything perfect.

It is about building understanding, confidence, and momentum that lasts.

What’s included

  • Six live 60-minute group sessions over seven weeks
  • Handouts, notes, and practical tools to support your learning
  • 30–60 minutes of pre-work each week
  • Four group mindset coaching sessions
  • A one-month follow-up session to help you reflect, refine, and keep moving

Inside the program

Chapter 1. You’re already an investor

Understand what investing is, why it matters, and why women can be especially well suited to it.

Chapter 2. Managing risk

Explore risk in a way that feels grounded and usable, so you can make decisions you can stay with over time.

Chapter 3. How you will invest

Understand the practical side of investing, from platforms to structures to investment types.

Chapter 4. Where your money will go

Choose your investments with more intention, based on what fits your priorities and goals.

Chapter 5. Let’s invest

Bring everything together and make your first investment with support, structure, and a clear sense of what you are doing.

Chapter 6. Staying invested

Build the habits that help investing last, so you can keep going with more steadiness and trust in yourself.

Epilogue. The next chapter

A follow-up session one month later to help you reflect, refine, and strengthen your next steps.

Ascend is an educational program designed to build your understanding, confidence, and decision-making. It does not provide personal financial advice.

Investment: €1,200 + VAT

Next round begins: August 2026

Payment options available

Not quite sure yet?

If you’d like to talk through whether Awaken is the right fit for you, you can book a call here.