Years of Being Called "Hardworking and Quiet." How Revolut's Head of Strategy Daisy Xia Rewrote Her Professional Brand

For years, Daisy Xia's performance reviews said the same things: hardworking, great team player, result-driven, quiet. Cycle after cycle, different managers, same words. Then she realized: those were her brand hashtags, and they were never going to get her to where she wanted to go. She wanted "confident," "influential," "driven," "leadership." And nobody was going to give her those labels. She had to earn them by using her voice.

Daisy is Head of Strategy and FP&A at Revolut, one of the world's fastest-growing fintechs. Originally from China, she built her career navigating the cultural expectation that hard work and results would speak for themselves. They didn't. In this episode, she breaks down exactly how she changed that, and what she now teaches every junior person who reports to her.

You'll learn:

The performance review pattern that finally made her realize she was building the wrong brand, and the specific words she decided to own instead Why she stopped being the silent note-taker in every meeting, what she lost by doing it, and why AI has made that role completely obsolete The 4-phase framework for asking questions in town halls and large meetings, from canned questions that still get you seen, to strategic dialogue that opens collaboration doors with senior executives The "golden three months" strategy: how to use your newness as a security blanket to ask anything, map broken processes, and deliver visible value before anyone expects it Why there is no such thing as over-communication at work ,and how staying quiet to avoid being "too much" is actually the riskier move The one mandate she gives herself and every person she mentors: say something in every meeting, even if it's just a rephrasing

If you've ever been called "hardworking" but not "leadership material," or if you have great ideas that only come out in one-on-ones but never in the room, this episode is the blueprint.

About Daisy Xia: Head of Strategy and Financial Planning & Analytics at Revolut, Daisy leads strategic and financial operations at one of the world's largest fintech companies. Originally from China, she coaches and mentors junior professionals on speaking up, building visibility, and translating strong technical work into leadership presence.

Connect with Daisy on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daisy-xia

Stop Taking Notes, Start Getting Noticed: Revolut Head of Strategy Daisy Xia on Building Your Brand Through Your Voice