I grew up in Geraldton in the mid-west of Western Australia. It was just after high school I was feeling a little isolated and limited in opportunities for what direction I wanted my career path to go. I decided it was time to become completely independent and move to the big smoke, Perth. It was here I started a reception role within a financial planning practice where I found myself more and more intrigued and impressed with the advice the advisers where providing to their clients and the financial outcomes they achieved. I had an incredibly supportive manager who identified I had a very strong work ethic and confirmed I had their complete support if I wanted to commence study in financial planning. It was here my career commenced.

I have worked as a receptionist, client services, associate adviser and paraplanner within the industry and paraplanning is where I have well and truly found my passion. It’s here we get to work on various strategies to ensure the strategy we recommend will be in the best interest of each individual client. Running multiple modeling scenarios whilst researching products on the market to identify what will suit each particular client best is where I thrive.

Aside from being a paraplanner, I am also a group fitness instructor. I decided to take a leap into group fitness instructing as in my spare time I enjoyed attending these classes but I identified I lacked confidence when it came to being in front of people. Whether it was introducing myself to new people or trying to assert myself into group conversations, I struggled. So, I thought what better way to grow my confidence than to put myself up on a stage in front of 40 participants for 1 hour. 7 years on I still absolutely love taking these classes. The personal growth and confidence I have found from initially putting myself in an uncomfortable situation along with the friends I have made has been well worth it.

I adore spending time with my family. My husband and I have been together for 15 years and we have a 1-year-old son in which we are thoroughly enjoying the crazy ride of parenthood. Being a mother is so much more rewarding than I could have ever hoped and being only 1 year in, I can’t imagine what future years have in store. I love to travel and explore this wonderful world we live in and spending time with my incredible bunch of friends.