I was born and raised in Perth Western Australia by my mum and my older brother. As I was growing up, I started to develop a passion for helping others which would stem from consistently seeing my mum come home after working with special needs children every day. For a long period of my childhood and adolescent life, my mum, brother and I lived with my grandfather and he used to explain to me the importance of a successful financial position so one day I can raise a beautiful family. During those years, I worked hard at Curtin University to one day work within the finance industry and be able to help out many different demographics to a positive financial position. As I was studying, I took up a casual role at David Jones to improve my social skills and had a love for fashion. Immediately, I had a passion for styling customers through my knowledge of fashion trends discovered on Instagram in my spare time and the leadership team were very great to work for; I had made long-time friends, developed organisation skills and within 2 years had joined the David Jones management team guiding my own portfolio and team.
At the end of 2019, I graduated from Curtin University with a double degree in Finance and Marketing. At this stage, I was in a great position at David Jones and wasn’t ready to leave as I was building up on my leadership skills and developing a strong team. Shortly after, an Australian Boutique approached me for a new position within Karrinyup Shopping Centre as a Store Manager; Aje was an amazing brand to work for and I loved every minute of it. During my time at Aje; I was able to learn more about fashion and styles with the Australian and International Fashion Industry. I was lucky enough to have opportunities to represent the brand travelling nationally and internationally at shows, festivals and conferences. During this time, I met and learnt from so many powerful motivational leaders about women’s leadership within different work environments.
Most recently, a trip to Sydney for Aje had me realise that I was prepared for change and ready to take on my grandfather’s advice to build up a successful career in an area that I worked so hard to achieve. I am very passionate and experienced within customer service as I have been able to build up my skills for over 6 years in this industry. I love spending time with my family, friends and doggies! You will always find me outside soaking up that sunshine in summer & heading on a road trip to our lovely wine region during our winter!
Laura works closely with Brad Martin and Vy Nyugen and their clients to provide support and guidance through all stages of their financial planning journey.
