HerAdvice: Episode 10 – The benefits of empowering others

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In our final episode of the year, we chat to Viviane Parsons, founder and practice director of boutique firm, Lux Financial Planning. Viviane reveals how empowering others – whether by helping clients, providing support services or advocating for young women entering the industry – is not only good for business but benefits the financial advice industry as a whole.

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In this episode, Tara Sutton, State Director at BT chats with Tess Uncle, Director of Wybenga Financial about how she supports mid-life female clients as they navigate career building and generational family pressures.
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In this episode, Betsy Westcott, Financial Wellness Coach joins BT's Rachael Dickinson to consider the changing face of wealth in Australia. If you're wondering how to reach millennial clients and engage more effectively with women, this episode is for you.
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In this episode, Tara is joined by Kylie Wright from Ulton. Kylie is passionate about empowering her clients to reach their financial goals, especially women. Kylie speaks with us about how important it is for women to have strong financial literacy and outlines key strategies she uses with her clients to help women catch up their super balances following time out of the work force, asserting “It’s never too late."
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In our first episode for 2024, we celebrate International Women’s Day. Sarah Conte of BT’s Advice Technical & Regulatory team chats with Christine Lusher from Lush Wealth about the role financial advisers can play in accelerating progress towards closing the gender pay gap.
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In our final episode for this year Tara Sutton, State Director at BT, sits down with Alisdair Barr, Founder and CEO of Striver. We look to the future and discuss not only how to attract young professionals to the industry and provide interesting, challenging careers for them but also how to retain great employees.
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In this episode Tara Sutton, State Director at BT, speaks with Kathy Havers of Viridian Advisory. Kathy's career has spanned almost 25 years, and she discusses the need for diversity in the industry to allow clients to find an adviser with shared values – someone 'just like them'.
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In this, our third episode, Tara Sutton, State Director at BT, speaks with Sharon McClafferty CEO Slipstream Group. Sharon's years of experience coaching leaders in the accounting and financial advice industries reveal that diversity at the leadership table has both employees and business owners asking the question "how can work be better?
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In this, our second episode, Tara Sutton, State Director at BT, speaks with Jess Harris, ClientAdviser, Wealth at MGD Wealth. Jess is passionate about Financial Advice and seeing the industry grow and thrive. Tara and Jess tackle the challenges faced by up and coming advisers and discuss the bright future of financial advice in Australia.
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A 5-part podcast series that asks female leaders in the industry how they see the future of advice. In this, our first episode, Tara Sutton, Head of Account Management at BT, speaks with Julia Newbould, managing editor, Conexus Financial and Stella Network Lead about the current state of the industry and what we can all do to see women in financial advice thrive.
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