Prosple Australia/GradAustralia Profiles

I worked full time in this job and studied full time simultaneously at Southern Cross University because I did not want to drive forklifts all my life.

Embrace every day and approach each challenge with vigor, as it is never as hard as you first think.

I am a working mother and I value my education so much.

Whilst studying my double degree between 2014-2018, I was working part time at a cafe.

I find growing a business, coaching junior staff and helping clients, all to be equally rewarding. I especially enjoy working on transactions that are ‘live’ and are read about in the newspapers and other media.

By getting my degree I was able to enter the workforce on $50k +.

Being a full-time working parent is a daily juggling act. However, working in a firm that promotes flexibility and work-life balance has greatly helped me with not only the advancement in my career but to also raise two children.

I think being a woman in a male-dominated arena is always a challenge – especially when it is largely relationship based and it at times feels like it will always be that way. Part of the challenge is dealing with this but still being authentic, i.e. work with “the boys” and earning their respect as an equal rather than trying to be something you are not.