“I was born in Australia and lived my childhood by the beach. From a young age, I loved numbers. The Fibonacci sequence fascinated me; maths and nature were aligned. I moved to Vanuatu at seven and onto the Seychelles seven years after that. These early travel experiences gave me passion for the environment and people. I spent time at the Ministry of Environment doing volunteer work around endemic bird counts and clean water systems. Returning to Australia as a young adult I applied to study Environmental Biology but the idealistic balloon quickly burst when I discovered the vast chasm between practical, theory, and reams of red tape.
My life took a pivotal turn at age twenty-two when I suffered a vertebral artery dissection and subsequent stroke. It was life-changing. After two long years of family love and rehabilitation I decided to look for a stable career. My love for maths led to me accounting, which I studied at CAANZ and came first in the Ethics and Business Application module. It was a great boost of self-confidence after rehabilitation, and I started work as an accountant while looking for a role I could be passionate about.
A few years later I had my first beautiful daughter. While on maternity leave, an opportunity presented itself when Christopher and Nicholas Plowman asked me to join Insight Timer. Worlds aligned; diversity, environment, anthropology, and maths altogether. When I joined the company we were a small team and I wore many hats. I’m proud to be part of the initial group of creative and forward thinkers; the late nights, early mornings, and weekend challenges made us a family. My role grew with the company and I now look after Finance, Legal, and People.
There are many women in leadership roles at Insight Timer. They all amaze and inspire me daily. The work Insight Timer does changes lives for the better, externally and internally, and I will forever be grateful to the Insight Timer founders for giving me the role of a lifetime, which makes me a role model for my daughters and son.”
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