Being finance junkies, we
thought a forum where women could talk about money in a comfortable, relaxed
environment - with a glass of wine - was a great way to spend an evening. So in
September 2006 we held our first event, on futures trading no less, with 30
women in attendance. It was fun, everyone was inspired, we all learned
something new.
Word about these new,
affordable women-only finance events quickly spread through word of mouth and
publicity and suddenly we on the GLAM committee were emailing each other with
things like ‘there are 150 women are on the list!' and '45 people are coming to
the next event' etc. How times have changed! Today, we have almost 1500 on our
database and the number grows every day. We now get on average 80 people coming
to our events - and oh how we love to see you there! We love it when you tell
us that you learned something, that you are going to take on board some advice
that you heard at GLAM, that next time you are bringing your mother / sister /
girlfriend cause they need to learn more about taking care of their finances
too.
Cause that's what we want
to do - provide access to the information so you can make informed decisions
about your finances.
We think it's important
that you know that none of the GLAM committee members -are financial planners
or advisors. We are women who have an interest in finance who knew that many of
our friends and family were overwhelmed by the vast amount of financial
information out there. Our events are designed to break through the information
barrier and introduce you to a range of finance information. Help you learn
more about money - earning, managing, saving and growing it!
Positions available:
GLAMorous Product/Services Officer
GLAMorous Business/Membership Development Officer
GLAMorous Event / PR Support Officer
GLAMorous Admin Support Officer
Please email your CV and letter of interest to
Alysia Hamilton - GLAMorous Executive Officer (GEO)
Alysia's inspiration for
GLAM came from listening to Margaret Lomas, an investor, author and now speaker
on the Australian property market. With a Masters in Management and global
property experience (Queensland and Tennessee, USA real estate licenses),
Alysia's passion is twofold: first to radiate sunshine in her daily
interactions and secondly to inspire women to become financially free. Alysia
is a happy shareholder in companies listed on the NYSE and the ASX (thanks to a
GLAM connection!) and is building her property portfolio in America. Alysia is
working on her Financial Diploma so she can help women gain an even greater
knowledge of all things financial, continuing to build GLAM and being a ‘work
in progress' investor.
Corinna Reeves - GLAMorous Technology Officer
Corinna
is taking GLAM into the digital age! With more than 17 years in the IT
industry, project management and HR Consulting, Corinna is introducing Digital
Marketing and Digital Technology to grow GLAM to the next level. Corinna
discovered GLAM through her own thirst for financial knowledge and came on
board as one of the founding committee members. Now, after just three years,
Corinna has control of her own finances and, through GLAM, is able to help
other woman achieve the same.
Corinna's passion is to
continue to learn and share the development of self-leadership by combining
Neurolinguistic Programming (NLP) and Natural Horsemanship. Using simple
exercises with horses this provides individuals the opportunity to recognise
their self-leadership style and how to develop better communication and
authentic leadership skills.
Kathy Ran - GLAMorous Financial Officer
Without Kathy, the bills
don't get paid and the GLAM account isn't reconciled. As GLAM's Financial
Officer, Kathy is responsible for keeping GLAM's accounts in the black.
After a marriage break up
that left her with a six-figure debt, Kathy - a mother of two - quickly learned
about risk and cashflow management. When she discovered ‘Rich Dad, Poor Dad' by
Robert Kiyosaki she had a ‘aha' moment and started absorbing investment,
motivational and mindset books and seminars. At the same time she discovered
GLAM and now is firmly committed to financial education (building on her
Business Degree) and empowerment for everyone, especially women.
Kathy has an investment property portfolio
and is keen to expand her real estate holdings in the USA. She also has a share portfolio and hopes to become
a full-time trader in commodities, foreign exchange and share options.
Rebecca Griffin - GLAMorous Public Relations and Marketing Officer
An experienced media and public relations consultant Rebecca has the job of bringing you all the GLAM news!
Rebecca’s journalism career started at a regional New South Wales newspaper where she learnt the ropes covering everything from court and council news to local disasters. She worked in a number of newsrooms before making the switch to public relations working for major employers in Newcastle, Adelaide and now Brisbane. When Rebecca’s not at her day job, she runs her own boutique professional writing and public relations agency Infinite Communication.
She is passionate about seeing women succeed in business and in all areas of their life through self-development, and is currently co-authoring a book about female millionaires - a book she hopes will inspire other women.
Rebecca is building an investment property portfolio, and has a Bachelor of Communication Studies.
- GLAM committee
