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Pascale Helyar-Moray OAM is an award-winning entrepreneur who uses innovation as a means to solving big-picture problems.
With a focus on gender equality and superannuation, backed by extensive experience in financial services, leadership and entrepreneurship, Pascale has founded, and advised startups, taking a number of them through to exit. She is the founder of Grow My Money, a world-first platform enabling users to turn their shopping into mortgage or superannuation savings.
Passionate about gender equality, Pascale served as Director of Communications for the Australian Gender Equality Council, and remains an Ambassador. For her services to business and to women's affairs, Pascale was awarded an Order of the Medal of Australia in the Australia Day Honours List 2024.
Previously Pascale held senior marketing roles for JPMorgan Asset Management, BT Financial Group and BNP Paribas. Her recent advisory experience includes ResMed Ventures, Investment NSW and NSW Government and the University of Sydney Genesis program. She has just written her first book, ‘Rich Woman, Poor Woman’.
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Closing the Superannuation Gap: Innovating for a Secure Future
Too many Australian women face the risk of retiring in poverty due to income disparities, career breaks, and the slow pace of reform. This keynote addresses the superannuation gap, highlighting how innovative thinking can challenge industry norms to create better financial outcomes. Pascale shares her journey in developing a world-first product that drives change in superannuation, giving audiences insight into the social and financial factors affecting retirement security.Closing the Superannuation Gap: Innovating for a Secure Future
Key Takeaways:
Insights into the superannuation gap and the broader principles of superannuation success.
How lateral thinking and cross-pollination of ideas can bring innovation to the most traditional and staid of industries.
Potential for People & Culture teams to spark employee interest in salary sacrifice and financial wellbeing programs.
Entrepreneurship & innovation are today’s buzzwords. But what are the pitfalls of leaving corporate life – and is it worth it?
Shifting from a career in financial services working for blue-chip companies in London and Sydney to the unpredictable world of entrepreneurship can be both rewarding and challenging. Pascale discusses her journey offering a realistic look at the motivations, adjustments, and unexpected lessons that arise. This presentation walks audiences through the highs and lows with a no-holds-barred look at the startup world. And ultimately, how each industry can inform the other.Entrepreneurship & innovation are today’s buzzwords. But what are the pitfalls of leaving corporate life – and is it worth it?
Key Takeaways:
A balanced view on career transitions and the realities of entrepreneurship.
Strategies for applying innovative thinking to improve workplace outcomes.
A refreshed perspective on career growth and defining success.
Breaking Barriers in Start-Ups: Leadership Lessons from a Unique Perspective
Pascale explores her experiences as a founder, navigating the Australian start-up scene where securing funding is a challenge for many and even more so for those in underrepresented demographics. This session delves into the responsibilities and pressures of being a leader, particularly in an emerging sector. Attendees will gain insights into evolving definitions of leadership and the resilience needed to bring a product to market.Breaking Barriers in Start-Ups: Leadership Lessons from a Unique Perspective
Key Takeaways:
Understanding the unique challenges of the start-up world, particularly for female founders and other underrepresented groups, and the evolving landscape of business leadership.
Practical lessons on resilience and strategic leadership in the face of obstacles.
Proven strategies that can be applied to develop and refine leadership skills.
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Pascale is an excellent public speaker, as well as a first-rate guest for media/podcast interviews; she is always very well informed on her areas of expertise, very polished in her delivery ... keep reading FinTech Australia
Pascale is an engaging and inspiration speaker - providing informative and actionable takeaways in a compelling, thoughtful and often entertaining manner. Her experience across a range of financial services niches gives her a strong knowledge base to pull from and enables her to speak both passionately and empathetically about the opportunities and challenges in the Australian finance space. I would recommend Pascale as a speaker for those in the finance space.
Pascale is a compelling and passionate speaker with the ability to command the stage whilst at the same time remaining eminently relatable. This rare combination makes her a compelling and captivating speaker who resonates with any audience. Pascale's experience as a businesswoman, leader, entrepreneur and advocate, together with her warm and dynamic personality shine through, regardless of the medium.
Pascale has immediate impact when she enters a room, she communicates with gravitas and those in attendance will most certainly be engaged by her delivery. I recommend her as a very high value presenter for any occasion.
