At the heart of our approach are three key principles to help you achieve your financial and real estate goals. We educate, we motivate, and we inspire our clients. From these principles, you’ll experience: positive change, empowered action, and ongoing support.
We understand that everyone has a unique relationship with money—one that often ebbs and flows. While it's clear that money enables us to do and have more, what's less obvious are the limiting beliefs that may be holding you back. These beliefs, often inherited from family or shaped by early experiences, can be difficult to recognise, especially if you're unaware of how they affect your financial mindset.
The real question is are these beliefs limiting you or empowering you?
Our mission is to educate you about finance, how it works, and what it means to borrow. We gently help you uncover blind spots in your financial thinking and improve your financial literacy. Everyone’s journey is different, but our financial education is tailored to meet you where you are—making complex concepts clear, practical, and personalised.
Meet our team members
From a very young age, Kelly worked extremely hard to become the aspirational woman she is today. Kelly’s experiences drive her mission to help people buy houses and achieve financial security through real estate investing. She’s extremely passionate about this mission and will fight for her clients’ success every step of the way.
Growing up, Kelly lived with her parents, uncle, and siblings in their grandparent’s home. At age 10, her grandparents’ house was sold and her family were forced to rent. After seeing the immense upheaval and emotional stress this caused her usually stoic grandmother, she decided to eventually buy her grandparents a home of their own.
She followed the well-trodden path of obtaining an undergraduate degree and graduate diplomas in business. Straight out of university, she jumped at an opportunity to work for a merchant bank in Seoul, South Korea, which as a country was amid a financial crisis. It was eye-opening and rewarding, but her passion to work in finance and help people on a personal level led her back to Australia to work for one of the Big Four banks.
At 25, Kelly purchased her first home (which her grandparents lived in for years). She cared for her grandfather during the last months of his life while completing a course in property development. Before he passed, Kelly promised him: she would use her expertise to help people in need. She lives that promise every day at work and in her charitable endeavours with every bit of her heart and soul.
On her 30th birthday, Kelly sold her first mortgage broking business and moved to Sydney with the goal of early retirement. This lasted just six weeks before she had the itch to get back into assisting people to secure their financial futures. At this point, ‘Get Real Finance’ was born, based in Brisbane. The business has blossomed into a close-knit team who all share Kelly’s passion for personalised service.
Not only is she an awe-inspiring businesswoman, Kelly is also an amazing mother to her daughter Mackenzie. Kelly has raised Mackenzie to be a bright and talented young woman who definitely does not lack any character.
Tania joined Get Real Finance in 2019. Her career started with a major bank in Melbourne over 30 years ago. In 2004 Tania began working with brokers and financial planners and several small-to-medium businesses. During this time Tania completed her Diploma in Financial Planning and gained invaluable experience across many facets of finance and investment.
Soon after Tania joined the Get Real Finance team, Kelly recognised Tania’s potential and encouraged her to become a Mortgage Broker. Later that year, Tania completed her Diploma in Finance and Mortgage Broking and became a registered Credit Representative.
Tania enjoys supporting the Brisbane Lions. She’s a wonderful wife to her husband Wes and a loving mother to two wonderful young women, Ashleigh and Maddison. She deeply values spending as much time as possible with her family and friends.
Tyla joined Get Real Finance in 2020 and rejoined in late 2024 as the Senior Loans Processor and Workflow Controller.
As the Senior Loans Processor, she has a deep knowledge of what's required in the full range of loan applications processes across Get Real Finance's lending panel. As the Workflow Controller, Tyla ensures everything runs smoothly and correctly. Her detailed working knowledge of Get Real Finance operations and industry requirements means she can expertly multitask and assist the team with applications and meet all clients' needs.
Tyla dearly loves dogs and supervises Addie’s time at the office to ensure her neighbourhood patrols and belly-rub quotas are maintained. Outside of the office, Tyla loves to spend quality time with her dog, Carter.
Aleena joined Get Real Finance in 2023 and has since become the Senior Loans Processor. As the Senior Loans Processor, she has a deep knowledge of what's required and why in many varying and complex loan applications across Get Real Finance's lending panel. Aleena is studying a bachelor of business at QUT with a major in financial planning.
Since moving from Townsville she loves exploring Brisbane to get to know her new city. To recharge from her role at Get Real Finance and travels around Brisbane, she enjoys diving into the latest series on Netflix.
After years of being a full-time mum of three teenagers, Christine (Chrissy) joined the team in early 2022. She has a Certificate IV in Frontline Management and a Certificate III in Business Administration.
She’s a devoted Brisbane Lions fan and an avid novel reader.
Salvacion (Sal) joined Get Real Finance in January 2023. She’s a founding member of our dedicated home loan review team. This team liaises with our client’s lenders to renegotiate interest rates and identify potential opportunities for savings. With Sal's quiet nature, she's calm and careful when preparing her applications. Both her skill and detail-orientated approach delivers significant value to Get Real Finance clients and she's highly regarded by the team and clients alike.
She has an Associate qualification in Computer Technology and a Certificate in Baking (baking—not banking). She brings unique skillset from being the Billing Team Leader in the Business Processing and Outsourcing (BPO) industry, which aligns well to assist our team in getting the best rate available on client’s home loans.
Sal is about to have her first baby (non-fur baby) and is already a mum of seven fur-babies.
Josephine (aka Pen) joined Get Real Finance in May 2023. Her primary role involves processing home loan reviews and through repricing existing loans, she's saved a lot of clients money in getting a new interest rate applied. Pen's secondary role involves working on loan applications with the team, which paves the way for a smooth loans process.
Before joining the team, she spent five years working as a Customer Service Representative and over a year as a Lead Generation Specialist.
Pen is a mum to her son, she's a wife, and nature enthusiast who enjoys traveling and mountain hiking.
Jera joined Get Real Finance in May 2022. Her primary role is focused on home loan reviews to get the best possible rates for clients. And just like Pen and Jane in the team, she's also saved clients money in repricing loans by getting a new interest rate applied. Jera often orders property valuations and books clients in for appointments with Kelly and Tania.
She brings experience as a Mortgage Broking Assistant and as a Customer Service Representative. Jera has a bachelor’s degree in psychology and became licensed as a Registered Psychometrician in 2023.
Jera is a bubbly personality and loves spending time with her four fur babies and going to the beach.
Addie joined the family in 2020.
When she isn’t busy taking her naps, Addie ensures quality control of all of Kelly’s meetings. If you book an appointment with Kelly, Addie is likely to sit in.
Her remuneration mainly consists of treats and tummy rubs. She is often heard asking Kelly for a raise throughout the day.
At Get Real Finance, we’re proud to deliver high volumes of business while maintaining even higher levels of customer service. Our success is built on a team of passionate professionals who care about their impact and the relationships they build with clients and colleagues alike. As part of our team, you’ll bring more than finance expertise and qualifications. We look for people who:
Value relationships
You genuinely care about clients and their goals.
Communicate clearly
Your ability to explain complex ideas simply sets you apart.
Solve problems creatively
You’re resourceful and thrive on finding the right solutions.
Act with integrity
Honesty and transparency guide your decisions.
Pay attention to detail
Precision and accuracy are second nature to you.
If you’re looking to grow your career, join us to make a difference where it matters most—in the lives of our clients.
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