Olivia Maragna

Olivia Maragna is one of Australia’s most respected and independent financial experts. She was featured on Channel Nine in the headline story of the 2014 Federal Budget with Ross Greenwood and Laurie Oakes and was invited by the ABC’s 730Report as a panel expert leading up to the 2013 Federal Election. Olivia has been recognised as a driving force in the finance industry and has been named one of the top 10 most financial influencers in Australia, sharing the list with the likes of David Koch, Ross Greenwood, Alan Kohler and Mark Bouris. In 2003, she co-founded Aspire Retire, one of the industry's highest award winning financial advisory firms, servicing clients Australia wide. Olivia has made a habit of breaking through barriers and has been presented with a Hall of Fame Award for Business Achievement, the WIFS 2013 Financial Planner of the Year and the 2012 AFA Adviser of the Year, the first female to ever win the award. In a career punctuated with Australian ‘firsts’ and major business awards including the Young Business Woman of the Year, MYOB Small Business of the Year and the AFA Australian Female Excellence in Advice Award, Olivia has always been driven by the idea that if you want to be successful, “you have to be passionate about what you do and make a real difference.” In recognition of her business achievements and community involvement, Olivia has been chosen as one of eighteen of Australia’s most inspiring female leaders in the Leadership in Focus Forum and represented Australia in a Global Forum in Switzerland in 2013. She is a sought after speaker on money and business across the country at various national/international organisations and currently serves as a judge for the Telstra Business Awards. Olivia has been featured on the front cover of 6 National magazines and has been published/featured in hundreds of articles in mainstream media across TV, print and radio.