A focus on lifestyle planning: WIFA finalist Joy Wisniewski on instilling financial awareness in the firm and family

2020 WIFA triple nominee

Sophie King
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Nominated for the Women in Financial Advice Awards 2020 (WIFA) Adviser of the Year – south west, Role Model of the Year and Most Inspiring Returner, Joy Wisniewski certainly has a lot to offer. She speaks to Professional Adviser's Sophie King about moving to the UK and striving to make her children financially aware...

Born in Australia, Hartsfield Planning head of advice Joy Wisniewski (pictured) says she always knew she wanted to work in financial services. Leaving university in 2008 was, of course, a very interesting time to be entering the sector. She started at a small advisory firm, before moving to a larger one and then onto the Westpac Banking Corporation in Sydney, one of the biggest banks in the country. Here, Wisniewski says, she was blessed to work with many talented people who taught her a lot and gave her good grounding for her career. After six years working in Australian financial se...

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