{"id":79623,"date":"2025-10-08T11:20:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-08T00:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/riskinfo.com.au\/news\/?p=79623"},"modified":"2025-10-13T11:35:51","modified_gmt":"2025-10-13T00:35:51","slug":"recalibrate-winners-announced","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/riskinfo.com.au\/news\/2025\/10\/08\/recalibrate-winners-announced\/","title":{"rendered":"ReCALIbrate Winners Announced"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Five women from across Australia have been recognised for their leadership and contribution to financial risk advice through the <a href=\"https:\/\/cali.org.au\/recalibrate-2025\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2025 ReCALIbrate program<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Now in its third year, the initiative supports women shaping the future of financial advice by providing each recipient with a $2,000 grant to attend the FAAA Congress in Perth.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, each will be offered exclusive support, including access to CALI\u2019s women\u2019s mentoring network, media training and visibility tools, industry speaking opportunities, a complimentary ticket to CALI\u2019s annual conference, and a meet-and-greet with CALI in Perth.<\/p>\n<p>This year\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/cali.org.au\/meet-our-ambassadors\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">recipients<\/a> are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Zoe Kennedy<\/strong>, Financial Adviser, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitsundaywealth.com.au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Whitsunday Wealth<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Natalie Lackner<\/strong>, Life Insurance Specialist, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.adviserratings.com.au\/adviser\/355556\/Natalie-Lackner#\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Parachute Cover<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Kristy Mitchell<\/strong>, Director and Life Insurance Specialist, <a href=\"https:\/\/stellaadvice.com.au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Stella Advice<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Clare Telford<\/strong>, Provisional Financial Adviser, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.purelyfinance.com.au\/team\/clare-telford\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Purely Finance<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Alyssa Turner<\/strong>, Financial Adviser, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.myfortress.com.au\/townsville\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">My Fortress Townsville<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-79623 gallery-columns-5 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"180\" src=\"https:\/\/riskinfo.com.au\/news\/files\/2025\/10\/Zoe-website-copy.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Zoe Kennedy, Financial Adviser, Whitsunday Wealth\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-79630\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-79630'>\n\t\t\t\tZoe Kennedy, Financial Adviser, Whitsunday Wealth.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"180\" src=\"https:\/\/riskinfo.com.au\/news\/files\/2025\/10\/Natalie-website-copy.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Natalie Lackner, Life Insurance Specialist, Parachute Cover\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-79629\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-79629'>\n\t\t\t\tNatalie Lackner, Life Insurance Specialist, Parachute Cover\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"180\" src=\"https:\/\/riskinfo.com.au\/news\/files\/2025\/10\/Kristy-website-copy.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Kristy Mitchell, Director &amp; Life Insurance Specialist, Stella Advice\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-79628\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-79628'>\n\t\t\t\tKristy Mitchell, Director &#038; Life Insurance Specialist, Stella Advice\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"180\" src=\"https:\/\/riskinfo.com.au\/news\/files\/2025\/10\/Clare-website-copy.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Clare Telford, Provisional Financial Adviser, Purely Finance\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-79627\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-79627'>\n\t\t\t\tClare Telford, Provisional Financial Adviser, Purely Finance\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"180\" src=\"https:\/\/riskinfo.com.au\/news\/files\/2025\/10\/Alyssa-Turner-300x300-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Alyssa Turner, Financial Adviser, My Fortress Townsville\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-79626\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-79626'>\n\t\t\t\tAlyssa Turner, Financial Adviser, My Fortress Townsville\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>CALI CEO <strong>Christine Cupitt<\/strong> said this year\u2019s recipients highlight the diversity and leadership women in advice are bringing to their profession.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEach of these women is a role model in her community and represents the future of the advice profession,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve seen the ripple effect of ReCALIbrate firsthand, from the confidence it builds in women advisers to the way it changes conversations across the industry. That\u2019s why we\u2019ve expanded the program to include more mentoring, more visibility and more opportunities to lead.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Zoe Kennedy<\/strong> said:\u00a0\u201cThe chance to be mentored by industry change-makers and amplify the voice of women in advice is priceless.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Natalie Lackner<\/strong>, who recently started her own life insurance advice business said the\u00a0grant means being part of an initiative that champions women in advice.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It is inspiring, because when women are supported and connected, the entire profession grows stronger,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Five women from across Australia have been recognised for their leadership and contribution to financial risk advice through the 2025 ReCALIbrate program. 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