Meet Our Expert Panel

Esta Hammond - Author of 'Save It' and Founder of Easy Ways to Save Money

Esta Hammond is a financial whiz who is passionate about two things - saving the planet and saving money! She is the author of ‘Save It - Easy Ways to Save Money’ to help families save money, and get out of debt without needing to sacrifice their lifestyle. Her book is packed with 1,000 tips that help save on petrol, travel and groceries and much more. She is also the founder of Easy Ways to Save Money website, which she established as a platform for people to find Money Saving information, tips and tools, and also help connect people with money saving business, services and products.

 

 

 

Rebecca Derrington - Founder of SourceBottle

Rebecca Derrington is a busy Mum of three, and the founder of SourceBottle: a fully customised free publicity and media leads service that connects expert sources with journalists and bloggers for free. Established in Australia, SourceBottle has just gone global – specifically servicing sources and the media in Australia, New Zealand, Canada, the U.S. and the U.K. So if you’re looking to benefit by being quoted as an expert source, sign up today. You’ll be able to cherry pick from 30+ topics and five source countries.

 

 

 

Gumtree - Australia's largest Free Classifieds 

Gumtree.com.au is Australia’s largest free classifieds website and has over 1.6 million visitors every month. Gumtree launched in Australia in 2007.  Gumtree offers you everything you need including cars, jobs, accommodation, pets, homewares, sporting equipment, DIY and much more.   Since January 2009 Gumtree.com.au’s unique audience has increased by 142%, hitting 1.5 million unique visitors per month in March this year. The site is also host to over 500,000 live ads at any one time.

 

 

 

 

 Antonette Golikidis - Founder of Little Innoscents

Frustration and desire for completely chemical-free skincare for her own children drove Antonette Golikidis to create Little Innoscents – an exclusive organic baby skincare range – five years ago. 

“I searched for baby products that were chemical free. I was disappointed to find a limited range of products, which were often difficult to locate, overly expensive, or offered misleading information.”

Little Innoscents was a simple creation of my values and ethos as a person.  I have always regarded children as the little Innoscent ones who are brought on this earth for us to nurture and keep safe from all the bad habits and nasty environmental effects that we create throughout our lives growing up.  Combined with beautiful signature scents I came up with “Little Innoscents.”

 

Pauline Duncan - Knowledge Box 

Pauline is obsessed with ‘barracking for kids’. Providing support, programs and strategies for children and families has driven all of Pauline’s consulting and projects throughout her career.

Pauline was Head of Junior School at Wesley College when she was 26 years of age, and now  works with parents and relocating families to help them with decisions about choosing schools – there’s more information out there than ever, yet more confusion for families.  Schools get Pauline’s strategic advice to develop communication and marketing plans and she mentors executives and education professionals.

All pro-bono work is devoted to Lighthouse Foundation and Impact for Women.  Pauline’s most important role is Mum to Duncan (11) and Alec (9).

 

 

Kris Bondin - Director of Bills to Pay

Kris Bondin is the Managing Director of Bills to Pay, Australia's most cost effective budgeting company.  As a qualified CPA accountant, Kris wanted to make a positive change to people's lives when it came to their finances.  Kris founded Bills to Pay because he worked with so many people in the corporate world who lacked basic money management skills and disliked managing their finances.  An opportunity in the market existed as alot of people leave high school without learning the basic fundamentals of money management and such skills in the household are important to have.   

  

 

Louisa Forrest - The Eco Mum

The Eco Mum is chock full of helpful green living and green loving tips, ideas and suggestions on how to create a safer, chemical free household for your family.

Featuring the latest and greatest in green and eco products, reviews & resources, herbal home remedies, craft ideas and tips for going green in a budget conscious way, The Eco Mum is made for nature loving families who want to do their bit Mother Nature without breaking the bank.

 

 

 

 

Sue Barrett - Barrett Consulting Group  

Sue Barrett is a leading voice in 21st century sales and advocates that everybody lives by selling something. Sue is an experienced speaker, adviser, writer, facilitator, sales coach, training provider and founder of Barrett Consulting Group.

 

 

 

 

 

  

 Regi Dittrich - Grow Online Biz

Regi Dittrich, leads Grow Online Gurus, a PR & Marketing Agency that specialises in online business and marketing.  The demand for her unique blend of technical and business knowledge and intuitive marketing methods means she is also a trainer in Diploma of Business & Diploma of Project Management and a business coach for Government agencies & private organizations.

Regi is ready to share website building and marketing strategies with EWTSM readers. By offering you the tools and knowledge to perpetually bolster your online business, you will save money as you build your money-making website.

 

 

Lauren Leisk - Yahoo7 Moneyhound.com.au 

Lauren Leisk is the Product Manager of price comparison site Moneyhound.com.au at Yahoo!7. Lauren comes to Yahoo!7 with seven years experience in online advertising and direct response marketing in the financial services category. Moneyhound helps Australians compare products, plans, and market rates so they can fetch a better deal and save money on monthly bills. With a comprehensive supplier list and over 2,400 products to compare from home loans to credit cards, broadband, mobile phones, gas, electricity and more, Moneyhound not only saves Australians money but a lot of time too.

 

 

 

Ben Freund – CEO of GoSwitch.com.au

Ben Freund is CEO of GoSwitch.com.au, Australia’s most popular price comparison website for electricity and gas.

Ben launched GoSwitch in 2008 after realising that even though all electricity is the same, it was nearly impossible to compare prices across retailers. The service is free to use and impartial because every plan available is listed, regardless of whether a retailer allows consumers to switch to them through GoSwitch.com.au or not. This means that with just five minutes and a copy of their last bill, Australian consumers can make an accurate price comparison for their individual needs, and switch to a cheaper plan.

  

Sam Beau Patrick - The Health Queen

Do you find it a struggle to balance good health and eating will staying within a budget? Well Sam Beau Patrick, The Health Queen, will be able to help you. She is a mother of 3 children and understands that money definitely does not grow on trees.

Her qualifications are in naturopathy, nutrition, nursing and pharmaceuticals. Speaking around the country and writing for many magazines, Sam’s easy to absorb and common sense advice will steer you on the right path in the health and wellness arena.

 

 

  

 

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