about
MEET THE TEAM
SEAN LIMPENS
PARTNER, CPA
Bachelor of Business (Accounting)
Commercial Sector Experience
Qualified Mortgage Broker
Specialises in Small Business Accounting,
Business Advisory and Mortgage Broking.
Where and when do I get my best ideas:
Flying on a plane – no email and phone allows for a clear head!
The most memorable lesson I have learned from my parents:
Work hard, be humble and appreciate what you have.
What would you tell your 21 year old self?
Travel the world, work hard in your 20’s /30‘s, maintain a good professional network.
What makes me proud:
My wife Emma and I raise assistance dogs for kids with autism
STUART MCLEOD
PARTNER, IPA
Specialises in taxation and small business accounting.
My favourite word:
Mate
What makes me cry:
The passing of my brother
Three people I would have over for dinner (dead or alive)
Donald Bradman, Donald Trump, Bruce Springsteen (as long as he performed his music afterwards)
My bucket list holiday destination:
Ashes test at Lords in England with my father and son.
MICHELLE ROBERTS
Principal Adviser
Bachelor of Business
(Property Investment)
Advanced Diploma of Financial Services
(Financial Planning).
Who would I swap lives with for one day?
My husband – love to see what it’s like to be male
What should have scared me, but didn’t?
Commando crawling through a wombat hole
My favourite quote
“A day not laughed is a day not lived”
My favourite thing to do as a kid
Cartwheels down our long driveway
John Mangopoulos
PRACTICE MANAGER
My favourite thing to do as a kid:
Ride my BMX to the milk bar to buy a 25 cent bag of mixed lollies
What should have scared me, but didn’t?
Playing kiss chasy at primary school
I am passionate about:
Liverpool FC
If I was a car, I would be:
Toyota Camry (with a spoiler!)
NICOLA ZARB
Accounting Manager, CA
If I won $100m in Powerball I would:
Buy everyone a house and take the family on their dream holiday
Best financial decision I have made:
Married my husband
A movie I could watch over and over again:
Anything by Quentin Tarantino or Guy Ritchie
If I was a car, I would be:
A sports car like a Ferrari or Lamborghini, but in reality a Volvo!
Lou Jehn Pangilinan
Senior Accountant
What makes me sentimental:
Whenever I hear the song “Dance with my Father” because he died when I was 10 years old
What makes my day:
hugs and kisses from my kids when I get home
Bucket list holiday destination:
Bali
What makes me proud:
I am proud of what I have achieved in my career right now
OLIVIA RICHARDS
ADVISER
Bachelor of Business
(Financial Planning)
Advanced Diploma
(Financial Planning)
The most difficult thing I have done:
Studying, working and raising a small family (all at the same time!)
My ultimate role model is:
Someone who inspires and provides you with the confidence you did not realise you had
What really scared me:
Leaving our 3-year-old daughter at hospital for open heart surgery
If I was an animal, I would be:
A Giraffe (so my husband says)
FIONA BARRETT
Client Services Manager
Diploma in Business Administration
If I won $100m in Powerball I would:
Not tell anyone
Who would I swap lives with for one day?
A Buddhist Monk – just for one day!
I am passionate about: Organisation – it makes everything run smoothly (I know, boring but true).
My favourite thing to cook: Cakes! I also enjoy eating them ☺
LORRAINE NICHOLLS
RECEPTION
What gives me bubbles in my belly?
Dom Perignon
Best financial decision I have made:
Purchase property
My bucket list holiday destination:
UK and Scotland
My favourite holiday destination:
Vietnam
Tia Waters
ADMINISTRATION ASSISTANT
What makes me sentimental?
Seeing photos of my kids when they were little.
My favourite thing to cook:
Lasagne
My bucket list holiday destination:
Florence, Italy
My favourite TV show:
Schitts Creek
Effie Halikias
Administration Assistant
The best piece of advice I have received:
Never trust a cars’ indicator
Where and when do I get my best ideas?
Pinterest – when it’s time to design a cake
What makes me laugh out loud
Ridiculousness on MTV
My favourite quote:
“Wisest is she who knows she does not know”
Paige Dias
Marketing Coordinator
My favourite thing to do as a kid:
Playing with my sisters and cousins outside our house
What would I do if I won Powerball:
Pay off my mortgage, donate to charity and go on a holiday
What makes me sentimental:I love to keep cards, photos and special items
What makes me cry:
Pretty much everything – I’m a very empathetic person
