Ben Preston joins Sarah Bartholomeusz to talk about his unique journey to becoming an accomplished CFO. After working many freezing nights in remote South Australia and a chance meeting, Ben embarked on his accounting journey.
The “journey” included working as a mining labourer, spot welder and an Accounts Payable clerk at the Women’s and Children’s Hospital.
After working in second tier & big four accounting firms, Ben is now a CFO of the popular family restaurant franchise, Fasta Pasta.

Leanne Allen joins Sarah Bartholomeusz to talk about what drives her, both metaphorically and literally! Leanne is the Executive Director and CFO of Commercial & General and has played an integral part in transforming their finance and operational processes to become rigorous systems reflective of a business that has changed and matured.

Leanne is passionate about giving back to the industry. She's proud of Commercial & General’s strong gender diversity and thrives on the challenges that arise.

Laura Taylor is the Senior Accountant for Finance and Assets at SA Water. Laura is a Chartered Accountant with over 10 years’ experience working within large corporations.

Laura started her career in Brisbane, briefly came back to Adelaide and then took her expertise to the UK where she worked with global brands. Bringing her experience and expertise back to Australia, Laura continues to have a successful career whilst continuously searching for ways to learn and grow as an accountant.