Father and Daughter P eta Tilse; a financial services professional with over 20 years’ experience, director of Levantine Wealth, founder of Cygura and resident finance expert on ABC 612 was the special guest speaker at the annual Father and Daughter Dinner held at Tattersall’s Club on Tuesday 20 October. Over 150 Members and their daughters enjoyed an evening of fine dining and an enlightening interview with Genevieve Fraser as facilitator. The revamped interview format provided guests with an insight into Peta Tilse’s upbringing, the influence her father and family had on her aspirations, what inspired her to enter the financial world and her perception of being a successful woman in business. Peta is a Greek Australian, whose father is a Member of Tattersall’s Club. A competitive young woman she spoke of her 14 Tattler Summer 2015 rowing aspirations to be just like her brother and taking out the regatta in the All Hallows rowing team and her brush with artistic fame winning a South East Queensland Art Prize, to the surprise of her discerning art teacher. Her career influences may surprise some as she took inspiration from her favourite television shows. From wanting to be a cop in her primary school days, to an architect like her father, then a lawyer and finally finance after watching the ABC show Capital City. After not achieving the high school score she required to enter her chosen university course she chose to repeat year 12, displaying a clear determination to reach her goals. “It was my decision to repeat year 12, but in hindsight I would not do it again, but we do not always make the right decisions.” Throughout the interview Peta touched on WWDD, a catchy abbreviation for what would dad do, and encouraged the young women in the room to turn to it when faced with an opportunity. She said, “Throughout your career you will be offered opportunities and it is at this point you need to ask, ‘what would dad do?’ Will I gain anything from this opportunity? Yes? Then go for it. You do not need to be 110 per cent sure about it you just need to be 60 per cent sure that it will benefit you in some way. Being successful is about backing yourself, taking a leap of faith and jumping on those opportunities presented to you.” In her closing she emphasised that life is a journey that never goes to plan, but as long as you reach that goal you set despite the way you got there, then you have still succeeded and should be proud of that. Her advice to the daughters in the room was, “Live with good values, your core values and honour yourself and you will succeed.” Dinner
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