Sheryl Sutherland of Women’s Financial Strategies began financial planning in 1981 and is an Independent Advisor with her own business based in Christchurch. Sheryl’s interest in women and money was aroused when she worked on a thesis which examined women in the economy and how they were represented in literature during the nineteenth century.
Sheryl is an obsessive reader, cat owner (three currently) and enjoys gardening, theatre, food and wine and shopping (but not browsing!) She is married and has two divine (naturally) children.
Sheryl has a B.A (Otago) Dip F.A.C. (Otago) and a DipPFinPlan (Waikato). Sheryl is a member of the PAA (Professional Advisors Association).
Sheryl has appeared on TV and is a frequent radio interviewee. At a local level Sheryl has appeared on CTV and has a regular slot on Mike Yardleys Yardstick Newstalk ZB. Since 1981 she has run her own financial seminars throughout New Zealand presented at many conferences. These include various institutions such as universities, schools, government departments, polytechnics, Women in Business and other groups. For some years she wrote a regular column for the Christchurch Press and still writes for magazines such as Financial Alert and Her Business on financial matters.
Sheryl completed her first book ‘Girls Just Want to Have Fund$ - Every Women’s Guide to Financial Independence' in 2005. Her second book 'Money, Money, Money Ain't it Funny - How to Wire your Brain for Wealth' in 2007. Her most recent book 'Smart Money - How to structure your New Zealand business or investments and pay less tax' co-authored with Martz Witty was published in March 2010. Visit http://www.moneysmarts.co.nz for more information.
Sheryl has clients worldwide wherever they can be written to, telephoned, faxed, emailed and otherwise cajoled. Sheryl is committed to helping her clients achieve their financial goals.
Publication of Girls Just Want to Have Fund$ - Every Women’s Guide to Financial Independence by Sheryl Sutherland, published by Longacre Press. Girls Just Want to Have Fund$ book launch.
Featured in publications such as The Press, Sunday Star Times, Dominion Post, Sunday Herald, Next Magazine, and Her Business Magazine.
Guest Speaker for Institute of Chartered Accountants (Hamilton), Womens Legal Association (Christchurch), Department of Corrections (Christchurch), and Women’s Resource Centre (Thames).
Featured on Radio Stations such as Radio Live with Kerry Smith, Women on Air, Sunshine FM, Radioworks/More FM, Radio VIVA, Newstalk ZB with Mike Yardley. Regular Panelist on Yardstick – Newstalk ZB with Mike Yardley.
Her Business Network Co-ordinator (Christchurch) hosting guest speakers such as Carmel Fisher, Grianne Troute, Felicity Price, Brigit Blair, Liz Grant, Gwyneth Lee and Alison Aitken.
Television Panelist on Newsmakers with Mike Yardley – CTV, Radio Panelist on The Yardstick with Mike Yardley - Newstalk ZB. Featured in Publications such as Woman Today, Dunedin Public Library Magazine, Hawkes Bay Today, April book of the month on www.slynkey.com, Sunday Star Times Magazine, Sunday Star Times, The Press, Avenues Magazine, and Dominion Post.
Convenor for the Christchurch Women's Refuge Fundraising Committee.
Guest Speaker for EMA (Employers & Manufacturers Association) Northern 'Women Achieving More' Event in Auckland
Commenced membership with the NSA (National Speakers Association).
Appeared on CTV Newsmakers, Radio
Live, Newstalk ZB, Radio Viva and Breakfast with Paul Henry and Kay Gregory.
Featured in Publications such as Sunday Star Times Magazine, Paper Plus Catalogue,
and Doubleday Australia.
Guest speaker for Women in to Wealth Conference in Wellington.
Publication of Money, Money, Money Ain’t it Funny – How to Wire Your Brain for Wealth by Sheryl Sutherland, published by Longacre Press. Book launch 18th July 2007.
Writing for ezines such as www.slynkey.com
and www.nzgirl.co.nz
Commencement of blog http://moneyaintitfunny.blogspot.com/
Television Panelist on Newsmakers with Mike Yardley – CTV
Featured in MSN Money and Sunday Star Times
Regular Women on Air interviewee with Victoria Wynn Thomas
Regular Finance Column in www.slynkey.com
Sheryl’s
Schedule 2010
Publication, book launch and media interviews for third book, Smart Money -
How to structure your New Zealand business or investments and pay less tax.
Co-authored with Martz Witty. See www.moneysmarts.co.nz
for more information.
Television Panelist on Newsmakers with Mike Yardley – CTV
Regular Finance Column in www.slynkey.com
Panelist on Newstalk ZB with Mike Yardley
Tamyra Kourey
Tamyra has worked for Women’s Financial Strategies for eleven years. Tamyra graduated in 2010 with a Bachelor of Arts (Humanities) and is continually updating her skills by attending marketing and business courses.
Tamyra enjoys her role at Women’s Financial Strategies. She deals with investment companies on behalf of clients. Her main role is to solve clients’ problems quickly and efficiently. She ensures that clients are happy and clearly understand the end result of their query. Tamyra also processes all investments and withdrawals, and makes sure that confirmation to the client is immediate either by phone, fax, letter or email.