Money on the agenda?
You'll want international award-winning author and financial educator Lacey Filipich for your event or workplace. With her TEDx talk garnering over a million views and clients ranging from Big 4 Banks to the most terrifying audiences you can imagine (Year 9 students), you can trust Lacey to deliver the financial education goods. She'll leave your audience feeling empowered, excited and ready to change their financial future.
From audience members
With comments like 'hilarious', 'engaging' and 'entertaining' making a regular appearance in feedback, you can be sure Lacey will leave your audience wanting more of her no-nonsense, jargon-free personal finance know-how. Here's what people who've seen Lacey speak say:
"Lacey’s session was incredibly engaging and entertaining. Lacey was honest and provided both facts and personal experience. I’d recommend the session to everyone!"
WA Department of Finance
Keynote 2024Popular topics
Whether you're after an impactful keynote or interactive workshop, here's five topics Lacey's audiences have loved:
Mythbusters: The Finance Edition
"Own your own home." "Make voluntary superannuation contributions." "The lower earner stays home to look after the kids." So many financial rules of thumb ...aren't. There's no one-size-fits-all approach to money. You need to know when well-meaning advice and adages suit your situation - and when they don't. In this 45-minute keynote, Lacey runs through a handful of heuristics and shows both the maths and the emotional considerations to help your audience work out what works for them, and when.
Engineering a Time Rich Life
Lacey has a superpower that most personal finance presenters don't. She's right at home in hi-vis clothing. Owing to her background as an engineer and working in the mining industry for over a decade, Lacey's frank and funny style particularly appeals to mining, construction and resources audiences. ...and she couldn't resist the opportunity to convert the Financial Independence (FI) Supply framework to a process flow diagram (IYKYK) for this 60-minute keynote.
Make the Most of Your Money
There are only three universal rules for personal finance: 1. Save 2. Buy assets 3. Avoid bad debt. In this workshop, Lacey explains those rules and how to apply them. It's aimed at groups who want (and need!) fundamental finance knowledge, or can be adapted for audiences craving more advanced concepts around investing and portfolio construction. Delivered in person or online, this workshop can run from 30 to 90 minutes, depending on the level of detail you're after.
Risk Management 101
Worry is the absence of a plan. This interactive workshop pins down those worries and creates the plan to deal with them so your audience can sleep well at night. Ideal for audiences with varied backgrounds and financial acumen, we focus on identifying what could go wrong and helping attendees prevent and mitigate those risks. It's the ultimate antidote to the financial stress. Allow 60 minutes at a minimum.
Gender and Money
Money doesn't care about your gender ... but society does. It's not just women who pay a vulva tax in the form of the gender pay gap, motherhood penalty, retirement gap and the unpaid caring load. We all cop it, and it leads to the Gender Available Savings Penalty. You really will GASP when you see what that means! Lacey lays out the facts, the systemic changes needed, and empowers women with that they can do while we wait for change to close their own personal finance gender gap. This keynote can be between 10 and 60 minutes, depending on the depth required.
From event organisers
Lacey is frequently called a 'dream' to deal with by her clients. She's easygoing, communicative and partners with you to ensure your audience gets what it wants (and needs!) Here's what Lacey's clients say:
"Lacey is a wonderful, warm presenter, who has run four workshops to date with Future Women members, helping them take control of their financial future. We have always been so impressed with Lacey’s ability to answer questions from any member, providing thorough, thoughtful advice, and suggesting follow up and extra resources where appropriate. She is always exceptionally prepared, and provides resources for our members that help them help themselves -- through a series of prompts that caters to everyone’s unique needs and money values."
Sally Spicer
Future WomenAbout Lacey
There's a reason Lacey's TEDx talk on financial independence has over a million views: it's fascinating, relatable and inspiring. She started saving 50% of every dollar received at10, kicked off her investing career with a property at 19, and was working her way towards her life goal of CEO when disaster struck: She burned out, ending up bed-ridden for over a month. Soon after she recovered, Lacey's little sister Megan ended her own life. It was the turning point that led Lacey to work towards financial independence so she could become time rich - which she achieved at 31.
...and she's not just a speaker:
Lacey is also:
a financial educator and founder of successful education business Money School.
current Head of Financial Wellness at fintech Maslow.
a chemical engineer, having graduated as Valedictorian from UQ in 2003, making her an excellent example of a non-linear or portfolio career!
an international award-winning author, commissioned by Penguin Random House to write her first non-fiction book, Money School: Become financially independent and reclaim your time.
a regular media commentator, contributing extensively on personal financial education topics for radio, TV and online articles.
an event organiser's dream talent, having been on the organising end for several in person and virtual conferences. She can fit any format you've got in mind.
not afraid to pull crazy facial expressions on stage :)
Watch Lacey speak
Here's a few snippets from past events to give you a taste of what Lacey offers:
TEDx Talk excerpt
2 minsWhy you should think about financial independence: "We need our brightest minds focused on solving these problems, not working out how to get us to click an app." (October 2018)
Today Extra TV interview
3 minsWays parents can help their kids learn about money and why the pandemic was an excellent opportunity for young people to build equity quickly (March 2020)
Advice to entrepreneurs
3 minsAt the end of this compelling keynote for Accelerator for Enterprising Women, Lacey shares four lessons that have helped her overcome obstacles and succeed.
Frequently Asked Questions
Here are some common questions event organisers ask about booking Lacey:
Fees vary depending on audience, location and needs. Travel is ex Perth, Western Australia. Please get in touch for a quote directly or via Saxton Speakers.
Rarely, and usually only for causes that are related to improving gender inequity - a cause close to Lacey's heart. Check out this article for Women's Agenda to see Lacey's opinion on when it's OK to ask a professional speaker to speak for free (including her).
She sure does :) Please get in touch to discuss your needs.
All speaking spots require a 50% deposit to secure the date and time, with the remainder payable within 30 days of the event being successfully delivered.
Yes, we do. Please note credit cards attract a 1.75% fee on top of the quoted price, per Stripe processing fees.
Sometimes. This is by negotiation and attracts a higher fee. Please let Lacey know your intent to record and how/when the recording will be used.
Yes, though please request a quote. For example, when Lacey is required to stay overnight at a remote mine site to deliver workshops, she charges a day rate, plus 50% of a second day if she can't get there and back in the same day (i.e. has to stay overnight).
There are no further speaking spots available for booking in 2024. Lacey's availability opens up again from February 2025.
