Tanya Funnell

I have been in the Industry for over 20 years. My first role was junior Loans Clerk at NSW Teachers Credit Union now Teaches Mutual, I spent 6 years there and worked my way to a Senior Loans Officer. This was quite an achievement for someone my age at the time. My background and strength is credit. I am always looking for a way to make the deal work and providing the customer a streamlined experience to achieve the Australian dream of owning their home. From Teachers I moved to become a broker, where I spent 13 years. I got to meet a lovely network of people including a lot of the brokers that are now part of Astute. From Credit to a Home Loan Manager I have met an retained a lot of clients and their families over the years. I believe myself that I am extension of their network and support and here from the beginning to the end. I am a mother of four and also run a Retail Butchery Chain in NSW. Small business is a niche and something I do understand considerably well being apart of it with our family business. Lots of challenges along the way and lots of satisfactions, small business has had one its biggest challenges over the past few years from Floods, Bush fires and the pandemic, and I believe it’s important to surround yourself with positive people and have a strong network of support so that we can all get through all succeed together. Not much time for personal hobbies but I enjoy watching my children in their sports, swimming and seeing my family.