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With more than 20 years of experience across mortgage broking, financial services and operational management, Fatima Dib leads the Business Innovation Centre, where she oversees a range of support services for broker members across Australia and the Philippines. These include loan processing, virtual assistant support, recruitment and lead generation, helping brokers streamline their operations and grow their businesses.
Known for her collaborative leadership style, Sib excels at building strong stakeholder relationships and bringing teams together to drive innovation and deliver meaningful business outcomes. Her passion for empowering others extends beyond her professional role. In 2015, she founded The iWoman Project, a social enterprise and educational platform dedicated to helping women build financial confidence and take control of their financial future. She also serves as co-chair of Women of Finsure, where she continues to advocate for the advancement of women in the finance industry.
Suite 37, 200 The Entrance Road, Erina, NSW 2250
0428 927 281
andrea@empirefinanceco.com.au
linkedin.com/in/fatima-dib-22b71722
finsure.com.au
Fatima Dib
Head of Business Innovation
Finsure
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2009
2015
2021
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Managing Director of Aspire Financial Group
2009
Founder of iWoman Project
2015
Co-Chair of Women in Finsure
2021
Head of Business Innovation at Finsure since 2021
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Director and Finance Broker at Empire Finance Co. since 2022
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As a founding member of WOW! (Women. Opportunity. Winning.), an employee resource group created for all women of Ryan Specialty, Phillips Topping has long championed for women in the industry.
“It’s very important to set an example and to not only inspire but mentor other females,” she adds.
In addition to her sharp marketing eye, the key to Phillips Topping’s success lies in her high-energy approach and positive attitude.
“As the leader of a team, it’s important to motivate and encourage your team members. People work very hard and do their best and it’s important to recognize these efforts. For my career overall, my attitude has been one of curiosity. The more you can learn, the better you’ll understand the business, and then the deeper your knowledge will become, making you a better team member.”
Chief underwriting officer of executive risk at Chubb
President of financial insurance solutions at Kemper
Chief underwriting officer at Axis Capital
CEO of global Insurance at Endurance
CEO of global Insurance at Sompo International
Empathy underpins that discipline. Prickett has struggled in the industry. She has felt what it is like when promised support does not materialize. Having worked across almost every function in the company, she understands operational detail and the pressure agents face. That shared experience shapes her leadership.
Structural barriers also shaped her path. As a woman and a mother, she encountered the assumption that serious business building required keeping priorities “out of order for a time.” She also experienced the double standard that frames firm women as difficult while praising similar behaviour in men.
“If you have a choice between being liked and doing the right thing, doing the right thing is always better, even if it’s the unpopular thing,” Prickett says.
She wants to dismantle the expectation that women must choose between career and family, or between strength and kindness. In her view, leadership demands both conviction and care.
Being named an Elite Woman carries weight. Prickett did not have female role models in the industry when she started. She hopes visibility changes that. “I hope I can be an example. Not of perfection, but of persistence. Of building from your values and staying true to who you are.”
The legacy Prickett is still defining centres on proof – proof that a large, profitable company can grow without sacrificing integrity; proof that agents can build real assets while keeping their priorities intact; and proof that leadership does not require abandoning who you are to succeed.
“If you have a choice between being liked and doing the right thing, doing the right thing is always better, even if it’s the unpopular thing”
Lee-Ann Prickett,
Experior Financial Group
“What I’ve learned is that when you build from your values, when you put people first, when you do the right thing even when it’s hard, that becomes your plan”
Lee-Ann Prickett,
Experior Financial Group