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"West Oak’s success has come from always putting our clients’ best interests first and always finding ways to improve and add more value to them"
Andrew mcquiston,
west oak family office, wellington-altus private wealth
Susanna Penning is a first-generation Canadian born to immigrant Dutch parents who are dairy farmers. She says she takes her strong will, humour and directness from them. She holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from Carleton University and spent 18 years with Scotiabank.
In 2006, the single mother experienced her six-year-old daughter Taylor's unexpected death, so she left the bank to strike a better work-life balance and be more present for her then four-year-old daughter Madison. Mortgage brokering seemed a good fit at this stage of her life. Nobody supported her decision and people thought she was crazy to leave a stable salaried job with benefits. Nevertheless, she set out to prove to everyone and herself that she could succeed in this new career path. She joined RMA, then Oriana Financial, and eventually landed with The Mortgage Advisors (TMA) in 2016. At TMA, she has gradually built a team of six members under the YourMortgageSpecialist.ca brand. This boutique division within TMA strives to be the preferred and most trusted mortgage agent team in Ottawa. It is a relationship- and service-based firm that provides each client with unique and individual service, which cannot be found elsewhere.
For 12 years now, Susanna has volunteered at The Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario every Friday afternoon. She describes herself as a mother of one, stepmother of three, and a dog mom of two. Her downtime is spent in her lakeside house entertaining, kayaking on the lake, or reading a good book on the dock. She is grateful to be surrounded by her loving family and friends.
2725 Queensview Dr, Suite 500 Ottawa ON K2B 0A1, Canada
613 371 8076
susanna@yourmortgagespecialist.ca
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Susanna
Penning
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Susanna Penning is a first-generation Canadian born to immigrant Dutch parents who are dairy farmers. She says she takes her strong will, humour and directness from them. She holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from Carleton University and spent 18 years with Scotiabank.
In 2006, the single mother experienced her six-year-old daughter Taylor's unexpected death, so she left the bank to strike a better work-life balance and be more present for her then four-year-old daughter Madison. Mortgage brokering seemed a good fit at this stage of her life. Nobody supported her decision and people thought she was crazy to leave a stable salaried job with benefits. Nevertheless, she set out to prove to everyone and herself that she could succeed in this new career path. She joined RMA, then Oriana Financial, and eventually landed with The Mortgage Advisors (TMA) in 2016. At TMA, she has gradually built a team of six members under the YourMortgageSpecialist.ca brand. This boutique division within TMA strives to be the preferred and most trusted mortgage agent team in Ottawa. It is a relationship- and service-based firm that provides each client with unique and individual service, which cannot be found elsewhere.
For 12 years now, Susanna has volunteered at The Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario every Friday afternoon. She describes herself as a mother of one, stepmother of three, and a dog mom of two. Her downtime is spent in her lakeside house entertaining, kayaking on the lake, or reading a good book on the dock. She is grateful to be surrounded by her loving family and friends.
Susanna Penning
Senior Mortgage Specialist
The Mortgage Advisors
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Bio
Milestones
Profile
Susanna Penning is a first-generation Canadian born to immigrant Dutch parents who are dairy farmers. She says she takes her strong will, humour and directness from them. She holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from Carleton University and spent 18 years with Scotiabank.
In 2006, the single mother experienced her six-year-old daughter Taylor's unexpected death, so she left the bank to strike a better work-life balance and be more present for her then four-year-old daughter Madison. Mortgage brokering seemed a good fit at this stage of her life. Nobody supported her decision and people thought she was crazy to leave a stable salaried job with benefits. Nevertheless, she set out to prove to everyone and herself that she could succeed in this new career path. She joined RMA, then Oriana Financial, and eventually landed with The Mortgage Advisors (TMA) in 2016. At TMA, she has gradually built a team of six members under the YourMortgageSpecialist.ca brand. This boutique division within TMA strives to be the preferred and most trusted mortgage agent team in Ottawa. It is a relationship- and service-based firm that provides each client with unique and individual service, which cannot be found elsewhere.
For 12 years now, Susanna has volunteered at The Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario every Friday afternoon. She describes herself as a mother of one, stepmother of three, and a dog mom of two. Her downtime is spent in her lakeside house entertaining, kayaking on the lake, or reading a good book on the dock. She is grateful to be surrounded by her loving family and friends.
Milestones
2021-2022
Insurance Business Magazine | Key Media
Managing director at Omnisure
Recognised as an Elite Broker by Insurance Business Australia, 2021
2021 to present
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2017–
present
Ted Talk in collaboration with key media
Has been with the Verico
Chairman’s Club since 2017
Named as one of Canadian Mortgage Professional’s Women of Influence
and one of the Top 75 Brokers
in 2020, 2021, 2022
2017–present
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2016
Ted Talk in collaboration with key media
Joined The Mortgage Advisors and
has built a six-member team operating under Your Mortgage Specialist
2016
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2006
Ted Talk in collaboration with key media
Started as a mortgage agent in 2006
2006
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1988–2006
Ted Talk in collaboration with key media
Started as a teller at Scotiabank, became a commercial banker and was promoted to Assistant Branch Manager
1988–2006
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1988–2006
2006
2016
2017–present
2021 to present
Susanna Penning
Senior Mortgage Specialist
The Mortgage Advisors
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2020
2019
2018
2020-2021
2014-2022
2020
Insurance Business Magazine | Key Media
Received Best Lawyer in Canada Award (Employment and Labour Law)
2020
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2019
Ted Talk in collaboration with key media
TeD Talk Speaker
2019
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2018
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2018
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2020-2021
Human Resources Magazine | key media
Received Lexology Client Choice Award (Labour and Employment – Canada)
2020-2021
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2014-2022
human resources | key media
Received Best Lawyer in Canada Award (Employment and Labour Law)
2014-2022
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Milestones
Career Accolades
2021–present
2017–present
2016
2006
1988–2006
2021-2022
Insurance Business Magazine | Key Media
Managing director at Omnisure
Recognised as an Elite Broker by Insurance Business Australia, 2021
2021 to present
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2017–present
Human Resources Magazine | key media
Has been with the Verico Chairman’s Club since 2017
Named as one of Canadian Mortgage Professional’s Women of Influence
and one of the Top 75 Brokers in 2020, 2021, 2022
2017–present
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2016
Human Resources Magazine | key media
Joined The Mortgage Advisors and has built a six-member team
operating under Your Mortgage Specialist
2016
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2006
Human Resources Magazine | key media
Started as a mortgage agent in 2006
2006
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1988–2006
human resources | key media
Started as a teller at Scotiabank, became a commercial banker
and was promoted to Assistant Branch Manager
1988–2006
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Career Highlights
2020
2019
2018
2020-2021
2014-2022
2020
Insurance Business Magazine | Key Media
Receive an excellence award
2020
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2019
Ted Talk in collaboration with key media
TeD Talk Speaker
2019
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2018
Ted Talk in collaboration with key media
title of milestone
2018
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2020-2021
Ted Talk in collaboration with key media
Received Lexology
Client Choice Award
(Labour and Employment – Canada)
2020-2021
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2014-2022
Ted Talk in collaboration with key media
Received Best Lawyer in
Canada Award
(Employment and Labour Law)
2014-2022
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Career Accolades
Milestones
Milestones
2020
2019
2018
2020-2021
2014-2022
2020
Insurance Business Magazine | Key Media
Receive an excellence award
2020
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2019
Ted Talk in collaboration with key media
TeD Talk Speaker
2019
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2018
Ted Talk in collaboration with key media
title of milestone
2018
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2020-2021
Ted Talk in collaboration with key media
Received Lexology Client Choice Award (Labour and Employment – Canada)
2020-2021
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2014-2022
Ted Talk in collaboration with key media
Received Best Lawyer in Canada Award (Employment and Labour Law)
2014-2022
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Career Accolades
Milestones
2021 to present
2017–present
2016
2006
1988–2006
2021-2022
Insurance Business Magazine | Key Media
Managing director at Omnisure
Recognised as an Elite Broker by Insurance Business Australia, 2021
2021 to present
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2017–present
Ted Talk in collaboration with key media
Has been with the Verico Chairman’s Club since 2017
Named as one of Canadian Mortgage Professional’s Women of Influence and one of the
Top 75 Brokers in 2020, 2021, 2022
2017–present
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2016
Ted Talk in collaboration with key media
Joined The Mortgage Advisors and has built a six-member team operating under Your Mortgage Specialist
2016
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2006
Ted Talk in collaboration with key media
Started as a mortgage agent in 2006
2006
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1988–2006
Ted Talk in collaboration with key media
Started as a teller at Scotiabank,
became a commercial banker and was promoted
to Assistant Branch Manager
1988–2006
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