Meet the team

  • I became a financial adviser because of what wasn't taught to me.

    I remember sitting through one financial maths class in high school, and that was it. No lessons on investing, managing taxes, or building wealth. That gap sparked a personal curiosity that quickly turned into a career. The more I learned about money and investing, the more I wanted to share with others.

    After completing my Bachelor of Business majoring in Financial Planning at RMIT, I spent over three years as a qualified adviser. During that time, I realised that while many people have the drive to build wealth, they often lack a coordinated plan to make it happen.

    That's why I started Onside Advisory. To give people the kind of guidance I wish existed earlier.

    Financial Adviser | BBus(FinPlan) | SMSF Accredited
    brad@onsideadvisory.com.au
    0481 091 240

Brad Laird

  • I'm a business coach with 13+ years of experience as an adviser and 8 years as a business & life coach who's on a mission to build strong & loving families, raising thriving kids.

    I grew up in a loving home, but lacked the knowledge and skill to create financial or business success. Like so many, I lacked a healthy example of leadership and began doing things my own broken way. My life's been transformed by various personal mentors, and inspiring role models I've studied (including Tony Robbins, Warren Buffet, Richard Branson, Daniel Priestley, Patrick Bet-David).

    I now draw from my own healing experience to equip clients and partners with practical & emotional skills to build a great life.

    Financial Adviser | B.Com | B.AppFin | ADFP | JP
    0403 956 469

Tristan Scifo

  • Ranesa runs implementation at Onside, the stage where a plan turns into paperwork, follow-ups and actual accounts. She owns the application forms and stays on providers and clients until things are done. She's often the first person a client hears from. That same instinct for looking after people carries beyond the office, into her volunteering at her local church.

    Industry experience: 10+ years

    • 4.5 years as a Financial Planning Analyst

    • 3.5 years as a Senior Financial Planning Analyst

    • 1 year as a Subject Matter Expert

    • 1.5 years in Client Services Management

    ranesa@onsideadvisory.com.au
    0485 863 078

Ranesa Tariman

  • Kate turns strategy into advice you can act on. She handles the superannuation and insurance research, runs the compliance reviews, and writes the statements of advice, including the projections that show clients where a strategy actually gets them. It's exacting work, and she's a stickler about getting it right, which is what you want in a paraplanner. Outside the office, she's just as happy lost in a word puzzle or slowly working through her reading list.

    Industry experience: 7+ years

    • 5 years in onboarding and administration support

    • 4 years in paraplanning and advice preparation

    • RG146 accredited

    kate@onsideadvisory.com.au
    0485 863 078

Kate Erram