Athlete Financial Foundations
The VIS is hosting a learning opportunity for athletes to develop their financial literacy through the AIS's Financial Foundations resources. This learning is focused on helping you build skills to plan, navigate and adapt your unique financial situation throughout the different stages of your sporting career. This is delivered in three parts:- Part 1: in-person session on Money Mindset & Performance and Setting Up for Success (Tuesday 14 July, 6:15pm - 8:00pm)
- Part 2: self-paced activity to understand current spending habits and opportunities
- Part 3: in-person session on Protect, Support & Review (Friday 24 July, 10:00am - 12:00pm)
Course Content
Our Experts
Leesa Gallard
Performance Lifestyle Manager
With 20 years’ experience in high performance sport across coaching and performance lifestyle, Leesa currently leads the VIS Performance Lifestyle Team developing and implementing wellbeing initiatives across the VIS, as well as providing Performance Lifestyle support to athletes.
With a background in education, Leesa has held teaching and educational leadership roles and is a qualified career practitioner and accredited Morrisby user. She has an elite coaching qualification in netball and has coached Victorian teams to 6 National Championship titles and led the VIS Netball development program.
Leesa also holds leadership roles within the Australian sporting system, on wellbeing advisory groups and HP2032+ working groups.