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Our Story

TasmanvordProTech was founded by a group of Adelaide-based financial planners and educators who noticed a troubling pattern: clients in their 30s and 40s were making the same avoidable mistakes because no one had taught them the basics.

We asked ourselves a simple question: what if young people learned about compound interest, budgeting, and investment fundamentals before they had credit card debt? What if they understood superannuation before their first job, not their first retirement panic?

That question became our mission. Since 2019, we've worked with over 2,400 teenagers across Adelaide, partnering with schools, community organisations, and families to deliver financial education that actually sticks.

Our Mission

To ensure every Adelaide teenager has access to practical financial education that prepares them for real-world money decisions, regardless of their family's financial background.

Our Vision

A generation of young Australians who enter adulthood with confidence in their financial choices, free from the anxiety and mistakes that plague so many adults today.

Our Values

Accessibility, practicality, and empowerment. We believe financial literacy shouldn't be a privilege, and education should lead to action, not just awareness.

The Team Behind the Programs

Our educators combine financial industry experience with a passion for teaching young people.

James Thornton

Founder & Lead Educator

Former financial planner with 15 years of experience. James left private practice to focus on youth education after seeing too many clients struggle with basics.

Priya Sharma

Curriculum Director

Former high school economics teacher with a Masters in Financial Planning. Priya designs our learning pathways to match how teenagers actually absorb information.

Marcus Chen

School Partnerships Manager

Builds relationships with Adelaide schools and coordinates in-school programs. Marcus previously worked in education policy at the state level.

Emma Richards

Youth Engagement Lead

At 24, Emma is our youngest team member and closest to the students we serve. She ensures our content stays relevant and engaging for today's teenagers.

Our Educational Approach

Traditional financial education fails because it treats money as a maths problem. We treat it as a life skill that requires practice, not just knowledge.

Learn by Doing

Students don't just hear about budgeting—they create and manage real budgets. They don't just learn about shares—they run simulated portfolios with real market data.

Safe to Fail

Making mistakes is how we learn. Our simulations let teens experience the consequences of poor financial decisions without real-world damage.

Peer Learning

Teenagers learn best from each other. Our group workshops create a supportive environment where students share strategies and learn from peers' experiences.

Family Integration

Learning doesn't stop at the workshop door. We provide resources and guidance for parents to continue financial conversations at home.

Students collaborating on financial exercises

Our School Partners

We're proud to work with schools across metropolitan Adelaide to bring financial literacy into classrooms and after-school programs.

Our current school partners include institutions across the eastern, western, and southern suburbs. We offer customised programs that integrate with existing curriculum or run as standalone workshops.

Interested in bringing TasmanvordProTech to your school? Our School Partnerships Manager would love to discuss options.

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