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Be Brave | Show Up | Have Fun
Challenging the status quo.
Sparking real financial confidence.
Rewriting women’s financial futures — one story at a time.
Hi, I’m Cara Julian — Mortgage Broker, Founder of Brava Finance, Podcast co-host and Author of Why You Should Date Your Bank, Not Marry Them!, and a woman who refused to stay small in a world that wanted her to.
When life flipped my entire financial world upside down…
I didn’t crumble (well, I did for a minute!).
I rewrote the story.
Now I help other women do the same — because finance should empower us, not intimidate us.
Why I Speak
Most women already know they should engage more with their finances.
They know property is a powerful tool for wealth and independence.
But for too long, we’ve been told:
“It’s too complicated.”
“It’s too risky.”
“Let someone else handle it.”
No thank you.
I break down mortgages, equity, and wealth-building in a way that feels:
✨ Relatable
✨ Accessible
✨ Energising
Actually designed for women
Because owning a home isn’t the finish line — it’s the starting point.
When women understand how their mortgage works as a tool…
They become homeowners who become investors who become unstoppable.
Cara is beautifully relatable.
— Alexandra, Elwood
Signature Keynote
Life Flipped the Script, So I Took the Pen and Rewrote It
A raw, funny, real journey through the 5 stages of financial transformation:
The Conditioning
The Unraveling
The Wake-Up Call
The Shift
The Now
Women walk away with:
- A new perspective on what financial confidence actually looks like
- A roadmap to rewrite their own story — one decision at a time
- Permission to step up and play BIG with their money and their future
This isn’t a lecture.
It’s a spark.
Other Topics I Bring to the Stage
Invest Using Your Property’s Equity
You’ve built equity — let’s put it to work. Strategies to leverage property without losing sleep or taking wild risks.
Rewrite Your Financial Story
Your money story shouldn’t be inherited — it should be chosen.
How to build clarity, confidence & momentum in your financial journey.
Mortgage 101 (Without the Jargon)
Taking the overwhelm out of home loans so women feel informed, capable and in control of every conversation.
Why Audiences Connect With Me
With over a decade in property, a Commerce & Management degree, plus a Diploma in Finance & Mortgage Broking… I know the finance world inside out.
And I also know this: it wasn’t built for women.
So I built something different.
Brava Finance exists to:
- Challenge outdated money mindsets
- Remove the shame from not knowing
- Help women take up space in financial decisions
- Make finance feel human and empowering