A Kerry native, Carol is the Managing Director of Contracting Plus Financial. A UCD Economics graduate and Qualified Financial Advisor (QFA), she began her career in Financial Services in the Banking Industry over 25 years ago when she joined Bank of Ireland Group. For the past 18 years, Carol’s primary focus has been providing advanced financial planning advice and solutions to a wide array of clients but most especially self-employed professional contractors and freelancers. In conjunction with Contracting PLUS, she set up Contracting PLUS Financial in 2008. She and her extensive team of professional advisors specialise in the provision of life, pensions and investment advice and solutions to self-employed clients all over the country.

In 2017, Carol also launched HerMoney, Ireland’s only dedicated Financial Advisory Service for Women. A busy working mother herself, Carol has always had a particular interest in the area of financial planning for professional women in Ireland. Her team of all female financial advisors meet clients all over the country and between Contracting Plus Financial. and HerMoney, Carol and her team now look after the financial portfolios of thousands of clients nationwide.

Carol is also a well-known public speaker and regular popular national media columnist and a regular keynote speaker at many National Business Events and Conferences.