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DARREN WISE – Wealth Manager, Adventurer, Philanthropist & Photographer
Darren is a qualified and highly reputable Wealth Manager and Life and Business Coach with over 18 years experience. He holds a Diploma of Financial Planning from Deakin University in Victoria Australia and a Certificate 4 in Life Coaching from the Life Coaching Institute of Australia (LCIA). Darren is currently employed as a Senior Wealth Manager with Ord Minnett Private Wealth in Sydney, Australia. Corporatemonk for Darren is a passionate hobby as he enjoys helping others to reach for their goals and dreams, as well as explore their full potential. Built on a philanthropic foundation, the Corporatemonk brand directs its efforts, as well as its results into charitable and community causes.
Darren’s experience and knowledge is in the areas of business coaching, wealth management for high networth individuals, business management, marketing, product development and distribution, personal and professional development of individuals, Teams and Corporations, life coaching and leadership training.
His working life began after enlisting into the Australian Army at the age 17. After his initial basic soldier training, he was posted to the 3rd Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), Australia’s airborne infantry battalion. After serving four years as a Paratrooper, injury forced him to transfer to Army logistics. After serving over seven years, he discharged from the Army after completing his Diploma in Financial Planning.
Darren was a retail financial adviser for over nine years, specialising in retirement and investment planning with a focus on direct market investments. FPSA grew to more than 30 offices and managed over a billion dollars of client investments. It ranked amongst the top 50 largest Financial Planning companies in Australia. He sold his interest in FPSA in March 2008 to platform provider Netwealth.
Darren’s passion for adventure has challenged him to embark on the “7 Summits”, an expedition which covers the highest point on the seven continents of the world. His best friend Shane Pophfer (Poff), who served in the Army Paratroopers with him, is joining him on this exciting adventure. Darren & Shane both know it is the journey and not the destination that is important, so they are taking their time to enjoy the journey of mateship and adventure. You can follow their “7 Summits” journey on this blog.
Darren’s other passion is in the arena of health and fitness. Over the years, he has experimented with different weight loss and fitness training methods. His sheer determination allowed him to overcome his own weight issues. After losing balance in his own life, Darren weighed over 105kg, which was nearly 30kg over his recommended weight range. Over two years, he set himself clear goals and lost over 30kg. Today, he has a training and fitness routine, combined with a healthy lifestyle and nutritional habits.
Darren’s current training and fitness program is designed to improve his overall cardio fitness, as well as to increase his VO2 max. His firsthand personal experience and knowledge has allowed him to refine methods of fitness training to ensure his results are maintained, not just in the short-term, but in the long-term.
Darren believes the ultimate success of achieving what we want in life or business is determined by our passion, determination and mindset. Darren has overcome many of his own fears and challenges in life to move forward in his business career and adventure pursuits. Darren has an unwavering determination to pursue personal growth and higher performance in his life. This same determination is transferred to his business career.
“Our life is painted by our thoughts…..so become Michelangelo”. Corporatemonk
“The biggest single mistake in life is not becoming the person or the business that we are capable of becoming”. Darren Wise
