Andrew Spicer

Andrew is the son of a maths teacher who decided at 18 he wanted to be financially free and have a great life. He stumbled onto Noel Whittaker’s bestseller Making Money Made Simple, and started saving and investing soon after. His first job was as a young engineer in a startup, well before startups were cool. He went back to university as a mature-age business student, brewed his own beer to save money, and scored a job at consulting firm McKinsey & Co, where he worked for Westpac and AMP before landing executive roles at Suncorp. The dot com boom saw him join early-stage tech company WebCentral, which went on to list on the ASX. Andrew then combined his passion for online and his knowledge of finance and tech to build Canstar, the financial ratings and comparison site that helps 10 million Australians each year.  And he’s been at it 15 years. He has been a coach, sponsor and mentor to many people, both informally and formally at Entrepreneurs Organisation. Andrew and his partner have three grown boys.  While he has taken his career seriously he has led a balanced life, taking the time to play and record lead guitar in a rock band and spending time at Woodgate Beach on the Fraser Coast.