Our Team
Vicki O’Connor
FINANCIAL ADVISER, PRINCIPAL, AND FOUNDER
Vicki is passionate about providing unparalleled personal service. After many years working for a large firm in Dubbo, Vicki made the jump and created Hell Yes! Financial Advice in May 2017.
Vicki has been working in the finance industry since 1984. She started her career in Business Advisory before beginning to specialise in Portfolio Wealth Management and the provision of strategic and investment advice. She has extensive experience in financial planning strategies, superannuation, retirement planning, social security advice, portfolio management, taxation planning and estate and succession planning.
Vicki firmly believes that every client should have a sound plan to achieve their financial and lifestyle goals, and that there should be strategies in place to maximise the opportunities available. Vicki is a member of the Financial Planning Association being a Certified Financial Planner (CFP) and a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants (CA).
Talia Kent
CLIENT SERVICES OFFICER
Talia completed her Bachelor of Business (Acc/Mkt) and worked in accounting for 8 years. She then completed her Certificate IV in Human Resources before making the transition to the financial planning sector as part of the admin and implementation team at Hell Yes!.
Talia was born and raised in the Dubbo area and now works remotely from Narromine where she lives with her husband and young children. Her hobbies include running, gardening, line dancing and puzzles.
Taryn Payne
CLIENT SERVICES MANAGER
Taryn grew up in the Dubbo area and moved to Coffs Harbour to complete her Bachelor of Psychology (Hons). In 2018 she made the switch to financial services and voyaged back to the bush to join the Hell Yes! adviser support team.
Taryn hates gardening but enjoys travelling, reading, music, and playing board games.
Mikhaila Jones
CLIENT SERVICES MANAGER
Mikhaila has been working in a variety of financial services roles since 2007 and is undertaking her professional year in 2024-2025 to qualify as a registered Financial Adviser.
After completing her Bachelor of Business (Financial Planning) in 2018 and seeing the devastating impact of bad financial advice during her work in remediation for a big-4 bank, Mikhaila transitioned to a financial planning support role for a reputable Sydney firm. Her experience brings additional depth around her technical knowledge and background in what is “great advice” and what is not so good advice.
In 2023 Mikhaila relocated from Western Sydney to Orange with her husband and two young daughters and hasn’t looked back. Joining Hell Yes! in 2024, Mikhaila is full time, dividing her time between the Bathurst office, Dubbo office and remote work. She provides planning support to Vicki, leads paraplanning operations and assists with implementation of advice whilst working towards completion of professional year requirements.
Mikhaila passionately believes that financial advice is for everyone and would love to help more women and people at the beginning of their financial journey set themselves up for success.
When she isn’t working Mikhaila enjoys spending time with her family, gardening, reading, knitting, and crocheting.