Rev. Catherine Smith, B.Msc.
Cass is a highly accomplished, multi-qualified financial professional with over three decades of experience across taxation, business, SMSFs, finance, mortgages, property, and share market investing. She is a qualified accountant, registered tax agent, mortgage broker, licensed real estate agent, property adviser, and Minister.
As the founder of two nationally recognized firms, Cass has built a legacy of leadership and innovation. In 2006, she established Wholistic Financial Solutions, which became Australia’s most awarded financial services business. In 2021, she founded Freedom Financial Solutions (FFS) in response to growing financial instability and the increasing pressures faced by ordinary men and women.
A recognized leader in her field, Cass was named the 2019 Telstra Business Woman of the Year (ACT) and has received more than 50 awards for excellence in financial services.
Cass holds a Master’s Degree in Taxation Law, a Bachelor of Accounting, and Diplomas in Financial Planning, Advanced Financial Planning, Mortgage Broking, Finance, and Real Estate. She is also a Justice of the Peace, a Certified Master Results Coach, an accredited NLP Practitioner, and holds a Bachelor of Metaphysical Science degree from the University of Metaphysics.
Outside her professional work, Cass is an elite athlete who represented Australia in the 2013 Dragon Boat World Championships and helped break the Guinness World Record for the longest distance paddled in 24 hours. She enjoys snow skiing, boating, yoga, MMA training, and target shooting.
A devoted mother of four, Cass has raised her children with strength, independence, and purpose. Committed to standing up where it counts, she ran as the Canberra candidate for the United Australia Party in the 2022 federal election and is the Queensland Senate candidate for the HEART Party in 2025.
For more information, please contact Catherine at:
Email: cass@freedomffs.com.au