It started with buying and selling items on trademe during school to provide a small side income stream.  Having this base self-taught knowledge, Ben got a degree in accounting in his early 20’s.

Straight out of University, Ben landed a job at Heartland bank as an analyst.  Ben was with Heartland for 5 years, rising through the ranks, quickly becoming a top performer.

The next leap forward was becoming a financial advisor just before COVID hit in March 2020, where he started obtaining much wider exposure to the marketplace dealing with all sorts of lenders and situations to solve.

Ben is constantly looking to ascend to the next level himself, which was the inspiration behind opening Ascend Financial Services in November 2021.

The future is looking exciting and he would love you to come along with him on it.

Ben is an excitable, outgoing individual that loves to chat. Outside of work, he loves his sports, exercising and socialising with mates

Ben has 8 years experience in banking and finance and has helped 1000’s of customers secure finance in his career.