Her fusion of work and family life has taken her along numerous paths. Early in her career, Maureen taught in both the secondary school system – public and private – as well as the University of New South Wales. Her knowledge of small business and the economy, combined with her legal skills, has enabled Maureen to not only put a firm footing under her own long-established business but given her the credibility to mentor and assist others and emerging women business leaders.

Maureen has authored several books including Women Entrepreneurs, which she wrote for the Federal Office of Women, Small Business Start Up Guide, Finding And Managing Your Mortgage as well as other titles on entrepreneurship and leadership.

These days Maureen is Editorial Director and Publisher of Harper’s Bazaar Australia mastheads Maureen is well skilled to grow and strengthen their position in the changing media marketplace. Maureen understands the elements essential for developing sustainable businesses and the importance of leadership to lead growth and change.

Over the years her clients have included Optus, Mortgage & Finance Association of Australia, IBM, Hewlett Packard, the Commonwealth Bank, Telstra, AMP, IP Australia, Yahoo!7, the University of NSW, law firm Griffith Hack, the Institute of Chartered Accountants and CPA Australia.

“Your comments were inspirational, and at the same time, the way in which you presented the need to balance both work and personal goals was realistic and honest so as to make it very easy for us to relate to your message.”

Ann Previtera, Partner, Tax & Legal Service

Maureen Jordan and her husband, Peter Switzer, have developed a substantial business over the last 3 decades that specialises in providing financial advice and business content to a significant audience of Australian investors.