Founder & CEO
After owning and running her own financial advice firm, Danielle founded 5 ELK in 2014 to help other advisers scale their business through a global workforce. Living between the Philippines and Australia, when she’s not on the ground with the team, she can be found working with industry leaders as an ambassador for how to offshore the right way.
DANIELLE CAREY
General Manager
Danielle is the ‘conductor of the 5 ELK Orchestra’, ensuring the seamless and efficient delivery of our Operations, Training and Client Experience. Having worked as a General Manager in multiple Financial Advice Businesses, she deeply understands the intricacies of our industry and the day to day challenges experienced by Financial Advisers and their teams.
MICHAEL BACK
Leadership and Development Specialist
Michael is a born coach who is passionate about helping people to discover and apply their superpowers in their leadership roles. Working behind the scenes, Michael is amping up 5 ELK’s leadership capability. He empowers our leaders to steer winning teams that solve problems and get things done for our clients. As well as supporting our leaders’ ongoing professional and personal development, he also identifies and nurtures the talents of our next-gen leadership.
ANDREW WILLARD
Business Development Manager
With a financial services career spanning four decades across the UK, Australia, and Asia, Andy knows how to save your business time, money, and effort. Not only can he help you work out if 5 ELK is the right firm to help you build an offshore team, but if you decide to work with us, he’ll oversee your onboarding and ensure your transition into 5 ELK is as smooth as possible.
MARIA ASAURO
Senior Manager | People and Culture
JESSA LAGROSAS
Senior Manager | Learning and Development
With over 7 years’ experience in the finance industry and a passion for processes and systems, Jessa offers our clients the peace of mind that their team members are receiving an incredibly high standard of training and on the ground support. Jessa works closely with our Client Experience Managers to ensure the onboarding process is as seamless as possible for our clients.