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Sanjay Pradhan is founder and principal broker of SecurePath Finances, a Sydney-based mortgage brokerage focused on strategic lending advice, client advocacy and long-term relationship management.
With more than 20 years of experience across banking, home lending and mortgage broking, Pradhan has held senior lending and relationship roles with Westpac, Commonwealth Bank, Citibank, Bankwest and international banks across India and the UAE.
Since launching SecurePath Finances in 2023, he has built a reputation for tailored lending solutions spanning purchase, refinancing, investment lending, bridging finance, SMSF lending, construction loans and specialist borrower scenarios.
Pradhan’s industry contribution has been recognised as a 2025 Excellence Awardee for Best Customer Service at the Australian Mortgage Awards, a Community Engagement Finalist at the 2026 Better Business Awards and Australian Broker’s 5-Star Broker of 2026.
Sundew Pde, Marsden Park NSW 2765
0423 411 113
sanjay@spfinance.au
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Sanjay Pradhan
Founder and Principal Broker SecurePath Finances
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2000–2015
2015–2023
2023–Present
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2026
Held banking and relationship-management roles at ICICI, HDFC, Standard Chartered and Citibank across India and the UAE
Built strong lending, advisory and portfolio-management foundations
2000–2015
Held senior Australian lending roles at Bankwest, Commonwealth Bank and Westpac
Supported residential, refinance, investment and complex borrowing structures
2015–2023
Founded SecurePath Finances and serves as principal broker
Built a Sydney brokerage across purchase, refinance, SMSF, bridging, construction and specialist lending
Received the Excellence Award for Best Customer Service at the 2025 Australian Mortgage Awards
Recognised for client service, industry contribution and relationship-led brokerage model
Named one of Australian Broker’s 5-Star Brokers of 2026
Named a finalist in the Community Engagement category at the 2026 Better Business Awards
Continue to drive strong growth and community contribution
2023–Present
Winner of Australian Broker’s 5-Star Broker Award
2025
Expanded Money Lounge into a team of four while increasing settled loan volumes
2025–2026
Milestones
As a founding member of WOW! (Women. Opportunity. Winning.), an employee resource group created for all women of Ryan Specialty, Phillips Topping has long championed for women in the industry.
“It’s very important to set an example and to not only inspire but mentor other females,” she adds.
In addition to her sharp marketing eye, the key to Phillips Topping’s success lies in her high-energy approach and positive attitude.
“As the leader of a team, it’s important to motivate and encourage your team members. People work very hard and do their best and it’s important to recognize these efforts. For my career overall, my attitude has been one of curiosity. The more you can learn, the better you’ll understand the business, and then the deeper your knowledge will become, making you a better team member.”
Chief underwriting officer of executive risk at Chubb
President of financial insurance solutions at Kemper
Chief underwriting officer at Axis Capital
CEO of global Insurance at Endurance
CEO of global Insurance at Sompo International
Empathy underpins that discipline. Prickett has struggled in the industry. She has felt what it is like when promised support does not materialize. Having worked across almost every function in the company, she understands operational detail and the pressure agents face. That shared experience shapes her leadership.
Structural barriers also shaped her path. As a woman and a mother, she encountered the assumption that serious business building required keeping priorities “out of order for a time.” She also experienced the double standard that frames firm women as difficult while praising similar behaviour in men.
“If you have a choice between being liked and doing the right thing, doing the right thing is always better, even if it’s the unpopular thing,” Prickett says.
She wants to dismantle the expectation that women must choose between career and family, or between strength and kindness. In her view, leadership demands both conviction and care.
Being named an Elite Woman carries weight. Prickett did not have female role models in the industry when she started. She hopes visibility changes that. “I hope I can be an example. Not of perfection, but of persistence. Of building from your values and staying true to who you are.”
The legacy Prickett is still defining centres on proof – proof that a large, profitable company can grow without sacrificing integrity; proof that agents can build real assets while keeping their priorities intact; and proof that leadership does not require abandoning who you are to succeed.
“If you have a choice between being liked and doing the right thing, doing the right thing is always better, even if it’s the unpopular thing”
Lee-Ann Prickett,
Experior Financial Group
“What I’ve learned is that when you build from your values, when you put people first, when you do the right thing even when it’s hard, that becomes your plan”
Lee-Ann Prickett,
Experior Financial Group