We Started With One Question

Why does financial education feel like it's designed to confuse people? Back in early 2019, that question kept me up at night. Now it's what gets us out of bed every morning.

Early classroom session showing financial education materials spread across a table

The Story Behind quorinavex

I spent twelve years working in retail banking. And honestly? I saw the same patterns repeat themselves hundreds of times. Smart people making decisions without understanding the full picture. Not because they couldn't grasp the concepts, but because nobody explained things in plain language.

In 2019, I left that world and started teaching financial literacy workshops from my living room. Five people showed up to the first one. Three of them were family members who felt obligated. But those two strangers? They stayed for an extra hour asking questions.

That's when I realized something important. People actually want to understand money. They just need someone to strip away the jargon and speak like a human being.

By mid-2020, those living room sessions had grown into proper courses. We registered quorinavex as an educational entity in September 2020, right in the middle of everything else happening that year. Looking back, probably not ideal timing. But when over forty people are asking when your next course starts, you figure things out.

The People Behind the Programs

We're a small team. And that's intentional. Every person here teaches, develops content, and works directly with participants. No hierarchy where the decision-makers never meet the people they're serving.

Elodie Brennan

Founder and Financial Educator

Before quorinavex, I spent twelve years in banking. Watched people sign documents they didn't understand more times than I can count. Now I spend my days making sure that doesn't happen to anyone who walks through our doors. I teach three courses per term and still respond to participant emails myself.

Sasha Novak

Program Director

Joined quorinavex in early 2022 after running community education programs for eight years. My background is in adult learning theory, which sounds academic but really just means I think a lot about why some teaching methods work and others fall flat. I design our course structures and handle the logistics that keep everything running.

How We Think About Financial Education

Real Situations First

We don't start with theory. Every course begins with actual scenarios that participants bring to the table. Someone's considering buying a property. Another person is confused about their super. We work through those real situations together, and the concepts make sense because they're tied to something concrete.

No Selling, Ever

We don't sell financial products. We don't get commissions. We don't have partnerships with banks or investment firms. This isn't a side business for someone's financial planning practice. It's just education. That matters because it means we can give straight answers without worrying about anything else.

Small Groups Only

Our courses cap at eighteen participants. Not because we can't fit more people in a room, but because discussion stops working past that point. Financial education shouldn't be a lecture hall experience. It needs space for questions, disagreement, and figuring things out together.

What We've Built Since 2020

Started with one course. Now we run six different programs covering everything from basic budgeting to investment fundamentals. Added our first full-time staff member in 2021. Moved into proper office space in 2022 when my living room stopped being viable.

The growth happened gradually. We didn't set out to become a big operation. Each new course came from participants asking about a specific topic enough times that we figured we should probably teach it properly.

In 2023, we started offering one-on-one sessions for people who need help with specific financial decisions. Those take up about twenty percent of our time now, and they're some of the most rewarding work we do.

840+ Course Participants Since 2020

6 Different Course Programs

18 Maximum Class Size

2025 Current Teaching Year

Current quorinavex classroom space with participants engaged in group discussion

Where We Do This Work

quorinavex office workspace showing course planning materials

Our Teaching Space

Located on East Street in Rockhampton. Moved here in 2022 after outgrowing the original setup.

Close-up of financial education materials and participant workbooks

Course Materials

Everything we use is developed in-house. No generic textbooks or pre-packaged content.

Next Courses Start September 2025

We're taking registrations now for our autumn term. If you want to understand your finances better without the usual confusion, we can probably help. Reach out and we'll talk through which program makes sense for where you're at.

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