Insurance entrepreneur, actor and former police officer

Overview

Julia Vahry is a New Zealand entrepreneur, actor, former police officer and finalist on the hit reality series The Traitors NZ. As founder and Managing Director of Vahry Insurance, named New Zealand's top female insurance leader in 2023, she brings an extraordinary breadth of life experience to her speaking, from frontline policing to building one of the country's most influential life and health insurance businesses.

Who is Julia Vahry? Julia served nearly a decade as a sworn officer in the New Zealand Police before founding Vahry Insurance in 2016, growing it into one of the country's leading life and health broking firms. She holds the AIA NZ National Community Service Award, was named NZ's top female insurance leader in 2023 and was a finalist on The Traitors NZ that year. She divides her time between NZ and Ireland, where she trained as an actor at Dublin's Bow Street Academy.

Career Highlights • Founder and Managing Director of Vahry Insurance since 2016 • New Zealand's top female insurance leader, 2023 • Finalist on The Traitors NZ, 2023 • AIA NZ National Community Service Award, 2022 • Recipient of Most Influential Upcomer and Dame Valerie Adams AIA Vitality Awards • Former sworn officer in the New Zealand Police for nearly a decade

Key Speaking Themes • Resilience, reinvention and challenging assumptions • Women in business and breaking through bias • Sales, influence and life on the frontline • Building a business from scratch • Mindset, mental fitness and self-belief

What Your Audience Will Gain Julia tells honest, vivid stories from policing, insurance and reality television, and challenges audiences to look past assumptions about themselves and others. Audiences leave energised and ready to back themselves.

Ideal For • Women in business and International Women's Day events • Sales, insurance and financial services conferences • Entrepreneur and small business forums • Leadership and culture days • After-dinner, awards nights and gala events

Frequently Asked Questions...

What does Julia Vahry speak about? Resilience, reinvention, women in business, sales, mindset and challenging the way people are stereotyped.

What is Vahry Insurance? Vahry Insurance is the life and health broking business Julia founded in 2016, now one of the most influential in NZ.

Was Julia Vahry a police officer? Yes. Julia served almost a decade as a sworn officer in the New Zealand Police before moving into business and broadcasting.

Was Julia Vahry on The Traitors NZ? Yes. She was a finalist on the first season of The Traitors NZ in 2023.

What awards has Julia Vahry won? She has won the AIA NZ National Community Service Award and was named NZ's top female insurance leader in 2023.

Is Julia Vahry available as an MC and panellist? Yes. Julia is regularly booked as a keynote speaker, panellist and MC for corporate, women in business and industry events.