Sarah Tucker, former contestant on ITV’s singing competition The Voice, has joined Mortgage Intelligence with her firm The Mortgage Mum as an appointed representative (AR).
Tucker (pictured) appeared on the show in 2019 and made it through to the knockout round.
The full-time mum has since joined the financial services industry through a business model aimed at encouraging women across the UK to become mortgage advisers by allowing them to work remotely and flexibly around family life.
The Mortgage Mum’s website is due to launch shortly, and the firm has relied heavily on technology for its establishment by using video calls to train advisers and speak to clients.
Sally Laker, managing director of Mortgage Intelligence, said: “We’re very excited to welcome The Mortgage Mum to Mortgage Intelligence.
“Sarah’s drive and ambition to forge her way in the industry has been evident from day one, and we feel we’re in a position to help her achieve her goals.”
Sarah Tucker, director and founder of The Mortgage Mum, said: “We love that Mortgage Intelligence are willing to work with us to embrace the changes we have proposed, allowing women to be trained and supervised remotely using technology, providing a safe and supportive route into the industry.
“We needed a network who not only understood our vision, but who could help us to achieve it, and I believe Mortgage Intelligence will.”
Shekina is the deputy editor at Mortgage Solutions and commercial editor at Mortgage Solutions and Specialist Lending Solutions. She has nearly eight years of experience in the B2B publishing market, having previously covered the hospitality, retail, pet, accounting and jewellery sectors.
Shekina has worked for Mortgage Solutions and Specialist Lending Solutions for almost five years. Here, she covers the market’s breaking news stories, engages with professionals in the sector, and oversees any commercially agreed content in partnership with mortgage-related companies.
This includes presenting webinars and hosting roundtable discussions on developing themes in the mortgage sector.
She is an NCTJ-trained journalist and was nominated for the Headline Money Awards Mortgage Journalist of the Year in 2021.
In her spare time, Shekina likes to read, travel, listen to music and socialise with friends.
She currently reports on current events in the mortgage market and liaises with financial clients to produce sponsored content.
Follow her on Twitter at @ShekinaMS
