Background
May grew up in Morphett Vale, South Australia.
- Photos
- Works
- Photos
- Works
Tammy May
Edit ProfileEducation
May attended Pimpala Primary School and graduated high school from Cardijn College.
Career
She played basketball for Southern Tigers Basketball Association. After high school, May began working for a solicitor"s office that operated a debt collection agency. May started MyBudget in 1999 aged 22.
In 2014, MyBudget employed more than 250 staff in 15 offices across Australia and had enrolled more than 30,000 clients in its money management services.
Foreign her entrepreneurial work, she has been recognised with a number of awards and honours. In addition to her director role at MyBudget she has been a contributing columnist to a number of publications.
On 26 October 2012, May became an advisory board appointee to the BankSA Board. Chairman Rob Chapman said May brought "strong credentials and a passionate commitment to helping South Australia prosper and grow".
May remains director of and spokesperson for MyBudget.
Achievements
-
Telstra South Australian Business Woman of the Year Award, 2007 Business Owner Award, 2007 Australian Government Business Innovation Award, 2007 Ernst and Young"s Entrepreneur of the Year Finalist, 2008 Australian Financial Review 100 Women of Influence Awards, 2012 Top 50 Australian Female Entrepreneurs Under 40, 2014.
