REBECCA A GOOD JUDGE OF CAREER
ONE of the Gold Coast’s most successful business people has revealed that she originally wanted to become a judge.
But a decision to leave boarding school at the age of 15 instead set Rebecca Frizelle on the road to success in business instead of law.
“My mother said ‘well, we’re not funding your education since you were such a genius walking out the gates and now you’re going to have to work’,” she said. “So I started work at 15 and held all sorts of jobs.
“I knew I had to finish year 11 and 12 ... I went to night school and that’s where I finished my senior and when I did that I was getting ready to go to university to start my law degree. That’s when I saw the role advertised for a receptionist at Southport Mazda ... I thought ‘that’ll be great, that’ll pay the bills while I start doing law’ and that’s where it all started.”
Ms Frizelle, who “never looked back”, is now chief operating officer of Frizelle Prestige and co-owner of the Gold Coast Titans.
Speaking to the Gold Coast Bulletin for our new Women of the Year podcast series, she said hard work was the key to success – a lesson also instilled in her by her fighter-pilot father.
“He taught us never to take things for granted and that you must work hard,” she said.
She is also applying her work ethic to her role with the Gold Coast Titans, confident it will eventually pay dividends.
“Winning takes time,” she said.
Although “very grateful” for what she has in life, there is one more thing Ms Frizelle wishes she could do. “I really want to finish that law degree.”
BULLETIN VIEW, P22