Although born in Perth, Australia, Monica Mayem grew up in Brisbane, and her family moved to Sydney when she was 16. Once she finished school she found a job in the financial world, and before long was involved in the foreign exchange and futures trading markets. She left Australia to travel around Europe, then moved to London, where she worked in the futures brokerage division of the renowned firm of Smith-Barney. Tired of the dry and boring financial world, she was looking for a little exc ...[Read Story]