Samantha McLean
Samantha McLean is the Co-founder and Managing Editor of Elite Agent, Australia's trusted platform for real estate news, insights, and community connection. With over 20 years in sales and marketing across respected global companies, Samantha brings practical expertise and thoughtful leadership to the industry. Since founding Elite Agent, Samantha has grown the brand from a magazine into a dynamic media hub that includes the Elevate podcast, daily newsletters, and engaging industry events. Her approachable style and genuine curiosity have earned Elite Agent recognition, including multiple Mumbrella awards for excellence. Samantha is passionate about exploring how technology, especially artificial intelligence, can improve productivity and client relationships without losing the essential human touch. She regularly discusses these topics with industry experts on the Elevate podcast. She holds a Bachelor of Business from the University of Technology Sydney. Connect with Samantha at Elite Agent or aipoweredagents.com or visit her personal website samanthamclean.com.
Episode 82: Dave Stewart – Transparent and time saving transactions
In this week's edition of the Elevate podcast, Samantha McLean catches up with industry gamechanger Dave Stewart. Dave…
Episode 81: Kul Singh – The latest rental research and The ‘Real Ideas’ Prize.
In this week's edition of the Elevate podcast, realestate.com.au’s General Manager of Rent, Kul Singh joins Samantha McLean to analyse…
Barbara Corcoran: When to ask for a raise
Barbara Corcoran shares her advice on how to successfully ask your boss for a raise. In this video…
Episode 80: Tom Panos – Advice for the current market, Whats happening at AREC19, The Leadership Diaries
In this weeks edition of the Elevate podcast as part of our series, The Leadership Diaries, Samantha McLean talks…
Jellis Craig launches innovative suburb reporting
Episode 79: How to growth hack your business like Uber and Facebook with Anton Babkov
Want to hack your way to growth like the big guns of Silicon Valley? In this week’s edition…
The Little things: Ellayne Lim
It can be tricky to find balance when you're the middle party between two groups of people, who…
Reinvigoration of IT strategy to kickstart McGrath’s future growth
ASX Listed McGrath Limited announces half year results in line with expectations; impacted by subdued market
Revenue per listing up, but the future is adjacencies
Domain releases half year results on Friday, CEO Jason Pellegrino confident in the future
Episode 78: Pancho Mehrotra on motivation and how your mindset determines your outcome
Having the right mindset can either make or break your chance of success at achieving your goals. In…
Press to success: 19 ideas for agents to get noticed by the media
If you’re looking to get more publicity for your business this year through the media, it’s not that…
It’s not all about fees: Kul Singh
A new survey by realestate.com.au indicates landlords take less than two weeks to research a property manager. Half…
Episode 77: Reducing waste in your business – John Knight
In a changing market, you might be thinking you need to cut costs. But that’s not necessarily the…
Online platform allows buyer to purchase home while shopping for groceries
The Click2Offer portal from Ipswich property has facilitated the sale of a property in Queensland while the buyer…
Episode 76: How’s the market? With special guest Nerida Conisbee, Chief Economist at realestate.com.au
“How’s the market?” It’s a question agents get asked a lot, not just by clients but by friends,…
Episode 75: Leading with heart and innovation: Peter Baines OAM
While you might not be familiar with the work of Peter Bains OAM many of you will clearly…
Ray White’s Malek Younan named Top Agent in Australia by SQM
Episode 74: Christmas special with Rik Rushton – 2018 in review and thriving in 2019
2018 is a year that has delivered winds of change travelling as fast as a Glenn McGrath Bouncer…
2018: A year in the life of Elite Agent
The last 12 months in real estate have brought with them a great deal of amazing content for…
Episode 73: Cameron Nicholls – Setting up and succeeding in a competitive market
One of the questions we get asked most at Elite Agent is about how much it costs to…
Episode 72: Keller Williams – From Training Company to Tech Company with Angie Ponsell
This week our guest, Angie Ponsell is from Keller Williams in Atlanta, Georgia. Angie Ponsell has been with…
Episode 71: First National Group CEO Ray Ellis – global trends and industry predictions for 2019
In this week’s edition of the Elevate podcast, Samantha McLean talks to Ray Ellis, CEO of First National…
Episode 70: Compass, Leonard Steinberg and the future of real estate
Compass are a name on everyone’s lips right now, whether it’s to do with technology, attracting top talent,…
Why should clients give you their data, and how should you use it?
Once upon a time in a land far, far away, a law firm found itself in hot water…