New Zealand’s leading franchises and bought into Rental Managers, a property management company based in Wellington. He then set up Property Management Profits, which is dedicated to helping property management companies grow their rent rolls. For free advice and marketing services, you can learn more at http://www.propertymanagementprofits.com.
Aimee Engelmann ran a marketing agency for eight years before selling up in 2015 to concentrate on Beepo, an outsourcing provider for growing Real Estate brands. For more information visit beepo.com.au
Alan Hashem is the Head of Product at Inspection Manager, which he started in 2011, and has over a decade of experience in real estate technology. For more information visit inspectionmanager.com.au.
Amanda Gould has been buying Sydney properties for her own portfolio since 1988. HighSpec Properties Buyer’s Agents represents their customers, ensuring they are armed with the knowledge and tools to make good decisions when they invest into their slice of Sydney. For more information visit highspecproperties.com.au.
AMY SANDERSON, with 20 years’ experience in the real estate industry, is the Network Performance Manager – Property Investment Management for LJ Hooker.
Andrew Taylor is co-CEO of Juwai.com, the No. 1 international real estate portal for Chinese buyers. In the first half of 2014, his website sent buyer leads worth $3.3 billion to property marketers in Australia. Andrew has decades of experience managing real estate print and online media in both Australia and greater China.
Andrew Robinson has risen quickly through the ranks of the property industry, from being a sales assistant at age 18 to an accredited auctioneer at 21 and a principal at 22. Andrew now shares his wisdom and experience to develop Belle Property professionals as a trainer and coach at the Belle Property Academy.
Andy Herrington is a founding member and master coach with Dan Plowman Team Systems Inc. He is regarded as a specialist in human behaviour, scripting, and team development. Email [email protected]
Anthony is a freelance writer for Elite Agent Magazine. He also writes for Money magazine and has contributed regularly to a range of other publications including Acuity (formerly Charter) The Australian Worker, INTHEBLACK, Rugby League Week, Jetstar Magazine, Australian Way and The Bulletin. Contact Anthony [email protected].
Anton Babkov is CEO of Rex Software, a real estate software provider with 60 staff and more than 1,000 agency users. He talks regularly with Rex users about technology and innovation in the industry. For more information visit rexsoftware.com.
Ash Farrugia is the co-founder and CEO of ActivePipe – a subscription based marketing automation and data discovery platform designed specifically for real estate.
In his early twenties, Ashley acquired part of an LP Gas fitting business that he turned into a national franchise and sold to a public company in 2008.
He then invested in the technology space, purchasing a web development house in Melbourne where The Digital Group (TDG) was formed.
To find out more about Activepipe visit activepipe.com.au
Ashlee Christoffersen is the Chief Revenue Officer at Console Group, leading the sales and business development function. For more information about Console’s new cloud product visit console.com.au.
BEN WHITE is CEO of Apmasphere, a company aiming to make the property investment journey an empowering experience for those who manage properties, those who invest in real estate, and those who call rental properties home. He has spent a lifetime involved in property management and has written three books on the industry.
Bill Robertson has 21 years’ experience in real estate, both domestically and internationally. His areas of expertise include compliance audits, sales and management training and building office profiles and market share. Currently he is an accredited trainer, assessor, and compliance specialist with Think Real Estate, visit www.thinkrealestate.net.au for more information.
BRAD LARSEN is the broker and owner of Larsen Properties in San Antonio, Texas, and currently manages around 550 single-family homes. Brad will be speaking at LPMA 2017; for more information and to register visit lpma2017.com.au.
Bob Walters is one of Australia’s leading property management trainers and business consultants. If you are interested in becoming a member of the Leading Property Managers of Australia (LPMA) visit www.lpma.com.au.
Brad Caldwell-Eyles is Principal of 1st City-Hasemer+Caldwell.Eyles in Double Bay. He has been awarded a host of accolades as a top selling auction agent, published many industry articles, presented at various conferences and seminars, and led collaborative agent initiatives and negotiations head to head with major industry corporates.
Bradley Beer is the Chief Executive Officer of BMT Tax Depreciation. BMT specialise in providing comprehensive depreciation schedules for property investors Australia-wide, helping them maximise their tax deductions and increase their cash flow.
BRENDAN LAWLEY, CEO of Brad Teal Real Estate, looks at the impact of a younger workforce on the industry. How can we attract and retain the present generation into our business and have them perform at their peak?
Brett Macadam is currently studying a Bachelor of Property Economics at University of Technology, Sydney. He is a keen writer and represents a fresh generation of exciting, innovative real estate professionals.
Brock Fisher’s experience in property management spans almost two decades, having started his career in the 90s as a property manager in regional NSW. With Little Real Estate’s acquisition of Rental Express, Brock is now the National Manager, Operational Excellence for Australia’s largest property management company, managing approximately 23,000 investment properties across Australia.
Cameron Kusher is CoreLogic RP Data’s senior research analyst, specialising in primary and secondary data analysis, property market commentary and consultancy. Cameron has a thorough understanding of the fundamentals such as demographics, trends, economics and spacial analysis and is a regular keynote speaker for property-related groups, regulated industry bodies, corporations and the government sectors.
Carl Quested is the director of AgentMail. (AgentMail.com.au), a boutique mail house that specialises in real estate mail. He has recently written the book ‘Alpha Mail – How to List and Sell More Property Using Direct Mail’. Visit AgentMail.com.au for more details.
Caroline Bolderston heads up the Being Bold Coaching Academy and provides intense coaching, support and inspiration for principals and sales leaders in real estate. For more information about Caroline and her 90-day high-performance accountability series visit beingbold.com.au
Cassandra Charlesworth is a features writer for Elite Agent Magazine with over 15 years’ journalism experience in metropolitan and regional newsrooms. She has a specialist interest in real estate, tech disruption and a good old-fashioned “yarn”.
Charles Tarbey is the Chairman and Owner of Century 21 Australia, one of the country's largest and most diverse property groups. With nearly 40 years experience in the real estate industry, Charles regularly comments on conditions in the residential property market, is an author of compulsory textbooks for the industry, has trained thousands of real estate agents, and frequently addresses business leaders across Australia and the globe on real estate related matters.
Charmaine Keegan has spent 24 years immersed in the world of selling, and has a reputation for outstanding results. A trainer of NLP, she loves learning and embracing all new ideas. For more information visit smarterselling.com.au.
As a professional property renovator, home stager, home selling strategist, and author, Charyn Youngson from Houses to Impress delivers high-impact, low cost, customised property transformations that sell for top dollar. Charyn works with Real Estate professionals and vendors who are willing to do whatever it takes to get their properties Sold. Charyn is a member of ABSA, and Houses to Impress is a licensed Habitat Partners Assessor Company.
Chris Chapman is a Senior Associate with Fletchers in Melbourne. He was recently awarded the 2013 REIV Residential Salesperson of the Year (non-principal) and also won the Harold Fletcher award for Number One Salesperson in the Fletchers group in 2013. Chris has been the top selling agent within the Fletchers Diamond Valley office since 2011.
Chris Helder is one of Australia’s top sales speakers. He is the author of the newly released book Useful Belief: Because it’s better than positive thinking and the best-selling book The Ultimate Book of Influence. Visit www.chrishelder.com
Chris Rolls is the Managing Director of PieLAB Venture Partners, who manage Australia’s first real-estate specific venture capital fund. Prior to PieLAB Chris built and sold Rental Express, one of the largest property management businesses in Australia.
Christina Guidotti is one of Australia’s leading experts on belief, conviction and commitment in the areas of sales, leadership, productivity, achievement and fulfilment. As a powerful and inspiring speaker, author, and mentor she partners with individuals and teams to create sustainable outcomes. For more information visit christinaguidotti.com.
Claudio Encina works directly with some of the leading agents and sales teams in Australia to identify how to deliver optimum performance. For more information visit claudioencina.com.
Colin Anstie is the CEO of Raging Digital, a leading digital training agency. If you’re looking to turbocharge your digital presence, connect with him on LinkedIn or visit ragingdigital.com to book your training.
COLIN PEARCE, inducted into the Australian Speakers Hall of Fame in 2007, tours the USA, Asia, and Australasia to speak at major conferences, including LPMA 2016. To book your tickets visit lpma2016.com.au. For more information on Colin, visit colinpearce.com.
Craig West is a strategic accountant who has built a specialist advisory practice focused on small business owners. Craig has written three books educating SMEs on employee incentives, succession planning and asset protection and has recently been invited to undertake a PhD in Business Succession Planning www.successionplus.com.au.
Originally from Melbourne, CRISTEL STENHOUSE is a fully licensed real estate agent. She has been in the industry for 13 years as a PM, BDM and department manager. Now living in Brisbane, she trains new property management staff, regularly contributes to industry media and has been a guest speaker at seminars.
Daniel Evans is the Head of Residential Real Estate for Macquarie Business Banking. Daniel joined Macquarie in 2010 and has developed a strong understanding of the day-to-day challenges facing small to medium sized businesses. He is responsible for a team of Relationship Managers who directly manage over 1,500 real estate clients. For more information visit www.macquarie.com.au.
Daniel Dulhunty is Director of Connected Media Solutions, which specialises in real estate content solutions. With almost 20 years’ experience at Australia and New Zealand’s leading media organisations, Daniel runs the agency with his wife Kylie Dulhunty, a former real estate editor and journalist at NewsCorp and Fairfax Media. For more information, visit connectedmedia.com.au.
Dave Eller is Australia’s leading Connection Coach for real estate sales professionals - connecting them with passion, success and work / life balance. He is a Licensed Agent, Auctioneer and nationally qualified industry trainer, for more information visit www.daveeller.com.
Debbie Palmer has celebrated over 20 years in property management and is Managing Director of the PPM Group. Debbie is the author of the PPMsystem®, Scripts and Dialogues Audio Series What to say to have your clients think your way, Standard Letters Made Easy and A Successful Guide to Property Management. For more information visit www.ppmsystem.com.
Douglas Driscoll is the CEO of award winning real estate group Starr Partners. Originally from the UK, Douglas is widely regarded as one of the industry’s preeminent thought leaders, and is lauded for his dynamic and pioneering approach.
Eddie Lynch is CEO and founder of PortPlus. PortPlus has been providing websites and software solutions to the Real Estate industry for almost 11 years with clients throughout Australia and New Zealand – providing advice on SEO to all ages and user levels.
Eddie Cetin is the Founder of Agentbox, the CRM of choice for most high performing agents around Australia. For more information, visit agentbox.com.au
Emily Schofield is an Exercise Scientist, having completed a Bachelor’s degree in Sport and Exercise Science. She is a Personal Trainer at Vision Personal Training, North Sydney. For more information visit visionpt.com.au/studios/north-sydney.
Esther Yong is the co-founder of the first Australia based Chinese real estate advertising platform, ACproperty.com.au. ACproperty.com.au are a widely recognised choice by both established and boutique real estate agencies to market effectively to the Chinese buyers.
Fiona Blayney is the founder and director of Real+, an industry first Property Management learning platform. For more info visit realplusonline.com.au.
Geoff Grist has spent the last decade selling residential real estate on Sydney’s Lower North Shore for Richardson & Wrench Mosman/Neutral Bay. He is the author of Sold Above Market giving potential vendors the information they need to sell for the best possible price.
He may not really be able to leap tall buildings in a single bound, or bend steel bars with his bare hands. But ‘Super Coach’ Glenn Twiddle may just be able to ‘save your day’ by revealing how lessons learned from Napoleon Hill, author of ‘Think and Grow Rich, has led to success for top agents like Mat Steinwede, Chris Gilmour, Aaron Shiner, Edgar Natolo, Amber Werchon and others. Glenn Twiddle is the 'BS Marketing & Success Trainer taking agents to #1 in their area in 2 years or less no matter where they are starting out. For more information visit glenntwiddle.com.au.
Haesley Cush is a licensed real estate agent and award-winning auctioneer, based in Brisbane. He's been working the gavel since 1996. He regularly travels Australia and New Zealand working with agents, seeing first hand how the various markets are moving.
Heidi Walkinshaw has been immersed in property management for over 14 years, dealing in all aspects from leasing, property management, business development and team management. Heidi brings enthusiasm and energy to Real Plus and is passionate about system implementation; procedures and staff training that can assist in reducing stress and saving time while helping clients. For more info visit realplus.com.au.
Known internationally as “Mr Real Estate Advertising”, Australian born Ian Grace is acknowledged as the world’s leading authority on real estate advertising and customer service. His articles on real estate advertising have been published around the world, since 1998, currently running nationally in Realtor Magazine online, USA and REM (the National real estate magazine), in Canada – also UK, South Africa and New Zealand.
– and a Google search for “real estate customer service ideas books”, shows Ian’s book as No.1 worldwide, with many entries in the top 10. He can be contacted at [email protected] or www.iangrace.com
Ian Campbell is the Director of Sales and Product at Console and is currently heading up Console’s key project to deliver the next generation of cloud based agency solutions. For more information visit console.com.au.
Iolanthe Gabrie authors Home Truths Melbourne, which is a unique Melbourne zine covering auction culture (visit it at www. hometruthsmelbourne.com). She is also a Director of Ruby Slipper Consultants, providing written content for the real estate industry. For more information visit rubyslipper.com.au.
Jacob Aldridge is the approachable business guy who makes genuine change happen, both in the real estate industry where he began his career and more broadly. Over the past 12 years, more than 300 active growth businesses in Australia and internationally have worked with Jacob as their business coach, partner and advisor. For more information visit businessdepot.com.au.
James is an Independent Technology Consultant specifically focussed on the Property Industry. He has spent 12 years in this industry, working in both UK and International markets as a Sales and Marketing Director. He has set up and now runs his own Digital Marketing company – but still dedicates much of his own time to educating and informing the Real Estate Industry on his visions for “the next big thing”. You can follow his insights on his blog about Real Estate Technology.
He is a regular keynote speaker on all matters concerning technology and its’ use in the property industry covering topics ranging from Virtual Reality to mobile apps to Augmented Reality. He specialises in teaching how they can be used to help Developers and estate agents sell more property and improve the entire developmental workflow from planning through to marketing.
Sarah Bell is a Features Writer and regular contributor to Elite Agent Magazine. She also continues to provides Corporate and Strategic Leadership at Brad Bell Real Estate. James is currently Chief of Client Experience and Growth at LinkLearn as well as CFO at Brad Bell.
James Clear is an American author, entrepreneur, and photographer. James writes at JamesClear.com, where he shares self-improvement tips based on proven scientific research.
Jan Malmstrom has had 35 years in the real estate industry, always with a specific interest in property management. With LJ Hooker for 35 years, as both a franchise owner and Head of Property Management in the Melbourne Corporate office, in September 2011, Jan accepted a position with Investors Direct Financial Group, as Head of Property Management. For more information on Investors Direct visit www.investorsdirect.com.au.
Jason Hellyer is Sales and Marketing Director of Lets Go (Australia), a Chinese agribusiness portal that connects Australian agents with Chinese investors.
Jason Turnbull is an experienced executive and technologist and an early pioneer in the ecommerce space. For more information about Console, visit console.com.au.
Jason Wright is an award winning property manager, trainer, mentor, and investor specialising in cash-flow positive investment. He shares his time between SA and Qld.
Jet Xavier is Australia’s leading Mindset Coach for real estate sales professionals. Jet is an accredited EDISC human behaviour consultant, NLP practitioner, Transformational Performance Coach and Motivational Speaker. Jet has conducted hundreds of coaching sessions assisting agents to perform at higher levels. Jet is the creator of the “How top agents think and the rest don’t” series. For more information visit jetxavier.com.
Jim O’Connor is a professional performance coach and clinical psychotherapist. His clients include professionals and executives from some of the smallest to some of the largest companies in the world.
Jo-Anne Oliveri, CIPS, TRC, Founder and Managing Director of property management business solutions company ireviloution intelligence. She is an international real estate identity who has trained over 500 agencies and thousands of agency owners and property managers worldwide. Visit ireviloution.com to find out more.
John Goddard has been the CEO of Rockend since 2004. He is personally committed to life-long learning and encourages all Rockend staff to take control of their personal development, both through work and personal learning.
John Knight is the Managing Director of businessDEPOT, helping businesses of all shapes and sizes achieve their goals. For more information visit businessdepot.com.au.
John Rigby is a Certified Practising Business Broker who has spent the last 15 years in the industry, brokering some of the biggest deals in Australia. For more information visit sellabusiness.com.au.
John and Stephanie McCloskey run Get Real Estate Training to activate engagement and leadership competencies in agents and provide coaching for real estate business owners. Contact them at [email protected].
Josh Hart is one of Tasmania’s most celebrated real estate agents. Affectionately known as “the attraction agent” because of his innovative approach and ability to marry traditional real estate marketing methods with disruptive digital technologies including social media and video. Hart recently spoke at AREC 2017 and is a Director at One Agency Launceston, winner of the 2016 REIA small agency of the year.
Josh Phegan is a renowned coach, trainer and speaker for high performance real estate agents and agencies across the globe. Josh coaches more than 180 real estate agents and more than 60 per cent of his clients write in excess of $600,000.
Real estate coach, trainer and consultant, Josh Pyatt has worked with all types of agents from those who are new to the industry to agents who consistent high performers. For more information visit joshpyatt.com.au
As part of the Harcourts International team, Julianna Forsyth is the Head of Specialist Divisions. Julianna’s focus is to work with further developing property management, conveyancing and finance across the group. Julianna has provided training, coaching and technology to clients throughout Australasia, the UK and south Africa, including speaking at AREC.
Julie Masters is the Founder of Ode Speakers and the Founder and CEO of Influence Nation. To subscribe to Julie’s podcast ‘Inside Influence’ visit juliemasters.com.
Julie Davis is recognized as being one of the country’s top female Real Estate coaches. Qualified coach, trainer, licensed real estate agent and workplace assessor, Neil Williams is highly regarded for his solution orientated thinking, innovative sales strategies and his impressive leadership skills.
Justin Nickerson is the Director of Apollo Auctions and Gavl spokesperson. He is the only Australian to win the Australasian auctioneer of the year twice in the history of the award. He is also a four time winner of the REIQ Auctioneer of the Year award.
With over 20 years’ legal and business experience, Katherine Hawes is the founder and principal solicitor of Aquarius Lawyers. To find out more about her fixed rate small business packages, please see www.newagelegalsolutions.com.au or phone 02 9615 9635.
Kathleen Allardyce has been serving the real estate industry in the US, Canada and Mexico since 2004. Her business services include creating Wordpress websites, writing for websites, creating mobile websites, blogging, branding, logo design and lead conversion strategies. Kathleen’s goal is to help clients get from “knowing what to do” to “getting it done.” Learn more and schedule a free consultation at www.AdvancedREM.com
At REAL+, KATE BENJAMIN focuses on linking business needs to highly desirable outcomes around team, client engagement and rent roll growth. She has an extensive background in property management, growth and team leadership, and is passionate about seamless property management and measurable outcomes. For more information visit realplus.com.au.
Kelly Millar is the Chief Marketing Office of Classified Ad Ventures (CAV), a provider of digital marketing solutions to the Real Estate Industry. Prior to joining CAV to launch their social media business, Kelly spent five years in the role of Consumer Marketing Manager, with the ASX listed REA Group (realestate.com.au).
Kelly Quinn is an Interior Stylist and Creative Director at Aspect & Element. Her passion is for helping ordinary people create extraordinary homes by using simple but effective techniques. Aspect & Element help their clients to add value and appeal to their homes or offices, whether it is to sell or to live in and love. www.aspectandelement.com.
Kerry McDuling has over ten years experience in the PR sector and as a freelance journalist. Formerly the Communications Manager for an international real estate franchise, Kerry is currently the Director of McDuling PR, specialising in public relations for the real estate industry.
KATHARINE ETTENHOFER is the director of RE Performance and is an industry coach + mentor + consultant for real estate businesses who want to optimise their strategy, growth and performance. For more information visit reperformance.com.au.
When he was selling, Kevin Turner was ranked in the Top 10 real estate salespeople in Queensland and has owned several real estate businesses. He now hosts real estate radio shows in Brisbane and Sydney, an online show at www.realestatetalk.com.au, and a daily 7 minute podcast for real estate agents through www.reuncut.com and www.realestatecoachradio.com in North America.
Kirsty Spraggon is a relationship building expert that assists you to increase, your sales, networks and connections for life & business success. Her show @kirstytv has just hit 100,000 views on youtube. For more information visit www.kirstyspraggon.com.
Kylie Davis is the head of content and property services marketing at CoreLogic. She spent nearly four years as Network Editor of Real Estate at News Corp Australia, creating a national desk of real estate reporters across more than 100 titles and training them in the use of data and market journalism. She has a 25-year career in media across News and Fairfax, and as a 20-something was the founder and publisher of hyper-local newspaper The Village Voice. Follow her on Twitter @KDavisCorelogic.
Kylie Dulhunty is a freelance writer and Managing Editor of Connected Media Solutions, which specialises in real estate content and marketing solutions. For more information visit connectedmedia.com.au.
Kylie Maxwell is Director and Franchise owner of LJ Hooker Queanbeyan, with 25 years’ experience in property management. Kylie strives to keep property investment management fresh and modern to ensure the best possible advice to her team and service to clients at all times.
With a passion for the property industry, Lane Cathcart has been working as Course Manager at LinkLearn for the better part of a decade, providing nationally recognised, online real estate training to some of the best and brightest real estate agents across Australia. For more information visit linklearn.com.au.
Lauren Kirk is the General Manager of Real+, developing bespoke training programs for individuals and offices to boost performance and growth. For more information visit realplus.com.au.
Lauren Kropp is a director and consultant at Real Strategix, who offer a wide variety of property management consulting services. For more information visit realstrategix.com.au.
Lauren Goudy a licenced real estate agent and buyers agent at Rose & Jones. Lauren represents clients across Sydney in both residential and commercial acquisitions.
MALCOM RILEY is a nationally accredited trainer with nearly 15 years’ experience. He will be speaking at RETG’s ‘Growing Stronger Together’ tour in 2017. For more information visit retgevents.com.au.
Manos Findikakis is the CEO and Founder of the Eview Group. The Eview Group business model is Manos’ brainchild – a paradigm shift in thinking for the Real Estate Industry. Author of The 60 Second Entrepreneur, he is regularly asked to participate in the Real Estate Training circuit to share ideas and how he created the Eview success story.
Maree Quinn, aka Agent Whisperer, coaches new sales agents to help the industry hang on to the ‘good-uns’. With a background in sales, management and coaching in real estate and corporate environments, Maree tailors her one-on-one services to individual needs. Visit agentwhisperer.com.au for more info.
Marianne Dyer is a member of the Australian Psychological Society and has been a registered psychologist since 1993. She has worked in therapy services and organisational consultation - training, private practice and educational settings. For more information visit mariannedyer.com.
Mark Lynch is the Business Development Manager for the Barry Plant Group. Prior to joining Barry Plant, Mark was a Franchise Manager with both Ray White and Wilson Pride (now Century 21). Mark also ran a successful Real Estate business within the Wilson Pride network.
Mark Cairns leads the charge at CAMPAIGNxpress, the innovator in cloud-based campaign management software. For more information visit campaignxpress.com.au.
Mark Engelmann is co-founder and Chief of Content at Beepo. He has helped hundreds of companies successfully imple-ment an outsourcing strategy in their business.
Mark Kentwell is the Managing Director of PRDnationwide Newcastle and Port Macquarie. For more on Friendly Auctions and a FREE 90-minute download from Mark head to friendlyauctions.com.au.
Mark McLeod is the Ray White Group’s Chief Executive of Growth. He works alongside both agents and businesses across Australia, helping them reach their ultimate potential to achieve success.
MARTIN GRAHAM is CEO of Vystal Group of Companies. Martin will be speaking at RETG’s ‘Growing Stronger Together’ tour in 2017. For more information visit retgevents.com.au.
Narcotect business owner MARTIN LA TOUCHE has seen firsthand the growth of meth-contaminated property cases in New Zealand, and the impact it has created on the housing market there. Narcotect supplies cost-effective, simple-to-use products to detect contamination by illicit drugs. For more information please visit narcotect.com.au.
mc rent roll broking is a specialised rent roll and business broking service for real estate agents, founded by Matt Ciallella. For more information, visit mcrentrollbroking.com.au.
Matt Lahood is CEO of The Agency Australia. After almost three decades working as a prominent sales director in real estate, Matt Lahood is now steering The Agency in its nationwide expansion. Visit theagency.com.au.
Mark Chapman is Director of Tax Communications with H&R Block Australia. He has over 25 years experience as a tax professional in both the UK and Australia, specialising in tax for SME’s.
Melanie Hoole from Hoole.co is a digital specialist. Her inbound marketing formula sets real estate agents up to attract home vendors and generate new business leads. For more information, visit Hoole.co or read more #digithoole insights at www.hoole.co/blog
Michael Choi is a Director, Award Winning Auctioneer, Licensed Estate Agent and REIV Member. Michael’s focus is on helping his team members increase their income every year. He trains, coaches and provides an inspiring work environment where each member can thrive. He is particularly proud of the team culture and career success stories he has helped create.
Widely regarded as Australia’s premier business coach and leading authority on creating outstanding results in business and in life, Michael Sheargold is the Founder and Head Coach of Real Estate Results Network, an Australasian network of high performing independent real estate agents focused on systems and success. www.rernetwork.com.au.
Michelle Delaney has been in real estate for almost 30 years. Her commitment and dedication to property management has seen her win major awards throughout her career, both interstate and nationally. She heads up the Franchise Operations as General Manager of Living Here. For more information visit livinghere.com.au.
Michelle Gibbings is a change and leadership expert and founder of Change Meridian. Michelle works with leaders and teams to help them accelerate progress. She is the Author of ‘Step Up: How to Build Your Influence at Work’. For more information, visit www.michellegibbings.com or email [email protected]
Michelle Jaggard-Lai is a former professional tennis player on the WTA tour and a successful Australian Federation Cup player. She now coaches and mentors aspiring champions, and develops cross-pollinated sports and business programs. Her passions include teaching, writing and public speaking.
MICHELLE WILLIAMS is the Managing Director of @home Property Management Solutions. She also regularly shares her knowledge and experience as a guest speaker at conferences throughout Australia and New Zealand. For more info, visit athomerentals.com.au.
Managing Director Mike Toweel was appointed to establish French-based parent company VitrineMedia’s Australasian operation in 2013 and build the brand across the region. VitrineMedia is available in all states of Australia and now also in Christchurch, New Zealand. For more information visit vitrinemedia.com.au.
Nathan Krisanski is the CEO and founder of HomePrezzo, a digital marketing company for real estate. He has over eight years’ experience in real estate technology, working with companies including CoreLogic RP Data, Ray White and AgentBox. Nathan is a consultant, trainer and presenter specialising in data visualisation, data strategy, data-driven marketing, market share and growth.
Nick Bendel is RateCity.com.au’s property editor. He is an experienced journalist who has written for a range of real estate and mortgage publications. He covers property prices, rental trends, housing finance stats and home loans news. He loves getting elbow-deep in the latest ABS, APRA and RBA data.
Nick Boyd is coach, trainer and speaker to many elite real estate agents and brands. With at least 50 workshops and 10 keynote presentations every year, his expertise in sales and personal development has been recognised and utilised in many different industries such as financial, fitness, FMCG and of course the industry he loves, real state.
Nikki Taylor is a director of Real Estate Jobs Search (REJS) and has been successfully recruiting for the Real Estate Industry since 2002. Prior to this Nikki worked in Property Management and Administration, and now works closely with real estate clients across Australia and New Zealand. For more information, visit realestatejobssearch.com.
Nila Sweeney is the Managing Editor of Property Market Insider. Formerly the Managing Editor of Your Investment Property and Your Mortgage Magazines, Nila has more than 10 years experience writing about Australia's property market. For more information, visit propertymarket.com.au.
Pancho Mehrota is the CEO of Frontier Performance and a recognised leading expert in the area of communication, influence and the psychology of selling.
Paul Davies is the Managing Director of One Agency Group. Personally, he has over 30 years Real Estate experience, and has sold over 1,000 properties and conducted over 300 auctions. Paul applies this wealth of experience together with a genuine desire to assist his clients and ensure a successful outcome for all concerned. To find out more about One Agency, visit www.oneagency.com.au.
Peter Hutton is in the training and mentoring business. Peter is known internationally for creating 'locally-famous' real estate agencies. His company, Agent Brand Co, has a unique 5-Step Mentoring Programme which takes an unknown real estate agency and makes them ‘locally-famous’ in 120 days. Peter and his team work exclusively with owners of small independent agencies.
Peter Mumford is the Founder and CEO of Stone Real Estate. Peter is an inspiring entrepreneur and true visionary, with a great talent for creating and transforming businesses. For more information about Stone Real Estate visit stonerealestate.com.au.
Philip is a Director of EZFinance has been in finance for 20 years. He is a member of the Mortgage and Finance Association of Australia (MFAA), CIO (dispute resolution), Member of the Institute of Business Leaders (IBL) and recognised by "Stanford Who's Who" as a leader in the Finance field.
Ric Mingramm is a licensed Real Estate Agent and Auctioneer in NSW and QLD and has recently joined PRD Nationwide North Lakes as Sales Manager and continues to work as a contract auctioneer for a number of offices in both states. He has a long history of sales management, general management, mentoring and training.
Rik Rushton has been a peak performance coach, platform speaker, conference emcee and trusted advisor to many of the leading brands, organisations and professional sports teams throughout Australasia since 1995.
Rob Ward is one of the real estate industry’s most respected and dynamic young leaders, taking the helm of Di Jones Real Estate in April 2016. For more information visit dijones.com.au.
Rowena Samaraweera has worked in marketing since the pre-email era and leads the Marketing team at Console. Follow her on LinkedIn at www.linkedin.com/in/rowenaConsole.
Ray Wood is the CEO of real estate marketing group Bestagents, a founding partner of real estate software company LockedOn and the bestselling author of How to Sell Your Home for More.
Sabri Suby is the founder and Head of Growth at King Kong, a digital marketing agency that uses true ROI and only charges for success. Based in Melbourne, King Kong has clients across Australia and overseas. Its services include SEO, CRO, PPC, Facebook Advertising, web design and landing pages. For more information visit kingkong.com.au
Sadhana Smiles recently became the CEO of Harcourts NSW. She has held several senior positions with some of the sectors most significant organisations in VIC and NSW. Sadhana has built a career upon strong leadership and driving businesses to become more engaged, connected, agile, resourceful and memorable.
Sally Tindall manages the RateCity editorial team, producing practical insights into personal finance and cost of living issues. Using RateCity’s unique data, Sally focuses on analysing the latest trends in relation to home loans, credit cards, savings and transactional products and superannuation. For more information visit ratecity.com.au.
Samara Bedwell is the Managing Director of Macwell Property Management and has 15 years’ experience in the industry.
She also works with the REIQ as a consultant on their property management support service team and as a trainer.
Sam is a Senior Client Manager with Sponsoredlinx, the leaders in Advanced Online Marketing in Australia. His passion for the Real Estate market from a young age aided his sales and marketing career in the Property Investment division of one of Australia's largest developers. His inside knowledge of the rapidly changing online world make him a valuable source of information for anyone looking to maximise their Internet potential in the Real Estate sector.
Sandra Larkin has been in the service and sales sector of business for 38 years. She has successfully operated two businesses, managed large teams and nurtured high end profiles that have taken her overseas to live and work. For more information visit sandralarkin.com.au.
Sarah Dawson is the Account Management Team Lead at Rockend, Australia’s leading provider of property software. With over 20 years’ experience in the industry and extensive experience in management roles, Sarah understands the needs of real estate businesses.
Sharon Bennie is the owner of 'sharonbennie' specialist recruitment and headhunting agency focusing specifically on the property and real estate market.
Sharon Fox-Slater is the Executive General Manager of EBM’s RentCover, which insures 120,000 investment properties around Australia and creates covers specifically for the property industry. Sharon was also the first woman to become a Fellow of the National Insurance Brokers Association. For more information, visit rentcover.com.au.
Shawn Callahan is the founder at Anecdote Pty Ltd. This article is adapted from Shawn’s new book 'Putting Stories to Work: Mastering Business Storytelling'. For more info, visit www.anecdote.com
Sherrie Storor is a respected speaker at major industry events, including the Australasian Real Estate Conference (AREC), and is the organiser of the Women in Real Estate Business Series. She also mentors, coaches and empowers agents to succeed without sacrifice. Her individual and group consults focus on strategies which equip agents with the skills to secure sustainable success.
Simone Files is Principal of boutique agency Blackbird and Finch. She has a Bachelor’s Degree in IT and taught Information Technology at Griffith University.
Simon Whale has been in the PropTech industry for 20 years. He is the Sales & Marketing Director at Reapit, one of the world's leading providers of CRM software. Working with some of the best agents around the globe, Reapit blends agents' own personal service with technology to create an unbeatable combination.
With more than 25 years’ experience, Sophie Lyon has a proven track record in property management and has led a number of businesses to new heights through her strategic yet people-focused approach. Professionally active and widely respected, Sophie is a past Director and Vice President of the REIV and a regular speaker at real estate industry events throughout Australia and overseas.
Stuart Benson is Corporate Sales Manager and Property Spokesperson for Domain. Stuart has over 15 years’ experience in the real estate industry, and as Domain’s Corporate Sales Manager, works closely with the largest corporate real estate offices in the country.
With over a decade of business consulting experience and working as a Master Peak Performance Coach for Anthony Robbins, Susanne King is passionate about seeing real-estate agents create attraction businesses but love the life they live. For more information visit facebook.com/theagentrepublic.
Tanja M Jones is a Leadership, Mindset and Peak Performance Specialist. Her clients are usually real estate COOs or GMs who want up to 40 per cent more time to grow their business. For more information visit tmjcoaching.com.au.
Tara Bradbury is the Director of the BDM Academy sharing her business development ideas and strategies with property management BDM’s and Principals. For more information visit bdmacademy.com.au.
Terri Cooper and her company Real Estate Mastery, have an enviable reputation for delivering innovative, relevant, and customised training for all real estate qualifications in both city and regional locations. For more information, please visit www.realestatemastery.com.au.
Tracy Goodwin is the CEO of RSL Communications. RSL stands for The Red Sweater Lady which is Tracy's brand and how she is known all over the world for her incredibly popular videos on all things communication. The list of Tracy's expertise in the field is long but she truly is a master at utilising a powerful and interesting voice to get what you want as well as incorporating persuasive gestures that match a fantastic voice. If you ask Tracy what she does for a living, she'll tell you, "I make people look and sound fabulous" and that's exactly what she can do for you.
Awarded the first-ever real estate industry award for digital marketing in 2014, Tiffany Wilson founded boutique digital marketing agency Chronicle Republic to help property, interior design and home improvement industry brands bring their stories to life. Visit chroniclerepublic.com.
Tim Lawless is RP Data’s National Research Director. He joined the company in 2007 and from this time has embarked on developing a renewed focus for the group’s internal property data research division. Along with his team, Tim has expanded the RP Data research division to now report on the property market on a daily basis through visual and personal presentations and has become a successful keynote speaker for industry–related conferences and seminars. Tim has become a regular voice in the Australia media where he regularly reports on trends and current market conditions.
Tim Molloy is the CEO at Console Group. Tim’s career has been largely growing businesses, with international experience in mergers & acquisitions, marketing & sales, and business strategy.
Real estate coach and trainer Tom Panos teaches agents how to attract business and not just chase it. He is regarded as one of Australia’s leading coaches on helping real estate people become seven figure agents.
His LIVE Sunday Night Rants on Facebook have become a must-watch.
Tom Panos is also GM of Real Estate – Sales at News Corp Australia.
tompanos.com.au.
Tom Sullivan is a mindfulness meditation teacher in Sydney. With nearly a decade of experience having learned from various masters across the globe, Tom now heads up his own meditation school, A Still Mind. For more information visit astillmind.com.au
Tony Fountain is the Founder and Principal of the Fountain Auction Academy (fountainandco.com) based in Bowral, NSW. He has over 53 years’ experience in the auction business and has conducted over 32,000 auctions.
Tony Williamson is the Broker/Owner of RE/MAX Cairns. He is a passionate and driven individual who has enjoyed enormous success in the Australian real estate industry. Previously an accountant with Price Waterhouse, Tony was a highly awarded salesperson before creating the largest real estate office in the Far North Queensland region. Tony has been recognised at a national and international level for his real estate achievements.
Tracey Daniel is the Co-Founder of the Real Business Group, an organisation which has over 300 proven business strategies to assist entrepreneurs and freelancers to reach the next level in their business. For more information, please see www.realbusinessgroup.com.au
Trish Varker-Miles is the Director of The Trish Nicol Agency specialising in Property and Lifestyle PR, Influencer Marketing, Events and Content Creation.
Ursula Hogben is the co-founder and managing director of LegalVision ILP. LegalVision provides high-quality fixed-fee legal services online, to start-ups and SMEs across Australia.
Ursula speaks regularly at business and industry events. She writes on business law issues for Fairfax media, Startup Smart, StartupDaily and other publications, and has appeared on Sky Business News and in the Australian Financial Review and Business Review Weekly.
Vasili Hadzellis is on a mission to revolutionise and innovate the experience that property managers, leasing consultants and BDMs deliver to their landlords and tenants. He consults and trains in property management business all across Australia. For more information visit corepmc.com.au.
Virginia Brookes is the Director of Resolver Recruitment and Temp Talent; Resolver Recruitment is a specialist Agency securing permanent staff for the Real Estate and Property industries, visit resolverrecruitment.com.au. Temp Talent is a specialist Temporary Agency securing part time, casual and contract staff for the Real Estate and Property industries. Visit temptalent.com.au.
WARREN TATE has worked within the real estate industry for over 20 years. He will be speaking at RETG’s ‘Growing Stronger Together’ tour in 2017. For more information visit retgevents.com.au.
