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Sarah Gutzke: Brick by brick
On getting into real estateWhen I was 19, I was working in a sandwich shop and thought I needed to find a career. My cousin was a property manager, so I thought I would give it a go too. Nearly 10 years later, I still love it. The happiest moment in my careerA really proud moment of my career was…
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Johnny Danger: Pride in sales
On getting into real estate My dad and grandad were both agents. I was a successful bank manager and had a long career in a big-four bank. Then when I had done everything I had been asked and smashed my KPIs out of the park, I received a piddly annual bonus and thought it’s time…
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Montana Skimmings: Pride in PM
On getting into real estateComing from a hospitality function co-ordinator background, I was given the opportunity to work as administrator for Ray White Albion Park, an award-winning agency. With this opportunity I discovered a passion for property management and my transition to property officer came quickly. Our dynamic team formed the number one property management department in the area. Another…
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Clay Brodie: Tackling sales head-on
On getting into real estateI was a professional rugby union player with the objective to play at the highest level (the Wallabies). My father pulled me aside one day when I was about 20 and suggested that I need to make sure I had something to fall back on after rugby. I had no idea what I wanted to with…
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Astrid Joarder: Positive energy
On getting into real estateI definitely made a conscious decision to pursue a career in real estate. I was working in sales and events at the time; I was obsessed with the pace, the excitement of closing a deal and booking an event, but most importantly, delivering beyond expectations for my clients in terms of customer service, which I did,…
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Matthew Farrugia: A lane of his own
On getting into real estate Like most people, at a young age I spent a lot of time thinking about what career path I wanted to take, and most importantly, what I wanted my life to look like in years to come. The idea of getting into real estate came from meeting an agent in…
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Emma Goodfellow: Just get it done
On getting into real estateFunny story, but I had finished Year 12 and I was clueless on what I wanted to do and so I took advantage of living it up with my friends. My dad soon got sick of this and gave me the ultimatum that if I didn’t have a job within a week, I would become his…
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Ben Gibson: The little things
On getting into real estateI fell into real estate by starting in strata management back in 2003. I was not long out of school and was looking for a career. A job was advertised for an assistant strata manager, and I thought ‘I can do that’. I lived in a unit at the time and had been to strata meetings…
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Elise Thomas: Don’t be scared of the tough conversations
On getting into real estateI was 17 years old and fresh from school having just finished my HSC. I walked up and down the local shopping strips with copies of my resume handing them out to every real estate I came across. I received a call from one real estate offering me an interview for…
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Jason Martin: Turning a hobby into a career
On getting into real estateIn another life I was working in the money market for a merchant bank and looking for a new challenge or career where my results were more tangible and benefited people I dealt with more directly. I ended up turning a keen interest and hobby in real estate into a career. The happiest moment in my…
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Shaun Blackburn: Service and knowledge beats experience
On getting into real estateWhen in school I was starting to learn about investing in real estate and a mentor told me that the best way to get into the investment side is to work in it. Second job out of school was then working in real estate. The happiest moment in my careerSpending time…
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Naomi Thomas: Keep going
On getting into real estateWhen I left high school, I thought a little work experience would be better than leaving high school with no job – and I never looked back. Property management course completed first, purchased business in 2011, diploma in 2016, and now in the sales department. The happiest moment in my careerWinning the most improved sales office…
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Jacinta Purvis: Determination, grit and bravery
On getting into real estateMy husband and I relocated to Bathurst from Sydney after having children to be closer to family. An opportunity arose to enter real estate. With our skill set we thought we could transfer across to the real estate industry. The happiest moment in my careerBeing awarded the top 10 sales agents in Australia’s First National Network…
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Kylie Charlton: Embrace the disruptors
On getting into real estateThe father of a great friend from high school was a real estate agent. They had a pool and tennis court and great cars – I wanted their life. The happiest moment in my careerWhen a client says, “this fabulous result changes my life, Kylie”. The most memorable momentA $6.5 million…
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Brad Robson: Fit for business
On getting into real estateReal estate chose me. I was managing a Fitness First health club when one of my team members insisted I go to coffee with her husband who was in real estate. One thing lead to another and before I knew it, I was his PA. Fast forward 16 years and we’re now 50/50 business partners. The…
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Joseph Assaf: Passion for people and architecture
On getting into real estateI was passionate about architecture and a “people person”, so real estate allowed me the opportunity to express myself with close ties to the local community and fuelled my passion for property architecture. The happiest moment in my careerEmpowering my staff and colleagues in reaching their personal goals through close mentoring and watching them develop into…
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Leon Carlile: From nails to sales
On getting into real estateBefore I started in real estate I was working for myself as a builder. I had done my apprenticeship after leaving school and had worked my way up to working for myself and running my own jobs. When my body started to show some signs of wear-and-tear, I decided to lift my foot off the pedal…
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Joseph Assaf: Passion for people and architecture
On getting into real estateI was passionate about architecture and a “people person”, so real estate allowed me the opportunity to express myself with close ties to the local community and fuelled my passion for property architecture. The happiest moment in my careerEmpowering my staff and colleagues in reaching their personal goals through close mentoring and watching them develop into…
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Michelle Williams: Consistency through growth
On getting into real estateLike most property managers, I came across the industry by accident. I was a young mother returning to work and started working with a local agency part-time in a support position. I was promoted like lightning and while I would like to say it was because of my incredible skills, in reality back in the ’90s…
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Ashleigh Goodchild: Pushing boundaries
On getting into real estateAfter studying naturopathy and accumulating way too many massage prac hours, I decided to get a job as a receptionist in a real estate office while I finished off my study. Turns out, real estate gets really busy and I got promoted before I finished the massaging hours. The happiest moment in my careerOpening up my…
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Jack Miltos: Gut feelings
On getting into real estateI chose real estate when I was a 16 year old kid. I remember driving around with my family looking at properties with an agent, getting in the car afterwards and my older brother saying the agent has a tough job dealing with people all day and only making money when he makes a sale, he’d…
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Tameka Smith: Quality over quantity
On getting into real estateI was working in property valuations and was approached by a well-known real estate agent to join his business. I started in administration then moved very quickly into property management. The happiest moment in my careerEstablishing my own rental company, with a very clear quality over quantity approach. Winning a few awards in 2018, including the…
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Rebecca Halton: Service with a smile
On getting into real estateI was looking for a Saturday job while studying and my mum owned a franchise. I loved it from then. The happiest moment in my careerCompeting in my first auctioneering competition. The most memorable momentA property on the Gold Coast, it was rockstar. It was listed for sale with a market leader who didn’t sell it.…
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Tiron Manning: Nurture not nag
On getting into real estateI was dragged from inspection to inspection as a kid, then through display home after display home when parents decided to knock down and rebuild. I got to see a lot of property in my early years. In my mid 20s I was sick of the retail environment of working harder for no extra return or…
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Carmel Gardiner: Listen closely
On getting into real estateI chose real estate after having my family and decided I wanted a career. I wanted a long-term option, not a part-time role in retail. The happiest moment in my careerBeing involved with people who want to grow and develop into roles they possibly never thought they could achieve. Best advice she’s receivedListen to people and…
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Julie Harris: Flying solo
On getting into real estateI was an executive recruiter for 23 years, then the GFC happened and I lost three jobs in as many years. I had to rethink my career and retrain or no one would employ me. A friend suggested real estate so I thought I’d give the certificate a try. I haven’t looked back since. The happiest…
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Adam Flynn: Aiming high
On getting into real estateI was kicked out of school at Year 11 and decided that I wanted to get into real estate straight away, but I had to wait until I was 18. As soon as I reached that age, I started my career and have not considered doing anything else since! The happiest moment in my careerThe happiest…
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Fran Wernert: You’re in control
On getting into real estateI never had any intention of having a career in real estate, however an opportunity presented itself and I went with it. I was working in the newspaper industry as an advertising rep and one of my clients owned a real estate agency. He offered me a job at a time when I was looking for…
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Rob Ward: Stronger together
On getting into real estateI was running a small web design business prior to REA and Domain portals becoming popular. One of my clients was a local real estate business and they hired me to implement new technologies in their company. The happiest moment in my careerThere have been many happy moments in my career,…
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Michael McCarthy: From little things, big things grow
On getting into real estateI chose to be involved in real estate as a franchise manager for a national brand in 1993, with no intention of staying solely in real estate. I very quickly came to realise that I enjoyed the industry and the people within it, and progressed to a national management role quite quickly. An opportunity then opened…
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Vivien Yap: Don’t give up
On getting into real estateReal estate chose me, as this is not my first career. Real Estate came to me as my friend recommended I do the real estate course as he had a home for me to sell. The happiest moment in my careerHelping clients. One of the most satisfying was helping my client sell her home just in…
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Loretta Khoo: The difference between ordinary and extraordinary
On getting into real estateI’m not sure whether you choose a passion, or it chooses you. Initially, I thought I chose real estate, but quickly realised it was in my blood and I had followed a deep-seated passion. The happiest moment in my careerDespite the professional accolades, the happiest times in my career have been those satisfying moments when I…
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Frank Cui: DIY agent
On getting into real estateI was in corporate banking and moved into property development but had not really considered real estate sales as a career. However, in using others to sell property, my expectations were not being met, so I decided to do it myself. The happiest moment in my careerThere have been many, many of them but any moment…
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Julie Munro: Policing to property
On getting into real estateAfter 23 years of policing, I fell in love with a real estate agent who lived 1400kms away from me. I took eight months of long service leave and dabbled in what I would do when I moved to Townsville. Before I knew it, I was a ‘sorta’ PA to my partner (his whole family are…
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Jo Mooney: Going ‘all-in’
On getting into real estateIt’s probably strange to say, but real estate sales was always on my bucket-list, but the timing had never been right earlier in life for the commitment I knew it would require to go ‘all in’. Seven years ago, at just the right time, the opportunity came up within a well-established franchise group, so I grabbed…
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