Business and Property Development

We’re back for Season 2! To kick things off I had the privilege of speaking with property developer Michael Grant. Michael established Cornerstone in the mid 90s and has been responsible for the creation and delivery of some of Sydney’s most recognised mixed-use and adaptive re-use projects. Developments like Rockpool, No1 Lacey, Cleveland & Co, Griffiths teas and Casba are just some of the ma...

We’re back for Season 2! To kick things off I had the privilege of speaking with property developer Michael Grant. Michael established Cornerstone in the mid 90s and has been responsible for the creation and delivery of some of Sydney’s most recognised mixed-use and adaptive re-use projects. Developments like Rockpool, No1 Lacey, Cleveland & Co, Griffiths teas and Casba are just some of the ma...

For the final episode of Season One I sat down with James Hickey, Lifesize Plan’s CEO. We had a fantastic conversation about the Lifesize Plans business and the value that it brings to the property development arena. Lifesize Plans is a young property technology company that specialises in content projection. Using their proprietary technology they typically project floor plans at 1:1 scale to all...

For the final episode of Season One I sat down with James Hickey, Lifesize Plan’s CEO. We had a fantastic conversation about the Lifesize Plans business and the value that it brings to the property development arena. Lifesize Plans is a young property technology company that specialises in content projection. Using their proprietary technology they typically project floor plans at 1:1 scale to all...

This month we have the privilege of sharing our conversation with Brad Chan. Brad is the CEO of Banna Property Group, a company which he founded to take the reins of his family's substantial commercial and retail investment portfolio that had been grown and passed down through three generations.  In this episode you’ll hear stories around a couple of key themes. The first is a fascinating sto...

This month we have the privilege of sharing our conversation with Brad Chan. Brad is the CEO of Banna Property Group, a company which he founded to take the reins of his family's substantial commercial and retail investment portfolio that had been grown and passed down through three generations.  In this episode you’ll hear stories around a couple of key themes. The first is a fascinating sto...

This month we focus on the area of development finance and more specifically using non-bank capital for the funding of development projects. My expert guest is Fabian De Marco, founder and managing director of Commercial and Construction Capital. The world of non-bank finance is incredibly interesting and diverse in its breadth of offerings. Fabian’s expertise in this field enables him to sift thr...

This month we focus on the area of development finance and more specifically using non-bank capital for the funding of development projects. My expert guest is Fabian De Marco, founder and managing director of Commercial and Construction Capital. The world of non-bank finance is incredibly interesting and diverse in its breadth of offerings. Fabian’s expertise in this field enables him to sift thr...

This month we focus on the area of development finance and more specifically using non-bank capital for the funding of development projects. My expert guest is Fabian De Marco, founder and managing director of Commercial and Construction Capital. The world of non-bank finance is incredibly interesting and diverse in its breadth of offerings. Fabian’s expertise in this field enables him to sift thr...

This month’s conversation features Anthony Fiorenza, co-founder and managing director of Impero Constructions. Together with his co-founder Jonathan Kuo, the duo have built Impero from humble beginnings into an award winning construction company. The calibre of their projects is simply stunning and are a go-to team for property developers undertaking high and ultra-high end residential and commerc...

This month’s conversation features Anthony Fiorenza, co-founder and managing director of Impero Constructions. Together with his co-founder Jonathan Kuo, the duo have built Impero from humble beginnings into an award winning construction company. The calibre of their projects is simply stunning and are a go-to team for property developers undertaking high and ultra-high end residential and commerc...

This month’s conversation features Danny Doff, real estate agent and principal of Laing and Simmons, Double Bay. Together with his co-principals, D’Leanne and Steven, the trio have built have a formidable business in the ultra-competitive Sydney eastern suburbs property market. Danny first began his journey in the money markets but grew tired of the repetitive nature of FX brokerage. Preferring th...

This conversation documents the career of an amazing individual - Adrian Sicari. Over this three part-episode Adrian recounts how his construction and business know-how were shaped by his time spent at Mirvac, Calida, Built and Toga Group. From humble beginnings, Ultra Building Co now delivers some of Sydney’s most prized residential property developments. This episode also highlights Adrian’s per...

This conversation documents the career of an amazing individual - Adrian Sicari. Over this three part-episode Adrian recounts how his construction and business know-how were shaped by his time spent at Mirvac, Calida, Built and Toga Group. From humble beginnings, Ultra Building Co now delivers some of Sydney’s most prized residential property developments. This episode also highlights Adrian’s per...

This conversation documents the career of an amazing individual - Adrian Sicari. Over this three part-episode Adrian recounts how his construction and business know-how were shaped by his time spent at Mirvac, Calida, Built and Toga Group. From humble beginnings, Ultra Building Co now delivers some of Sydney’s most prized residential property developments. This episode also highlights Adrian’s per...

This conversation focuses on how Hamid made his start into property development and how he is has built Orosi into a company that seeks to make a positive impact and contribution on the urban landscape. Hamid Samavi founded Orosi in 2011, as an architectural company, shortly after arriving in Australia in 2010. He soon however found his passion lay in the sustainable development of real estate. To...

This conversation focuses on how Hamid made his start into property development and how he is has built Orosi into a company that seeks to make a positive impact and contribution on the urban landscape. Hamid Samavi founded Orosi in 2011, as an architectural company, shortly after arriving in Australia in 2010. He soon however found his passion lay in the sustainable development of real estate. To...

Adam Haddow, director of SJB Architects, is a highly respected architect and urban designer. Over the past 20 years and together with his co-directors John Pradel, Nick Hatzi and Jonathan Knapp have created a business that not only operates at the top of the Sydney Architecture scene but is also an extraordinary place to work. This conversation focuses on Adam’s stories and experiences from growin...

Adam Haddow, director of SJB Architects, is a highly respected architect and urban designer. Over the past 20 years and together with his co-directors John Pradel, Nick Hatzi and Jonathan Knapp have created a business that not only operates at the top of the Sydney Architecture scene but is also an extraordinary place to work. This conversation focuses on Adam’s stories and experiences from growin...

Adam Haddow, director of SJB Architects, is a highly respected architect and urban designer. Over the past 20 years and together with his co-directors John Pradel, Nick Hatzi and Jonathan Knapp have created a business that not only operates at the top of the Sydney Architecture scene but is also an extraordinary place to work. This conversation focuses on Adam’s stories and experiences from growin...

Andrei Dolnikov is the founder and CEO of Binyan Studios, an internationally recognised and sought after Architectural visualisation company. Andrei started Binyan in 2007 and has since grown it into a practice of 85 people with offices in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, London, New York and Los Angeles. In this episode Andrei shares his thoughts and experiences on how he built and guided a one-man S...

Andrei Dolnikov is the founder and CEO of Binyan Studios, an internationally recognised and sought after Architectural visualisation company. Andrei started Binyan in 2007 and has since grown it into a practice of 85 people with offices in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, London, New York and Los Angeles. In this episode Andrei shares his thoughts and experiences on how he built and guided a one-man S...

Andrei Dolnikov is the founder and CEO of Binyan Studios, an internationally recognised and sought after Architectural visualisation company. Andrei started Binyan in 2007 and has since grown it into a practice of 85 people with offices in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, London, New York and Los Angeles. In this episode Andrei shares his thoughts and experiences on how he built and guided a one-man S...

Have you ever wondered how the most successful businesses in the Australian property industry started out? In this podcast, Harry Karadimas, interviews industry business leaders to find out how they made their start and turned their businesses into the enterprises they are today. This trailer is a short intro episode putting context behind the podcast content, the guests you can expect to hear fro...