Thought Leaders – Real Estate Re-imagined (formerly The Elevate Podcast)

Jeff Turner has been a leader in all things digital in the real estate industry for decades - and now he helps tech startups understand and navigate the real estate industry as a part of the NAR incubator program. In this interview with Hayley, we take a deep dive into how technology is changing real…

Hayley Mitchell started in real estate in 1999 and has worked in all facets of property management. She’s won numerous awards including REIV property manager of the year two times and has twice been named on the Elite Agent industry influencers list in 2017 and 2018. She also recently launched a new business, Geelong Property…

With a wealth of experience in the real estate industry, Mark McLeod is the Chief of Growth  of the largest real estate group in Australia. Mark’s role focuses in on how agents can grow themselves personally in order to grow the business professionally.  In this interview, Mark discusses growth in any market, how the role…

Kylie Walsh is the General Manager of DiJONES and has more than 20 years of real estate experience in every type of role. She began her career at the young age of 21, where she bought her first real estate office in Tamworth. This was only the first step in a successful corporate property management career - and with many years of inspiring others she was last year named Most Influential Woman in...

With nearly 20 years of real estate experience and an MBA under his belt, Adrian Wilson is a multi-award-winning real estate agent who is now conquering the Sydney City apartment market via his new venture Ayre Real Estate, an agency that is specialising in high-rise apartments.

Jason Rose began his career in real estate back in 1987, specialising as an auctioneer, traveling all around Australia. He was always determined to be the best in his business, but realised he wanted to transition to other parts of the industry. Spending some time as a real estate salesperson, business development manager, co-owner of…

Claudio Encina takes the host chair asking the burning questions about how the podcast started, some of our favourite moments, and how to wrangle content.

Gavin Rubinstein, lead agent of Ray White The Rubinstein Group has proven himself to be among the best real estate agents in Australia. Recently, he broke with his long-time association with Ray White Double Bay and in this interview he speaks out about how hard work and teamwork have enabled him to reach those heights…

The best real estate agents know their market, its demographics, its historical issues, and the needs of the homeowners they serve - and they do the hard work of talking openly with their clients about whether they can expect to get their dream price or not. That’s the opinion of Stu Benson, our guest on…

Digital Marketing, for real estate agents can be tricky business. You don’t want to come across too sales-y - and you don’t want to avoid digital channels altogether. Where can you find the right balance?  Lisa and Mark Novak have discovered that being genuinely themselves and getting past the fears associated with creating videos and…

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“Peak performance” is a term that can apply to many disciplines - sports, entertainment, business, politics - and one of the Australian legends known for performing at the very top of his game, in a quite literal way, is Wayne Pearce. Wayne’s reputation as a professional rugby league player and coach never fails to stir…

The Australian Real Estate Market has seen its share of difficulties in the past 12 months. With an election behind us and an interesting future ahead, we thought it would be a good idea to bring you the perspective of an industry leader who has seen many cycles of ups and downs and is respected…

How many property management models are out there today? It’s an interesting question because most people in PM only think in terms of one model - the traditional, full-service approach to managing properties for clients. But there are more options on the table for our customers now, with the vast array of technology available and new ways of providing services that clients can actually do - at le...

Damien Cooley is without doubt one of Australia's most recognised and booked property auctioneers. Starting in real estate 20 years ago in property management, Damien is now relied upon by his many blue chip clients for his intimate style, professionalism and unsurpassed calibre of service. Many of you have probably seen Damien working his magic on shows like The Block, which he has won a num...

Over the past nine years, Alex Mintorn has become one of the leading agents on Sydney's Upper North Shore. He is also one of the top four agents in the McGrath network of more than 900 agents Australia-wide. Along with his partner, Maddie Stock, they have been involved in more than 79 sales, worth almost $150m with average days on market at 22. Having just stepped on to the AREC stage he gave...

At the age of 28, Tom Hector is already a veteran in the industry. He got his big break when he was still a teenager, winning the 2008 South Australian Auction Idol competition, and has never looked back. Having pressed pause on the plumbing apprenticeship he took up after leaving year 12, his success in the industry means he is unlikely to go back any time soon. This financial year to date he had...

Sabri Suby is a serial entrepreneur who runs one of Australia's fastest growing end-to-end digital marketing agencies King Kong. Having originally founded the company in 2014 from his bedroom, in under five years he has successfully built a blue chip clientele, many of them in the real estate industry. Having just released a book “Sell like Crazy,” Sabri joins us on the podcast to talk all th...

In this week’s edition of The Leadership Diaries, our special guest is Head of Connectnow, Melanie Laing. Melanie (Mel) boasts an impressive resume as a leader, having held senior roles AGL and HSBC - and learned from one of the best in Jack Welch during her time at GE. In this episode she, of course, gave Sam the scoop on some of Connectnow's exciting new developments. But in addition to tha...

In this week's edition of the Elevate podcast, Samantha McLean sat down with InfoTrack General Manager of Product and Innovation, Lee Bailie. Sam and Lee had a chat about the biggest cyber threats facing real estate businesses right now and how the company's latest offering - Securexchange, can help keep you and your clients protected.

In this week's edition of The Leadership Diaries, Samantha McLean sat down with First National Byron Bay Principal Chris Hanley OAM. Chris had just come back from New Zealand soon after the Christchurch attacks and in this podcast Chris talks about what's happening with Rise conference, the 80/20 rule in real estate, effective delegation and how you might plan for a crisis in your busine...

In this week's edition of the Elevate podcast, Samantha McLean catches up with the boys from Agency Central, Adam Bryant and Bobby Reynolds. Adam and Bobby share their real estate journey so far, their philosophy behind social media, digital marketing and the making of their successful podcast.

In this week's edition of the Elevate podcast, it's a warm welcome back to John McGrath. Samantha McLean caught up with John to talk about this year's AREC conference, winning in the current market, the future and what's changed since he wrote the classic You Inc. back in 2003.

In this week's special edition of The Leadership Diaries, Samantha McLean sat down exclusively with the new CEO of REA Group, Owen Wilson. With the industry currently in a fluctuating state, Owen shares his immediate goals for REA Group, where he sees the opportunities for growth in the industry and what the future might look like. He also shares some of his best advice for leaders and aspiri...

In this week's edition of the Elevate podcast, Samantha McLean catches up with industry gamechanger Dave Stewart. Dave is the AREA award-winning brain behind Market Buy, an online offer management system that is making it as easy for consumers to buy houses just like they're buying their groceries.