Embezzled and bankrupted at 22 with $431,000 in debt (equivalent to $4M today), he went from washing windows to pioneering the property options model that changed Australian real estate. Then came the divorce battle that nearly took $90 million – and the heartbreak of losing his five-day-old daughter. But here's what separates Mark from everyone else: he still flies economy. Still washes his own car. Still answers his phone.

From bankrupt builder to converting caravan parks into permanent communities attracting $2 billion in corporate capital, Mark reveals why humility beats ego, why affordable housing wins over luxury penthouses, and why the top 1% drag people up with them instead of climbing alone.

0:00 - Introduction: From bankruptcy to 2,000+ dwellings

2:08 - Drive & tenacity: What most people don't talk about

6:03 - Rewiring your mindset: How to cultivate intensity

11:48 - The power of surrounding yourself with champions

18:16 - Solutions over problems: The "Hell Yeah" philosophy24:28 - Humility vs ego: Flying economy as a multimillionaire

27:44 - Bankruptcy at 22: The $431K embezzlement story33:07 - Heartbreak & divorce: The $90M battle that almost broke him

42:17 - Building the 2,000+ dwelling empire: Caravan park conversions52:45 - Keith Cunningham breakfast: The billionaire mentor who changed everything

56:52 - "Go low and stay long": Why specialists win

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