We have a special guest for this week's episode of the KAN Podcast.

April Hastilow joins us from Opes Mortgages. April has consistently been on the top mortgage adviser list and was named again for 2024. This time in 12th place!

We discuss her journey from working in media to joining the bank and eventually becoming a mortgage adviser.

The company she works with is Opes Mortgages. They are incredible operators and April gives insight into how they've become a content machine and one of our industry's top businesses.

In this episode of the KAN Podcast, Ben Pauley, financial adviser and director at Lateral Partners, shares his experience and opinion about the complexities of development and residential lending.

We also discussed marketing strategy and the direction he's guiding the business.

Blandon Leung is a director and mortgage adviser at MortgageHQ.

In this podcast, we discuss the approach to marketing and advice that has helped MHQ grow to one of the industry's juggernauts.

A typical journey for a financial adviser in New Zealand is the pathway from a provider, working under a larger brand, and finally starting your own business.

Daniel Lipman spent his 21st Birthday doing something not many 21-year-olds would even consider; sitting his level 5 papers to become a financial adviser.

Fast forward to now and Daniel has achieved a lot for such a young lad. He's been consistently recognised as one of NZ's top mortgage advisers and now he's started his own business.

With the help of his business partners, they're laying the foundations to build something great.

This conversation with Kris Ballantyne from Partners Life is a doozy and there are so many interesting takeaways for Kiwi financial advisers even if you're not in the personal risk insurance space.

Kris has been an integral part of the Partners Life story since day one and we discussed how a Kiwi insurer start-up became one of the juggernauts of our industry.

In today's episode, we have a chat with Nathan Miglani from NZ Mortgages. Nathan has consistently ranked as a top adviser, and in our kōrero, we explore the insights behind his impressive business growth.

What's incredible about Nathan Miglani is not only his recognition as a top adviser but also his successful creation of a solid team and the establishment of a new brand in our industry.

If you're keen to listen, you can check out the episode on Spotify or Apple Podcasts through the following links:

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3XdoTWRV0sCmRkejh7mmJd?si=e20e3e8dfde745b1

Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/kan-podcast/id1627339954

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