Welcome to the Property Career Summer Series—a daily source of bite-sized inspiration to fuel your motivation during the summer break and equip you for the upcoming year! In our first week, we have the privilege of sitting down with Managing Director Paul Curtain, we hope you enjoy!

In this episode, Paul takes us through how you can make 2024 your best year yet by channeling creativity, energy and frequency across your personal and professional life.

Don't forget to join in the conversation over on Instagram @propertycareer

You can connect with Paul on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/paul.curtain/

Property Career: https://www.instagram.com/propertycareer/

Life at Place: https://www.instagram.com/lifeatplace_/

Interested in a Career at Place? https://www.eplace.com.au/careers-hub

Steph is the Events Manager at Place and has been apart of the Place team for over six years, producing events that exceed expectations and training that shapes peoples careers. She understands the impact that events have on someone’s experience at an organisation and loves that she gets to witness the journey people take as they grow and thrive in the environment Place fosters.

She has contributed to the successful delivery of our robust training and events calendar, from small gatherings and intimate training sessions to our Annual Conference and Gala Awards that hosts 350+ Place people. We loved chatting to Steph about her career background, working in events, and what really goes into pulling of the Annual conference and awards.

We hope you love this episode with Steph!

You can connect with Steph on on LinkedIn here:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/steph-gaw-435254122/

Property Career: https://www.instagram.com/propertycareer/

Life at Place: https://www.instagram.com/lifeatplace_/

Interested in a Career at Place? https://www.eplace.com.au/careers-hub

We are excited to be chatting to David Sparksman! David has a dual role as Service Delivery Manager and Innovation Manager at Place.  

With a career in spanning 30 years, David brings a wealth of experience to his role at Place. He is a trusted advisor to numerous executives, with a reputation for developing strategies to manage complex problems and managing teams to achieve business outcomes. His deep understanding of people, processes and technology and how they can work together to enhance business results is a true asset to Place Estate Agents who, as a business, are continually striving to innovate and provide better solutions to clients.  

We loved chatting to David about all things Innovation and technology in the real estate industry, how you can adopt the 'change for the better' mindset and what he sees the future of real estate looking like!

You can connect with David on on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-sparksman-7566762/

Property Career: https://www.instagram.com/propertycareer/

Life at Place: https://www.instagram.com/lifeatplace_/

Interested in a Career at Place? https://www.eplace.com.au/careers-hub

Michael Scholz is the Chief Financial Officer of Place Estate Agents and has had a 20-year career in finance, previously working for Thiess and Flight Centre. In this episode, we chat all things numbers but also leadership, and using your purpose as a guiding light.

Throughout his career, he has been recognised on multiple occasions for implementing successful financial solutions and leading teams to achieve maximum business results. We loved hearing his stories and thoughts, and hope you do too!

You can connect with Michael on on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-scholz-744133173/

Property Career: https://www.instagram.com/propertycareer/

Life at Place: https://www.instagram.com/lifeatplace_/

Interested in a Career at Place? https://www.eplace.com.au/careers-hub

We are excited to welcome Place Estate Agents' head of Contracts, Legal and Compliance, Jo Korner, to the Property Career podcast.

Jo has been with the business since day 1, which means she has 21 years of experience working in her field of expertise. You would be hard to come by someone in this industry that knows more about real estate legislation than Jo Korner!

We loved chatting to Jo about her career journey with Place, the value of her role to businesses and agents, how she continues to learn and grow at this stage of her career and why she loves her job so much.

You can find Jo on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jo-korner-89b21b215/

Property Career: https://www.instagram.com/propertycareer/

Life at Place: https://www.instagram.com/lifeatplace_/

Interested in a Career at Place? https://www.eplace.com.au/careers-hub

As Place Estate Agents' Head of Marketing and General Manager of Idealist (Place's exclusive property marketing agency), Gareth oversees the three pillars of Place Marketing – brand, agent and vendor paid – and the people within these teams.  

Gareth is a career marketer who is passionate about building brands and delivering positive experiences to customers, and has made a massive impact in his time at Place.

We loved chatting to Gareth about his background in marketing, why he loves overseeing the Place brand and working in the real estate industry, marketing for Real Estate Agents and his best career advice.

This is a must listen for anyone serious about building their brand in the real estate world!

You can find Gareth on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gareth-gower-4553432b/

Property Career: https://www.instagram.com/propertycareer/

Life at Place: https://www.instagram.com/lifeatplace_/

Interested in a Career at Place? https://www.eplace.com.au/careers-hub

Bronte Sinclair is the HR Manager at Place Estate Agents, where she heads up a dynamic team of HR professionals who partner with Place businesses. Their mission? To bring out the very best in the Place team.

We loved chatting to Bronte about her career in HR as well as all the questions you wish you could ask HR;

• how to make a memorable impression when applying for jobs;

• mastering the art of asking for pay rise;

• shaking off that 'stagnant' feeling in your career;

• and more!

This episode is a must for anyone looking to level up their professional game!

You can find Bronte on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bronte-sinclair-706ab914b/

Property Career: https://www.instagram.com/propertycareer/

Life at Place: https://www.instagram.com/lifeatplace_/

Interested in a Career at Place? https://www.eplace.com.au/careers-hub

Today we are flipping the script and chatting to your Property Career host, Jenna Fearnley about her career as a journalist and now Public Relations (PR) Manager of Place Estate Agents.

As a PR Manager, it is Jenna's responsibly is the manage the reputation of Place in the public eye through earned media coverage, so she spends her days pitching the inside scoop on Brisbane's residential real estate news to Australia's most popular news outlets. It never stops!

We loved chatting to Jenna about life as a journalist, transitioning into corporate public relations, the importance of having a PR strategy and the key lessons she has learnt in her career to date.

You can find Jenna on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jenna-fearnley-569b81a7/

Property Career: https://www.instagram.com/propertycareer/

Life at Place: https://www.instagram.com/lifeatplace_/

Interested in a Career at Place? https://www.eplace.com.au/careers-hub

Michael Hatzifotis started his professional life as a chef, but these days is one of Place's Lead Agents who dominates in the suburbs he has always called home. His real estate journey started at a local agency, where he found success in a market no one else wanted to touch, which ended up working in his favour.

We loved chatting to Michael about his transition into real estate, finding his tribe at Place Kangaroo Point, growing his team and how he approaches marketing with an abundance mentality to stay top of mind in his community. There are many secret ingredients (pun intended) that have come together to make his career what it is.

You can find Michael on Instagram, here: https://www.instagram.com/michael_hatzifotis/

Property Career: https://www.instagram.com/propertycareer/

Life at Place: https://www.instagram.com/lifeatplace_/

Interested in a Career at Place? https://www.eplace.com.au/careers-hub

We are very excited to be chatting to the incredible Ann-Karyn Fraser!

In this episode, Ann-Karyn takes us back to the beginning of her real estate career, where she was a mum to 3 young children. Little did she realise her part-time gig working for a developer would turn into the prosperous career that it has.

We loved chatting to Ann-Karyn about how real estate can be a wonderful career for mothers, building her profile in her core area and marketing some of the Western suburbs most beautiful homes and being 1% better everyday. This is an episode not to be missed!

You can find Ben on Instagram, here: https://www.instagram.com/annkarynfraserplace/ 

Property Career: https://www.instagram.com/propertycareer/

Life at Place: https://www.instagram.com/lifeatplace_/

Interested in a Career at Place? https://www.eplace.com.au/careers-hub