Western Australia-based broker Nathan Bennett always knew he wanted to be a broker and made his dream come true in 2019 — writing a whopping $40 million in his first year.

Kate Aubrey catches up with The Loan Company broker to find out how Western Australia's Best Newcomer award-winner is setting himself up for success.

In this episode of New Broker, tune in to find out:

• Why he went from banking to broking
• The biggest lessons he's learned along the way
• How he builds referrals and generates leads

Sydney-based broker Mark Stevenson, the managing director of Bell Partners Finance, says that despite having joined the billion-dollar broker club, he still sometimes feels imposter syndrome. For Mark, being able to write billion dollars in loans is all about the team that supports the broker and having the right aggregator partner to help out. In this special episode of our new Billion Dollar Broker series, partnered by Finsure, we catch up with the Sydney-based broker and Finsure chief executive Simon Bednar to find out:

• How Mark hit the $1 billion milestone
• Why and how he moved from franchise broker to independent broker
• How Finsure is helping high-volume brokers achieve their goals

And much more!

The financial services industry has historically been male-dominated but encouraging more women into the space is not only good for society, but good for business too. In this episode of In Focus, partnered by Mortgage Choice, Anthony Waldron, chief executive of financial services and Mortgage Choice at the REA Group, outlines how the industry can move away from being "male, stale and pale" and encourage more women into the space.

Tune in to find out:

• The barriers that might be holding back female representation
• What can be done to encourage diversity in industry
• Why Mortgage Choice is partnering with the Women in Finance Awards 2022

And much more!

From banking to broking was an easy transition for Ajay Kathpal, founder & director of A4 Finance Group and after two years, he's keen to expand the business and grow the team. We find out how Victoria/Tasmania's Best Newcomer award-winner has climbed to success and why now is the right time to grow the team.

In this episode of New Broker, tune in to find out:

• Why he chose to go independent
• Why now is the right time to grow the team
• Challenges overcome in the early years

MoneyQuest Balwyn broker Scott Seng achieved a new settlement record for the network earlier this year, with his commercial broker offering going from strength to strength. We find out how he does it. MoneyQuest Balwyn broker Scott Seng settled a whopping $119 million in the month of January — the highest amount settled in a month by any MoneyQuest franchisee in the network's history. In this episode of Elite Broker, host Annie Kane catches up with the commercial broker to find out how he's been building his commercial brokerage, his process for writing SME deals, and his top tips for new brokers looking to write commercial loans.

Tune in to find out:

• Why he thinks site visits are key to commercial broking
• The process he follows to write SME loans
• Why he's looking to bring in more staff and referrers into his business

And much more!

Victoria-based broker Daniel Gold may have only been broking for the past five years, but he has been rapidly building his presence and offering for borrowers — launching a podcast, a book, and a protection business in quick succession. In this episode of Elite Broker, host Annie Kane catches up with Daniel to find out the lessons he's learned over his career in corporate finance, pizza restauranteuring and broking, and why he loves this industry so much. Tune in to find out:

• His process and structure for writing a deal
• How a business failure helped him build a successful brokerage
• His top tips for new brokers

And much more!

Delivering fantastic customer service is the key to running a successful brokerage and Own Home Loans, led by Rory Sercombe, has been leading the way down in Victoria — taking home the award of Best Customer Service (Office) in Victoria/Tasmania at the Better Business Awards 2022 earlier this year. The former franchise brokerage set up his own brokerage after wanting to deliver a service proposition that focused on getting rid of mortgage debt, rather than taking on more debt. In this episode of Elite Broker, host Annie Kane catches up with the broker principal to find out:

• Why he wants to help borrowers become mortgage-free
• The process he follows to deliver strong customer service
• How he chose his aggregators

And much more!

Mark Davis from the Australian Lending & Investment Centre has been among one of the busiest brokers in Australia, writing a phenomenal amount of business each year.

In this special episode of our Billion Dollar Broker series, we catch up with the busy broker to discover how he manages to fit it all in.

Tune in to find out:

• The process he follows to run a high-volume brokerage
• How he runs his team
• His top tips for those looking to settle $1 billion or more in loans

And much more!

Becoming a "high performing" doesn't come without grit and determination — something Blake Edwards, director, B.E. Astute, has applied to both his sporting and broking career. Competing for Australia at the Tokyo 2020 Games was just one of the highlights in his sporting career, but we find out how broking has been a major win.

In this episode of New Broker, we find out how he applies winning strategies to broking:

• How he draws similarities on elite sports and broking
• Why making the switch to broking was a good move

And much more!

Former fitness-club manager Morgan Owen has been busy whipping home loans into shape for her clients ever since opening her own brokerage.

In this episode of Elite Broker, we catch up with the Victoria-based broker to find out why she lunged from the fitness industry to broking, how she runs her fully female brokerage, and how she's been getting over imposter syndrome.

Tune in to find out:

• Why she made the leap into broking
• Her advice to those starting out
• Her top fitness tips

And much more!