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In property, you need a great team of professionals around you. I call them your A-team. And one of the most important members of my A-team is a great quantity surveyor. They keep a keen eye on your project finances by creating tax depreciation schedules and replacement cost estimations for insurance purposes.
As number crunchers, quantity surveyors are typically a dry bunch, but Mike Mortlock is an exception. A former Olympic distance triathlete, he's a passionate property person with a great sense of humour. I hope you enjoy this episode of Small Talk Big Ideas!
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Ian Ugarte is joined by architect Rebecca Caldwell of Maytree Studios, who is designing the kind of world she wants to live in. Her design philosophy combines ethics and social responsibility with the forward-thinking sensibilities of contemporary architecture.
Originally from New Zealand, she aesthetically leans towards the rich, textured and rugged forms that define this part of the Antipodes.
Becoming a mother has strengthened Rebecca’s residential practice by giving her a first-hand understanding of the importance of future-proofing homes to accommodate growing households. The sleep-deprivation of motherhood hasn’t affected her tongue-in-cheek humour, though, which remains razor sharp.
Enjoy this chat about property, business, and the future of adaptable housing. -
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This episode of Small Talk Big Ideas takes a diversion from our usual hot topic - 'property investing', and into a realm that I find fascinating and personally transformative. Herbalist, healer, and plant medicine advocate, Rachel Gagen, looks to nature and the body to help her clients reach self-acceptance and balance in their lives. I hope you enjoy her knowledge, energy, and honesty in our conversation.
About Rachel:
Rachel Gagen has studied natural therapies since 2014, now practicing as a ZenThai Shiatsu body worker, Traditional Western Herbal Medicine therapist, teacher, musician and dreamer. Spending her time between the garden, the surf, and the health clinics she works at, she looks to nature for inspiration on living harmoniously in self-acceptance.“Our sessions focus on the the deep inner workings of the nervous system & the emotional body... By using the diagnostic tool of Traditional Chinese Medicine, I am able to cater the session specifically to your body’s needs; nourishing the adrenals, calming the mind, soothing inflammation & balancing the body."
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Top of the list of things that can cause a property investor to come unstuck is finance. Avoiding getting stopped in your tracks and being unable to grow your investment portfolio is about getting prepared. And it helps to have a 'creative' mortgage broker who understands your investment journey.
This week I'm joined by residential finance expert Paul Steele from Green Finance Group for a frank chat about how to get ready to finance your next property deal.
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Rebecca Simon has been a business owner and entrepreneur for over 17 years, but only a few short years ago she and her husband moved into the online space and retired themselves in 5 months.
They are now helping to change lives globally with a team expanding fast across 50 countries. They now live the life of their dreams living life by design from an island in FIJI.
Having created a simple success formula, they now share this with others through The Lifestyler Company, founded in 2020, which is unique diary/planner with a built-in Task Management, personal development and goal setting tool inside called "The Lifestyler Planner" .
Rebecca and and her family now live life doing what they love, helping others and teaching people that miracles really do happen outside of your comfort zone and through planning and goal setting. If that's you goal too, you can't miss this episode of my podcast. -
This episode of Small Talk Big Ideas podcast is with my Mum and Dad, Rosalie and Julian Ugarte, and as with all parents their influence in my life has been an incredible experience.
It’s only in recent years that I have realised how the connection between us had to be increased, and that the simple words “I love you” are easy to say.
Listen in on the stories of their lives, investing in property, and listen as I'm brought to tears watching the pain in my mother's eyes as she relives a traumatic experience through two generations.
It's an open an honest conversation with some surprises, even for me; including the realisation that my father at 13 years of age was the person who discovered that my grandfather had passed from this earth. -
What does a fitness studio have to do with a podcast for property people? Well, fitness (and fitness businesses in particular) require a certain mindset. It’s one of dogged determination, and a drive to succeed. But success doesn’t come without balance. It’s why I’ve always advocated that to be successful in anything (property, business, and more) you need to keep the WHOLE you moving in the right direction. That’s your Wealth, Health, Opportunity, Love, and Evolution.
That’s why I invited two inspiring business owners and athletes to my podcast. Not only are they hugely successful in business and incredibly nice people, Sam and Bella of Crossfit Movida have kicked my butt around the gym more than once! I hope you enjoy this episode of Small Talk Big Ideas.
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If you’ve done a property deal or two, you’ll know that your profit margin can be made or whittled away in the contract negotiation. My guest this week, is a master real estate negotiator, with a unique combination of professional and personal real estate success that make him an enviable resource in contract negotiations.
Scott Aggett has been a vendor, purchaser, agent and investor, so he understands all sides of the equation. But most of all, he wants to see others thrive in the market. He’s a wealth of knowledge about how to strike a deal and what it takes to be successful in property. I hope you enjoy this episode of Small Talk Big Ideas!
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It’s not very often that on a Facebook post, I get the outstanding support from the public.
Glenys who knew nothing about us, in her practicality commented on how co-living was a fix to the housing affordability problem. Within the Facebook thread she made sense. She spoke her truth and was on the same page as me. More housing can be produced out of the housing we already have.
It was so refreshing to have a simple and yet well educated chat with Glenys. I found her to be a kindred spirit! -
This is a podcast I encourage you to listen to, because this amazing couple are paving their own courageous path. Bianca Brown and Joel Keefer joined me as students wanting to learn about how to invest in property and get high returns from their investments.
Since joining my HI-RES program, we’ve become best mates! We have shared a massive marathon and work together every day. I am so very emotional about how they live their life to its fullest potential. Not only are they building their wealth, but they have not skimped on enjoying every day. If I had my time again at their age, I would do exactly what they are doing. -
There are many sports people that become after-dinner speakers and tell entertaining stories about their life as a sports person. What sets Billy Moore apart, is that his success in the sporting arena has been transferred into the business world.
He’s an entertaining and thoughtful larrikin full of contrasts, with the depth of a serious message and a life story that is bound to make you laugh. I hope you enjoy our fascinating chat on this week’s Small Talk Big Ideas podcast. -
On today’s Small Talk, Big Ideas podcast, we have the great Terry Ryder, a property analyst who has been doing amazing work in the industry since the early ’80s.
The story of how he started in property is fascinating with an interesting point of vulnerability in the middle of this podcast. I urge you to stay on listen to the end, enjoy ‘Small Talk, Big Ideas. with hotspotting.com.au’s Terry Ryder! -
I’m excited to be chatting in this episode of Small Talk Big Ideas to someone who has truly embraced change in their life and works daily to help others do the same!
We’ve all had that moment where we look around and wonder how the hell we got here, knowing we haven’t exactly carved out the life we wanted but we’ve ended up with what we have! Tony had that light bulb moment at 42 and radically changed his life. I hope you find his story inspiring and motivating! -
She’s the former salon owner who became a social media superstar and the founder of two programs designed for women entrepreneurs, but Keezia Leigh is so much more than that..
Funny, irreverent, and a self-proclaimed ‘self-expression activist,’ she’s motivating others to embrace their skills along with their quirks to take the world by storm. I thoroughly enjoyed my chat with Keezia, and I know you will too.
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My guest this week is a personal inspiration and one of the amazing professionals contributing to the success of Small Is The New Big and my personal brand. Bec Derrington is a serial entrepreneur, PR Queen, and influencer marketing guru.
She’s taught me so much about how to share my message about the need for more affordable housing in Australia. This episode is a must-listen for anyone who has a story to tell and wants to know how to reach the masses! -
One of the many things I have in common with my guest this week, Rob Flux, is a strong and real desire to use his decades of property knowledge to help people get ahead. And that’s because like me, Rob didn’t come from extraordinary means.
In fact, his journey to becoming a professional property developer started from very small beginnings and the tragedy that was one of the most destructive natural disasters in Australia’s history – Cyclone Tracey, which flattened his childhood home. Join me to hear his fascinating and inspiring story. -
Of all of the conversations I’ve had on Small Talk Big Ideas, this is one of the most powerful. David Morrison like many of us, struggled to balance his work and family life, and ultimately started to question the 9 to 5 work model.
He drew a direct line between the search for happiness and abandoning traditional husband, father, provider roles that so many men strive to meet. He helps other fathers find ways to be their best selves in life, at home, and through their careers. -
The best people I know have had more than one career. But few have been as successful as my next guest. Join me this week as I chat with former Dancing With The Stars star, professional dancer, and choreographer, Mark Hodge, about how he pivoted to property and became a short stay expert.
A lifetime of wear and tear on his body, plus a hit and run car accident and two hip replacements meant Mark needed to find a new path. His passion for property, born out of a lifetime of travel, lead Mark to become a short stay Airbnb investor and boutique hosting agency. His story is fascinating and his property strategy is inspiring
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My chat with property expert and educator Jane Slack-Smith is as fascinating as it is inspiring. Jane’s meagre beginnings growing up on the family farm and a career as a mining engineer gave her the drive to become one of Australia’s most successful property experts. She was the first Australian female mining engineer to work underground, an early career that gave her a steely determination to succeed, and a desire to help others thrive -not just survive.
A crushing diagnosis in 2019 of Cushings Disease and subsequent surgery to remove a brain tumour, reset Jane’s priorities. As she says, “I wanted I want to come out of this better and a better person.” A chance conversation with a nurse in the recovery ward led Jane to the realisation that her deep desire was to help people become financially secure, so that they can achieve their own full potential and create intergenerational change. For this property expert, property is just one piece of the puzzle.
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I couldn’t be more excited to be officially launching my brand new podcast, ‘Small Talk, Big Ideas’. Launching this podcast has been a dream of mine for some time, and I always knew the first person on my list of ‘big thinkers’ that I wanted to chat with was my mentor and great buddy, Steve McKnight.
He has helped me with his business insight and personal guidance, and I believe he is one of the brightest minds in property there is. I hope you enjoy my chat with Steve. Subscribe, share, comment, and keep listening … there’s so much more to come! - Vis mere
