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In the hot seat: Deslie Taylor
Mortgage Choice franchise owner Deslie Taylor decided to become a broker in 2007 after 15 years in banking. The MPA Top 100 broker is based in Ormeau on the Gold Coast
In the hot seat: Sheena Briffa
She may have started her career in November, but Briffa managed to submit $2.9m worth of loan applications in her first month alone

In the hot seat: Andrew Loucas
Sydney broker only joined the industry in August 2019 but is already notching up impressive volumes and nabbing big awards
In the hot seat: Andrew Soo
The AMAs Broker of the Year – Commercial excellence award winner and director of a brokerage specialising in construction, commercial and property funding dishes his career path

Hot seat: Mardee Blackwood by AB
Award-winning broker Mardee Blackwood shares her tips for balancing deadlines and downtime
Hot seat: Business Initiatives MD Matthew White by AB
Business Initiatives MD Matthew White didn’t intend to become a broker, but seeing an opportunity to improve customer outcomes he followed the calling. Here he talks about the importance of satisfaction – and humor
Hot Seat: Daniel Ferro by
Daniel Ferro, sales and partnership manager for Spotcap Australia talks tax, tapas and the top survival tips for working in finance
Hot Seat: Glenn Haslam by AB
Richmond Tigers supporter and GM of operations at Resolve Finance, Glenn Haslam, talks leadership skills, customer advocacy and how brokers can deliver what the banks cannot
Hot Seat: Clint Howen by AB
Clint Howen, founder of Hero Broker, talks about customer innovation, financial management and leading the first crowdsourced funding round by an Australian mortgage start-up
Hot Seat: Justin McDonald by
A year after she walked away from corporate life, Justine McDonald, franchise owner and finance specialist at Nectar, tells Australian Broker about making the leap and what she would be with a $1m lottery win