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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

In the hot seat: Paul Herbert by AB
A chance opportunity at a university careers day led Paul Herbert, MyState Bank's head of home lending distribution, into banking. Previously, a career in landscaping beckoned: 'I still crave the creative aspects of seeing something physical from my efforts, so it’s an important outlet for me,' he says
Deanna Ezzy in the hot seat by AB
It may have been a "fluke" principal mortgage broker of More Than Mortgages got into broking but 10 years later she says there’s nowhere she'd rather be
Stephen Moore in the hot seat by AB
While Choice CEO sees ‘tough times ahead’, he's confident broker market will come out even stronger
In the hot seat: Daniel O'Brien by AB
In a burst of optimism and 'arrogance', Daniel O’Brien quit his banking job and launched PFS Financial Services in 2004. Since then, the broker has seen every possible loan scenario cross his desk – including an extramarital aff air that caused fi nancial carnage
Louisa Sanghera in the hot seat by AB
Director and principal broker at Zippy Financial reflects on the "crazy but wonderful world" of mortgage broking
In the hot seat: Daniel Hustwaite by AB
Daniel Hustwaite, principal at Aqua Financial Services, discusses the biggest challenges for brokers in these uncertain times of COVID-19, and how fi nancial services are working to improve consumer experiences