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In the hot seat: Rachel Farrell
Rachel Farrell has been a broker for six years and runs Bloom Capital in Melbourne. She's been named one of the Australian Business Journal's 20 leading Australian mortgage brokers to watch, and is the only woman featuring on this list
In the hot seat: Amber Linzner
Amber Linzner had her heart set on being a major bank BDM when she joined the finance industry but soon discovered the advantages of mortgage broking. She became a qualified broker 16 years ago and set up AKL Finance Group in 2012

In the hot seat: John Contarino
In 2017, John Contarino started his own brokerage, Mobile Finance Broker, in Atherton, a small rural town in Far North Queensland. Now he’s celebrating winning Broker of the Year Regional at the 2021 Australian Mortgage Awards
In the hot seat: Jayden Brown
Jayden Brown is excited about having set up his own Sydney brokerage, Harrow and Co. He brings the same drive and determination to his career that enabled him to play golf in the US on a university scholarship

Hot Seat: FBAA Mentor of the Year by AB
Anthony Zveglic on why good mentoring matters, and how you can provide it to your team
Hot Seat: Tom Morison by AB
Tom Morison, mortgage and finance adviser at Smartmove, shares how winning his first client referral at the age of 12 ignited a lasting passion that guides his business to this day
CEO in the hot seat by AB
Bill Baker shares how building small joys into one’s daily routine can helpward off burnout
In the hot seat: Damian Medici by Melanie Mingas
Damian Medici, recently crowned Broker of the Year (Productivity) at the Australian Mortgage Awards, shares how he powers up through a well-round
In the hot seat: Zoran Petkovski by Melanie Mingas
Newly appointed BDM Zoran Petkovski explains why he left banking for a new career at Marketplace Finance and why all life skills matter when it comes to building customer connections
Hot Seat: Evelyn Burton by Melanie Mingas
Franchisee and broker Evelyn Burton explains how she turned a gift for numbers and a knack for customer service into a successful broking and mentoring career