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In the hot seat: Paul Herbert
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
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
While Choice CEO sees ‘tough times ahead’, he's confident broker market will come out even stronger
In the hot seat: Daniel O'Brien
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

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
Hot Seat: Matt Leibowitz by AB
On a mission to bring Australian traders a better deal on the NYSE, founder and CEO of Stake shares his top tips
Hot Seat: Brenden Lowbridge by
From setting up his own business to training for his first marathon all within a year
Hot Seat: Curtis Stewart by AB
On respecting the regulators’ decisions
Hot Seat: Lloyd Thomas by AB
The director of DPN challenges brokers to reach an ambitious goal by 30 March