In the space of 12 months, Estelle Dejean has turned her new business into an award-winning brokerage in Queensland. Speaking to The Adviser, she shared the secrets behind her early successes and showed how she’s created a new brokerage that’s already making waves
Q. How and why did you become a broker?
I was in banking with a big four [bank] for about 10 years. I did a bit of branch activation and then moved into the resi space and eventually moved into commercial before going back to residential. And then, life happened. We have three kids and I just wanted to have a little bit more flexibility and be able to dedicate more time to family life while building our own [broking] empire.
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