From billion-dollar ambitions to AI and next-level growth strategies, The Adviser’s most-listened-to podcasts of 2025 revealed what truly captured the attention of Australia’s broking industry this year.
What it takes to be Australia’s Commercial Broker of the Year
Commercial broker Isabella Constantinou dominated the awards scene in 2024, winning multiple accolades, including Commercial Broker of the Year at the inaugural Commercial Finance Awards 2024 and the Women in Finance Excellence Award. In this episode of Elite Broker, host Annie Kane chats to the Simplicity Loans and Advisory broker to learn more about her journey and success in commercial broking.
New Broker: How this young broker is succeeding at Aussie’s #1 store
After joining Aussie and going through its graduate program, Jordan Hagicostas joined Aussie’s number one store, Aussie Prospect, and accelerated his path to success. In this episode of New Broker, host Annie Kane catches up with the South Australian broker to find out how he’s been tracking in his first seven months of broking and how he plans to keep growing his volumes.
How these elite brokers have merged to spark success at Flint
Sydney-based brokerage Flint recently reshaped its ownership structure and leadership team following a merger with brokerage Confidence Finance. In this episode of Elite Broker, host Annie Kane sits down with Flint directors Christian Stevens and Redom Syed.
In Focus: How to navigate trail book buying and selling in today’s market
What makes a great trail book – and how can brokers maximise their business value? We sit down with Trailblazer Finance’s Simon Lewis to uncover the key factors to look out for when buying or selling a trail book.
New Broker: How Australia’s New Broker of the Year 2025 created a successful business
Mortgage Choice broker Richard Brown was crowned the New Broker of the Year at the Australian Broking Awards 2025, with judges championing his dedication to financial literacy and making the home loan process enjoyable. In this episode of New Broker, host Annie Kane sits down with the recently crowned New Broker of the Year 2025 to find out how he went from a career in advertising to becoming the nation’s best new broker.
How this broker settled $320m in a year
Chris Bates took out the top spot in The Adviser’s Residential Elite Broker Ranking 2024, having settled $329 million across 412 loans in the financial year. In this episode of Elite Broker, host Annie Kane sit down with the CEO and broker principal of Alcove to find out how he’s built an efficient brokerage.
Advice for new brokers from elite brokers
What would elite brokers do differently if they had their time again? To find out, we asked some of our Elite Broker guests their top advice for new brokers. In this episode of Elite Broker, we’ve compiled some of the top tips for success from recent guests on The Adviser’s Elite Broker podcast.
Going from being an on-the-tools broker to the leader of a brokerage can be daunting, but Phil Rogers from Loan Market Edge is embracing the new role by setting his team some lofty targets. In this episode of Elite Broker, host Annie Kane sits down with the Queensland-based brokerage lead to find out how he’s built out his 18-person team and how he aims to get his brokerage to writing $1 billion a year by 2030.
In Focus: How MSA helped ING become the sixth-largest bank in 90 days
In this episode of In Focus, we speak with MSA National founder and CEO Sam Makhoul and Sergio Delvescovo, national sales manager for the broker channel and former head of lending operations at ING Australia. They discuss how MSA’s partnerships have helped drive efficiency, lift broker satisfaction scores, and reduce ING Australia’s average settlement time from 24 days to just 10–12 days.
New Broker: How this new broker plans to write $250m next financial year
An avid interest in property and wealth creation spurred Peter Savage to try his luck as a mortgage broker, and in no time at all, he turned his passion into a thriving business. In this episode of New Broker, host Annie Kane catches up with the founder of Savage Money – who is on track to settle $145 million this financial year – to unpack his approach to broking and learn how he’s been able to achieve such a significant volume so quickly.
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