Speakers 2021

Beth is the founder of Digital Marketing Club, a coaching and online training business for marketers and business owners who want to upskill in digital marketing to boost revenue.
She is the author of the book “Drive More Business: A five step Guide to Digital Marketing for Auto Dealers” and, over the past 10 years, has become known as the go-to person for how to use digital marketing and social media to grow your business.
Beth counts Toyota Australia as one of her larger clients. The program Beth developed for Toyota takes their sales and marketing teams on a journey into the world of social selling and digital marketing across hundreds of showrooms around Australia.
Beth delivered digital marketing training for the Australian Marketing Institute for many years and her online training programs on all aspects of digital marketing have been certified by the Australian Marketing Institute.
Prior to launching Digital Marketing Club, Beth worked as a marketing and communications specialist for government, enterprise and not-for-profit organisations.

Peter has been part of the mortgage industry since the last millennium. With a background in sales team leadership, he has led teams in consumer and business banking, and franchise teams including Mortgage Choice and LJ Hooker Finance. He has also operated his own business as a broker, a business coach, and mentor. He has mentored many new entrants into the industry over the past 5 years. He has been a member of the Combined Industry Forum, since it’s inception in 2017, and is passionate about our profession. He remains committed to preserving the essence of what, in his view, is one of the most magnificent business models, where all stakeholders benefit, particularly the client. Peter has recently joined Equilibria Finance as the General Manager, where supporting the success of existing and new brokers with the right processes, tools and knowledge is a high priority.

Peter White AM is the Managing Director of the FBAA and first started as a volunteer with the FBAA in 2003 as the State President for NSW, then National President and Chairman of the Board of Directors.

Peter’s banking and finance career spans over 41 years covering retail banking, Head of Private Banking, Associate Director of Marketing and Distribution in Investment Banking, established RAMS Home Loans first sales office in 1993 and has run several mortgage management and broking businesses of his own.

A strong and passionate advocate for industry, Peter spends a significant amount of time with regulators and government as well as being a Registered Lobbyist in his own right and is the leading advocate for Mental Health Awareness in our finance industry.

In conjunction with our fellow association in Canada, Peter established the IMBF (International Mortgage Brokers Federation) which is a collaboration of industry associations in 6 countries and is a world's first of its kind.

He also sits on the Small Business Association of Australia's Advisory Board and is a champion and campaigner for mental health and the needs of Parents of Special Needs Children via his private foundation charity “The Sanity Space Foundation Ltd” www.thesanityspace.org.

Peter was recognised in the 2019 Queens birthday honours with an “AM” Member of the Order of Australia for significant services to industry and the community.

Reuben is the co-founder of Leadify, formerly named Cobra Digital. It was established in 2018 by Reuben and James Strathdee after their internal marketing took James's solar company to great heights. Reuben saw an opportunity to change how lead generation was done in Australia and provide businesses with consistent flow and quality leads. Sales teams live and die by reliable lead sources, and Reuben's experience makes him acutely aware of this. From the beginning until now, Reuben had one goal - to simplify lead generation. Fast forward to today, and Leadify sells leads to both Australian and international clients ranging from small businesses to publicly listed companies in over six key verticals. Recently, Reuben has been nominated as a finalist for the Gold Coast Young Entrepreneur of the Year 2021 Awards.

Kerry Packer once stated that Mortgage Brokers ‘are in the business of hopes and dreams’, Ruan Burger, former Managing Director of Time Home Loans, Brisbane, and Home Loans Etc, Gladstone, wishes he had created this line as it typified his business philosophy as a Mortgage Broker - helping people achieve The Great Aussie Dream of owning your own home.

Ruan landed on Aussie shores in 2005 and quickly forged a career within the Mortgage Broking Industry climbing into Australia’s Top 100 Brokers in the first two years of business and retaining his position in the pack until the sale of Time Home Loans in 2021. He won numerous accolades during his career, and is ready to raise the bar again with Success&Broker.

“You do not need to reinvent the wheel, you just need to do it better than the competition. The wheel in this instance is service and I believe relationships are the key to providing a standout service. People deal with people; we are but a culmination of our experiences” - Ruan

Ruan has always aimed to raise the bar with visionary and adaptable businesses, with great purpose and support, delivering an outstanding and individualized service to clients - they say that you cannot be all things to all people, but does that mean you should not try?

After a long working week Ruan unwinds with his wife and children for quality family time… if it’s a really good day his wife allows him out for a game of golf!