While most growing brokers rush to hire, Jonathan Andela made it harder on purpose.

In the latest Broker Bulletin, LMG’s Grace Ormsby sits down with Jonathan from Ledge Home Loans to unpack how 14 years in banking became running his own brokerage.

Achieving Premier status in his first Financial Year, Best New Office at the Better Business Awards and an MFAA finalist, Jonathan shares how he’s grown his Perth business without giving up his weekends or putting profit before people.

What you’ll take away:

• How to tell when your numbers say you’re ready to hire
• How to fit your week into 50 hours and keep your weekends free
• What nobody warns you about when you leave the bank

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Show notes
 03:07 From phone roles to executive level: 14 years in banking
 04:09 The redundancy that brought the leap into broking forward
 07:47 Why he spent his first 6 to 12 months mastering the craft before hiring
 08:22 Premier status in year one, and what he calls scaling with soul
 12:09 Easy to hire, hard to fire: why he makes hiring harder on purpose
 15:15 Family first: the 50-hour week that keeps his weekends free
 18:01 Would he go back? Going from a salary to zero
 18:41 Learning the numbers: P&Ls, cash flow and knowing when to hire