Missed Ethan He at AREC 2026? Catch his leadership story now on the Impact & Influence podcast with Kylie Walsh

Join a candid conversation on authentic leadership under pressure — scaling teams, sustaining standards, and why growth isn’t about doing more but doing better. Ethan reframes KPIs: quality over quantity, and how the right metrics and behaviours attract and keep top people. Numbers don’t tell the w…

Lauren Kirk: Team feedback is a gift

As the end of financial year approaches, there’s a natural opportunity to pause, reflect, and reset for the year ahead. This episode explores the powerful role feedback plays in shaping stronger teams and more effective leadership, highlighting why it’s not just about gathering insights, but what y…

Andrew Colagiuri: Slowing Down to Build Smarter

Lauren Kirk sits down with Andrew for a thoughtful conversation about leadership, business growth and the discipline required to build with intention. Reflecting on his early start selling off-the-plan apartments and the journey that followed, Andrew shares the lessons that have shaped his thinking…

Kahlia Cordony: Trusting the Leap: Building Alignment and Resilience

Kahlia Cordony shares what it takes to back yourself and take the leap into business, and the discipline required to maintain a steady hand while navigating an ever-changing market. With a strong focus on alignment across all parties in a business relationship, she explores what it truly means to c…

John Cunningham: Calm Leadership and Lasting Impressions

With a career spanning decades, John Cunningham has built a reputation not just on results, but on relationships, values, and a deep understanding that real estate is, first and foremost, a people business. As the founder of Cunninghams Real Estate and a long-standing industry leader, his philosoph…

Gavin Croft: Mastery, mindset, and the power of the auction arena

Gavin Croft, Chief Operating Officer for Ray White Queensland and one of Australia’s most respected auctioneers, offers a candid look into what it takes to operate at the top of the auction space, overseeing a network responsible for thousands of auctions each year. From the outset of his career, G…

Virginia Brookes: Say less and listen more

Virginia Brookes, Founder and Director of Resolver Recruitment, brings decades of real estate and recruitment experience to a thoughtful conversation on making confident hiring decisions in a constantly evolving market. Drawing on her deep understanding of people, process, and leadership, Virginia …

Rex Muir: an honest conversation on growth, systems, and balance

Rex Muir shares an authentic conversation on what it really takes to grow from zero to a well established and locally recognised property management department. Starting with the hard work from day one and the discipline of building strong systems early, not “someday.” Drawing on lived experience a…

Benjamin Dax and Ruth Roberts: From very different beginnings to a dynamic duo

Join Kylie Walsh for an unfiltered conversation with Ruth and Benjamin, a powerhouse pairing shaping Melbourne Real Estate. Ruth is one of Australia’s most respected auctioneers and agents, a formidable leader with a long, fascinating career in the auction room. Benjamin, who began in 2013, has qui…

Carlos Boustany: Everything you need to know about upcoming changes in AML

This episode explores how Australia’s most significant anti‑money laundering reforms in two decades are set to reshape obligations for real estate professionals, accountants, conveyancers, property developers and other entities as they come under AUSTRAC regulation from 1 July 2026 Featuring insig…