The Successful Adviser by James McCracken
Journey Of The Successful Adviser is created for you - the adviser, the entrepreneur, and those aspiring to be one. If you're looking for inspiration, education and empowerment to help you keep moving toward your goals, whether you're on the way to work, on the way home, or during your 'down time', James McCracken brings you real-life stories of triumph and tribulation from many of today's most inspiring advisers and entrepreneurs. Each episode ends with the PD ROUND, where guests share nuggets of wisdom for you, Adviser Nation!
- Update frequency
- every 8 days
- Average duration
- 38 minutes
- Episodes
- 100
- Years Active
- 2016 - 2025
Graeme Holm’s Unconventional Strategies to Attract, Retain and Grow His Client Base
In this interview with Graeme Holm, you’ll hear him share a host of tactics that have helped him quickly build his brand and profile as a preeminent broker.
With a mantra for ‘people first, profi…
How Paul Wright Transitioned from Broker to Business Owner
If you’re an established, busy broker who is considering to hire or you have hired other people to help carry the load, you’ll enjoy this conversation with Paul Wright.
Paul exemplifies many of the…
From settling $141M to $0. How James Hasselle stopped writing loans to operate a high-performance business and reclaim his life
To say James Hasselle is an impressive individual is an understatement. From starting a ‘greenfields’ Mortgage Choice in Burleigh Heads over a decade ago, these days, James enjoys having 3-times the…
How Daniel Hustwaite writes $120M on the back of Trusted Relationships
Daniel Hustwaite’s journey into becoming a broker was more by accident and good fortune than intention.
Starting out as a carpenter, then moving mortgage collections to help people who were in ar…
The Triple AAA Theory to Growing your Brokerage with Whitlam Malkoun
Nowadays, as a veteran and consistent MPA Top 100 broker, Whiltlam Malkoun shares how some things have changed while some are still the same.
As an Aussie broker, in the early days, the head-office…
How Nathan Taddeo is writing less to grow the business more
Occasionally, it’s easy to label high performing brokers as a ‘machine’ who just pump out the deals like a production line.
In reality, like many high performers, Nathan Taddeo shares that his su…
How to run a great brokerage with Joel Wyld
He might be Wyld by name, but when it comes to the lending solutions, Joel Wyld is anything but.
As the founder of Peasy, Joel’s honesty in this interview is refreshing in that even though the team…
Sean Soole Reveals how He grew his Brokerage Revenue Quickly
With a passion of helping other people, Sean Soole took his brokerage from a small operation to quickly having several divisions across multiple disciplines - namely conveyancing, insurance and prope…
How Daniel Pym strategically Positioned Himself to Become a High Performer
If you were judging Daniel Pym purely by office location, you’d think he’s got it made to be sitting in Australia’s highest performing Ray White office and writing up 7-figure deals to cardiologists,…
Victoria Coster shares how she built a national business almost by accident
When some people start their business, it’s to build a company that will outlast them. For others, like Victoria Coster, it was simply a means to support her young family.
But what started out as a …
105: How Troy Chapman grew his business through joint ventures
Troy Chapman is the founder of Country Wide Wealth, a boutique financial planning practice that has seen exceptional growth since it’s inception 10 years ago.
As a business banker turned financial …
Tanya Somerton shares how collaboration with brokers delivers better client outcomes
Tanya Somerton is on a mission to help people move onwards and upwards in their life during what is no doubt generally regarded as a less-than-ideal experience, divorce.
103: How Andrew Mirams writes $150M and still has a life
Every once in a while, a person comes along who sets standards for others can aspire to in terms of results and contribution.
Andrew Mirams is such a person.
A former banker, Andrew decided to take c…
102: Brad Sewell shares how to own a niche and build a high-performance brokerage
Arguably, the most renowned agri-broking business in Australia is Robinson-Sewell Partners, which has experienced significant growth since its inception in October 2010.
In this interview, co-founder…
101: Deb Hutchings shares how she’s built a successful brokerage through referral partners
As an industry veteran, there are few roles that Debbie Hutchings hasn’t been involved in. Formerly a banker with a broad range of experience, for the past 10 years, Debbie has been successfully oper…
100: How Kirsty Dunphey Settled 123 Deals in Her First 12 Months
In her fist year, Kirsty settled 123 deals, which is no mean feat considering she didn’t have prior credit experience. That said, property and finance are familiar topics for Kirsty considering she w…
099: Marios Rokka Reveals How He Has Been a Top Performer for 10 Years Running
Having known Marios Rokka for several years, he has become a stalwart of the Loan Market brand, and built a respected reputation with his colleagues, clients and referral partners.
098: How Daniel Niederberger grew his income and freedom by moving from self-employed to employing people
Building out a broking business through people, where the delivery of the service isn’t contingent upon you writing loans provides the opportunity for greater scale and leverage by using other people…
How’s Jason Back’s team write more than $750 million in settlement volumes
Jason Back isn’t your typical managing director, and the company he leads, Australian Lending and Investment Centre, is your typical brokerage.
With volumes in excess of $750 million, it’s apparent …
096: Build your business with a flagship office with Jon Lee
Having known Jonathan Lee for several years now, this was a fun and enjoyable interview for me – as it’s always rewarding to see people move on and achieve outstanding goals in their career – particu…