A TV icon, Mr Body Language and a police officer walked into a conference...

We had the pleasure of participating in the FBAA National Industry conference in the last week of November. As always it’s an outstanding event bringing together an 800 strong mix of brokers, celebrities, gurus and experts. Here are our highlights.

Speakers

While we work in the finance industry there’s much we can learn from other industries and take back to our day jobs. Hearing from Allan Pease on the art of body language was an eye opener, Graeme Edwards from the Queensland Police showed us the importance of cyber security for while Adam Franklin showcased his guru credentials with a masterclass on social media marketing - a must for any broker looking to build their business. The headline act was Mr Mark Bouris of Yellow Brick Road and Apprentice Australia fame and he didn’t disappoint delivering his keynote in typical charismatic and confident style.   

Race to the finish

At our very own stand we hosted delegates who lined up against each other on our racing simulator. Things were competitive through the day but our clear winner (if not of an actual race) was Peter White of the FBAA!

Gala dinner and awards

Festivities at Movie World are always fun and the 2016 edition didn’t disappoint. Capping off a great evening, big congratulations to the winners of the 2016 FBAA awards:

• QLD Finance Broker of the Year – George Samios, Madd Loans

• NSW/ACT Finance Broker of the Year – Vishal Gupta, Unique Finance Services Pty Ltd

• VIC/TAS Finance Broker of the Year – Kirsty Dunphey , Up Loans

• SA Finance Broker of the Year – Lynton McLean Assured Home Loans

• WA Finance Broker of the Year – Linda Lai, Imperial Finance

• Motor Finance Broker of the Year – Tony Carter, Brokerage WA

• Plant & Equipment Finance Broker of the Year – Peter Lovick, SMA Finance Launceston

• Mentor of the Year – Steve Andrews, First Choice Finance Group

• Commercial Property Finance Broker of the Year – Jayden Vecchio, Red & Co Finance

• BDM of the Year – Dino Pacella, Suncorp Bank

Thanks to the FBAA for putting on a brilliant event, we had a great time at the event and look forward to participating again next year. If you would like to discuss how we can help your clients grow their business we’re back on deck after a short break so contact us now.