Expert Panel
One of the critical elements of the Keys To Success Club "Success Blueprint" is having access to experts as well as the support you need when you want it.
We have responded to member's needs by creating an expert panel that will provide a mechanism for members to get answers to the questions they have from people they can trust!
Let me introduce you to the expert panel of Keys To Success Club:
Property Expert Panel
Chris Gray
Areas of expertise Property
Specialities Strategy, portfolio management
Aside from turning $35,000 into a $3.5 million personal property portfolio by the time he was 31 (it is now more like $10m), Chris - independent property expert, speaker, author, TV presenter and lifestyle guru - has turned all the so-called rules on their head.
With personal experience in capital growth, property development and renovation across UK and Australia, Chris is happy to share his knowledge to help achieve the freedom he now enjoys.
Chris now strategises and builds property portfolios for "time-poor professionals" as well as himself through his property investment consulting group, Empire
Stephen McClatchie
Areas of expertise Property
Specialities Financing, cash flow management
Stephen McClatchie is the Founder and Director of Loans Australia, the Multiple Property Experts. Having overseen the writing of more than $650 million dollars in mortgage finance over the last 14 years, Stephen is well placed to understand the needs (and frustrations) of multiple property owners and investors.
Stephen has completed a Bachelor of Commerce, Graduate Diploma of Applied Finance and Investment, Diploma of Mortgage Lending and is a member of numerous finance institutes and associations including the FBAA, AIMB, PIPA and FINSIA.
Combining a unique blend of academic excellence and strategic financing enables Stephen to create dynamic solutions for individuals and company’s. Such solutions strengthen client’s knowledge and resources in relation to property and finance, so that they can catapult their path to personal wealth and financial freedom.
Managing Director of Loans Australia and involved in mortgage lending since 1995, Stephen is a specialist in mortgage structuring, strategic financing, management and mortgage selection.
Rich Harvey
Areas of expertise Property
Specialities Property Sourcing, negotiation
Rich Harvey, Managing Director, is a licensed real estate agent, property investor and professional economist with over 14 years experience in the property industry. Founder and Managing Director of Propertybuyer, a leading Australian Buyer's Agent.
Rich holds a Master of Economics from Macquarie University. He is a research expert and highly skilled in investment analysis and negotiation techniques that can deliver real savings for investor, home buyer or developer clients. He understands the future trends in the property market and knows which suburbs are likely to have the greatest capital growth potential.
As Australia’s leading Buyers Agent, Rich has won 11 major awards including the prestigious National Telstra Business award in 2007 and also the Award for Excellence in Buyers Agency four years in a row 2004-2008.
Rich Harvey freely shares his knowledge, contacts and experience with his clients so they can build wealth through property investment.
Munro Donen
Areas of expertise Property
Specialities "Off The Plan" Property
Co-founder of Whiterock Capital Partners with experience in Australia that spans critical areas of property and finance. After operating a highly successful commercial real estate agency in South Africa for 14 years and after a period of working in London’s property market, Munro immigrated to Sydney in 1999.
Whilst employed for a financial planning group, he managed the property investment needs of over 2,000 medical professionals. Munro went on to work with a number of property development firms, overseeing the distribution of a $1.5 billion national property portfolio. Munro holds a Bachelor of Commerce Degree and is a Licensed Real Estate Agent.
Cherie Barber & Stephen Tolle
Areas of expertise Property
Specialities Property Renovation
With a solid 10 year history behind them as full-time professional renovators, Cherie and Steve have conducted major renovations to 36 houses and transacted $48.6 Million in property in this time.
They’ve appeared as regular TV renovators for Channel Seven’s Today Tonight program and are widely acclaimed as the Australian Renovation King and Queen™.
Unrivalled in what they do, Cherie & Steve are Australia’s top renovators, continuously averaging a staggering $300,000 to $600,000 profit on each property they touch. With each property taking just 3 to 5 months to complete, they firmly prove that lucrative profits can be made if you know how to renovate the right way.
The tremendous success achieved by Cherie & Steve is attributed to very specific strategies and a systemised process for all renovation projects they undertake. They’ve developed their own unique due diligence system, know suburbs intimately and are masters in knowing property values in their chosen suburbs. They educated others in their methodologies through their business Renovating For Profit.
Neil Helm
Areas of expertise Finance
Specialities Foreign exchange and international money transfers for property investors purchasing overseas
Neil Helm is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of OzForex.
Neil joined OzForex in June 2007 from Macquarie Bank where he was an Executive Director with Macquarie Banking and Financial Services in the private wealth business. Neil has had 20 years of experience in the financial services industry with Accenture, Bankers Trust Australia and Macquarie before taking on the role as Chief Executive Officer of OzForex. He holds an Advanced Diploma in Financial Services and is an Accredited Dealer with AFMA.
During his career, Neil spent significant time working in the USA, Hong Kong, UK, Singapore and New Zealand. This international experience and the senior positions he has held in Australia and overseas, has given Neil a solid understanding of global financial markets and strong skills in people management, strategic development, financial analysis, budgeting, planning and change management.
Diana Lvova
Areas of expertise Property
Specialities Development & Construction, Project Marketing
Diana Lvova is the founder and CEO of One World Group. Born in Russia, Diana has always had the strongest drive for success and perfection. Diana has extensive international experience working with major Property Developers in the USA, New Zealand, Russia, United Arab Emirates and Australia.
Prior to setting up One World Group, Diana managed the Land & Holdings portfolio for an Australian Top 100 Listed Company with a net asset value of over $2.2 billion.
One World Group is an international company with a focus on providing quality Development Management as well as Off-Plan Project Marketing & Sales services to the World’s most reputable Property Developers. One World is proudly supported by the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Russian Federation and is set to take international relationships between the two countries to the next level by attracting Eastern European capital in order to assist funding Australian Property Development Projects.
Nicholas Moustacas
Areas of expertise Property
Specialities Property structures, property tax
Nicholas Moustacas has been working in the Accounting profession since 1989. Nicholas began his career in a 4 Partner Chartered Accounting Practice where he remained up until 1994. He then established RM Chartered Accountants based in Wollongong in 1995 and built the practice up to 7 staff. In 1998 the firm achieved the NSW Best Small Practice Award from the Institute of Chartered Accountants.
In 2002 he moved back to Sydney and established Strategic Wealth Management in Sydney’s CBD. He identified a large deficiency between a mainstream accounting practice and a tax/financial adviser.
Apart from being an active investor in property, shares and managed funds, Nicholas is also a registered Tax Agent, registered Company Auditor and a Justice of the Peace. Since 2005 Nicholas has been a regular speaker on tax structures and planning for property investors.
Catherine Hallgath
Areas of expertise Property
Specialities Property Law, Sydney
Catherine Hallgath is a Law Society accredited specialist in property law. She is the partner for the property practice with Swaab Attorneys (a highly regarded, multi-award winning, commercial law firm based in the Sydney CBD).
Catherine has acted for landlords throughout Australia in relation to ownership and management of property assets. Catherine is a dedicated property lawyer who believes in providing accurate, concise and commercial advice.
Michael Poynter
Areas of expertise Property Law, Melbourne
Specialities Residential and Commercial Property Conveyancing
Mike is Principal Solicitor and Director of MCP Group.
Mike has been a practicing lawyer in Melbourne since 1989, and currently heads up MCP’s team providing legal services to individuals and small businesses.
The legal services include Commercial and Small Business Law, Property, Asset Protection, Estate Planning, Family Law and Litigation. In addition the team supplies a range of personal services, including Conveyancing, Probate and Estate Planning.
Business Expert Panel
Fergus Herbert
Areas of expertise Business
Specialities Business growth, early stage ventures, capital raising
Fergus is a founder and managing partner of ORB Capital, Chairman of Edge Custom Media (a custom publisher) and a Director of Global Valve Technology Ltd (a disruptive valve technology), Fergus has been involved with the incubation of many companies with compelling growth characteristics.
Fergus has started, owned, managed, and sold a number of successful enterprises and has assisted a large number of disruptive technology companies to raise what had previously seemed ‘impossible’ development capital. He has been the Managing Director of four successful businesses, including Tourism Australia Ink, which he sold to the publicly listed Text Media Group in 1998.
Fergus is adept at helping emerging companies understand what they need to do to reach a state of commercial success.
David Gold
Areas of expertise Business
Specialities Business growth, early stage ventures
David Gold is one of Australia’s most successful young entrepreneurs. He’s been behind LookSmart, Dstore and Azure and is a regular on the BRW Rich List.
A serial entrepreneur he’s on to more exciting new ventures,as Founder and CEO of Igloo Zoo, a new age retailer in the food space, and Chairman of Simply Sold, a chain of eBay consignment stores.
Through the highs and lows of the dot com boom, gaining the backing of the Australia’s second wealthiest man, Lloyd Williams, David has a wealth of experiences of how to start, operate and successfully exit a new venture.
Matt Dobbin
Areas of expertise Business
Specialities Strategy and Business Transformation - SME
Matt Dobbin has over 17 years international consulting experience with a key focus on organisational strategy and driving major business improvement initiatives across a range of organisations. His specific areas of expertise include strategy implementation, business process re-engineering, business integration and major change management.
Matth has had extensive international experience working with major clients in the USA, Middle East, Europe, Asia and New Zealand. He has been involved in a broad range of industries driving strategy implementation with a particular focus on logistics, construction, utilities, public sector, retail and tourism. His clients have included Brambles, CSR, Airservices Australia, Leighton Holdings, TDIC (UAE), Sydney Water, CASA, Australian Taxation Office, NEMMCO, Linfox, Freedom Furniture, Mitre 10 Australia, NZ Tourism Board and the Singapore Economic Development Group.
Matt Dobbin’s Specialties:
Strategy design and implementation, market expansion (national and international), performance improvement and operational effectiveness, organisation and operating model design.
Rod Young
Areas of expertise Business
Specialities Franchising
Founder and Director of DC Strategy the region's leading specialist consulting and legal firme.
Rod Young is a versatile management professional with a broad range and depth of experience leading a specialist consulting firm developing networks and brands for many of Australia’s most well recognized retail brands.
Rod has over 30 years experience in franchising, licensing and business development in Australia, Europe, China, South East Asia, India and the United States and is considered one of the world's leading franchise consultants.
Rod has been a key advisor to some of Australasia's leading groups - transforming smaller businesses into national and international chains and steering larger organisations in using franchising or licensing as a management and marketing tool. His business interests have also included roles as both a franchisee and franchisor and he is on the board of several national and international franchise networks including Boost Juice, Cartridge World and Hair House Warehouse.
A recognised authority in the area of franchising, Rod has contributed extensively to major media including television, radio and press as well as being a regular speaker at franchising seminars and conferences in Australia, the United States, China, India and Asia.
Clennell Collingwood
Areas of expertise Business
Specialities Venture Capital, Business Start Ups
Clennell Collingwood is an experienced player in venture capital working as an Investment Director with TTP Ventures in the UK.
TTP Ventures provides seed and venture capital financing for IT and clean technology companies based in the UK. They are currently managing a £34m fund and in the process of raising a second £30m Fund. TTP Ventures is part of the TTP Group, Europe’s leading technology development and licensing company.
Since joining TTP Ventures, Clennell has invested in electronics and telecommunications related businesses. He is currently an observer on the board of ZBD. Clennell was also board observer with Alphamosaic, which we sold to Broadcom in September 2004 for $123m.
More recently, Clennell has helped to establish the Carbon Trust – TTP Incubator, which supports start-up and early-stage businesses in the low carbon sector.
He has first class BA and MEng degrees in Chemical Engineering from the University of Cambridge and has completed the year long Postgraduate Course in Design, Manufacture and Management (also at Cambridge).
Anthony Bell
Areas of expertise Business
Specialities Business and Property Taxation
Anthony Bell is CEO and Founder of Bell Partners, Accountants Advisors Auditors. Widely regarded as one of the country’s leading accounting firms, Bell Partners was featured in Business Review Weekly’s “Top 100 Accounting Firms for 2008”, noting Bell Partners as the #1 Most Productive Firm for the sixth consecutive year running, together with top 10 Fastest Growing Firm, which has never been achieved before by any other firm.
With over 18 years experience, Anthony has designed a firm and developed a reputation in advisory that delivers beyond the requirements and expectations of it’s high performing clients. Anthony is regularly seen on Channel 7, Bloomberg Television, speaks regularly on Radio 2GB and writes for the daily telegraph as an expert commentator on business advisory and taxation law.
Anthony is in constant demand as a keynote speaker on business growth strategies and current technical issues for accounting to small and large organisations within Australia and internationally.
Adam Gilbourne
Areas of expertise Business
Specialities Import/Export, Buying from China suppliers, Trade with China
Adam Gilbourne is founder and Managing Director of Easy Imex – an import/export company allowing businesses and individuals to successfully buy products from Chinese suppliers. Based in Shanghai, Easy Imex has subsidiaries in Hong Kong, Australia, UK and USA. From zero sales in 2006 the company currently turns over $6m per year, with over 900 members worldwide.
Adam is an experienced authority on trading with China. Fluent in Mandarin, Adam is an expert at factory verification/audits, product sourcing, negotiations, quality control and factory relocation to China. If you need to do business with China, Adam has the connections, resources and team on the ground to make your venture successful.
Adam is well liked for his practical rather than theoretical approach and is happy to share his expertise of doing business with China. He’s lived in the country for 7 years and in this time has dealt with over 2,000 factories and manages a full time staff of 12.
Aaron Byerlee
Areas of expertise Business
Specialities Home Business, Internet Marketing
Aaron Byerlee is a truly inspirational individual with an unrelenting passion to live a life of choice , freedom and happiness.
An entrepreneur at heart, Aaron has run his own businesses since the age of 18; he is an avid property investor - featured as a "Young Gun" in Property Investor Magazine and has created multiple forms of income.
Aaron brings a real entrepreneurial flair, alongside his expertise in internet marketing and home businesses from his deep personal experience.
Matthew Hall
Areas of expertise Business
Specialities Intellectual property
Matthew is a partner with SWAAB Attorneys, recognised by BRW magazine as the "Best Law Firm" in its category for the last two years running.
Matthew Hall is is an experienced intellectual property, information technology and e-commerce lawyer, and a registered trade mark attorney. He has expertise in identifying, protecting and commercialising intellectual property rights. He has a particular interest in digital content and rights management.
A regular presenter at industry conferences and workshops, Matthew lectures on the commercialisation of intellectual property at post-graduate level at the University of Queensland. Matthew is the chair of the advisory board of the Australian Centre for Intellectual Property Research in Agriculture and is also a member of the Queensland Conservatorium of Music Advisory Council, appointed on the recommendation of the Chancellor of Griffith University.
Peter Warner
Areas of expertise Business, Personal Success
Specialities Capital raising, deal execution, leadership
Peter Warner has for many years been at the forefront of commercial troubleshooting and analysis. He has worked with a number of Australia’s premier business leaders to formulate and execute business strategies both in public and private companies. These include Freshtel, the Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Unilever, Yum, Zurich Insurance, Fuji Xerox and Adobe.
From 2004 onward, Peter has been working with the publicly listed Freshtel Holdings (ASX: FRE). Peter’s role at Freshtel included Chief Executive Officer, Commercial Director and Director - Corporate Affairs. Success includes leading all capital raisings for the business totaling in excess of $30M AU, the listing of the company on the Australian Stock Exchange and final negotiations and sign off of the companies major Tesco contract in the United Kingdom.
Peter has managed a parallel career as one of Australia's top yachtsmen, accumulating two world titles, 10+ Australian titles and was a member of the Australian Olympic Sailing Team in the run-up to the 2000 Games.
Personal Development Expert Panel
Cherie Curtis
Areas of expertise Personal Success, Business
Specialities Leadership, communication, HR, team Building
Cherie Curtis is a qualified registered Organisational Psychologist and a member of the Australian Psychological Society (APS). Currently Head of Psychology for leading HR solutions provider Onetest, she is passionate about people, communication and developing individual potential. Cherie has worked both as an independent consultant, established her own consulting firm and managed large teams of Psychologists in the corporate sector.
She has worked in Canada, Australia and the UK in both the private and public domain. She currently leads a team of Psychologists for Onetest, coordinating all large scale research and development efforts as well as client consulting activities. She has also been consulted as an expert Psychologist by the breakfast TV program ‘Sunrise’ and evening news show ‘A Current Affair’.
Her qualifications include:
- Masters Organisational Psychology
- Bachelor of Social Science Degree – Honours
- Bachelor of Arts – Double Major in Psychology
Tric Gibson
Areas of expertise Communication
Specialities Communication, Public Speaking, Presentations
Tric is nationally recognized as an inspiring, passionate & compelling public and motivational speaker, who also knows exactly how to teach those skills.
With 30 years professional experience, she is a recognized authority in communication training. Her clients have ranged from Multi-national corporations, medium to small businesses, Qld. Government Sectors and private individuals. Tric also works clinically as a Psychologist in Private Practice.
Tric has held various leading positions such as Chair of the Inter Universities & Government Sectors Collaborative for a specific Allied Health sector, Director of a Medical
Centre, Chair and Founder of the Ascertainment Validation Panel for a collaborative of 23 Private Colleges, and board advisory positions.
Tric is a Registered Psychologist, Qualified Teacher, Master NLP Practitioner, Mediator & Hypnotherapist and is in high demand as a Corporate Communications Trainer and Public Speaker.
John Potter
Areas of expertise Personal Success, Business
Specialities Leadership, personal effectiveness, business strategy
John Potter is an internationally known speaker, facilitator and consultant at all three levels of front line, operational and strategic leadership development. John is one of the few individuals in the world with a PhD in Leadership. He was appointed Visiting Professor to the Centre for Leadership at the University of Exeter, England in 1998 and now works with a range of business schools in the UK including the Warwick Business School, Cranfield University and Cass Business School in the City of London.
He has co-authored three books on leadership “The Business of Leadership”, “Intelligent Leadership” and a " Strategic Leadership Toolkit".
John also developed a unique course on Military Psychology which includes subjects such as hostage survival, interrogation and resistance to interrogation techniques, hostage negotiation and understanding combat stress. As a result he has worked with a number of Special Forces organizations including the SAS and the SBS. He combines real front line experience with academic excellence and is at the forefront of leadership philosphy.
John has a focus on leadership and motivation, stress management, personal effectiveness and Time Management, problem solving and decision making, teambuilding as well as communication and presentation skills through his business John Potter Global.
Janardhan McIntosh
Areas of expertise Personal Success,
Specialities Yoga, meditation, spirituality, personal growth
Janardhan McIntosh is a meditation and yoga teacher, the founder and the vision behind the creation of the Prema Shanti Yoga and Meditation Retreat, situated in North Queensland Australia.
His journey of self empowerment through the practice of yoga and meditation began in Auckland, New Zealand in 1983 and continues to the present moment.
His experiences obtained through meditation and the practice of yoga has given him greater clarity and understanding of both the eastern and western traditions of self enquiry. This has allowed him to develop and share with his students, simple but powerful tools of self empowerment, that enable his students to confront the challenges of everyday life with greater confidence and ease.
Janardhan welcomes the opportunity to share with you these simple powerful keys that allow you to unlock your own innate wisdoms, provide peace of mind, and empower all aspects of your life.
Scott Anderson
Areas of expertise Personal Success, Business
Specialities Financial Planning, Corporate Advisory
Scott has 25 years experience in the financial services industry; working in various major chartered accounting and financial planning practice. He is a client advisor at ipac a specialist financial advice and investment management firm that manages more than $15 billion for over 20,000 individuals and institutions. The founding directors include Paul Clitheroe, author and Chairman of the Federal Government’s Financial Literacy Foundation, and Arun Abey one of Australia’s most respected investment strategists and commentators.
Alongside his financial planning background, Scott also has expertise in investment banking and corporate advisory, provide financial advice to private and publically listed companies on equity transactions and strategic issues
- holds an Advanced Diploma in Financial Services (Financial Planning) and is a degree qualified accountant with a Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting) degree
- began working life in the chartered accounting profession and has held several corporate accounting roles
- has worked in financial markets (FX trading), equipment finance and financial software sectors
- is a member of the Financial Planning Association of Australia Limited (FPA) and an Associate member of CPA Australia Limited (CPA)
We have the pleasure of having Scott Anderson on our personal success expert panel to provide our members with expert advice on their personal finances.