Brendan has a deep passion for developing people and to always have a significant impact on their success. Working on the philosophy of ‘first who and then what’ he believes that getting the right people in the right environment gets the job done – ‘I’m responsible for the right people and right environment piece’. With a vision to dominate the Brisbane Real Estate market, his role is to identify talent that is aligned with our values and welcome them into Harcourts Solutions.A highly… Show more Brendan has a deep passion for developing people and to always have a significant impact on their success. Working on the philosophy of ‘first who and then what’ he believes that getting the right people in the right environment gets the job done – ‘I’m responsible for the right people and right environment piece’. With a vision to dominate the Brisbane Real Estate market, his role is to identify talent that is aligned with our values and welcome them into Harcourts Solutions.A highly experienced leader in the real estate and franchising industries, Brendan previously held the role of Harcourts Queensland CEO, was the Head of Real Estate for a 300-plus franchise and company-owned business across Australia with a turnover exceeding $5bn. A Melbourne Business School graduate completing his Senior Executive MBA in 2013 adds another layer to his real estate career spanning more than 25 years.Success to Brendan is about having choices and outside Harcourts, he loves spending time with his twin girls Sienna and Scarlett and wife Michelle. An active family with always having something on from swimming, gymnastics, netball, hockey, little athletics and more. They love getting away in their caravan, surfing at Byron or going bush and completely off the grid. Brendan travelled solo around Australia in a 4WD and camper trailer in early 2000, he loved it so much he took the family on a 12-month journey around Australia before the girls started school in 2014. He’s also a keen cyclist often found with Business Partner, Martin Millard at a local coffee shop enjoying breakfast after a ride. Show less

Embarked on a planned year long break touring Australia in a caravan with my young family.

Strategic leadership of 300-plus franchise and company owned real estate locations nationally with an annual turnover exceeding $5bn.

Leadership role with the responsibility to deliver value through franchise operations nationally. Management of local and interstate Franchise Managers and their teams, all of whom were responsible for attracting, selecting and delivering business talent into Elders.

State lead for acquiring new business across Queensland and Northern NSW. Key stakeholder in the management and delivery of local and interstate training.