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Inspire Realty, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia: Colin Lee, Founder & CEO

Company: The Audacious Agency
Company Description: The Audacious Agency helps businesses to enter awards. Their mission is to help business owners shine the light on all they do, using decades of experience in PR and branding, to educate and guide entrepreneurs to leverage awards to stand out and be well known, well paid and wanted.
Nomination Category: Management Categories
Nomination Sub Category: Innovator of the Year
2023 Stevie Winner Nomination Title: Colin Lee
  1. Which will you submit for this nomination, a video of up to five (5) minutes in length or a written essay of up to 650 words? Choose one:
    Essay of up to 650 words
  2. If you are submitting a video of up to five (5) minutes in length, provide the URL of the nominated video here, OR attach it to your entry via the "Add Attachments, Videos, or Links to This Entry" link above, through which you may also upload a copy of your video:

     

  3. If you are providing a written essay for this nomination, submit in this space an essay of up to 650 words describing the nominee's accomplishments since 1 January 2021:

    Total 648 words used.

    Colin Lee is an award-winning property advisory and buyer's agent, helping people invest with absolute confidence to secure wealth for their future.
    With over twelve years of experience in the property and finance industry, and an active property investor himself, having assisted over 300 individuals and families in strategising, financing, managing and consolidating their property portfolios, Colin Lee leads a team of motivated, passionate buyers agents at Inspire Reality. With over 20 years of combined experience they collaborate and create strategic property investment plans together, bespoke to their client's goals and dreams.
    Colin is a certified and qualified property investment adviser with Property Investment Professionals of Australia (PIPA), a member of the Property Investment Council of Australia (PICA) and a member of the Real Estate Institute of New South Wales (REINSW). He has also built a $5M personal property portfolio.
    Colin is also the team leader of the Property Investors Council of Australia, a member of Property Investment Professionals Australia, and a qualified property investment provider PIPA - a voice for the government and regulating the real estate industry. He has also been hosted on podcasts as a thought leader in the property space. 
    He is often quoted in national media, including print and television, including AFR, Kochie's Business Builders, and real estate journals, for his views on the market, interest rates, migration and economic effects on the market.
    During COVID, Colin qualified as a mortgage broker, because he realised that when you talk about finance, you have to understand the bank's policies. He now collaborates with mortgage and finance brokers, planners and accountants, solicitors, quantity surveyors, and building & pest inspectors, running events and speaking at their seminars and workshops, growing the Australian reach into a global reach.
    Since the business launched in 2020, we have almost doubled turnover and client numbers, and assisted in over 60 property purchases. This helps generations of Australians become financially secure and in charge of their futures.
    The Five Rs is our standard measure for success:
    Results - ticking the list of non-negotiable features, with potential for development or additions, like a granny flat, regardless of the property market and current interest rates.
    Reviews - These are hard-earned for our unique service, combining investment advisory with the buyer's agent. We have over 170!
    Referrals - 75% of our clients are referrals. Those referred to us say they have read the reviews of our service and know we exceed expectations.
    Repeat - Being the preferred service provider when property purchasing is a risky and stressful process. With a lot at stake, buyers will always stick with the best.
    Respect - We strive not to compete, but to educate, empower and earn respect in the industry. With a service this innovative, we are an industry leader in the marketplace. By winning the hearts of the buyers, we have earned a name for ourselves.
    What we offer is unique, there aren't many buyer's agents who are qualified mortgage brokers and highly skilled investment and wealth managers. We make it possible for more people to invest in property, people who thought they would never achieve these goals.
    We give them the steps and the guidance to get to a place where they’re perfectly positioned to enter the property investment market. We not only help navigate the industry expertly we also care enough to pay attention and really help. 
    As a qualified mortgage broker, investment advisor and buyer’s agent, I fuse three separate services under one roof.
    From being a maths tutor and learning to teach through connection, patience, and compassion, to learning about investment, achieving record-breaking success in sales, and nurturing a love for property, it all plays a vital role in the way I help people now. I take the risk and the fear out of property investment.
    The support document provides case studies and testimonials from those positively impacted by our innovative approach.
  4. In bullet-list form (up to 150 words), provide a brief summary of up to ten (10) of the nominee's chief achievements since 1 January 2021:

    Total 150 words used.

    • The unique blending of buyer's agents, qualified mortgage brokers and highly skilled investment and wealth managers, making it possible for people who never thought they could, invest in property.
    • Under Colin's leadership since the business launched in 2020, it has almost doubled turnover and client numbers, assisting in over 60 property purchases, helping generations of Australians become financially secure and in charge of their futures.
    • First-year turnover in 2021 of $380k with a profit margin of 40% has almost doubled in 2021-22, to $680k from 64 clients, and a 60% profit margin.
    • Over 400 consultations, educating and making a direct measurable impact on 43 lives. The goal for 2023 is to directly impact 100 lives.
    • Award recognition includes multiple broking, business, community, social, industry and small business finalists and awards.
    • Regularly featuring in the media, offering advice, education and support for future investors. See support document for links and articles.
Attachments/Videos/Links:
Colin Lee
PDF Inspire_Realty_SD_20223_min.pdf