Send us a text EP26: Atuksha’s background is in Customer Relationship Management (CRM) and data analytics. Over 15+ years, she has helped businesses, across many industries build a raving fan base through her CRM consulting business. Her focus now is crowdfunding. In 2013, Atuksha co-founded Simple Backing, a property focused Peer to Peer Lending (P2P) platform. She then launched a second platform, Simple Equity in August 2016 following feedback from the crowd. P2P (including investing using the...
Oct 17, 2018•34 min•Ep. 26
Send us a text EP25: 'I want to do ground-breaking things; things that are interesting and difficult! Because that's how you get to the next level.' Michelle Lowe is a streetwise and spirited Quantity Surveyor with over 20 years of experience in the construction industry. Leaving A-level studies at 17 to pursue a career in construction, Michelle was looking for a career path that would offer tangible fruits of her labour and provide the variety and challenges that only construction can! Michelle...
Sep 26, 2018•25 min•Ep. 25
Send us a text EP24: Lafina Diamandis is a medical doctor, educator and property investor with over 10 years of experience buying, developing and selling residential properties. She is also the co-founder of Eurekadoc, a startup providing education and training to help doctors to create careers they love. Lafina delivered education and training to over 1000 doctors to date, is an advocate for portfolio careers in medicine and the author of two books. Her recent crowdfunding campaign known as ‘T...
Sep 12, 2018•39 min•Ep. 24
Send us a text EP23: Mike & Victoria Stenhouse are full time property investors who, after years of flipping houses and creating HMOs, were both able to escape the rat race before they were 30. Aside from continuing to add to their personal property portfolio the duo also run a hugely successful property media company centred around their iTunes top 10 podcast - Inside Property Investing . In this podcast: - Leaving corporate for the property life - Starting a media company especially for pr...
Aug 29, 2018•34 min•Ep. 23
Send us a text EP22: How do you solve the problem of old-fashioned, limited 2D design briefing in building projects? 'Most people do not know how to read plans, or really visualise the project from a simple document. If we can show our clients a complete 3D look of how the space will feel and work, it solves a huge amount of problems down the line.' Oli is an architect and co-founder of Ackroyd Lowrie . At AL the focus is on using VR to design and collaborate with their clients. Previous to this...
Aug 15, 2018•36 min•Ep. 22
Send us a text EP21: What Simon can’t draw isn’t worth illustrating. His unique ability of being able to visualise in minutes a vague thought and idea in his clients’ mind-eye; bringing concepts to life in simple yet compelling sketches, is like watching a maestro at work. Simon has over 24 years worth of practical experience in both residential and commercial interior design, having worked for global agencies and clients in London, Milan & Sydney Australia. Clients include Harvey Nichols Kn...
Aug 01, 2018•37 min•Ep. 21
Send us a text EP20: 'The funding puzzle is quite organic. What was once the way to get funded can be affected by the economy, lenders own situations, changing needs of the borrower, interest rates, geo political situations...' After a career in Corporate Banking helping large listed companies with their funding needs, Piragash Sivanesan set up Totum Finance in order to support SME businesses and property developers improve their access to finance. He has worked at KPMG , Lloyds Banking Group an...
Jul 19, 2018•36 min•Ep. 20
Send us a text EP19: Greg Pope is a property developer and investor located in the North West of England. After successfully selling his large estate agency business Greg concentrated on building his property development and finance business. As an entrepreneurial property developer, Greg has looked to fund his developments with creative finance consisting of angel investors, crowdfunding and his own capital. A range of developments have been completed by Greg which include commercial to residen...
Jul 05, 2018•42 min•Ep. 19
Send us a text *COMING SOON - BRICKING IT - ON AUDIOBOOK* Want to create a stunning property portfolio and still have time to go to the kids’ school plays? Want to get started now and learn while doing it? My book Bricking It takes you into the world of property development from first purchase to scaling up the business and growing an internationally-known brand. - Choose a strategy which suits your skills and your lifestyle. - Create an attractive brand so investors and partners come to you. - ...
Jul 04, 2018•5 min
Send us a text EP18: What defines success when it comes to personal style? Style consultant, fashionista and former model Lizzie Edwards joins Nicole to talk about dressing for work and making an impact through your personal style. Starting her style career early, Lizzie was 'spotted' by Storm model agency and spent much of the 1990’s working as a fashion model living in London, Milan and Paris and working with some of the leading fashion photographers including Rankin, Corrine Day, and David Si...
Jun 20, 2018•41 min•Ep. 18
Send us a text EP17: Having left school Ollie started to look for a "real" job. To keep him in petrol money for his racing cars Ollie started selling discontinued bathroom products on eBay. His eBay strategy snowballed and he never found the "real" job. Instead, Ollie focused on building his bathroom product company. At just 19 years old the Bathroom Cellar was incorporated and now has a distribution hub, office and showroom based in Kent. Seeing the frustration involved in buying full bathroom ...
May 31, 2018•24 min•Ep. 17
Send us a text EP16: From a standing start of just one property, 30 years later Avi Dodi’s high-end commercial and residential property development portfolio boasts a global reach spanning the UK, Israel and the US. In 2013, Nicole and Avi became partners and formed London Central Developments - the development partner to East Eight - now developing around 300 units together. Here Avi joins Nicole at April 2018's Quorum Property Club to give insights into his long career in development including...
May 16, 2018•59 min•Ep. 16
Send us a text EP15: Property Investor, author and Londonphile Sally (Jing Wang) talks about what it’s like to be a Chinese Investor in London - a perspective you don’t often get to hear. Born in China, she has spent the last 17 years working, living and investing in property in the UK. Author of two property books Buy Smart: what you need to know when investing in UK properties, and her latest book being released this week EXTRAordinary: a peek into UK property magnets’ minds, she has a unique ...
May 09, 2018•39 min•Ep. 15
Send us a text EP14: In property, there's one thing which ALWAYS needs to be perfect - the numbers. Lisa Conway-Hughes is a financial adviser at a wealth management firm in the City of London. She is a Chartered Independent Financial Adviser and also a Fellow of the Personal Finance Society (PFS). This is the highest qualification a financial adviser can hold and less than 2% of PFS members have reached this. I met Lisa at Sister Snog and we often chat about the relationship between people and m...
Apr 26, 2018•38 min•Ep. 14
Send us a text EP13: Rob Lee is a social media speaker, trainer, and strategist, specialising in helping brands to develop a meaningful presence on Snapchat and Instagram. Rob has developed and run several industry-specific workshops, including #PropertyGoLive with Nicole, and ‘Snapchat and Instagram for Recruitment’, which has been attended by brands including BBC Worldwide, Barclays, Virgin Trains and The Ritz. He also has a passion for the charity sector and works closely with the Salvation A...
Mar 28, 2018•50 min•Ep. 13
Send us a text EP12: Voted one of the top 100 young property professionals in the UK 2012 and the only independent consultant make that list (Property Week's 'Hot 100'), Alexandra Notay ’s areas of expertise include city economic development, real estate, regeneration and sustainability. She has led projects in London, Moscow, New York, Istanbul, Barcelona and many other global cities. Alex operates as an independent advisor to a range of global organisations from the public and private sectors,...
Mar 08, 2018•45 min•Ep. 12
Send us a text EP11: Alex Harrington-Griffin, a seasoned entrepreneur in two continents, brings together insight into over 100 land deals, 45-years of family experience, from football clubs to graveyards, and a network of over 100 developers through his private Developers Boardroom group. Ongoing Land Director of award-winning property development firm Coeur de Lion Property, and founder of TrustedLand, the UK’s first land transaction advice platform, Alex believes strongly in business ethics, t...
Mar 01, 2018•45 min•Ep. 11
Send us a text EP10: Rob co-founded Crowd with Us, an FCA-approved FinTech property crowdfunding platform in 2014. As a qualified Master Mariner (Ships Captain) Rob has worked both commercially in the shipping industry and on several of the worlds largest privately owned yachts for some of the worlds wealthiest and most influential people, including a senior member of the Saudi Royal Family and former richest man in the world. Since purchasing his first property in London in 2002, with six month...
Feb 15, 2018•34 min•Ep. 10
Send us a text EP9: Property sourcing has become a popular trend for many people wanting to get into property. Sourcers – are you being compliant? There is regulation around sourcing which few property professionals know about. Property sourcer and trained architect Laura McLoughney has a layered previous experience in Healthcare & Operations for urgent and primary care services in both UK & Ireland, with responsibility for data protection policy & process implementation and adherenc...
Jan 25, 2018•40 min•Ep. 9
Send us a text EP8: Robin is the CEO of Bamboo Auctions and Duomo. He qualified as a corporate solicitor in London and practised for a number of years, largely in the TMT and Corporate Real Estate sector. It was personal experiences of the auction sector that prompted Robin to found Bamboo Auctions, with the belief that property transactions should be fast, certain, transparent , and excellent value for money. Duomo takes this fundamen...
Jan 04, 2018•40 min•Ep. 8
Send us a text EP7: Matthew Siddell has been investing in property since 2001. An experienced entrepreneur, property investor and property developer, he has bought, developed and sold many millions of pounds worth of property. He has also helped countless other people with their property-related challenges. Matthew is a regular public speaker and the founder and host of PPN Knightsbridge, a joint venture with Progressive Property. Since it began in 2015, thousands of people have attended to list...
Dec 15, 2017•42 min•Ep. 7
Send us a text EP6: Gavriel is founder and CEO of REalyse , the UK's leading big data analysis platform, helping property developers and investors to better understand the market, its opportunities and risks. Having previously worked in derivative structuring and quantitative finance with several hedge funds, he joined Quintain and then Essential Living, overseeing analytics across their £bn developments. The lack of fast, accurate, and reliable data in the market is what prompted him to create ...
Nov 22, 2017•43 min•Ep. 6
Send us a text EP5: Starting out as a software engineer in Silicon Valley, John made his first investment when he was 25. A ‘nothing down’ deal after a weekend seminar on the same. Yes, a Saturday and Sunday weekend seminar followed by exchanging on a purpose by Monday afternoon. They did not say you had to go slower. John is a proper software engineer who spent years working on interesting projects with famous people and companies you would recognise. In the 1990s John moved to London to take u...
Oct 25, 2017•54 min•Ep. 5
Send us a text EP4: Andrea is a writer and communications consultant in the property industry. She most recently worked as Head of Marketing and Communications EMEA at CBRE Global Investors where she oversaw the corporate and programme marketing, press, branding and internal communications in the region. Andrea began her career as a journalist at Property Week before moving on to be editor of EuroProperty for seven years. Following this, she worked for various industry bodies including the Urban...
Oct 11, 2017•44 min•Ep. 4
Send us a text EP3: Mark is a partner at Firstplan , a Central London planning consultancy based on Bermondsey Street, SE1. He has over 10 years of experience dealing with a variety of developments across London and the UK, including a range of residential, mixed-use and retail, restaurant and commercial developments, as well as high-end, smaller-scale residential schemes such as basements and listed building alterations and extensions. Mark first worked with Nicole on her City Road scheme – win...
Sep 27, 2017•40 min•Ep. 3
Send us a text EP2: Atuksha’s background is in Customer Relationship Management (CRM) and data analytics. Over 15+ years, she has helped businesses, across many industries build a raving fan base through her CRM consulting business. Her focus is now crowdfunding. In 2013, Atuksha co-founded Simple Backing, a property focused Peer to Peer Lending (P2P) platform. She then launched a second platform, Simple Equity in August 2016 following feedback from the crowd. P2P (including investing using the ...
Sep 22, 2017•53 min•Ep. 2
Send us a text EP1: Nicole Bremner speaks to Antony Slumbers – 20th September 2017 Antony has over 20 years of experience developing and running online technology companies, primarily within the commercial office and property management sectors. He currently runs the office research site Cityoffices.net, the SaaS software company Glasnost21.com, blogs at antonyslumbers.com, and writes a technology & real estate column for Estates Gazette. He consults widely with companies looking to leverage...
Sep 19, 2017•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 1
