Construction Magazine May 2017 | Page 82

Daniel OBrien , Managing Director and Licensee

Tong is already connecting Asianbased investors and developers with local opportunities .
“ It ’ s great for me to have such quality guys as part of our offering to clients ,” O ’ Brien says . “ I ’ m concentrating growing as much market share in our core markets as fast as we can but for the next 12 months I ’ m solely focused on consolidating and growing my current business . While I ’ m very impatient , I realise you have to walk before you can run .”
Initially O ’ Brien , who won Commercial Salesman of the Year award in 2013 from the NSW Real Estate Institute and was a finalist in 2015 , wants to attract as many outstanding sales and leasing agents as possible to add to his 10 handpicked , full-time staff members .
He draws in talent by offering generous commission splits and other incentives – such as property management bonuses which his competitors often can ’ t match – to help the team build their individual wealth .
“ Culture is , and has always been ,