Business is easy … it’s about the people … get that right

Hi Ray,

Michelle just filled me in on your most fantastic speech at the recent REIACT Awards. Thanks so much for flying the flag for REIA.

Anna Neelagama
Chief Executive Officer, Real Estate Institute of Australia

Absolutely tremendous having you with us today, with my sincere gratitude for giving so generously of your time. The Team was also most appreciative and found your experiences both instructive and engaging, a real breath of fresh air.

Mark Foxwell
General Manager, Hyatt Centric Melbourne

I just viewed one of your many social media posts and felt the need to reach out to congratulate you on the constant and consistent media and social media exposure you drive. Today our market is certainly going through challenging times and many agents are at a ‘loss’ on direction and action to take.

This is precisely the time they seek true leadership. Your media exposure shows the leadership of brand First National. The short, medium and long term benefits of your strategy cannot be underestimated. Ray, I know as CEO your challenges, efforts often seem to go unseen but felt through these Covid times you would appreciate knowing your actions are seen and appreciated.

Ken Williams
Excel Australasia

A short note to thank you for the kind invitation to attend the opening of FNRE’s National Convention today and to hear the Opening Address of Ray Ellis and then Keynote Speech by John Howard. It was inspiring to listen to Ray’s exposition on the volatility of today’s marketplace and of the dramatic impact of technology on the economy at large. I was impressed by the effort made by the FN Head Office to develop and to provide what seemed to be advanced and effective tools to the FN network to facilitate you keeping abreast of the market’s requirements and ahead of your competition. Please convey our appreciation of the quality of Ray’s talk to him if you get the chance. I have the strong feeling that FN is very fortunate to have a CEO of his calibre…

Malcolm McKellar
Mountain Blue

Ray, Thank you again for spending the time to be with our team. I think they took a lot from it and I look forward to honing in on some of the points into the new year. I personally enjoyed your candour and ability to connect with everyone on the day. True empathy and emotional intelligence! Cheers Jeremy

Jeremy Baker
Director of Sales, Hyatt Regency Sydney

I had the absolute privilege of spending time with Ray Ellis this week, CEO of First National Real Estate to record an episode of The Growth Journey. Stay tuned to Ray’s other insights on adapting in modern times as a business, developing people, understanding your market and his early days as a kid in a military family. Ray is an absolute gentleman, generous with his time, his knowledge and very bloody successful!

Michael Sutton
Proptech

Concise and powerful opening address from Ray Ellis CEO First National at their Singapore conference. He talked about hindsight being one of the most useless words in the English language. He urged his offices to move forward and embrace change or face the dire consequences. He reminded us all of our social responsibilities. the most impressive thing was how much he knew about everyone in the 250 audience.

Steve Carroll
Senior Sales Leader, REA Group

Coming from another brand to First National as a business owner, I totally vouch for Ray’s insights into First National. We love them and couldn’t be happier.

Daniel Pigram
First National City to Surf