James Symond - Building a Business From the Ground Up | Retail Business | Aussie Home Loans

James Symond - Building a Business From the Ground Up | Retail Business | Aussie Home Loans
In this episode, James Symond from Australian Home Loans joins me to talk about building a business from the ground up. We discuss topics like starting your business, business plans, risk management, and much more.
If you're interested in starting or expanding your business, be sure to listen to this episode! We cover a lot of useful information that will help you succeed. Australian Home Loans is a great choice for home loans, and we're excited to share our insights with you in this podcast!
In this episode, you will learn:
00:46 Three big things that made a big difference when starting Aussie Home Loans
04:36 How one campaign was able to get the word out
06:47 Finding your strength through challenging situations
08:00 Competing on price
11:14 Opening their first retail store
13:33 Relying upon 'voice of customer'
17:23 Assuring consumers what a mortgage broker meant
17:56 Putting the business first
18:55 John's leadership and ability to learn
19:56 Failing fast, learning and moving on
23:28 Gardening leave and being diagnosed with terminal cancer
26:24 James' advice to listeners
30:11 Loving what you do
31:26 Hanging around with people who will bring out the best in you
37:28 James' proudest moment
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