Shaun O’Callaghan joined One Agency in 2016 after intially hearing about the brand at AREC and has since progressed from being a sales agent, to business owner and grew to be awarded International Office of the Year at the 2021 One Agency International awards. Fast forward to 2023 and Shaun hasn’t looked back.
Prior to AREC he had no idea that the One Agency model existed. He had, however been considering starting his own real estate brand or partnering with an existing Victorian based franchises. Self-doubt about leaving his PAYG sales agent role and the expense and overwhelm of launching his own business meant Shaun considered his options very carefully.
“I didn’t want to have to create a real estate brand from scratch and really liked that One Agency have fixed monthly fees, no financial reporting to head office and great transparency around the business model,” he says.
Without the One Agency brand behind us, it would have taken so much more time and money to get started.
“Setting up a new business is daunting, but Paul Davies and the team at head office were very accommodating, informative and supportive, plus I have an incredible Operations Manager, Amanda Lee,” says Shaun. “We made a list and worked through it day by day. My wife Liz has also been heavily involved and supportive as well.”
Shaun admits that he’s come a long way since the early unsettling feelings and concerns he had about starting his own agency, and he’s grateful he didn’t try and go the independent agency route.
A PAYG real estate career is a great foundation to starting a business because of the self drive that’s needed to become prominent in order to list and sell. Transitioning into business ownership has enabled us to create a business that was attractive to potential clients and employees.”
“Without the One Agency brand behind us, it would have taken so much more time and money to get started. The energy and resources required to start a brand from scratch would have been overwhelming and I know I would have been dissatisfied with the end result.”
Paul Davies is the founder and CEO of One Agency, which has more than 150 businesses throughout Australasia. During his 50-plus years in the industry, Paul’s biggest single insight is: it’s not what you make, it’s what you keep that counts.
If you love what you do but want to make a change – either to keep more of what you earn, shift to a more lifestyle focused operation and reduce running costs; I invite you to contact me at One Agency and discuss confidentially how our model, (less than $1000 + GST per month regardless of your GCI) may be just the answer to breathe new life into your career and future proof yourself.
“It’s not what you make, it’s what you keep that counts.”
‒ Paul Davies, Founder and CEO
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As founder and CEO of the fastest growing real estate network across Australasia, I offer real estate professionals an opportunity to reap the financial rewards of going it alone with the security and clout of an established brand. Talk to me and my team about your options.
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