A Little Taster of PropTech Down Under with Julian Brockhurst and Isaac Coonan

Aug 4, 2021

Summary: In
this episode The Propcast talks to Julian Brockhurst and Isaac
Coonan, from PropTech Brisbane and Aprao, about Brisbane as a
PropTech hub, tips for start-ups planning to launch in Australia
and who is leading the way in Australia’s PropTech
space 

Key Insights From This Episode

• What we’re wanting to do with
  PropTech Brisbane is to bring visibility, transparency and
  amplification to the emerging PropTech sector here in
  Brisbane – Isaac Coonan
• I think if we can use space and
  buildings which we live, work and play in, in a more efficient
  manner, build them in a more efficient manner, then that’s going to
  go a long way to solving those (sustainability) issues –
  Julian Brockhurst
• Brisbane actually has the
  industry decision makers right here in our city –
  Isaac Coonan
• If you look at commercial,
  there’s a case to be made at the moment that ESG can really reduce
  the cost of operation, but then in some cases increase the revenue,
  which is giving you better margins – Julian
  Brockhurst
• This is a relationship game.
  But not just real estate, not just PropTech, but the business
  economy is built on relationships – Isaac
  Coonan

About Our Guests

Isaac Coonan

https://www.linkedin.com/in/isaacjholmyard/?originalSubdomain=au  

Isaac has extensive experience
in building some of the countries leading innovation and tech
communities with a particular focus and passion for the property
technology cluster. Isaac is currently the Senior Industry
Development Manager for Brisbane Economic Development Agency,
leading the city of Brisbane’s PropTech strategy along with being a
global advisor to Second Century Ventures and their accelerator
program, REACH. Isaac started PropTech Brisbane in efforts to
demonstrate the diversity in talent within the Brisbane property
technology cluster and to act as a centralised point of promotion,
amplification and education for the sector.

Julian Brockhurst

https://www.linkedin.com/in/julianbrockhurst/?originalSubdomain=au 

Julian is focused on the
intersection of real estate, technology and ESG with the goal of
creating a grander built environment. Through PropTech Brisbane and
initiatives guiding some of the most promising PropTech scale-up
companies across APAC, Julian promotes how to create a place of the
future throughout the design, build and operational property
lifecycle stages. Julian has a deep background of 10+ years
expanding businesses and building networks across international
markets such as the UK, US, and Australia. Naturally inquisitive
and a lifelong learner, his goal is to combine domain experience
and expertise within the property sector to help drive
innovation.

About Our Host

Louisa Dickins

https://www.linkedin.com/in/louisa-dickins-ab065392/?originalSubdomain=uk  

Louisa started her career in
property working at a well-known estate agency in London. Realising
her people skills, she moved over to Lloyd May to pursue a career
in recruitment. She now is a Director at LMRE, who are a specialist
recruitment firm driven by PropTech and recruitment professionals,
and Louisa oversees their 5 core areas. Louisa co-founded LMRE and
provides a constructive recruitment platform to the new disruptors
in real estate. Louisa is also on the board of Directors at UK
PropTech Association (UKPA).

About LMRE

www.lmre.tech 

LMRE believe there is a better
way to recruit. LMRE focus on a more comprehensive, client led
focus delivering exceptional talent to the place at the time. They
are passionate about the industry and passionate about people’s
careers. LMRE spend time with each client to become and an
extension of the business, and their transparency and core values
help them grow with the sector. LMRE simplify recruitment and
innovate with our clients and evolve the people driven, PropTech
community.

Resources Mentioned

LMRE website www.lmre.tech 

PropTech Brisbane
www.proptechbne.com 

Aprao website www.aprao.com 

For full episode transcript head to www.lmre.tech/blog