ResortBrokers
40The bench · 1985–2026Every broker has run a business · most bought one through us first

Operators
first.

We hire operators, not real estate agents. Every broker on the bench has run a business in the asset class they sell — most bought their first one through us. They're paid on outcome, not on listings, and they stay for decades.

30+Brokers on the current benchLive · April 2026 ≥5 yrsYears inside one asset classHiring rule · since 1985 12 yrsMedian tenure of senior brokersRB People · 2026 4,573Combined transactions placedThe Brain · 1985–2026
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Chapter one · The bench

Names
on the line.

Twenty-five specialist brokers, every state, every asset class. The names below are the names on every contract, every appraisal, every campaign. There is no junior pipeline routing layer between an enquiry and a broker.

Each broker has at least five years inside the class they sell, runs (or has run) a business in that class, and is paid on outcome — not on listings. Roles, regions and languages are noted; tap any name for the full microsite.

Principal
National · EN
Managing Director

Trudy Crooks

· Brisbane
19 yrs placed
National · EN
Director · Hotels

Alex Cook

Hotels & Resorts. · Melbourne
11 yrs placed
NSW · EN
Director · Motels

David Faiers

Motels. · Sydney
yrs placed
QLD · EN/中文
Senior Broker · 中文

Jessie Shi

· Gold Coast
yrs placed
NSW · EN
Director · Pubs

Todd Warner

Special Projects. · Newcastle
yrs placed
QLD · EN
Senior Broker · MR

Chris Marquis

Management Rights. · Sunshine Coast
yrs placed
SA · EN
Senior Broker · Parks

Nathan Eades

Caravan Parks. · Adelaide
yrs placed
QLD · EN/ES
Senior Broker · Resorts

Miguel Burgos

Hotels & Resorts. · Cairns
yrs placed
WA · EN
Broker · MR

Leah Whitten

Management Rights. · Perth
yrs placed
NSW · EN
Broker · Motels

David Faiers Jr

Motels. · Tweed Heads
yrs placed
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Chapter two · Filter by class

Five
asset
classes.

Brokers are assigned to one primary class — the one they ran as operators — and a secondary class only if they have placed at least fifteen transactions in it. We don't generalise.

#
Class
Bench
Notes
Open
I
Management rights
2 brokers · 2 states
MR specialists with operator backgrounds in caretaking and onsite letting.
II
Hotels & resorts
2 brokers · 2 states
Full-service hotels, integrated resorts, regional flagships.
III
Motels & pubs
2 brokers · 2 states
Owner-operator and freehold-going-concern motels, regional and metro pubs.
IV
Caravan & parks
1 broker · 1 state
Holiday parks, mixed-use parks, freehold and lease structures.
V
Backpackers · niche
1 broker · 1 state
Backpackers, lodges, niche-class transitions and re-positionings.
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Chapter three · How the bench is built

Hired as
operators.
Paid on outcome.

[ Photograph · Floor meeting, Friday morning ]
§ Three rules · since 1985
I

Operator before broker.

Every hire has run a business in their primary class — onsite, day-to-day, with their own capital. Reading a P&L is a tenth of the job; living one is the rest.

II

One class, then maybe two.

Brokers spend their first three years inside a single class. A second class is only added once they've placed fifteen transactions in the first.

III

Outcome, not listing.

Compensation tracks placed transactions and post-settlement vendor satisfaction. There's no listing-volume bonus — over-listing is the easiest way to mishandle a vendor.

Read the firm history
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Chapter four · The bench in numbers

Twelve
year
median.

12 yrs

Median tenure across the senior bench. The industry average is 19 months.

68%

Of brokers placed their own business through us before joining the firm.

100%

Of compensation tracks settled-deal outcomes. None tracks listing volume.

0

Junior pipeline routing layer. Calls go to the broker on the contract.

Talk to the desk Or browse the bench
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Chapter five · The right call

Find your
broker.

If you know your class, browse the bench above. If you don't, send a brief — we'll route it to the broker who has placed the most comparable transactions in your region in the trailing twelve months. The match note explains why, in writing, before any conversation begins.