Stephen Ellis is a fellow of the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (FRICS). Stephen has been the RICS Oceania Chairperson. He started his career as investment sales executive at Jones Lang Wootton (JLW), now Jones Lang Lasalle (JLL). Previously he has been the CEO & President at CBRE Australia and New Zealand. He set up the Data Centre Investment Vehicle “Technical Real Estate” (TRE).
Currently Stephen is the Chief Executive Officer and Partner at Knight Frank Australia.
In this interview we talk about Stephen moving to Australia and the differences between working in Property in UK and Australia. We cover the differences in working for an American Listed company and British partnership.
In this exclusive interview Stephen gives great insights into how to build and grow a successful property agency business, having done it twice. The importance of developing a companywide belief in a clear vision and how to get the right people and build a successful company culture.

