Welcome to Episode 25 of our podcast, Courageous Conversations, hosted by Leanne Pilkington.
In this episode, we hear from Chris Hanley, Director of First National Byron Bay and Ambassador of the RISE Conference. He talks about why and how he launched the conference, the speakers and agenda for RISE2020, his vision to create a mental health support app that’s both by and for real estate professionals, and why our industry needs to broaden the conversations we have from sales and achievements to more focus on mental health and wellbeing.
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00:30 – An introduction to Chris Hanley and his business, First National Byron Bay
02:00 – The RISE2020 Conference: what it’s about and why it was established for the industry
04:00 – The power of “Yes” and how this word helped organise RISE2019 in 48 days
05:00 – Organising RISE and its similarity to prospecting
06:00 – “RISE is a feeling”, not just an event
07:45 – Future plans to build an app to connect real estate professionals and help with their mental health; it will be built ‘by us, for us’.
09:45 – The stats behing seeking mental health support and the demand for it
12:30 – RISE as a passion project, not solely an income stream (the funds support future events, projects, etc…not salaries)
13:00 – From funding the Christchurch disaster to becoming a mental health and wellbeing initiative
14:45 – Details of the RISE2020 Speakers and Agenda (it will also be livestreamed!)
19:00 – RISE2020’s aim to broaden the conversation from just real estate sales
20:00 – Chris’ vision for the RISE Conference; where and how they will improve it
22:30 – Why mental health and wellbeing is such a prominent issue in both real estate and society
23:00 – ‘You’ll be ‘right’, ‘tough it out’; Aussie expressions that negatively impact mental health
24:00 – Australia is leading the charge with its mental support systems e.g. Beyond Blue, Lifeline, etc.