John McGrath

He took the company from a lounge room start-up in 1988 to be one of Australia’s most successful integrated real estate service groups. In 2008, John was honoured by the Real Estate Institute of NSW with the Woodrow Weight OBE Award, a lifetime achievement award for his outstanding contribution to the real estate industry. John was a founding director of the REA Group and served on its board from 1999 to January 2018, and Chairman from 2003 – 2007.

John’s vision when he founded the business was to reinvent real estate. McGrath has evolved and keeps evolving over the decades. In this session, John will share his thoughts on the past, present and future of McGrath and reveal the biggest lessons he has learned.