Motivated Sales professional with extensive entrepreneurial and management experience. Proven ability to build and sustain strong relationships with clients, colleagues, staff while overseeing administrative and sales teams. Demonstrates effective leadership and collaboration skills, applying business acumen to achieve and surpass organisational objectives. Previous Business Ownership with excellent business acumen, creativity and leadership skills. Offers advanced experience in developing marketing strategies, identifying business opportunities, and generating sales in the Real estate and Retail industry.
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NICK GRIFFITHS
Newport,QLD
Summary
Overview
2026
years of professional experience
23
23 Years Experience Property Management
15
Property photography, floor and site plans
7
Hospitality & tourism
Work History
Self-employeedBrisbane, QLD
Real Estate Photographer
01.2024 - Current
Job overview
- Drone images and video Production.
- Drawing property floor plans.
- Drawing property site plans.
- Photographed high-quality HDR images for real estate agents.
- Photographed high-quality 4k video tours.
- Photographed high-quality images for various digital video projects.
- Digitally edited photos to enhance images.
- Digital de-cluttering and rendering
- Edited, toned, captioned, and uploaded photographs for agents publication.
- Scheduled and booked locations for photo shoots, working collaboratively with clients and contacts.
- Customised photography strategies based on intended use and client preferences.
Upside/Century 21 & Better Homes & GardensBrisbane, QLD
State Manager (Contract)
01.2023 - 07.2024
Job overview
- Tracked performance to identify deficiencies and adjust management strategies with franchise owners.
- bussiness mentoring, coaching, training business owners and sales people
- Managed and guided staff through daily and special project work.
- Cultivated internal support for business plans.
- Used industry expertise, customer service skills and analytical nature to resolve customer concerns.
- Recruited, interviewed and hired employees and new franchise ownership.
- Contducted mentoring programs to promote and encourage entrepreneurs personal growth.
- Established performance goals for employees and provided feedback on methods for reaching those milestones.
Raine & HorneRedcliffe, QLD
Business Owner
07.2017 - 06.2023
Job overview
- Established strong vendor and buyer relationships to optimise contract negotiations.
- Directed sales, property management, and administrative staff to enhance industry skills.
- Executed innovative marketing strategies, attracting new clients and expanding market presence.
- Maintained a diverse client portfolio through proactive engagement and relationship building.
- Grew rental portfolio, maximizing occupancy rates and overall revenue generation.
- Set sales goals and performance targets, achieving team success consistently.
- Identified new sales opportunities to broaden market reach and increase profitability.
- Prepared legal contracts and managed Trust Accounts, ensuring regulatory compliance.
- Trained and motivated employees to perform daily business functions.
- Consulted with customers to assess needs and propose optimal solutions.
- Handled problematic customers and clients to assist lower-level employees and maintain excellent customer service.
- Implemented innovative programs to increase employee loyalty and reduce turnover.
National TilesLawnton , QLD
Regional Sales Manager
01.2016 - 01.2017
Job overview
- Finalised sales contracts with high-value customers.
- Achieved regional sales KPI objectives by developing successful strategies, and servicing accounts to strengthen business relationships.
- Collaborated with senior executives to evaluate performance in regional area and develop strategies to expand revenue generation.
- Developed and maintained positive relationships with clients in assigned sales territories.
- Generated detailed sales reports and forecasts to track performance and progress.
- Conducted product demonstrations and presentations to potential clients to capture more sales.
- Engaged in product training, demonstrations, consumer awareness, branding, and acquisition initiatives to raise awareness and revenues.
- Facilitated business by implementing practical networking techniques.
- Built relationships with customers and community to establish long-term business growth.
- Achieved established KPI for company, regional team and individual performance through teamwork and focus on customers.
Ray White Real EstateMargate, QLD
Business Owner
07.2012 - 07.2016
Job overview
- Established strong vendor and buyer relationships to optimise contract negotiations.
- Directed sales, property management, and administrative staff to enhance industry skills.
- Executed innovative marketing strategies, attracting new clients and expanding market presence.
- Maintained a diverse client portfolio through proactive engagement and relationship building.
- Grew rental portfolio, maximizing occupancy rates and overall revenue generation.
- Set sales goals and performance targets, achieving team success consistently.
- Identified new sales opportunities to broaden market reach and increase profitability.
- Prepared legal contracts and managed Trust Accounts, ensuring regulatory compliance.
- Trained and motivated employees to perform daily business functions.
- Consulted with customers to assess needs and propose optimal solutions.
- Handled difficult customers and clients to assist trainee employees to maintain excellent customer service.
- Implemented innovative programs to increase employee loyalty and reduce turnover.
Ray WhiteMargate, QLD
Sale Consultant & Management
01.2012 - 01.2016
Job overview
- Worked with fellow sales team members to achieve group targets.
- Increased revenue by skillfully upselling and closing customer sales and driving product benefits around client needs with marketing concepts.
- Cultivated productive relationships with existing customers through exceptional follow-up after sales.
- Demonstrated products in effort to show potential buyers benefits and advantages and encourage purchases.
- Generated sales across complete sales cycle process from prospecting through contract negotiations and closings.
- Greeted incoming customers and provided expert sales and service to drive revenue.
- Landed new customer accounts through consistent combination of perseverance, dedicated cold calling, and exceptional service.
- Listened to customers to understand needs and refer to optimal services.
- Addressed customer questions and concerns regarding products and services.
- Conducted market research to identify selling possibilities and evaluated customer needs actively.
HarcourtsNorth Brisbane
Real Estate Sales & Marketing Consultant
Job overview
- Closed multi-million dollar property deals, contributing significantly to revenue growth.
- Prepared and managed legal contracts for property transactions.
- Executed marketing strategies to successfully photograph and promote properties.
- Managed and marketed residential properties, enhancing overall portfolio value.
- Identified new sales and marketing opportunities to expand client base.
- Maintained strong relationships with a large portfolio of clients, fostering loyalty.
- Developed comprehensive product literature to support marketing efforts.
- Set and achieved goals and targets aligned with business objectives.
- Nurtured relationships with decision-makers in various business groups to win new business and increase repeat opportunities.
- Used consultative sales approach to listen carefully to client needs and recommend desired products and services.
- Planned and implemented advertising campaigns.
- Achieved sales goals using persuasive selling methods.
- Cultivated strong and successful client relationships by being key point of contact for questions and concerns.
- Delivered polished and informative presentations to highlight products and close consistent sales.
Apprenticeship & Diploma
Chef
01.1997 - 01.2002
Job overview
- Completed apprenticeship as Chef
- Managed a high volume café in Milton
- Pastry chef for Carmel and Vorn Bullivant owner of Day Dream Island and Fish Bowl Retro 50’s Restaurant
- Delegated tasks and supervised kitchen staff to optimize food preparation, presentation and safety.
- Collaborated with restaurant management to align kitchen operations with goals of establishment.
- Selected and developed recipes and planned menus, driving consistent food quality and production.
- Instructed cooks and other workers in preparation, cooking, garnishing and presentation of food
McDonalds AustraliaRedcliffe, QLD
Crew Trainer
01.1994 - 01.2001
Job overview
- Delivered in-depth training to workers in food preparation and customer-facing roles to promote strong team performance.
- Maintained current knowledge of all team position requirements.
- Greeted customers with smile and provided friendly service to professionally handle every need.
- Set positive example for team members by providing high-quality, efficient service.
- Established and maintained quality control standards.
Skills
- Sales and marketing expertise
- Account management
- Negotiation proficiency
- Interpersonal skills
- Management capabilities
- Self-motivation and drive
- Professional presentation
- Business and staff management
- Operational efficiency
- Systems and policy development
- Strategic visioning
- Company values alignment
- Recruitment systems implementation
- Sales training facilitation
- One-on-one coaching
- System implementation planning
- Management support systems
- Financial analysis and KPI setting
- Team culture building
- Real estate business ownership
- Analytical skills with NLP expertise
- Innovative thinking and execution
- Personable communication skills
- High-level negotiation strategies
- Marketing strategy development
- Real estate photography skills
- Floor plan design expertise
- Videography
- Drone pilot: images and video
- Social media marketing
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Timeline
Real Estate Photographer
Self-employeed
01.2024 - Current
State Manager (Contract)
Upside/Century 21 & Better Homes & Gardens
01.2023 - 07.2024
Business Owner
Raine & Horne
07.2017 - 06.2023
Regional Sales Manager
National Tiles
01.2016 - 01.2017
Business Owner
Ray White Real Estate
07.2012 - 07.2016
Sale Consultant & Management
Ray White
01.2012 - 01.2016
Chef
Apprenticeship & Diploma
01.1997 - 01.2002
Crew Trainer
McDonalds Australia
01.1994 - 01.2001
Real Estate Sales & Marketing Consultant
Harcourts
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