Melissa Gielnik was raised in the broking industry, having first joined her father’s brokerage before starting up her own successful brokerage, Smart Lending. We caught up with the Victoria-based broker to uncover some of the biggest lessons she’s learned during her career and why her passion for broking is stronger than ever
You’re a second-generation broker, with your dad being a broker. What impact did your father have on your career?
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Ben Squires is a commercial content writer at mortgage broking title, The Adviser.
He primarily works with clients to deliver promoted and sponsored content – both in print and online – and also writes news and features on the Australian broking industry.
As an experienced writer and journalist, Ben can write across different mediums but specialises in commercial content that meets client objectives.
Before joining The Adviser in 2024, Ben was a commercial content editor at News Corp, writing for several titles including The Australian, Escape, GQ and news.com.au.
He’s interested in writing about anything related to finance and technology.