Mendy Ash serves as a Senior Business Development Manager with Bizcap across VIC and QLD, boasting close to a decade of experience in the finance industry across consumer and commercial lending. With a passion for assisting small and medium-sized enterprises in Australia, Mendy finds immense fulfillment in facilitating fast access to capital for SMEs, enabling their growth and success.
Pete Birrell brings a wealth of experience from his role as Prospa's Business Development Manager in VIC/TAS. With a background in franchise businesses, Pete is adept at navigating the challenges faced by small businesses, and he's here to share his insights on how to tackle them in today's dynamic economic environment.
As an SME advocate, a business owner and an influencer Trent has channelled his 20 years of finance experience into providing brokers a professional pathway to expand their business. This passion has, at the core, come from Trent’s personal journey as the Managing Director of Provident Lending & Business Solutions and EZ Business Loans, a business Trent has built over the past 8 years.
Trent is a founding partner of Accendo Financial which provides him the platform to make a difference to the lives of finance professionals. This is all achieved with a high-touch, hands on approach that builds competence and confidence enabling individuals to execute on their own business expansion through diversification and a step change in their business practices.
Anna has over 20 years’ experience in the financial services industry including Mortgage Broking, Aggregation and Financial Planning. Anna has been with Prospa for nearly a year and throughout that time has been committed to increasing awareness and knowledge of our partners and small business owners. She brings a wealth of knowledge, understanding and passion focused on helping small businesses achieve their goals.
Founder and partner of Accendo Financial, Stuart Donaldson is an experienced banking and finance executive, educator, business coach and financial advocate for owners of small to
medium enterprises.
As a facilitator Stuart has conducted hundreds of seminars, workshops, and keynote addresses across USA, Australia, New Zealand, Asia-Pacific Region and Singapore. He has worked alongside scores of mortgage and finance brokers, business owners, franchise groups, industry associations and professionals and has earned an enviable reputation. This is supported by consistently receiving outstanding feedback scores.
Stuart is a frequent facilitator and presenter for the mortgage broking profession and a business coach and mentor to broking businesses nationally. Market leading associations, banks and aggregators engage Stuart to conduct workshops and training at their industry events, national road shows, and boot camps. In the US Stuart has been engaged as a keynote speaker for the National Association of Mortgage Brokers, and facilitates workshops for major franchise groups.
Stuart is driven by his unique ability to transform his audiences’ view of theory and concepts from confusing and complex to simple and intuitive.
Stuart has a Bachelor of Business (Accounting) degree and Advanced Diploma in Financial Services.
Bringing over a decade of expertise in the Financial Services Industry, Isaac joined Bizcap nearly four years ago at its inception to lead broker distribution efforts. Focusing his attention on the large broker base in NSW and QLD, he has been instrumental in propelling Bizcap to its status as Australia's fastest growing cashflow lender.
Jason, a skilled VIC Business Development Manager at Banjo, boasts a journey marked by diverse experience. With a background in Accounting, he honed his expertise in working capital funding, ascending from operational roles at Bendigo Bank to Business Development positions at major debtor finance providers. Since 2019, Jason has thrived as Partner Manager for VIC, TAS, and WA at Banjo Loans, spearheading growth, achieving impressive monthly milestones, and building robust networks. Jason's proactive and positive approach, coupled with his strong relationships with brokers, dedication to customer satisfaction and passion for movies and his family reflects his commitment and professional integrity.
Ben is a multi award winning, and Prospa's most senior and experienced BDM. Known for his expertise and dedication in helping finance brokers to flourish. With a vast and diverse background spanning across a multitude of industries including Finance, Real Estate, Health, IT and Education, Ben brings invaluable experience to the table. He is trusted and well recognised in the industry for his leadership acumen, unwavering passion for small business growth, committed to making a difference, and consistent high sales performance.
The visionary behind Mortgage Ezy, Peter James has over 40 years of finance experience. A fierce advocate for brokers and their rights, he ensures they are prioritised and not treated like just another number. Under his leadership, Mortgage Ezy has abolished clawbacks across most of their loan products, introduced cutting edge technology including instant online approvals for SMSF loans driven by AI and much more. Peter’s pioneering approach keeps Mortgage Ezy at the forefront of the industry, continually developing innovative products to meet the needs of brokers and their clients.
With over 25 years of experience in the lending and finance sector, Steve, our Queensland Business Development Manager, takes pride in building positive relationships with brokers and provides tailored solutions to meet their clients' needs. His dedication to customer satisfaction is demonstrated through his exceptional client retention rates, problem-solving approach, and focus on understanding what is important to each client. Outside of work, Steve enjoys cycling, hiking, and freelance cartooning, showcasing his diverse interests. Steve's key strengths lie in prioritising client requirements, making clients feel good about their financial decisions, and consistently delivering exceptional results through his commitment to excellence.
John’s extensive experience includes executive manager roles in banking for over 25 years. Focusing on the SME sector and with a thorough understanding of the borrowing process, he has helped brokers to obtain access to capital their clients need for growth. John is well known for delivering powerful workshops, breaking down the intricacies of business financials into simple concepts and language.
Andy Walker, Banjo's Senior Business Development Manager for NSW/ACT is a seasoned business professional. With over 5 years of experience at Banjo, Andy specialises in delivering Business Loans and Asset Finance solutions to Australian SME businesses. He has a proven track record of building relationships with key decision makers and delivers workable solutions to help businesses grow. Andy brings a wealth of experience in the B2B and understands how business rolls. Prior to Banjo he successfully built and sold an import/export business.
