16 Apr 2025
Words John Miller Informer

New Year, New Lineup

 Leah Bursztynowicz

Former dive instructor Leah gravitated to Cairns’ sunny climes in her early twenties, where she’s established a life and family for the last two decades.

She brings to ResortBrokers a wealth of sales and marketing experience from the tourism, hospitality and finance sectors. From 2013 to 2020, she was national sales manager for a leading North Queensland adventure tour company and later was a sales, marketing and events manager for a prominent Cairns’ nightspot. Earlier, Leah was business manager at one of Queensland’s largest automotive dealerships, where she oversaw consumer and commercial loan applications, insurance and warranty sales for both new and used vehicles across multiple financing channels. A Cert IV qualification in financial services and Tier 2
in General Insurance round out Leah’s commercial expertise.

Says Leah, “By prioritising my clients’ goals and satisfaction, I aim to build lasting relationships. I focus on cultivating strong connections and communication, ensuring each of my clients feels valued and supported throughout their experience.”

Nathan Bock

The latest addition to our powerhouse Gold Coast management rights team comes onboard after five successful years with renowned label William Grant & Sons Ltd, the world’s third largest maker of Scotch whisky. Nathan was key account manager for the Northern Rivers and Gold Coast, which he’s called home for over a decade.

For three years prior to William Grant, Nathan ran multiple properties in Burleigh Heads and Mermaid Beach where he oversaw all aspects of property management. In 2010, AFL brought Nathan to the Goldie from Adelaide where he’d forged a high-flying career with the Adelaide Crows, playing more than 100 games and winning the 2008 Malcolm Blight Medal, awarded to the club’s best and fairest player. He finished his AFL career at the Gold Coast Suns where he played 27 games.

Says Nathan, “My philosophy is simple: create strong, trusting relationships with my customers and look for the ‘win’ that benefits all involved.”

Tania Johnston

Tania joins us after a stellar 25-year career that includes a decade in real estate, another decade in retail banking and growing regional markets as a business development manager. Her professional life started with Bank of New South Wales (now Westpac), followed by six years with Bank of Melbourne where she was the bank’s youngest ever female branch manager. Her last three years at the bank were in lending, when she supplemented her skills with a Cert IV in Finance and Mortgage Broking.

In real estate, Tania has 10 years’ residential sales experience, both in Melbourne and the Sunshine Coast. She’s also worked as a property stylist for prominent real estate agents to prepare properties for sale prior to going to market.

Says Tania, “I appreciate the enormous growth potential of our regions. The smart money is investing in regional accommodation assets where prices are lower and yields are better.”

Tristan Mears

Born and bred country NSW, 27-year-old Tristan grew up in Gulgong in the Central Tablelands and for the past three years has lived with his family in Berrigan in the Riverina. Fitting in comes naturally to Tristan who says travelling to many of the towns in the area to play football has helped him connect with local communities. Aided by his wife’s role as Berrigan’s sole police officer!

Before joining us, Tristan ran his own executive recruitment agency specialising in financial planning and wealth management. Through hard work and fostering relationships, he grew the net profit of his agency to $200,000 within its first 12 months. In the second year, he boosted profits by a further 180%.

Says Tristan, “Building genuine trust by offering great service is what I’m about. Rather than going in all sales-y, I’m more inclined to ask, ‘What does this person want to achieve? How can I help them get there?’ If you build relationships and trust, then sales follow naturally as a biproduct.”

Lleyton McArthur

Lleyton brings youthful enthusiasm and five years’ commercial real estate experience to ResortBrokers.

Based in Rockhampton, where he was born and bred, the 25-year-old got his start in commercial real estate through his uncle, Rob McArthur, who founded Queensland Commercial Property Agents in 1985. As Commercial Sales & Leasing Associate for five years to 2022, Lleyton was across all aspects relating to commercial industrial property management, sales and leasing, and was the agency’s go-to person for clients when the primary agent wasn’t available.

Says Lleyton, “Relationships, and being able to deal with people constructively, are what matters. All the more so in the regions. Rocky and regional Queensland are old school. Personal relationships and word-of-mouth really matter here. We’re down-to-earth, no-nonsense, straight-talking people, and very community minded.”