Port Mac Goss: Andrew Morello

Back in 2009 a young Victorian man, Andrew Morello, a real estate agent and auctioneer, was a contestant on the first Australian Apprentice, featuring Yellow Brick Road founder and high profile businessman, Mark Bouris AM.
Andrew won that first season, with his prize being the chance to work with and be mentored by Mr Bouris.

Sixteen years later, Andrew is an award-winning entrepreneur, investor, author, business coach and mentor.

Last year Andrew came to Port Macquarie to share his experience and knowledge with the Luminosity Youth Summit, a national entrepreneurship forum for young people.
Andrew is coming back to Port Macquarie for a free event on Monday, 21 July, aimed at business owners making over $200k in revenue, who are ready to work smarter, more efficiently, and more profitably.

It was great to catch up with Andrew for this week’s Port Macquarie Goss.

Andrew, what was it like to work alongside Mark Bouris AM?

Working with Mark (founder of Wizard Home Loans and co-founder of Yellow Brick Road) was amazing. His mindset is very impressive. For him, it is more about changing the fact of competition within the financial industry than it is about money. He has all the money in the world.

In your experience, how important is working with the right people?

In order to really excel in what you do, you first need to enjoy and love working with the people around you on a day-to-day basis. It is important because being fulfilled and happy within your work environment is rated as one of the most important requirements by employees.

If you could offer one piece of advice to someone, who is in business for themselves, what would that be?

Get an accountability partner, someone who will hold you accountable to your word and the results you set to achieve on a week-by-week basis.

Andrew, you have shared with me before how much you appreciate this region. What is it about Port Macquarie you love?

When I first came to Port Macquarie I felt the vibe straight away. To have a successful business in a region which is moving forward is a huge bonus.

You are speaking at a seminar on Monday at Rydges, do you enjoy giving your time to mentor business owners?

I have been very lucky to be given so many wonderful opportunities in business since winning The Apprentice and being mentored and coached by so many outstanding business leaders in my time. I now feel that I can give some of the tips that I have learned. It is good for me that I’m in this position to share my experience and pass on to other businesses to improve their bottom line and time management skills.

By Dave ‘Scoop’ LAZARUS