Beyond The Numbers is the podcast for mortgage brokers who want to build businesses that last. Hosted by Christian Stevens, five-time Best Broker in Australia and CEO of Flint. Each week, Christian delivers practical Deep Dives on the skills and systems that drive real results, alongside Industry Titan conversations with the leaders who've built something exceptional. No fluff, no theory – just the playbooks and lessons you need to grow a sustainable, profitable broking business.
Beyond The Numbers With Christian Stevens
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Beyond The Numbers is the podcast for mortgage brokers who want to build businesses that last. Hosted by Christian Stevens, five-time Best Broker in Australia and CEO of Flint. Each week, Christian delivers practical Deep Dives on the skills and systems that drive real results, alongside Industry Titan conversations with the leaders who've built something exceptional. No fluff, no theory – just the playbooks and lessons you need to grow a sustainable, profitable broking business.
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Recent Episodes
June 23, 2026
What Every Broker Gets Wrong About Offshoring
Rushmi Shrestha is the General Manager of Flint Engine, running the entire support team behind Australia's fastest-growing mortgage brokerage. Rushmi manages an 80-person team across app docs, loan processing, credit, compliance, HR, training and tech; and is directly responsible for growing headcount 1000% in a single year! This conversation pulls back the curtain on what actually goes into building an offshore operation that works. Rushmi breaks down why culture, not systems, is the hardest thing to maintain at speed, how Flint Engine achieved ISO certification to solve data security at scale, and why she believes most Australian brokers are treating offshore talent as a back-office function when they could be building a fully capable team. If you're a broker thinking about offshore support, or curious what it takes to build a back-end operation that holds together at pace, this one will give you a real picture. Learn more about Flint: https://flintgroup.au/ Connect with Christian Stevens: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/propertyfinance/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cmrstevens/ Connect with Rushmi Shrestha: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rushmi-shrestha-1902951b4/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_rushmi.s_/
June 19, 2026
She Walked Into a Room of 16 Male Brokers. They Asked Her Why She Was There.
Niti Bhargava is the founder and principal broker of GB Financial, arrived in Australia at 20 with three master's degrees, was rejected from 26 jobs before landing a teller role at Bankwest, and spent the next 13 years climbing through CBA from teller to direct lender. But even with all the success she has, Niti left banking in 2020 and started building GB Financial on a tagline most brokers wouldn't dare put on their website: ethical lending, community first. This conversation goes well beyond the loan book. Niti talks about the financial literacy program she runs for migrated women, sessions that started with 60 women from Indian, African, Arabic and European backgrounds in a local MP's office, and now run quarterly with 40-50 attendees, supported by registered translators and local council funding. She also opens up about the cultural weight of being one of two daughters in a family where sons were considered assets and daughters liabilities, why her 16-year-old son is her biggest mirror and motivation, and what legacy actually means to her beyond the business. If you're a broker thinking about community impact, or curious what it looks like to build something meaningful alongside a profitable business, this one's worth your time. 1:05 — From India to Australia at 20 — Three Masters, No Job, and the First Break 3:17 — 13 Years at CBA — Teller to Direct Lender and the Shift to 24/7 Lending 10:14 — Financial Literacy for Migrated Women — How It Started and Why the Gap Is Bigger Than Language 12:14 — The Wake-Up Call Story — A Woman, $650K in Debt and a Husband Who Disappeared 20:01 — The Franchise Exit — Rebuilding From Zero Clients in 2024 23:07 — The Nurse Who Never Looked at a Bank Statement — 35 Years, No Plan, and the Turning Point 27:09 — Awards and Recognition — Governor's Award 2024 and Business Victoria Feature 28:11 — Why She Left CBA — Burnout, Diagnosis and the Decision to Go Alone 34:09 — Owning Your Strengths — Why She Refuses to Apologise for Who She Is 36:15 — What Legacy Really Means — Her 16-Year-Old Son, Accountability and the "Why" 41:39 — Ethical Lending, Community First — Why She Never Wanted to Be "Another Broker" Learn more about Flint: https://flintgroup.au/ Connect with Christian Stevens: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/propertyfinance/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cmrstevens/ Connect with Niti Bhargava: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/niti-bhargava-mipa-afa-92ab79b2/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/niti2857/
June 16, 2026
Your First Property Should Be the Worst One You Ever Buy
Lauren Franzmann is a finance broker at Flint, based in Newcastle, and a founding member of Sheinvest. At 23, she's already five years deep in an industry where most people take a decade to see what she's seen in two. She fell into broking through a Facebook ad for a loan processing role while studying economics at Newcastle Uni, and is now working alongside one of Flint's top brokers, handling first home buyers, investors and everything in between on a team processing over 1,000 applications a year. This conversation covers how she got here, and where she's taking it. Lauren breaks down what she's learned seeing "everything there is to see" in two years, why time management (not knowledge) is the biggest challenge at this volume, and how Flint's Newcastle office is structured across local and offshore teams aiming for a billion-dollar book. She talks about her own property strategy, targeting blue-chip growth areas with development potential, working alongside a builder partner who can add value most investors can't, and why she tells every first home buyer the same thing: this isn't your dream home, it's your worst one. She also opens up about Sheinvest, the initiative she co-founded to get more women into property investing, why retention, not entry, is the real issue for women in broking, and what the next 12 months of events, webinars and content look like. If you're a young broker wondering what's possible early in your career, or a woman thinking about property but not sure where to start, this one's for you. 1:49 — Two Years, Everything Seen — The Variety That Took Her From 0 to 100 3:19 — Time, Not Knowledge — The Real Challenge at This Volume 8:17 — What Is SheInvest — Inspiring Women Into Property Investing 13:18 — The Property Strategy — Blue-Chip Growth, Development Potential and a Builder Partner 20:50 — FY27 Plans for SheInvest — Webinars, Events and a Daily Content Push 23:13 — Women in Broking — Why Retention, Not Entry, Is the Real Problem 26:02 — Advice for Women Starting Out — Connection Over Competition 28:05 — The $1 Billion Target — Flint Newcastle's Growth Plan and Team Culture 32:33 — Becoming an Advisor, Not Just a Broker — SMSF, Commercial and Equity Strategies 47:03 — Why Your First Property Should Be the Worst One You'll Ever Buy Learn more about Flint: https://flintgroup.au/ Connect with Christian Stevens: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/propertyfinance/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cmrstevens/ Connect with Lauren Franzmann: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lauren-franzmann4010999/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/laurenfranzmann/
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