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A Career in Commercial Property Sales. What It's Actually Like to Sell $100M+ Skyscrapers
"I didn't want to be a real estate agent. That sounded terrible." That's how Tim Grosmann felt before he found his way into commercial property, where he's now spent fifteen years chasing what he calls the thrill of the win. In this episode of The 20 Minute Career, he tells Jane Butler what changed his mind, why relationships take years to build and even longer to pay off, and what it actually takes to earn that feeling. If you're a student curious about property, sales, or mid-career looking for a change and wondering what a career with real autonomy looks like, this conversation gives you the unfiltered version.
In this video, I cover:
✅ The terrible job interview that somehow turned into a thirteen-year career.
✅ What a typical day actually looks like in commercial property sales.
✅ The hardest part of the job: cold calling, rejection, and pitches you lose after months of work.
✅ How AI is changing entry-level work in property, and why human judgment matters more because of it.
✅ The real cost of the role, and why the first couple of years are the hardest.
✅ What keeps Tim in the industry after fifteen years.
✅ Where the property industry is heading, from build-to-rent to the future of office buildings.
✅ Tim's advice to his twenty-year-old self.
Chapter Timestamps:
0:00 - The story that started it all
0:37 - Did you always want to work in property?
2:11 - A day in commercial property sales
3:41 - Why relationships are everything
4:07 - The hardest parts of the job
5:50 - How AI is changing commercial property
8:12 - The real cost: no off switch
10:28 - What keeps Tim in the industry
14:09 - The mistake that taught him the most
15:27 - Skills that matter in property
16:02 - Where the industry is heading: build-to-rent
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29 Sept 2026
How to Get Into a Career in AI Safety Research and What Do They Do?
Ask most people who's making sure AI is safe and you'll get the same picture: big labs in the US and UK with whole teams built for the job. Angelica Chowdhury is doing that work from Sydney, in a field where the community is small and there's no established career path. In this episode of The 20 Minute Career, she tells Jane Butler what AI safety research actually involves, and how she's building a career in it from somewhere this remote. If you're a student curious about AI, or wondering what a career in tech could look like beyond building the technology, this conversation gives you the unfiltered version.
In this video, I cover:
✅ What AI safety actually means, and why it's broader than most people think.
✅ Why the field needs more people working on safety than on making AI more capable.
✅ Angelica's path in, from a data science degree to switching her focus without taking a career break.
✅ What her days looked like while reading and upskilling around a full-time job.
✅ How researchers test whether an AI can be trusted, explained through an apple and an orange.
✅ The hardest part: a small, isolated community, two trips to Europe, and no established roles in Australia.
✅ What she loves about the work, and why it suits people who thrive in uncertainty.
✅ The mistake that taught her the most, and why self-doubt is visible to other people.
Chapter Timestamps:
0:00 - Why AI safety needs more people
0:46 - What is AI safety?
2:57 - Angelica's path into the field
4:40 - Building a career around a full-time job
6:16 - How do you test if an AI's judgment is real?
8:35 - The hardest part: isolation and no established roles
11:12 - What Angelica loves about AI safety
13:26 - Why the field is short of people
14:55 - The mistake that taught her the most
15:31 - The skills that matter
About the Channel:
The 20 Minute Career provides real-world career insights through honest conversations with professionals. We help students and job seekers understand the true nature of different jobs to make better career decisions.
Subscribe for new episodes every Wednesday.
Connect with us:
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#AISafety #AICareers #TechCareers #The20MinuteCareer #CareerAdvice #DataScience #CareerGuidance #AIResearch #FutureOfWork #Australia
22 Sept 2026
How to Build a Career in Dance - From Passion to Profession | Kellie Singh TCDA
Ask most people what it takes to build a real career out of dance and you'll get the same answer: pick something more stable, this isn't a "real job." Kellie Singh built her whole career doing it anyway, and in this episode of The 20 Minute Career, she tells Jane Butler how a rented country hall turned into the biggest dance academy in rural NSW, a state business award, and a career her own daughter is now following her into. If you're a student wondering whether it's actually possible to build a real career out of a creative passion, this conversation gives you the unfiltered version.
In this video I cover:
✅ Why dance wasn't seen as a "real job" in the 80s and 90s, and how Kellie built a career in it anyway.
✅ The moment a rented school hall turned into her own dance studio.
✅ Why she chose teaching over performing, and what that decision taught her about herself.
✅ Relocating to Tamworth and building Tamworth City Dance Academy (TCDA) from scratch with her husband.
✅ The real cost of building a business that takes over your whole life, and what it meant for her family.
✅ Why strengths matter alongside things like your ATAR, not instead of them, when it comes to choosing a career.
✅ How TCDA became more than a dance studio, and turned into a community.
✅ What Kellie would tell her twenty-year-old self.
Chapter Timestamps:
0:00 - What people get wrong about dance
0:38 - Kellie's early passion for dance
1:11 - Growing up in Inverell, and dance in the 80s and 90s
2:26 - Buying her first studio
2:52 - Choosing teaching over performing
4:39 - Relocating to Tamworth and starting TCDA
7:06 - The real cost: family, marriage, and building a business
10:33 - "Who gets to do that": passion and gratitude
11:12 - Why strengths-based thinking matters alongside ATARs
12:13 - Building a community, not just a studio
14:18 - Final five: fast questions
19:36 - Advice to her twenty-year-old self
About the Channel:
The 20 Minute Career provides real-world career insights through honest conversations with professionals. We help students and job seekers understand the true nature of different jobs to make better career decisions.
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