Chris Hanley runs one of the most successful real estate agencies in the country and is the founder of one of Australia’s major literary events.

He is passionate about books, ideas and words, and has travelled across the globe attending writers’ festivals from Rajasthan to Galway. He has interviewed some of the world’s best-known writers, including Anne Enright, DBC Pierre, MJ Hyland, Tom Keneally and Geoff Dyer.

Chris’s public speaking extends into the business world, where he has been invited to present keynote addresses across Australia, New Zealand and Asia for real estate conferences and beyond, on topics that include leadership and organisational culture.

He works with individuals and organisations as a business coach and is a mentor through formal programs with young indigenous students at Southern Cross University and for Sydney University business students. One of his favourite roles as Principal at First National Real Estate Byron Bay is mentoring young real estate trainees, and he is proud of the strong, positive culture in his business that has been independently benchmarked and recognised.

Chris’s depth and breadth of involvement in business, the arts, education and as a speaker and trainer demonstrates his wide-ranging curiosity and commitment to learning.