Yearbooks / 2021
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BRAD, CHRIS, JAMES & HUGH!
What a year! 2021 has been our best one yet. The year in which we crystalised what our culture means, and developed stronger strategic directions for each team. We absolutely love coming to work every single day, and it’s the people at LINK who make it all worth it. Enjoy!
Lou Client Advisor (PH) Josh Digital Advisor (AU) MJ Client Advisor (PH) Rod Search Specialist (PH) Anne Loan Manager (PH) Amir Client Manager (AU) Lilly Property Manager (AU) Jerwin Graphic Designer (PH) Marie Registration Assistant (PH) Tessa Client Services (AU) Jayson Client Advisor (PH) Dean Client Advisor (AU) WELCOME TO THE TEAM!
37 AND GROWING!
James Webb Director Rhonda Burton Practice Manager Simon Burke Business Development Mariah Clarkson Executive Assistant Juan Troncoso Projects Franklin Mercado Client Services Marie Espeso Registration Assistant Tessa Austin Client Services Chris Tinta Director Elle Green Client Advisor Dante Garcia Client Advisor Ru McKinnon Client Advisor Dean Bailey Client Advisor Ale Hurtado Client Advisor Lou Nuqui Client Advisor Berna Salunga Client Advisor MJ Quiambao Client Advisor Jayson Capili Client Advisor Hugh Dellit Director Anne Casio Loan Manager Angie Zhang Client Manager Paula Ferreira Client Manager Beng Dela Cruz Client Manager Lwin Tue Client Manager Macky Redimano Client Manager Amir Issapour Client Manager Hazel Anthony Digital Architect Helen Stump Brand Creative Lotte Eppings Brand Advisor Josh Birch Digital Advisor Ysmael Zapanta Full Stack Developer Matt Power Content Creator Rod Morfe Search Specialist Lilly Tichborne Property Manager Ronny Cronqvist Sales Associate Brad Minhinnick Director Jerwin Suba Graphic Designer WE CRACKED THE BIG WE CRACKED THE BIG 30!
30!
The Monday and Friday grass meetings are a chance for our AU and PH teams to come together. The agenda for these meetings continues to evolve with the Monday Game seeing a couple of tweaks this year too. A big high 5 to Uliana, our ultimate YouTube yoga instructor!
ON THE GRASS
Who doesn’t love trying out all the eateries Fortitude Valley has to offer?! From terrible customer service and overpriced drinks at Hey Chica to mouth-watering curries at Stone & Copper, every lunch is different, but that is what’s fun about it! For 2021, Ru took the win with a high score of 4.32/5 at Stone & Copper. Well done, Ru!
FRIDAY LUNCH: THE VERY FIRST LINK TRADITION
PERSONAL AWESOMENESS DAYS!
The PAD is one of the great additions on the back of our Officevibe feedback. PADs have become a uniquely LINK tradition. Whether it's staying away from screens, enjoying a whole day exploring, or just spending quality time with Mum, the LINK team certainly knows how to squeeze the juice out of an extra day off!
It was all glitz and glam at last year's Christmas Party at Emporium, Southbank – however, the party pies and spring rolls were a different story. Juan released his 2020 recap movie on the big screen and we were told off for not complying with the ‘no dancing’ COVID restrictions at the time. Bah humbug!
CHRISTMAS PARTY 2020
L I N K C H R I S T M A S P A R T Y
2 0 2 0
2020's Christmas gift, a 23& Me DNA test, made for interesting conversations in the office, and an even more interesting International Food Day! Whilst there were a few surprises about lineage, we weren’t surprised by the multicultural mix of the office. If “bad-ass” was a genetic indicator, we’d all have it.
DNA RESULTS
Australia Day at Lucent - "Brisbane’s Best Rooftop" according to James. Another year, another boozy BBQ – so much so, the party was almost shut down by James’ property manager for being too rowdy!
AUSTRALIA DAY
** COVID **
2021 – The year of several lockdowns!
Good thing we experienced all this last year because this time, we were prepared and ready to take on any challenge thrown our way. Masks were the highlight of COVID this year, having to wear them everywhere we went right up until November! "Dealing with COVID has greatly impacted our lives especially for us, PH members. Having to think of how we can avoid and prevent from contracting with the virus is one of our main priorities. LINK offered a COVID care package which was a great help to each and everyone in the team since movements were restricted by the government. The team greatly appreciates the care and support from LINK." - PH Team
Pizza making masterclass at Mecca Bah was a fun experience!
James lost his pizza on the floor...
Way too much food and heaps of cocktails.
PIZZA MASTERCLASS
We’re so lucky here at LINK to have such a diverse & multicultural group, so what better way to celebrate with our own International Food Day! We had so much food from all over the world:
Switzerland, Brazil, Japan, Malaysia, Philippines, South America, China, The Netherlands, Italy, Poland and more!
INTERNATIONAL FOOD DAY
The LINK team walked 869km collectively, and raised a whopping $3,494 in support of domestic violence victims in Australia! An epic result and one cause the team is super proud to support.
RAISING MONEY FOR AN EPIC CAUSE
We donated $1,682 to Lwin’s hometown, Taung Tha in Burma.
Our donation helped purchase a brand new van to support their COVID efforts & volunteer centre.
THE AMAZING RACE
Hands down best event of the year! LINK competed in an Amazing Race around Brisbane City. No blood but definitely some sweat and tears – especially when Brad’s team thought they'd won the race, only to be beaten by the Blue Team over bonus points. Hugh's team came last.
E O F Y C E L E B R A T I O N END OF FINANCIAL YEAR PARTY
Have you ever seen so much pink in one room? EOFY celebrations kicked off at the Rose Room with the after party at Dirty Sultan. Turkish food was had and shisha was smoked! Thanks Chris for encouraging us to do that!
LINK REFERRAL PROGRAM
Such a competitive bunch here at LINK! 2020 saw winner Simon planning to party it up in Ibiza and halfway winner of 2021, Dante, planning to escape to Magnetic Island. Sounds like the boys will be in absolute paradise.
AROUND THE OFFICE NEW COWORKERS ON THE BLOCK!
LINK HQ at Berwick Street for another 4 years!
Link Strategies evolved into Link Books to simplify and better communicate what we do best. Shorter, snappier, stronger!
We've had over 300 people download our e-books!
STRATEGIES BECOMES BOOKS WE WROTE 2 E-BOOKS THIS YEAR
Another year and even more great achievements to add to the trophy cabinet!
AWARD DOMINATION A
b i g s h o u t o u t o t h e s e l e g e n d s! & Finalist Brisbane Young Entrepreneur & Finalist Best Digital Strategy for the Australian Mortgage Awards
2021 saw us introduce PFFF + WEC in conjunction with NXT LVL.
PFFF - is our method for giving feedback (positive and constructive) in line with our LINK values and it's been in place for most of the year. Feedback is a gift, and we're happy to see everyone actively participating.
WEC - was introduced towards the end of the year - designed to give the team a platform for making small gains that amount to epic wins individually and collectively. Keen to see what we can achieve with a full year of WEC next year!
3Ps - is our latest WIP - we started the preparation in December and will officially kick off in 2022.
WEC/PFFF/3P'S
A HAPPY WORKPLACE
Salary sacrifice on tech gadgets & devices including the new iPhone Team Strategy Days Enhanced our regular one on one process My GSD Noise-cancelling headphones Some things that we’ve kept, changed and improved directly off the back of the team's Officevibe feedback:
After the huge success of The Amazing Race, we went down the same path and, once again, split ourselves into 4 teams. Only one could emerge the victor. Down at Captain Burke Park, underneath the iconic Story Bridge, our teams battled it out (Survivor-style) with puzzles, slingshots, and other fun activities until a tight final 'step counter race' separated the winners - where Brad's Orange team won and Chris' team came last.
LINK SURVIVOR
MELBOURNE CUP
One thing was certain this year at Melbourne Cup – there were no sunburnt necks, faces, or backs! This year, we celebrated the big race at Queens in the Valley with great food, copious amounts of drinks, and a bucket load of laughs! Lwin came out on top and won the office sweeps!
LINK LEGENDS LOOK AT THESE LEGENDS LINK LEGENDS
The voting has never been so tight! With 2 people, Hazel & Berna, taking out the win together in March and another PH winner, Franklin winning in July.
Newbie Josh came in strong and took out first place in November - just 4 months after joining the Pixel team!
o H a z e l, B e r n a, F r a n k l i n & J o s h!
LINK LEGENDS
Thanks to all of our amazing partners who came to celebrate a fantastic year of business with us!
INAUGURAL REFERRAL PARTNER LUNCH AT HELLENIKA
251 125 87 78 105 40 5.0 4.9 5.0 Total GOOGLE REVIEWS 686 5.0 686 epic Google Reviews across the group! That’s a lot of happy clients!
Berna, Ysmael, Jerwin, MJ and Lou live in Pampanga Macky lives in Manila Marie lives in Rizal Beng lives in Isabela The Philippines, officially the Republic of the Philippines, is an archipelagic country in Southeast Asia. It is situated in the western Pacific Ocean, and consists of about 7,640 islands.
OUR PHILIPPINE FAMILY
Franklin lives in Cebu Jayson lives in Bataan Rod lives in Batangas Anne lives in Cavite
HAPPY BIRTHDAY
The year of Superheroes, Villains and Disney characters. New look for Chris? Who reckons he should grow his hair long and dye it blonde?!
MJ & LANA RU'S LITTLE ONE ANNE & HER LITTLE ONE JOSH'S LITTLE ONE
Love is in the air here at LINK. As well as being born on the same day, Chris & Elle decided to get married in the same year. Elle's wedding was in April and Chris' was in May.
There has been plenty of LINK baby news this year! We can't wait to see them grow up.
CHRIS & KATE LINK FAMILIES ELLE & ZAC
Paula + Ale are starting their CA.
Elle was featured in the CA Magazine!
CA/CPA STARS
Angie has one year left to go to become a CA.
Simon passed his final exam and was admitted as a CA.
L-R: Brad, Chris, Dante, Elle, Franklin, Hazel, Helen, Hugh, James, Jayson, Josh & Ru.
L-R: Macky, Lotte, Marie, Matt,Lou, MJ, Mariah, Lilly, Paula, Rhonda, Tessa, Juan, Ale, Amir & Beng TIME TRAVEL
Chris - for tracking all of our special LINK moments throughout the year.
James - providing the best selfie shots.
Mariah – for collating content and compiling all images.
Franklin – for helping with the map of the Philippines.
Jerwin – for putting everything together and making this look epic.
Helen - for being the amazing designer that she is #whatwouldhelendo Lotte – for organising and managing this huge amount of content!
Hazel - for last minutes checks to get the yearbook done in time for print.
PHEW!
EPIC THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO HELPED CREATE THIS YEARBOOK!
S P E C I A L T H A N K S T O
THANK YOU!
a v e a f a n t a s t i c h o l i d a y!
