Meet The Team

Elaine is an accomplished leader in brand, customer experience, and operational strategy with over 15 years of international expertise in the property sector. She has partnered with leading organisations, including Scape, Salta, Aware Real Estate, and Greystar, to deliver transformative outcomes across Build to Rent (BTR), student accommodation, and long-term living platforms.

Elaine has a proven track record of setting up BTR platforms, launching brands, creating customer experience frameworks, establishing scalable people structures, and ensuring project viability. Her expertise extends to leading cross-functional teams, crafting strategies to enhance market positioning, and implementing innovative solutions that drive customer loyalty and operational efficiency. She is adept at aligning people and processes to meet ambitious growth targets while fostering vibrant, community-focused environments.

Renowned for her strategic vision and operational excellence, Elaine excels in creating and scaling sustainable business models that prioritise exceptional customer and stakeholder experiences.

Cam has nearly 15 years of experience within PBSA and related service operations across Australia. His expertise extends well beyond PBSA, encompassing a broad range of services and operational oversight for numerous accommodation assets.

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Cam has held leadership roles with several universities, peak bodies, and the largest PBSA operator across three states. His achievements include the successful mobilisation of a dozen new residential communities. Notably, he led the University of Melbourne’s portfolio through its formative years, enhancing its business operations through multiple mobilisations and the challenges of the pandemic.

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In addition, Cam has provided consulting services to numerous organizations at the intersection of the Living and education sectors. His consulting work covers a wide array of issues, including procurement, culture, strategy, operations, service design, evaluation, and organizational development.

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Janine is an HR professional with over 20 years of experience navigating the intricacies of people management. She has a unique capability to quickly recognise and prioritise critical programs of work required to support businesses, seamlessly switching between Strategy and Operational HR.

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Beyond her broad HR expertise, Janine has a rare talent for identifying and placing the right people within organisations, ensuring businesses build high-performing teams that align with their culture and strategic goals.

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Having worked across Professional Services, Property, Energy, Manufacturing, Retail, Sport, Hospitality, and State Government, Janine is well-versed in HR leadership, generalist HR, culture, people strategy, and employee engagement.

With a strong coaching background, she has supported complex project delivery for clients ranging from large corporate organizations to small and medium enterprises.

With a track record spanning over 20 years in the property development industry, Christo brings a diverse range of experience, expertise and insight. Having worked and lived across the world, he brings an international perspective and a strong focus on forward thinking solutions.

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Christo has had broad experience delivering projects in the Living sectors, including Student accommodation, co-living, build to rent and seniors living and has been involved in the successful delivery of projects valued at over $2b. Christo has held senior management roles with Urbanest and GSA, and founded Innovate RE, a development business with a specific focus on the Living sectors.

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Christo has also had considerable international experience, having lived and worked in London, Vietnam and Japan.

As the founder of The Living Advisory, Phil identified the growing need for specialised support that investors, developers, and operators require across various property sectors in Australia. His vision for The Living Advisory was to provide comprehensive guidance and expertise to help these stakeholders navigate the complexities of the BTR, student and co-living markets.

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Phil started his career in property by running hotels and lifting their performance. Moving into PBSA, he was instrumental in setting up the Scape business in Australia in 2016, establishing it as the industry leader. Following his success at Scape, Phil launched the Home BTR platform, solidifying its position as the leading traditional/premium Build to Rent business in the country.

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Phil has worked across all elements of the living sectors, including premium, affordable, mixed-use, and integrated use. Over the past decade, he has provided guidance and coaching to many in the industry, sharing his extensive knowledge and experience to help them succeed. An entrepreneur at heart, Phil excels in supporting businesses through their start-up phase and as they transition into stabilisation, ensuring they achieve sustainable growth and success.