It's Not the Property, It's the People: DAY ZERO with Tracey Macmillan

This week on DAY ZERO, Angus sits down with Tracey Macmillan, FOUNDIT's newest partner alongside husband Andrew, covering Melbourne's Stonnington, Boroondara, Yarra and the Mornington Peninsula, to hear a story that goes well beyond real estate.

Tracy traces a journey from emergency nursing at St Vincent's to building her own medical devices business from scratch with a toddler at home, and how two decades of high-pressure, high-stakes decision-making shaped the calm and data-driven approach she now brings to her clients. She opens up about what genuinely excites her about buyer advocacy (spoiler: it's the people, not the properties) and how her family's experience with epilepsy has driven a long commitment to charity work that remains central to her sense of purpose. And she explains why, after 35 years of marriage, going into business with Andrew at FOUNDIT made far more sense than going it alone.

What is DAYZERO?

Where Australia’s property experts — and FOUNDIT — share what really happens on Day Zero.

DAYZERO is the podcast that goes beyond headlines and into the true beginnings. Hosted by FOUNDIT co-founder Angus Ferguson, each episode unpacks the defining early moments, mindsets, and lessons that shape Australia’s property future.

Born from FOUNDIT’s own journey to fix a broken system, DAYZERO shares raw, unfiltered conversations with buyers’ agents, founders, industry veterans, and investors backing the next wave of real estate innovation. It’s about what it really takes to build and rebuild in property. From hard-won insights to market-making decisions, this is where real estate gets real.