DAYZERO

This week on DAY ZERO, Gus sits down with Michelle Valentic, FOUNDIT's newly appointed Head of Operations for Buyer Agent Services, to trace a career built on a simple instinct: if something doesn't sit right, change it.

Michelle shares how a moment of discomfort in financial planning led her to the buyers' agency world at a time when there were barely four companies doing it in Melbourne. She unpacks what separates a great buyer's advocate from the rest, and why the properties you reject define you as much as the ones you secure

She also explains what two decades of building systems, processes and teams across buyers' agency, property management and strata has taught her about what a truly great operation looks like and also shares why, when given the chance to become a buyer's agent herself, she walked out of the pitch thinking only about how to improve the paperwork, and never looked back.

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.