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Marquee Group A growing Melbourne residential and commercial brokerage that needed to scale, and quickly.

We placed four people across four different briefs in twelve months.

Marquee reports all four are still with the business.

Seuj Barua, Director of Marquee Group
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The challenge

Marquee Group needed to scale the team to support business growth.
Three directors and one loan writer were writing the loans between them.

It was at a time when we were a bit stale and we were trying to figure out which ways to go in terms of the recruitment strategy.

Seuj Barua, Director.
The turning point

Marquee had met Joe before, back when he was in a previous role. The model didn't deliver results, but those interactions left an impression.

When Marquee needed help and Joe had started FinTalent, that history was why they picked up the phone.

The goal was to free the directors from loan writing so they could focus on growing the business, with a team that fit Marquee's culture and could deliver straight away.

The search
  1. Phase 1

    Feb 2025: terms signed

    A placement discussion, and understanding Marquee's culture and what they actually needed.

  2. Phase 2

    Weeks 1 to 2: first placement

    A credit analyst hired, thirteen days after the terms of business were signed.

  3. Phase 3

    Month 2: second placement

    A development finance broker, five weeks after the first.

  4. Phase 4

    Months 10 to 12: two more

    A credit analyst off a separate retained search, then a senior client services manager.

The FinTalent approach
  1. 01

    Understood people first

    FinTalent took the time to understand Marquee's culture before presenting any candidates.

    Not just the role, but the people, the business, and what they were building.

  2. 02

    Pre-vetted for quality

    Every candidate presented was already vetted for technical ability and cultural fit.

    No time wasted.

  3. 03

    Eliminated the kissing-frogs problem

    Marquee only interviewed candidates they were genuinely excited about.

    The elimination had already happened.

  4. 04

    Partnership over transaction

    Four placements over twelve months.

    Marquee kept coming back because the first placement worked, then the second, then the third.

None of them have gone wrong.
Everyone's here, everyone's progressing, everyone's going to the next roles.
That's the proof.

Seuj Barua, Director.
Where it stands

Directors freed from loan writing to focus on growing the business, and a team culture strengthened rather than disrupted.

Marquee reports all four are still with the business.

I

Ivan

Development & resi broker

A platinum credit partner from the commercial and development finance world.

We found him through a proactive search, moved quickly, and he picked Marquee over a direct competitor.

J

Jovan

Credit analyst to broker

A STEM background and a CV that didn't fit the usual template.

One patient, honest process later, he started as a credit analyst and has been a broker since March 2026.

T

Tony

Credit analyst

Applied online, missed out, and most recruiters would've left it there.

We kept the conversation going, took him to lunch, and matched him to a culture that actually fit.

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