Rising star is Taylor-made for residential success

For Jack Taylor, the past year has been punctuated by new responsibilities and huge professional growth. Making just shy of 20 sales in six months “exceeded expectations” while Jack also nailed a seamless transition from sales associate to going out on his own and managing a team.

It’s a reflection, he says, of the time and generosity of the Ray White Woollahra principals who have invested in his success.

“The big thing that I’ve learned in the last six months is that I can do it … [it’s a] credit to the management team here, putting me in the best position.”

It’s a position which sees him on track to ‘write a million’ in a 12 month period – a feat which has had no noticeable impact on Jack’s humility and reflective nature.

From standing start to high-flyer

Rewind just a few short years and Jack was a 20-something with five years of uni under his belt but no clear direction. He had just dipped his toe into commercial real estate when the global pandemic pulled the rug from under him.

It was while regrouping against the tranquil backdrop of his father’s farm in central-west New South Wales that Jack was offered a lifeline working in residential real estate. He hasn’t looked back.

While finding his feet with Ray White The Woollahra Group, Jack quickly locked onto the ingredients needed to thrive in residential real estate: “good management and people”. And while the first few years see a lot of new agents call time in the fast-paced, competitive industry, again, Jack saw it simply.

“The main thing was you’ve just got to show up every day and go through the tough part, and eventually when you do start to see some wins, it makes it a lot easier.”

Those wins for Jack have accumulated over the past five years, on the back of that natural consistency; steadfast integrity and a calm, understated style that has become so valued by his clients.

The Paddington-local has built strong networks on the back of genuine roots. And while Jack sees his first three years as a slow burn getting runs on the board and learning from each sale and successful auction campaign, his colleagues see his rapid success as a notable credit to Jack’s values, dependability and thirst for knowledge.

“Jack’s trajectory is very much down to his appetite for growth and development. He’s very ‘coachable’ and has a huge appetite to learn,” a colleague said.

For Jack, the priority is still providing maximum benefit to buyers and sellers alike, and a seamless, comprehensive service – as a raft of his glowing client reviews can attest.

Keenly aware of the lessons he is continuously learning, Jack still makes a point of tapping into the brains trust at Ray White Woollahra.

“If you do need a conversation about something, it’s there. Whether it be Randall, Belinda or Dave… And, again, I think back to the type of person that I am and how I operate daily – it’s just coming in and showing up every day. I’ve had some wins come from that consistency and I was just lucky that they all fell at the same time. And then, from those wins, the market share has grown and my face and name is more out there, which is making it a lot easier for me to bring on more consistent business.”

Sky’s the limit, but feet stay on the ground

While the young achiever admits to having developed a golf habit, he’s in no danger of becoming a cliché, as he retains a commitment to balance, perspective, and the importance of people in all he does.

“In terms of ambitions, I would love to keep growing a team. I do want to live a happy life and not be drilled by work all the time because I can tell, even just on the amount of business I’ve done in the last six months, it does take up a lot of time and energy and it can be stressful.”

Jack says the colleagues around him that walk the walk and make time for family, leisure and their own health are a great example and source of inspiration.

“If I could get to that sort of stage in my life in the next five years, I’d be pretty happy. So, I’d say it’s just having a good balance from work, to family, to time away from work as well.”

With the potency of ‘aptitude and attitude’ in spades, this honest young agent is one to watch.