What makes someone say; “Ok, let’s do it. Let’s pack up the family and move to Geelong?”

Cate revels in asking Stacey all about hers and Todd’s significant decision to move to a regional city with a young family. Stacey and Todd couldn’t have secured their dreamy period home in East Geelong without a willingness to roll up their sleeves, work hard, sacrifice the finer things in life …

..and … UPCYCLE.

Stacey is an avid ‘upcycler’ and has some incredible tips for our listeners in this action-packed episode. From authentic mantle pieces to sprayed light fittings, Stacey knows exactly how to sniff out a great buying opportunity and shares her hacks for those who are tackling their own project on a shoestring budget.

Stacey and Cate met back in 2014 and it was Stacey’s sheer enthusiasm to learn more about the art of auction bidding and negotiation that was the seed for her working relationship with Cate.

Stacey trained as an auction bidder for two years following her own client assignment and successfully supported Cate with some Geelong auctions over the years following, and Stacey joined the crew formally as an advocate in January 2020. Aside from working in the business, Stacey is also an avid proof-reader, a great writer herself and Stacey’s desire to host this segment bought this mini-series to life.

“I remember mapping out the question, ‘What can we do with $400,000?'”

This episode is one of our favourites and shares a very rich personal journey.