Business Made Personal – Frans Du Plessis

“When I started out originally, I said to myself, ‘How awesome would it be to be in every major state I wanted to be in?’.”

Frans Du Plessis, Founder and Director of Grace Insurance, an Australian insurance brokerage, admits he has made quite a few mistakes in the last few years.

But that has not stopped him from acquiring multiple businesses across different industries.

Driven by his mantra of simply being happy, enjoying what he and his team do, and learning something new every day, Frans believes that failure is not something to fear.

Instead, he sees mistakes as lessons; opportunities to learn faster, adapt and start again with greater clarity. His entrepreneurial mindset has helped him build a strong presence in insurance as well as in related sectors including bookkeeping, finance and mortgages.

At the centre of his approach is a deep belief in people. Frans emphasises giving team members opportunities to grow and empowering them to succeed, while also taking the classic broking principle of “know your client” to a much deeper level in order to stand out in the market.

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Meet the host: Mark Silveira

B.Bus (Ins), Cert Mgt

Mark Silveira is an experienced Presenter, Master of Ceremonies and an insurance professional with over 40 years in the business. His understanding of the insurance landscape enables him to ask the pertinent questions of podcast guests to assist those listening to learn from and advance their own careers.

Business Background:

• Managing Director of The Lionheart Group – consulting service to the financial services sector
• Head of Sales – TravelCard real-time travel insurance
• General Manager – Coveright Insurance Brokers
• National Marketing Director – Steamatic disaster restoration and recovery
• Chief Executive Officer – AFMA IAAA insurance authorised representative group
• General Manager – Steadfast insurance broking group