Jeremy Levitt
Jeremy Levitt | |
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 Georgie Gardner and Jeremy Levitt on the Today Show on Channel 9 in 2018. | |
| Born | 17 October 1979 |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Alma mater | University of Sydney |
| Occupation | Entrepreneur |
| Known for | Founding PodProperty and ServiceSeeking.com.au |
Jeremy Levitt (born 17 October 1979) is an Australian entrepreneur and commentator on property and economic trends across Australia.
Early life
[edit]Levitt was born on 17 October 1979, and raised in Sydney, Australia. His mother was an emigrant from Romania.[1]
He received a combined Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Laws degree with first class honors from the University of Sydney in 2002. After his graduation, he proceeded to practice law at Allens.[2]
Career
[edit]PodProperty
[edit]In 2006, Levitt and Jonathan Stambolis co-founded PodProperty, an online legal service provider which specializes in co-ownership agreements for tenants in common which distributes its co-ownership agreements through the Commonwealth Bank.[3] As of 2018, he is the CEO of the company.[4]
ServiceSeeking.com.au
[edit]In 2007, Levitt, Oliver Pennington and Daniel Sabados co-founded ServiceSeeking.com.au, an online services marketplace, where tradesmen contact customers to get jobs done. Levitt procured more than $10 million in venture capital for the business to launch it and raised money from the 5 founders of Carsales Ltd including Greg Roebuck and Wal Pisciotta, Hamish Douglass from Magellan, Anthony Klok (ex-CEO of Betfair) and David Allingham, owner and portfolio manager at Eley Griffiths Group.[5][6] As of 2017, ServiceSeeking.com.au has over 20,000 paying customers and has fielded over 10 million quotes. The website has reportedly generated over $3.2 billion worth of jobs.[6] As of 2018, Levitt and Pennington are the CEOs and Sabados the CTO of the company.[7][8]
Levitt surveys his customer database to determine the cheapest and most expensive areas in Australia to hire tradespeople.[9][10] He also produces the Tradie Rich List, a list of the wealthiest tradesmen in Australia ranked by yearly incomes and charge out rates.[11][12] His data reports which trades earn $100,000 per year or more.[13]
Awards and recognition
[edit]In 1997, he received the Ivo Whiston Kerr memorial price for Economics at Sydney Grammar in 1997 and the Prize for First Year Accounting at Sydney University in 1998.[1]
In 2010, for his contributions in the Australian entrepreneurship and job market, Levitt was listed on Smart Company's "Hot 30 Under 30" list.[14][15]
In 2012, Levitt was featured on the December's issue of the Entrepreneurs' Organization Octane Magazine.[16]
In 2014, Levitt received a nomination for a Pearcey Award, namely the NSW 2014 TECH Entrepreneur of the Year Award. He was among the finalists. The committee was composed of high-profile members from the Australian Computer Society, the Australian Institute of International Affairs and the Pearcy Foundation.[17]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "How Jeremy Levitt Uses The Power of Digital Marketing To Build Multi-Million Dollar Companies". arlingtonchronicle.com. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
- ^ Cain, Alexandra (8 November 2011). "Got a law degree? Join the entrepreneur's club". The Age. Melbourne. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
- ^ "Property Share Fact Sheet" (PDF). commbroker.com.au. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
- ^ Adams, Caroline. "Property 'a buyer's market'". The Australian. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
- ^ "Sydney Law alumnus reflects on launch of successful tech start-up". The University of Sydney. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
- ^ a b "Class of 2007: ServiceSeeking co-founder Jeremy Levitt on why early-stage corporate partnerships "stink" for new businesses". SmartCompany. 13 June 2017. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
- ^ Dempsey, Shelley (27 January 2013). "ServiceSeeking's Jeremy Levitt". INTHEBLACK. Archived from the original on 27 January 2013. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
- ^ "Coronavirus tradies: The winners and losers of the COVID-19 pandemic". 9news.com.au. 7 May 2020. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
- ^ Barnes, Amelia. "How much do tradies charge? Australia's most affordable tradespeople revealed". Domain. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
- ^ "Tradies Could Make Thousands Thanks To These Skill Shortages". Triple M. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
- ^ "Nine per cent of tradespeople making more than $200K per year". News.com.au. 6 February 2020. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
- ^ "Australia's highest-earning trades jobs: Revealed". au.finance.yahoo.com. 6 February 2020. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
- ^ "The tradies earning over $100k have been revealed". News.com.au. 27 November 2018. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
- ^ "Lists – SmartCompany". SmartCompany. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
- ^ Griffin, James. "2010's Hot 30 Under 30". Daily Mercury. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
- ^ "Jeremy Levitt". eonetwork.org. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
- ^ "2014 NSW Award". pearcey.org.au. Retrieved 11 July 2018.