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Our People
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Monika Tu
Ambitious, dedicated, resourceful and successful are just a few words to describe Monika Tu, Co-Director of Black Diamondz. Monika has been in the IT and property business for more than 30 years in Australia and China and knows everyone and everything to know about running a business. … Her real value is found in her in-depth knowledge and exclusive high-level contacts within the Chinese government, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and business leaders and entrepreneurs in both Australia and Asia.
Monika is a native of China, but has been living in Australia for more than 20 years. She is a director of Laser Corporation, one of the most successful Chinese-owned IT companies in Australia, with branches in New Zealand, Hong Kong and China.
Monika’s true passion lies in luxury real estate and property development for which she has gained much expertise and understanding of the real estate investment culture. She has been active in investment property in China for many years and decided to consolidate all her experience and contacts in the sector. In 2009, she and her husband, Jad Khattar, started Black Diamondz, a concierge service in the luxury property sector of the booming Australian real estate market. Within the first month of the company’s launch, Black Diamondz made record sales and now the rest is history.
Jad and Monika make a very strong team as her background in international business, luxury real estate, and IT strongly complements his experience in the development and construction industry and luxury real estate know-how.
Together, Jad and Monika founded Black Diamondz Luxury Property Concierge and Black Diamondz Executive and Virtual Offices to bridge gaps in Australia’s business industry and luxury property market. Part of their vision involves finding solutions for those in China and other overseas buyers wanting to conduct business or purchase high-end real estate in Australia. They are committed above all to meeting the exact needs of their clients by tapping into the resources of their well-developed international business and real estate networks. This, combined with an acute attention to detail, is their recipe for success.
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Jad Khattar
For the tenacious, profit-driven, and satisfaction-oriented Jad Khattar, real estate is in his blood. A native of Lebanon, Jad’s father owned an excavation company and Jad spent a lot of his childhood with his father at development sites. Much of Jad’s extended family is also in the real estate development and investment business.
Jad is able to speak intermediate french, having been educated in French schools in Lebanon, where he also learned fluent English. He then earned a B.A. in Business Management from L'Université du Québec à Montréal in Canada (UQAM). After completing his studies, he ran a prosperous business that bought and sold building materials in the Middle East and Africa. Jad next moved to Sydney, Australia, to work in the real estate industry where he met his wife, Monika Tu, co-director of Laser Corporation, one of the most successful Chinese-owned IT companies in Australia. The two make a very strong team, as Monika’s background in international business, luxury real estate and IT strongly complements Jad’s construction industry and luxury real estate know-how.
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Lisa Lee
lisa@blackdiamondz.com.au
Lisa Lee has been in the real estate industry since 2002. Her positive working attitude and enthusiasm helped her achieved true professionalism in the management and leasing of residential and commercial properties.
With 9 years of experience, Ms Lee’s expertise is in property management and sales, retaining high recognition from clients. She has such a positive, motivated, hard working and mature attitude that inspire our Black Diamondz sales team.
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Jinqiao (Ricky) Situ
Every so often you encounter people like Jinqiao (Ricky) SITU, who’ve found their professional niche and enjoy their work immensely. Characterized by his energy and enthusiasm, Ricky is part of BlackDiamondz team, an area specialist handling the sale and purchase of properties in Sydney Region
When helping clients sell their property Ricky provides astute advice. He has an ability to develop and execute effective marketing campaigns and he monitors feedback from potential buyers carefully. Known for his diligence when pursuing a sale, he has a reputation for maintaining an up-to-the-minute database of potential buyers and pursuing sales energetically. A positive person, Ricky says he “always presents vendors’ homes with enthusiasm. I see it as my role to make the most of every opportunity”. A skilled negotiator, Ricky has a proven ability to exceed his clients’ expectations when it comes to the sales results he achieves.
When working with Ricky, clients note that he’s genuinely passionate about helping them realize their goals. Ricky says “the best thing about real estate for me is that everyone is involved in it; everyone needs to rent, own or sell a home at some point in their life and being able to bring people and homes together is extremely rewarding.” While Ricky’s clients express a high level of satisfaction, Ricky says “I’m focused on new ways to improve.” As a result, Ricky enjoys being part of BlackDiamondz team. He says “I enjoy being part of a strong team, and BlackDiamondz provides us with new tools and approaches to delivering outstanding services to our clients. It’s very satisfying.”
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Qiushan (Trisha) Guo
Qiushan Guo, as a sales consultant, has been in real estate industry since July 2008. She shows a great interest and enthusiasm in projects marketing and sales, and possesses a sizable repertoire of professional knowledge about this industry which she has probably acquired and practiced in her face-to-face consultation with different kind of clients. Ms Guo has proven herself an efficient, accurate and responsible consultant, and a valuable asset to our agent.
Ms Guo is fluent in both Chinese and English. She has earned Bachelor degree of Business English in one of the top universities in China. Then she has got her double master degrees of Translation and Interpreting with International Relations in Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia. Since devoting herself to real estate industry, she makes good use of her language skills and excellent communication and intercultural skills to provide our clients responsible consultation service.
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Manny Medel
manny@blackdiamondz.com.au
Manny Medel is a man of high respect and integrity in the Real Estate industry. Having come originally from a mechanical engineering background, he is very capable and his knowledge is quite extensive. Industrious and hard working, Manny has experience as a property investment consultant and a mortgage broker. Bringing this background into the real Estate market has given him the edge that helps him to maintain strong relationships with each of his customers. As a licensed agent and auctioneer, Manny has warmed the hearts of his clients throughout the years by treating them as family. As a man of faith he is honest, focused and determined to succeed. Manny is the gentleman who will always bring a positive experience to any property purchase or sale.
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Sam Sumaktas
Sam brings a level of fast paced eagerness and enthusiasm to the Black Diamondz team. Sam’s extensive experience in real estate spans throughout all of the Greater Sydney region. He has a proven sales record that has followed him throughout his years of exposure to the Sydney real estate market. Sam has proven to be an aggressive and savvy negotiator using his knowledge gained from various backgrounds. Most importantly, he prides himself on obtaining the greatest results and customer satisfaction.
