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Meet Our Founder Benjamin Tan Ambitious, Determined and Passionate Benjamin's life story has a striking resemblance to a particular edition of the famous local movie series, Ah Boys To Men. Like in the 3rd edition of the movie, Ah Boys To Men 3: Frogmen, Benjamin was selected to be part of the elite Naval Diving Unit (NDU), as part of his National Service (NS) commitment.Enlisting after completing his Diploma from a local Polytechnic, Benjamin found the training in NDU mentally and physically challenging. However, with sheer determination and grit, he successfully completed the grueling NDU course and served his NS passionately.The life skills that he cultivated and developed during his NDU stint are key contributors to his success in the real estate industry, which he joined in 2005. This is after attaining his degree in Computing and working in the IT industry for 2 years.It was a close friend of Benjamin who recommended that he join the real estate industry, given his ambitious,determined and passionate personality. As he built his knowledge and experience, he joined PropNex in 2008. In his first year, he was among the Top 100 Producers, coming in at 88th position.It was in PropNex, that he was provided with a platform that he can continually achieve significant milestones and transform the lives of clients, teammates and his. Besides his personal transactions of more than 1000 properties and an array of awards as a Top Leader and Producer, he feels that his most significant achievement is inspiring, impacting and transforming the lives of this team members, who have followed in Benjamin's footsteps and achieved their success. "I am grateful for my experience in NDU as it has shaped my mindset and discipline for my life achievements!" Power Packed Real Estate Experience From handling local to overseas property transactions, Benjamin has done it all. While starting out in the resale HDB segment, Benjamin swiftly expanded his service to cover private resale condominiums, landed, commercial and industrial properties. Displaying his adaptability and resourcefulness, he extended his services to offer overseas properties for his clients to invest. This was at a time when the Singapore real estate market did not offer many investment opportunities and had the introduction of cooling measures from 2013 to 2016.Benjamin spotted opportunities in new launch condominium projects towards the end of 2016 and encouraged his team to market these projects to their clients, as he envisioned that clients will benefit, whether they are new buyers or upgraders.With his dedication and hard work in marketing the new launch condominium projects, the management at PropNex noticed and recognised his efforts by assigning him an important and key role in the marketing of new launches. Appointed as the West Zone Leader in Singapore Benjamin was one of the first PropNex agents to be assigned as a zonal leader for new launch projects that PropNex was marketing. He was honoured to be invited by PropNex's CEO, Mr Ismail Gafoor to take up the leadership role.As he had been active and instrumental to build and equip the project sales teams, especially in the West of Singapore, it was apt that he be assigned as the West Zone Leader. Further Expanding His Portfolio as a Project Leader Benjamin brought prestige and recognition to PropNex for being the top Joint Marketing Agent (JMA), with his excellent leadership skills and outstanding achievements for the following projects: Project IC of Normanton Park, bringing glory to PropNex by transacting 102 units ahead of the second highest JMA within 1 month of launch Project Leader of Twin Vew, having sold the most number of units at 261, close to 60% of total sales during the launch weekend and leading against the other JMA in terms of total units sold Project Chief of Parc Clementis, bringing glory to PropNex by transacting close to 100 units ahead of the second highest JMA since launch Project Chief of Daintree Residence, bringing glory to PropNex by transacting 80 units ahead of the second highest JMA Project Leader of Whistler Grand, leading the team to close more than 122% sales as compared to the 2nd highest JMA during the initial launch The 1st Recipient Of The Meritorious Award The Highest Accolade Awarded by PropNex, The Largest Real Estate Agency in Singapore, to honour those who have contributed significantly to the growth of the company. Benjamin Tan was awarded the Meritorious Award during the PropNex Annual Convention 2019, which was held at the Star Vista Auditorium. The award was presented to him by the Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore, Mr Heng Swee Keat.Being the first recipient of this prestigious award signifies a huge achievement and milestone for Benjamin. His determination, grit and passion to achieve the best for his team, have earned him respect and recognition in the real estate industry. An Overachiever Recognised with Countless Awards Over the years, Benjamin has been consistently receiving awards for his sales and leadership achievements. These awards have been presented to Benjamin during PropNex's regular in-house awards presentations ceremonies, conventions and events. Some recent prolific awards Benjamin has received are: Millionaire Achiever Award - For achieving more than $1,000,000 in commission for 2021 Platinum Achiever Award - Grossing over $100,000 in sales commission in a singular month Top Recruiter Award ​ Top Project of the Month Award - for Mega and Large projects Another Promotion to Senior Advisory Associate Branch District Director in 2022 Recognised for his outstanding leadership and professionalism in managing and growing his team, Benjamin was awarded the promotion by the PropNex Management together with Ms. Indranee Rajah, Second Minister for Finance and Second Minister for National Development.During the mid-year PropNex Convention, Benjamin was highly commended by the company for his immense contribution in grooming fellow salespersons, building a strong team with outstanding gross sales commission and leading as a key pillar of the company since year 2013. Benjamin was congratulated and celebrated with the guest of honour as well as PropNexians at the event held at Star Vista. Replicating His Success Through Exclusive Groundbreaking Training Programmes for BTA A curated and systematic way to transfer winning strategies and know-how so mentees can avoid taking the long route. When Benjamin set up BTA in 2009, his primary focus was to reduce the learning curve for his team members and provide mentoring for them, which will enable them to avoid the mistakes that experienced and new agents tend to make. Hence, training and mentoring are the backbone of BTA.It is with the comprehensive and interactive training and mentoring that experienced and new realtors are able to achieve their breakthrough and at a faster rate than their peers in the industry.Benjamin places much emphasis to provide the best and current content for the training, which is delivered in plug and play formats. Mentoring is at a personal level, which enables specific identification and customised mentoring solutions. Treasuring Every Chance to Bond with Team Spending quality time bonding with BTA family members. BTA team members are a close-knit family, where everyone celebrates and shares their success. This familial culture has been developed and led by Benjamin from the very start, through his experience from NDU.Benjamin makes it a priority to be in close touch with his team members and engages them regularly. There are various platforms that BTA team members connect to one another, which include direct communication through mobile to Zoom sessions to regular meet ups, celebrations and parties. At BTA, We Work Hard and Play Hard With BTA's play to win mindset, team members are teeming with energy and positive vibes, which intertwine work and life. Benjamin can be heard constantly encouraging, "We need to work and live as one!"This mindset together with the familial closeness and connection, has propelled BTA team members to view their real estate career as part of their lifestyle. References