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Ash Playsted

Pioneer · DISC type DIS
Founder | Executive GM - Broker Performance at Recludo Group
📍 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Ash Playsted is the Founder and Executive GM of Broker Performance at Recludo Group, specializing in transforming Australian mortgage brokerages into highly profitable, saleable assets. With over four decades of experience and a CEPA certification, he focuses on value creation and succession planning. Colleagues describe his contributions as strategic and impactful.

Ash is deeply interested in the psychology behind business and investing, focusing on how mindset shapes outcomes. He explores topics like trading psychology, overcoming the fear of failure, and using mindfulness to handle uncertainty, often sharing these insights as a podcast guest and host.

He once founded, scaled, and successfully exited a wholesale mortgage business called Mortgage National for a multiple of 8x EBITDA.

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Experience
42 Years
Current Role
Founder | Executive GM - Broker Performance
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Personality Overview

How Ash shows up

Driven But Considerate
Friendly But Fast
Dynamic But Sincere

They have the unique ability to win both love and respect from their team (or outsiders) If they are convinced, they can become very strong champions for your product They combine a unique set of diverse traits where they are fast and friendly but can slow down to be thorough when needed

Priorities

Topics Ash cares about

Succession Planning
As a Certified Exit Planning Advisor (CEPA), he specializes in creating strategies for mortgage brokers to maximize their business's value for a successful exit.
Mortgage Industry Growth
His work at Recludo Group focuses on acquiring stakes in brokerages to accelerate their growth, profitability, and market value through proven systems.
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Career

Work history

8-2024
Founder | Executive GM - Broker Performance
Recludo Group
5-2008
Value Creation & Succession Advisor For Australia’s Best Mortgage Broking Business Owners
Paladin Partners
3-2024
Succession Advisor | Specializing in the Mortgage & Finance Broking Industry
Succession Plus
2-2018 - 8-2024
Mortgage Industry Best Practice Strategy Advisor For High Performing Brokers
Broker Ideas Group
8-2003 - 9-2009
Founder and Owner
Mortgage National
In the press

Media appearances

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Education
5-2024
HSC
Ballarat Clarendon College
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

D

Dominance (D)

Dominance (D) reflects how goal and task oriented a person is, and their ability to accomplish results irrespective of how demanding the circumstances might be. Those scoring high tend to be motivated by winning, competition, and success.

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