Barry Goldman –Property Consultant, Marketer and Innovator.
Educated: Sydney
Grammar School, Sydney Food School, and Sydney University.
Lives: Bellevue Hill
in Sydney
Married: 6 Grown up
children and 4 grandchildren.
Barry was born on Sydney’s north shore in 1950 and was
educated at Sydney Grammar School in the city. After school he qualified as a
chef and then studied for a Diploma in Catering and Hotel Management at the
Sydney Food School East Sydney. Whilst studying he was approached by Kellogg
International as part of their junior executive programme to assist in the
establishment of the fast food chain Hardees in Australia. Hardee’s was at that
time one of the largest fast food hamburger chains in the Southern United
States. He was sent to train at their headquarters in Rocky Mount South
Carolina. Upon returning to Australia he was part of a team that purchased 20
drive in restaurant sites in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane. He was appointed
administrative assistant to the managing director of food services of Kellogg
International Australia. In this role, apart from site acquisition he was
involved in planning, site construction, restaurant marketing and initial
launch strategies. He worked closely with councils and advertising agencies
such as J Walter Thompson. The chain was
eventually sold to McDonalds as the beginning
of their Australia wide expansion
programme.
In 1973 he decided to go full time into real estate and was
fortunate to have the chance of join an old established real estate agency in
the city. He studied real estate and valuation at the University of Sydney and
became fully qualified in 1975. He built the city agency into a very large
valuation practise and general agency known as Barrouclough and Goldman. The
company specialised in the valuation and management and were on the valuation
panels of many leading lending institutions such as banks and building
societies and credit unions. He sold his interests in the company 1987 to Laing
and Simmons and then went full time into property consultancy. During this time
he assisted many large building and development companies in marketing numerous
residential and commercial projects. He also developed an interest in the
restoration of heritage buildings and has been involved in the adaptive reuse
of residential buildings. Over the years, he has also personally developed
numerous properties in the inner city for both residential and commercial use.
In 1999 he moved to Pyrmont in the inner city. He with his
wife Katherine purchased residential and commercial property in Pyrmont and
established The Portfolio Group. He built a strong following in the area and
the city fringe handling commercial and residential property.
In 2001 Barry was elected President of the Pyrmont Ultimo
Chamber of Commerce and built this organisation to a very strong lobby group
negotiating with the City of Sydney Council and The Sydney Harbour Foreshore
Authority who were both major stakeholders in the area. He also cofounded the
Business Association of the City of Sydney which combined all the business
chambers of commerce, partnerships and organisations in the city into a single
voice which became a powerful lobby group and advocate for business. He also
was involved in the establishment of Pyrmont Progress Incorporated which was
set up so the residents and business could work together to achieve common
goals.
In 2004 Barry along with his wife Katherine successfully
assisted Clover Moore running for Lord Mayor of Sydney. He provided office facilities and services
and his wife Katherine managed her
campaign.
Over all this time, the Portfolio Group has continued to
grow and operates a successful property management, sales and leasing practise
throughout the city fringe. They have recently added a facilities management
arm to the business.
Barry and Katherine Goldman have recently developed a
totally new innovative residential agency model which is called LEDA Real
Estate. This business was launched in June
2012 and is beginning to create a great deal of interest in property
circles throughout Sydney as it is a totally new approach to selling property.
In recent times,
Barry and many old supporters of Clover Moore became disillusioned in
the way the city was being run. In 2011 he along with several like-minded city
people established the Living Sydney Independent Team to run against her at the
2012 elections in September. Barry was appointed Chairman of Living Sydney
Limited.
Barry has a great passion for Sydney its people, its life,
heritage and culture. He was concerned
about the waste and financial mismanagement, the lack of safety and compliance,
the plight of businesses suffering from a deliberate lack of interest by the
Council to small business , the lack interest in tourism and promotion, the
gridlock of traffic and the transport problems created by Clover Moore and the
plight of the homeless and those in need of crisis care who are grossly
underfunded.
Living Sydney ran candidates in the recent City of Sydney
Council elections with the platform of a better deal for city small business
and more open and transparent council governance. As Chairman of Living Sydney
together with a strong support team Living Sydney was able to successfully win
a seat on council for Councillor Angela Vithoulkas who is well known in city
small business circles
Barry has recently been appointed a director of Jewish House
Crisis Care Centre to help develop strategies to aid the very many people in
Sydney in need of crisis care and counselling. This organisation helps people
from all cultures and religions that need help. This area of care is grossly
unfunded by all forms of government and there is an acute lack of accommodation
and facilities for these people.
Barry and his wife are great travellers and have spent a
great deal of time in recent years in France where one of their children has
been studying for his PHD.
