Jeremy Levitt

Jeremy Levitt (born 17 October 1979) is an Australian entrepreneur and commentator on property and economic trends across Australia. He was born and raised in Sydney, Australia.

Jeremy Levitt
Levitt in 2020
Born (1979-10-17) October 17, 1979
NationalityAustralian
Alma materUniversity of Sydney
OccupationEntrepreneur
Known forFounding PodProperty and ServiceSeeking.com.au

Early life

Levitt was born and raised in Sydney, Australia. 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 with Allens Arthur Robinson.[1]

Career

PodProperty
Main article: PodProperty

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.[2] As of 2018, he is the CEO of the company.[3]

Georgie Gardner and Jeremy Levitt on the Today Show on Channel 9 in 2018.
Lisa Wilkinson and Jeremy Levitt in the Channel 9 studios prior to their interview on the Tradie Rich List in 2019.

ServiceSeeking.com.au

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.[4][5] 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.[4] As of 2018, Levitt and Pennington are the CEOs and Sabados the CTO of the company.[6][7]

Levitt surveys his customer database to determine the cheapest and most expensive areas in Australia to hire tradespeople.[8][9] He also produces the Tradie Rich List, a list of the wealthiest tradesmen in Australia ranked by yearly incomes and charge out rates.[10][11] His data reports which trades earn $100,000 per year or more.[12]

Recognition

In 2010, for his contributions in the Australian entrepreneurship and job market, Levitt was listed on Smart Company's "Hot 30 Under 30" list.[13][14]

In 2012, Levitt was featured on the December's issue of the Entrepreneurs' Organization Octane Magazine.[15]

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.[16]

References
  1. Cain, Alexandra (8 November 2011). "Got a law degree? Join the entrepreneur's club". The Age. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
  2. "Property Share Fact Sheet" (PDF). commbroker.com.au. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  3. Adams, Caroline. "Property 'a buyer's market'". The Australian. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
  4. "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.
  5. "Sydney Law alumnus reflects on launch of successful tech start-up". The University of Sydney. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
  6. Dempsey, Shelley (27 January 2013). "ServiceSeeking's Jeremy Levitt". INTHEBLACK. Archived from the original on 27 January 2013. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
  7. "Coronavirus tradies: The winners and losers of the COVID-19 pandemic". www.9news.com.au. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  8. Barnes, Amelia. "How much do tradies charge? Australia's most affordable tradespeople revealed". Domain. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  9. "Tradies Could Make Thousands Thanks To These Skill Shortages". Triple M. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  10. "Nine per cent of tradespeople making more than $200K per year". news.com.au. 6 February 2020. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  11. "Australia's highest-earning trades jobs: Revealed". au.finance.yahoo.com. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  12. "The tradies earning over $100k have been revealed". news.com.au. 27 November 2018. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  13. "Lists - SmartCompany". SmartCompany. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
  14. Griffin, James. "2010's Hot 30 Under 30". Daily Mercury. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
  15. "Jeremy Levitt". www.eonetwork.org. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
  16. "2014 NSW Award". pearcey.org.au. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
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