World class property advice
Strategy
- Portfolio Reviews
- Large Footprint Projects
Development
- Development Strategy
- Viability
- Management
Projects
- Assembly
- Conversion
- Management
Capital
- Deal Structuring
- Transactions
- Capital Partners
Our point of difference
- We deliver actionable, commercially grounded advice – rather than theory in reports.
- Our strength lies in the depth of experience brought by our Partners and senior team, who combine strategic insight with hands-on delivery capability.
- Our advice is shaped by real-world corporate, project, and transaction experience.
- We are driven by value fundamentals, market dynamics, and business cases that create products aligned with industry, user and investor needs.
- We understand value, risk, conversion, and delivery - because we’ve lived it.
- We are highly commercial, creative, and relentlessly outcome-focused.
Our Services
Fluent combines experience and capability that uniquely connects real estate & capital markets, with development creation & deal structuring, with major project conversion & delivery.
Strategic and Corporate Advisory
We are typically retained by organisations who need help with real asset and property strategy including capital liberation and/or reallocation, optimisation and value creation. We bridge the gap between high-level strategic reports, often delivered by big consulting firms, and the detailed validation of critical property assumptions, including market analysis, development viability and modelling, risk profiling, staging, and execution planning, all of which must be addressed before advancing a project, transaction or tactical process.
Development Management Services
Project and Transaction Assembly
We have been retained by private capital and non-property clients to source land, obtain DA approvals, source occupancy and arrange construction and institutional capital take-outs. Major property institutions have also retained us to lead significant government bids. Government Agencies have retained us to inject market connecting development strategy, modelling, feasibility and on-market processes.
Capital and Deal Structuring
We are deeply experienced in property & infrastructure capital as well as development structures. We are expert at fund-through and hybrid structures to connect institutional capital to projects and projects to capital. We are extremely commercial, and very good at ensuring a process is ‘on-market’ and ‘transactable’.
Our Philosophy
Alignment
Strategic
We always work to define a higher order objective. We excel at determining strategy and are very focused on delivering in-line with the strategic plan.
Holistic
Property is an equation. One part will influence all others. We never take our eye off the overall position.
Risk / Return
We understand and respect risk. We are skilful at mitigating risk and making it relative to return.
Accountable
Theory needs to be able to be delivered. We ensure recommendations made are tested and viable. Furthermore, we can offer the pathways & capacity to execute accordingly.
Our Philosophy
Alignment
Strategic
We always work to define a higher order objective. We excel at determining strategy and are very focused on delivering in-line with the strategic plan.
Holistic
Property is an equation. One part will influence all others. We never take our eye off the overall position.
Risk/return
We understand and respect risk. We are skilful at mitigating risk and making it relative to return.
Accountable
Theory needs to be able to be delivered. We ensure recommendations made are tested and viable. Furthermore, we can offer the pathways & capacity to execute accordingly.
Our People
The team at Fluent combine unique experience and capability. Decades track record in Australia, the UK, Asia and the USA at every point in the property value chain demonstrates our unrivalled expertise in major projects from inception to delivery.
Global experience deployed locally.
Leadership
Mark Menhinnitt
Chairman
Mark is an experienced Executive and Director with a global track record. Current non-executive director at GPT and Downer and former CEO of Lendlease in Australia.
As Chairman, Mark brings his considerable and diverse property experience to support the team and Fluent’s clients in strategy, projects, structuring and governance.
Previous Experience
Managing Director – Development, Lendlease
Chief Executive Officer – Lendlease Australia
Global Head Infrastructure – Lendlease
Global Chief Executive Officer – Construction and Infrastructure Development, Lendlease
Ben O’Rourke
Managing Partner
As a founding Partner of Fluent, Ben is a uniquely qualified property executive. His experience has been built over 27 years across construction, project management, property development, property investment, Public Private Partnership (PPP), Private Finance Initiatives (PFI) and fully integrated property deals including a number of mega-projects.
Previous Experience
Chief Executive Officer – Watpac
Managing Director – International Quarter London, Lendlease
Group Executive, Head of Development – Europe Lendlease
Andrew Thompson
Managing Partner
As a founding Partner at Fluent, Andrew focuses on driving value through business-case-led property solutions, leveraging his extensive delivery experience and deep understanding of property value fundamentals. He excels in navigating complex real estate development challenges and effectively managing stakeholder groups to deliver strategic, market-led planning solutions.
Previous Experience
Project Director – West Village, Sekisui House Australia
National Development Manager – Urban Regeneration Retail, Lendlease
Architect – Foster & Partners, London
Our Team
John O’Hara
Development Director
John is an experienced development professional with over 20 years’ experience in mixed-use development, master planning and major project leasing across commercial and retail assets. He brings deep knowledge of the Brisbane market, strong industry relationships, and a pragmatic commercial approach that delivers market‑leading outcomes.
At Fluent, John leads The Wesley Hospital Expansion project, drawing on his analytical and delivery expertise to advance this significant development for clients and the community.
Previous Experience
Project Director – Vicinity Centres
Development Director – Frasers Property Australia
Senior Development Manager – Lendlease
Ayman Helmy
Finance & Commercial Director
Ayman brings strong financial expertise to Fluent, shaped through senior roles across leading property and financial services organisations.
With deep experience in corporate and property finance, funds management, strategy and governance, Ayman plays a key role in supporting Fluent’s clients with strategic financial insight, deal structuring and capital solutions.
Previous Experience
Financial Controller – Goodman
Finance Manager – Goodman
Finance Manager (Revenue and Analysis) – AMP
Lavinia Dack
Senior Associate
Lavinia is an experienced leader with expert skills across the built environment life cycle including deep expertise in health assets. Lavinia has led business case development, design and approvals, procurement strategy and delivery of significant property developments and projects.
Previous Experience
Group General Manager Property – UnitingCare Queensland
Executive Director Regional Developments – Economic Development Queensland
Thomas Wessling
Development Manager
Thomas majors in commercial analytics and project viability along with a well-rounded capability in planning, development origination and conversion. Thomas’ expertise in advisory services ensures effective planning and implementation of real estate development initiatives, enhancing value and operational efficiency at every stage.
Previous Experience
Executive, Tenant Representation – JLL
Analyst – JLL
Property Consultant – Performance Property Advisory
Tahlia Stephens
Development Manager
Tahlia is known for her dynamic, results-driven approach, with a strong track record in stakeholder management and complex project delivery. She excels at navigating multifaceted workstreams involving a variety of stakeholders with competing needs. Her expertise spans the full property development cycle across residential, office, retail, retirement/aged care, and mixed-use asset classes.
Previous Experience
Development Manager – Newmark Capital
Development Manager – Armitage Jones
Assistant Development Manager – Aveo Group
Dylan van Hoffen
Development Manager
Dylan specialises in project viability assessment, end-to-end delivery, and stakeholder engagement. A background in both development management and project marketing, has resulted in a holistic perspective to the property development process. His expertise includes navigating complex developments, market analysis, and community relations.
Previous Experience
Development Manager – West Village, Sekisui House Australia
Marketing Executive – Citimark Properties
Jolene Voussem
Associate
Jolene is a seasoned Property Development Project Manager with a comprehensive background in leading and managing the lifecycle of property investment projects. She has robust project management skills from project inception through to the completion of the delivery phase, including a focus on safety, quality and risk management.
Previous Experience
Development Manager – UnitingCare Queensland
Development Manager – Economic Development Queensland
Rosie Beakhurst
Assistant Development Manager
Rosie majors in market research, economics and supporting feasibility and analytics in development.
Rosie is detail-oriented with a proven ability to undertake comprehensive market research across multiple sectors, including Health, Retail, Office, and Multi-Storey Residential and Build to Rent.
Previous Experience
Administrator – W.W Surveys
Elise Barron
Property Development Analyst
Elise brings a strong focus on development research, feasibility support, and the careful management of project and market data to inform investment decisions.
With a detail‑driven and analytical approach, she supports projects across Health, Retail, Office, Multi‑Storey Residential, and Retirement Living sectors through market research, analytics, and clear reporting.
Previous Experience
Client Nurturing Specialist – Ray White Concierge
Julian Dargie
Property Development Analyst
Julian is a Property Development Analyst with Fluent, focusing on property development research and feasibility analysis. He specialises in gathering and interpreting data across a variety of sectors, including Health, Retail, Office and Multi-Storey Residential / Build-to-Rent developments.
Previous Experience
Project Management Cadet – Blades Project Services
Charlie O’Connell
Financial Analyst
Charlie is a Financial Analyst with Fluent, focusing on financial modelling and analytics, as well as supporting deal structuring and commercial frameworks on projects.
In addition, Charlie supports Fluent’s Finance & Commercial Director on business financial planning.
Previous Experience
M&A Advisory Work – Henslow – Oaklins Member Firm
Analyst – Create Health Advisory
Who we’ve worked with
Our clients and project partners span sectors, structures and scales. They include:
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Andrew Thompson
Ben O’Rourke