Ellen Bathgate was born in Sydney in 1983, and spent most of her primary school days living in small towns near Canberra. Ellen was home schooled for her primary school years, then attended Dubbo High School after moving to the central west of New South Wales with her family.
Ellen’s first job, at KFC, founded her love of customer service. While studying Business Administration at TAFE and working at KFC, Ellen began her career with an accounting firm. Having a couple of years experience in the accounting industry, Ellen found a way to pursue her passion for customer service, within the real estate industry.
The real estate industry lead to huge opportunities for Ellen, including the opportunity to run the property management department for Dubbo’s largest real estate agency.
In 2006, Ellen conquered her fear of public speaking by competing in, and winning the Orana Division Novice Auctioneer’s Competition and the NSW Novice Auctioneer’s Competition.
Ellen’s desire to own and run a business of her own led her to buying a beauty salon in 2007. Without any experience in the beauty industry, but with a passion for giving people amazing customer service, Ellen bought Rouge Beauty in Dubbo.
In her first three months of business, Ellen combined her training as a beauty therapist with learning how to run a business on her own.
A challenging turning point in 2008 led Ellen to become really focused on growing her business and she tripled her turnover in the following six months, creating sustainable systems for continued growth.
Ellen expanded her business by renting more space and taking on more staff that also delivered the great value and amazing customer service experience that Ellen’s clients rave about.
An enthusiastic young woman with a passion for learning and connecting with other successful entrepreneurs, Ellen is excited about her possibilities as she continues to develop sound business practices.
Although Ellen Bathgate is very business focused and passionate about her career, she is also committed to her time with her close-knit family and friends and enjoys traveling, shopping and playing with lions and other animals when she gets the chance.
Ellen is now pursuing her dream by running her own real estate agency, The Renting Experts, specialising in residential property management.
